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Kataoka K, Nakamura K, Mizusawa J, Kato K, Eba J, Katayama H, Shibata T, Fukuda H. Surrogacy of progression-free survival (PFS) for overall survival (OS) in esophageal cancer trials with preoperative therapy: Literature-based meta-analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol 2017; 43:1956-1961. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2017.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Yokochi F, Kato K, Kumada S. Pallidal oscillation in a patient with posttraumatic secondary dystonia. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Amano M, Namiki T, Yoshioka Y, Arima Y, Kato K, Nojima K, Hanafusa T, Tokoro S, Miura K, Yokozeki H. Necrotizing fasciitis of the lower leg caused by Escherichia coli, and an association with pyogenic spondylitis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2017; 42:918-920. [PMID: 28925014 DOI: 10.1111/ced.13209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fujihara K, Matsubayashi Y, Yamamoto M, Osawa T, Ishizawa M, Kaneko M, Matsunaga S, Kato K, Seida H, Yamanaka N, Kodama S, Sone H. Impact of body mass index and metabolic phenotypes on coronary artery disease according to glucose tolerance status. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2017; 43:543-546. [PMID: 28918195 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the impact of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), and a metabolically unhealthy phenotype on the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) according to glucose tolerance status. METHODS . Metabolically unhealthy individuals were defined as those with one or more of the following conditions: hypertension, hypertriglyceridaemia and/or low HDL cholesterol. A Cox proportional hazards regression model identified variables related to CAD incidence. RESULTS The prevalences of obese subjects with normal glucose tolerance, prediabetes and diabetes were 21%, 34% and 53%, whereas those for metabolically unhealthy people were 43%, 60% and 79%, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that a metabolically unhealthy phenotype increases hazard ratios (HRs) for CAD compared with a metabolically healthy phenotype, regardless of glucose tolerance status (normal glucose tolerance: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.32-2.95; prediabetes: 2.91, 95% CI: 1.85-4.55; diabetes: 1.90, 95% CI: 1.18-3.06). HRs for CAD among metabolically unhealthy non-obese diabetes patients and obese diabetes patients with a metabolically unhealthy status were 6.14 (95% CI: 3.94-9.56) and 7.86 (95% CI: 5.21-11.9), respectively, compared with non-obese subjects with normal glucose tolerance and without a metabolically unhealthy status. CONCLUSION A metabolically unhealthy state can associate with CAD independently of obesity across all glucose tolerance stages. Clinicians may need to consider those with at least one or more conditions indicating a metabolically unhealthy state as being at high risk for CAD regardless of glucose tolerance status.
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Boku N, Kang YK, Satoh T, Chao Y, Kato K, Chung H, Chen JS, Muro K, Kang W, Yoshikawa T, Oh S, Tamura T, Lee KW, Chen LT. A Phase 3 Study of nivolumab (Nivo) in previously treated advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer: Updated results and subset analysis by PD-L1 expression (ATTRACTION-02). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kang YK, Kato K, Chung H, Minashi K, Lee KW, Cho H, Kang W, Komatsu Y, Tsuda M, Yamaguchi K, Hara H, Fumita S, Azuma M, Boku N, Chen LT. Interim safety and clinical activity of nivolumab (Nivo) in combination with S-1/capecitabine plus oxaliplatin in patients (pts) with previously untreated unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric/gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer: part 1 study of ATTRACTION-04 (ONO-4538-37). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Takahashi N, Iwasa S, Sawada T, Sasaki Y, Taniguchi H, Oda I, Honda T, Kojima Y, Hara H, Honma Y, Takashima A, Kato K, Hamaguchi T, Yamada Y. Change in the molecular profile of tumor tissues during treatment with trastuzumab, as analyzed by next-generation sequencing and immunohistochemistry: A multicenter prospective biomarker study on HER2-positive gastric cancer. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kojima T, Kasai H, Tsushima T, Hara H, Mori Y, Ishihara R, Kato K, Hironaka S, Mukai K, Kikuchi O, Enomoto K, Tada H, Uozumi R, Kawaguchi A, Muto M. A phase II study of TAS-102 for advanced/recurrent esophageal cancer refractory/intolerable to standard therapies. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kitagawa Y, Doki Y, Kato K, Ura T, Kojima T, Tsushima T, Hironaka S, Hara H, Kudo T, Iwasa S, Muro K, Hamamoto Y, Yasui H, Minashi K, Yamaguchi K, Ohtsu A. Two year survival and safety update for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with nivolumab (ATTRACTION-01/ONO-4538-07). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Shoji H, Miyamoto H, Hara H, Takahari D, Machida N, Esaki T, Nagashima K, Aoki K, Honda K, Nagata Y, Miyamoto T, Boku N, Kato K. A phase 1/2 study of ramucirumab plus nivolumab in patients with previously treated advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nakamura Y, Okamoto W, Sawada K, Komatsu Y, Kato K, Taniguchi H, Kato T, Nishina T, Esaki T, Nomura H, Fukutani M, Fukui M, Hasegawa H, Yonemura M, Fuse N, Sato A, Fujii S, Ohtsu A, Yoshino T. TRIUMPH Study: A multicenter Phase II study to evaluate efficacy and safety of combination therapy with trastuzumab and pertuzumab in patients with HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer (EPOC1602). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx393.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Narita Y, Sasaki E, Yatabe Y, Kato K, Okano H, Mitani S, Honda K, Masuishi T, Taniguchi H, Kadowaki S, Ura T, Ando M, Tajika M, Ito S, Muro K. PD-L1 immunohistochemistry (IHC) by three different assays and molecular profiling in tissue microarray (TMA) of gastric cancer. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kato K, Sudo K, Boku N, Abe S, Saito Y, Koyanagi K, Daiko H, Kawauchi J, Takizawa S, Sakamoto H, Niida S, Takeshita F, Matsuzaki J, Ochiya T. Detection of esophageal cancer patients using circulating serum microRNA from the result of comprehensive analysis. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx363.044] [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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Kato K, Komiyama S, Takeshima N, Takano H, Inoue A, Hongo A, Asai-Sato M, Arakawa A, Kubushiro K, Kamiura S, Sugiyama T. Prospective cohort study of bevacizumab plus standard platinum based chemotherapy as front-line treatment for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer: Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group study (JGOG3022). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx372.025] [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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Oze I, Nagamatsu Y, Aoe K, Hotta K, Kato K, Nakagawa J, Hara K, Kishimoto T, Fujimoto N. Evaluation of quality of life in survivors with malignant pleural mesothelioma in Japan. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx389.007] [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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Karube K, Enjuanes A, Dlouhy I, Jares P, Martin-Garcia D, Nadeu F, Ordóñez GR, Rovira J, Clot G, Royo C, Navarro A, Gonzalez-Farre B, Vaghefi A, Castellano G, Rubio-Perez C, Tamborero D, Briones J, Salar A, Sancho JM, Mercadal S, Gonzalez-Barca E, Escoda L, Miyoshi H, Ohshima K, Miyawaki K, Kato K, Akashi K, Mozos A, Colomo L, Alcoceba M, Valera A, Carrió A, Costa D, Lopez-Bigas N, Schmitz R, Staudt LM, Salaverria I, López-Guillermo A, Campo E. Integrating genomic alterations in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma identifies new relevant pathways and potential therapeutic targets. Leukemia 2017; 32:675-684. [PMID: 28804123 PMCID: PMC5843901 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Genome studies of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have revealed a large number of somatic mutations and structural alterations. However, the clinical significance of these alterations is still not well defined. In this study, we have integrated the analysis of targeted next-generation sequencing of 106 genes and genomic copy number alterations (CNA) in 150 DLBCL. The clinically significant findings were validated in an independent cohort of 111 patients. Germinal center B-cell and activated B-cell DLBCL had a differential profile of mutations, altered pathogenic pathways and CNA. Mutations in genes of the NOTCH pathway and tumor suppressor genes (TP53/CDKN2A), but not individual genes, conferred an unfavorable prognosis, confirmed in the independent validation cohort. A gene expression profiling analysis showed that tumors with NOTCH pathway mutations had a significant modulation of downstream target genes, emphasizing the relevance of this pathway in DLBCL. An in silico drug discovery analysis recognized 69 (46%) cases carrying at least one genomic alteration considered a potential target of drug response according to early clinical trials or preclinical assays in DLBCL or other lymphomas. In conclusion, this study identifies relevant pathways and mutated genes in DLBCL and recognizes potential targets for new intervention strategies.
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Kudo K, Muramatsu H, Narita A, Yoshida N, Kobayashi R, Yabe H, Endo M, Inoue M, Hara J, Kounami S, Inagaki J, Hashii Y, Kato K, Tabuchi K, Kojima S. Unrelated cord blood transplantation in aplastic anemia: is anti-thymocyte globulin indispensable for conditioning? Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:1659-1661. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Horibe H, Kato K, Oguri M, Fujimaki T, Kondo T, Sakuma J, Takeuchi I, Murohara T, Yasukochi Y, Yamada Y. 1210Identification of TNFSF13, SPATC1L, SLC22A25, and SALL4 as novel susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation in Japanese individuals by an exome-wide association study. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.1210] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sarcon A, Ghadri J, Cammann V, Ding K, Kato K, Gili S, Templin C. P1079Mortality data in TTS: new insights from the intertak Registry. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1079] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kato K, Horibe H, Oguri M, Fujimaki T, Sakuma J, Takeuchi I, Murohara T, Yasukochi Y, Yamada Y. P4474Identification of EGFLAM, SPATC1L, and RNASE13 as novel susceptibility loci for aortic aneurysm in Japanese individuals by exome-wide association studies. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p4474] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kato K, Templin C, Daimon M, Ishibashi I, Kobayashi Y. P1073Myocardial edema still remains in subacute phase after recovery of left ventricular systolic function in patients with takotsubo syndrome. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1073] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kato K, Horibe H, Oguri M, Fujimaki T, Sakuma J, Takeuchi I, Murohara T, Yasukochi Y, Yamada Y. 4160Identification of STXBP2 as a novel susceptibility locus for myocardial infarction in Japanese individuals by an exome-wide association study. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.4160] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Horibe H, Kato K, Oguri M, Fujimaki T, Kondo T, Sakuma J, Takeuchi I, Murohara T, Yasukochi Y, Yamada Y. P1337Identification of 12q24.1, ACAD10, and BRAP as novel genetic determinants of blood pressure in Japanese individuals by exome-wide association studies. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p1337] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Okada R, Tsushita K, Wakai K, Ishizaka Y, Kato K, Wada T, Watanabe K. Lower risk of progression from prediabetes to diabetes with health checkup with lifestyle education: Japan Ningen Dock study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2017; 27:679-687. [PMID: 28735816 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS To investigate whether the progression from prediabetes to diabetes is lower among those who undertake Ningen Dock (comprehensive health checkups with lifestyle education and doctor's consultation) than those who undertake basic mandatory occupational health checkups. METHODS AND RESULTS Subjects aged 30-69 years with complete annual data from 2008 to 2012 for either Ningen Dock or basic health checkups were enrolled. Subjects with prediabetes (fasting plasma glucose 100-125 mg/dl or HbA1c 5.7-6.4%) at baseline were selected (14,928 in the comprehensive group and 10,433 in the basic group). The incidence of diabetes (fasting plasma glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl, HbA1c ≥ 6.5% or taking glucose-lowering drugs) and the reduction of risk factors were compared. After 4 years, 3226 cases of diabetes occurred among 25,361 subjects with prediabetes. The incidence of diabetes was lower in the comprehensive group than the basic group (2.9 vs. 3.8 cases/100 person-years, hazard ratio 0.75, 95% confidence interval 0.68-0.81 after adjustment). Moreover, more overweight subjects controlled their body mass index (16.2% vs. 13.2%) and more began a daily exercise habit (11.8% vs. 8.5%) in the comprehensive group than in the basic group. The incidence of diabetes was lower in subjects who could control their weight or start daily exercise at year 1 in the comprehensive group. CONCLUSION Progression from prediabetes to diabetes was significantly lower in subjects undertaking a comprehensive health checkup with lifestyle education. Lifestyle education at health checkup for people with prediabetes might prevent progression to diabetes by reducing modifiable risk factors.
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Kato K, Hodgson WJ, Abraham NG, Onodera K, Imai M, Kasai S, Mito M. Expression and Inducibility of Cytochrome P450 Iiia Family within Intrasplenically Transplanted Fetal Hepatocytes. Cell Transplant 2017; 5:117-22. [PMID: 8665072 DOI: 10.1177/096368979600500116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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With the development of transplantation of hepatocytes into the spleen, interest has focused on the metabolic changes associated with hepatocyte proliferation. As these changes are important for drug metabolism in hepatocytes, we examined the expression and inducibility of the cytochrome P450 IIIA family within transplanted hepatocytes. Fetal hepatocytes were harvested at 20 days of gestation from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and transplanted into recipient adult SHR spleens. Microscopic examination of the recipient spleens 4 and 10 wk after transplantation revealed masses of hepatocytes with cordlike structures in the red pulp. Proliferating hepatocytes were detected with a bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) immunohistochemical stain. Immunochemical studies detected cytochromes (cytos) P450 p and P450 HLp in fetal hepatocytes before transplantation without prior induction. And although these cytos were not detected by 10 wk after transplantation, they were induced with dexamethasone. These results demonstrated that fetal hepatocytes can be transplanted successfully into recipient spleens and suggested that fetal hepatocytes grow in the spleen, similar to the adult hepatocyte response.
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Herrera A, Moskowitz A, Bartlett N, Vose J, Ramchandren R, Feldman T, Lacasce A, Ansell S, Moskowitz C, Fenton K, Ogden C, Taft D, Zhang Q, Kato K, Campbell M, Advani R. INTERIM RESULTS FROM a PHASE 1/2 STUDY OF BRENTUXIMAB VEDOTIN IN COMBINATION WITH NIVOLUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED OR REFRACTORY HODGKIN LYMPHOMA. Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2437_73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fanale M, Engert A, Younes A, Armand P, Ansell S, Zinzani P, Timmerman J, Collins G, Ramchandren R, Cohen J, De Boer J, Kuruvilla J, Savage K, Trneny M, Rodig S, Shipp M, Kato K, Sumbul A, Farsaci B, Santoro A. NIVOLUMAB FOR RELAPSED/REFRACTORY CLASSICAL HODGKIN LYMPHOMA AFTER AUTOLOGOUS TRANSPLANT: FULL RESULTS AFTER EXTENDED FOLLOW-UP OF THE PHASE 2 CHECKMATE 205 TRIAL. Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2437_124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Fujihara K, Igarashi R, Yamamoto M, Ishizawa M, Matsubayasi Y, Matsunaga S, Kato K, Ito C, Koishi M, Yamanaka N, Kodama S, Sone H. Impact of glucose tolerance status on the development of coronary artery disease among working-age men. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2017; 43:261-264. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kato K, Wang Y, Kobayashi J, Julienne PS, Inouye S. Isotopic Shift of Atom-Dimer Efimov Resonances in K-Rb Mixtures: Critical Effect of Multichannel Feshbach Physics. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 118:163401. [PMID: 28474928 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.163401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Multichannel Efimov physics is investigated in ultracold heteronuclear admixtures of K and Rb atoms. We observe a shift in the scattering length where the first atom-dimer resonance appears in the ^{41}K-^{87}Rb system relative to the position of the previously observed atom-dimer resonance in the ^{40}K-^{87}Rb system. This shift is well explained by our calculations with a three-body model including van der Waals interactions, and, more importantly, multichannel spinor physics. With only minor differences in the atomic masses of the admixtures, the shift in the atom-dimer resonance positions can be cleanly ascribed to the isolated and overlapping Feshbach resonances in the ^{40}K-^{87}Rb and ^{41}K-^{87}Rb systems, respectively. Our study demonstrates the role of multichannel Feshbach physics in determining Efimov resonances in heteronuclear three-body systems.
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Terauchi M, Hirose A, Akiyoshi M, Kato K, Miyasaka N. Feelings of unattractiveness in peri- and postmenopausal women are associated with depressed mood, poor memory and unsatisfactory sexual relationships. Climacteric 2017; 20:228-232. [DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2017.1293647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Imawari Y, Mimoto RK, Yamaguchi N, Kamio M, Kato K, Nogi H, Toriumi Y, Uchida K, Takeyama H, Yoshida K. Abstract P5-07-07: DYRK2 contributes to the generation of breast cancer stem cells through KLF4. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p5-07-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been defined by the potential to self-renew and to differentiate. CSCs pose a major hurdle in the treatment of cancer. However, the mechanisms by which cells acquire CSC properties such as drug resistance remain unclear.
Dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinase 2 (DYRK2) is a protein kinase that phosphorylates its substrates on serine/threonine. Initially, we found that DYRK2 phosphorylates p53 at Ser 46 to regulate apoptotic cell death in response to DNA damage. Recently, we have shown that DYRK2 controls Snail degradation in breast cancer and ovarian serous adenocarcinoma. We also found that knockdown of DYRK2 in luminal-type breast cancer MCF-7 cells increased the cancer stem cell population.
Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) is one of the Yamanaka factors. It has been reported that pluripotent stem cells from mouse embryonic or adult fibroblasts are induced by introducing four factors, Oct3/4, Sox2, c-Myc, and Klf4. This finding led us to determine if KLF4 is indispensable for the maintenance of CSCs.
The aim of this study is to clarify whether DYRK2 regulates CSCs through KLF4 in breast cancer.
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Cell lines: MCF-7 (human mammary carcinoma: ATCC) cells were grown according to standard protocols.
We established stable DYRK2-depleted cells. MCF-7 cells were transfected with pSuper-puro vector (pSuper control) or pSuper-puro DYRK2 shRNAs (shDYRK2) with puromycin to isolate stable cell lines.
In turn, we established both stable DYRK2- and KLF4-depleted cells. shDYRK2 cells were transfected with pSuper-neo vector (pSuper-neo control) or pSuper-neo KLF4 shRNAs (shKLF4) with puromycin and G418. Knockdown of DYRK2 or KLF4 was confirmed by real-time RT-PCR and immunoblotting.
The depleted cells were compared with the control cells using real-time RT-PCR, immunoblotting, flow cytometric analysis, mammosphere assay, xenograft models and immunohistological staining.
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We analyzed the population of breast cancer stem cells by flow cytometric analysis and in vitro mammosphere assay. The results showed that knockdown of DYRK2 was associated with the increase of CD44+/CD24- cells. While pSuper control cells formed mammospheres, they did in a lesser extent compared to shDYRK2 cells.
In real-time RT-PCR and immunoblotting analysis, stable DYRK2 depletion in MCF-7 cells induced KLF4 accumulation.
We then investigated the effect of KLF4 on stemness by flow cytometric analysis and in vitro mammosphere assay. The results showed that knockdown of KLF4 in shDYRK2 cells reduced the proportion of CD44+/CD24- cells. Whereas shDYRK2/shKLF4 cells formed mammospheres, they did in a lesser extent compared to shDYRK2/pSuper-neo control cells. Moreover, the scale of the mammospheres formed in shDYRK2/shKLF4 cells was significantly smaller, as compared with that in shDYRK2/pSuper-neo control cells.
In xenograft models, the loss of KLF4 protein expression significantly decreased tumor formation.
Immunohistological staining of fifty-nine samples from surgically treated breast cancer patients showed an inverse correlation between DYRK2 and KLF4 expression.
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These findings revealed that DYRK2 contributes to the generation of breast cancer stem cells through KLF4.
Citation Format: Imawari Y, Mimoto RK, Yamaguchi N, Kamio M, Kato K, Nogi H, Toriumi Y, Uchida K, Takeyama H, Yoshida K. DYRK2 contributes to the generation of breast cancer stem cells through KLF4 [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2016 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-07-07.
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Koizumi J, Hara T, Sekiguchi T, Ono S, Anai H, Kichikawa K, Sone M, Arai Y, Tajima H, Tanikake M, Suyama Y, Kaji T, Kato K. Multicenter investigation for vena caval filter fractures. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2016.12.1190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Yoshida N, Sakaguchi H, Muramatsu H, Okuno Y, Song C, Dovat S, Shimada A, Ozeki M, Ohnishi H, Teramoto T, Fukao T, Kondo N, Takahashi Y, Matsumoto K, Kato K, Kojima S. Germline IKAROS mutation associated with primary immunodeficiency that progressed to T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 2017; 31:1221-1223. [PMID: 28096536 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Fujiwara H, Fuji S, Wake A, Kato K, Takatsuka Y, Fukuda T, Taguchi J, Uchida N, Miyamoto T, Hidaka M, Miyazaki Y, Tomoyose T, Onizuka M, Takanashi M, Ichinohe T, Atsuta Y, Utsunomiya A. Dismal outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for relapsed adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, a Japanese nation-wide study. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 52:484-488. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ittianuwat R, Fard M, Kato K. Evaluation of seatback vibration based on ISO 2631-1 (1997) standard method: The influence of vehicle seat structural resonance. ERGONOMICS 2017; 60:82-92. [PMID: 27094173 DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2016.1170891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Although much research has been done in developing the current ISO 2631-1 (1997) standard method for assessment seat vibration comfort, little consideration has been given to the influence of vehicle seat structural dynamics on comfort assessment. Previous research has shown that there are inconsistencies between standard methods and subjective evaluation of comfort at around vehicle seat twisting resonant frequencies. This study reports the frequency-weighted r.m.s. accelerations in [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] axes and the total vibration (point vibration total value) at five locations on seatback surface at around vehicle seat twisting resonant frequencies. The results show that the vibration measured at the centre of seatback surface, suggested by current ISO 2631-1 (1997), at around twisting resonant frequencies was the least for all tested vehicle seats. The greatest point vibration total value on the seatback surface varies among vehicle seats. The variations in vibration measured at different locations on seatback surface at around twisting resonant frequencies were sufficiently great that might affect the comfort assessment of vehicle seat.Practitioner Summary: The influence of vehicle seat structural dynamics has not been considered in current ISO 2631-1 (1997). The results of this study show that the vibration measures on seatback surface at around vehicle seat twisting resonant frequency depends on vehicle seats and dominate at the top or the bottom of seatback but not at the centre.
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Nomura H, Nagashima M, Matoda M, Okamoto S, Kanao H, Kato K, Omatsu K, Sugiyama Y, Utsugi K, Takeshima N. 310P Oral leukoplakia in women treated with long-term pegylated liposomal doxorubicin. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(21)00468-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Ura T, Kato K, Koizumi W, Iwasa S, Katada C, Azuma M, Ishikura S, Nakao Y, Onuma H, Muro K. 235P Phase 1b study of nimotuzumab in combination with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in Japanese patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw582.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Nomura H, Nagashima M, Matoda M, Okamoto S, Kanao H, Kato K, Omatsu K, Sugiyama Y, Utsugi K, Takeshima N. 310P Oral leukoplakia in women treated with long-term pegylated liposomal doxorubicin. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw585.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kato K, Igawa K, Nishizawa A, Takayama K, Yokozeki H. Allergic contact dermatitis induced by the anionic surfactant, sodium N-methyl-N-(1-oxododecyl)-beta-alaninate, contained in a daily-use shampoo. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 30:e123-e124. [PMID: 26548920 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shoji H, Kato K, Yoshimoto S, Kakizaki F, Furuta K, Onidani K, Miura N, Honda K. Next-generation sequencing of circulating tumor cells isolated from peripheral blood of patients with head and neck or gastrointestinal cancer. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw392.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ito Y, Kato K, Hashimoto J, Akimoto T, Katano S, Saito Y, Igaki H. Phase 2 Study of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy With Cisplatin Plus 5-Fluorouracil and Elective Nodal Irradiation Followed by Surgery for Stage II/III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sonoda K, Yahata H, Okugawa K, Kaneki E, Nakatsuki K, Naka M, Terado N, Ookubo F, Oda Y, Kaku T, Kato K. Isthmic-vaginal cytological findings after a trachelectomy for early-stage cervical cancer. Cytopathology 2016; 28:243-245. [PMID: 27650701 DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Odamaki T, Kato K, Sugahara H, Xiao J, Abe F, Benno Y. Effect of probiotic yoghurt on animal-based diet-induced change in gut microbiota: an open, randomised, parallel-group study. Benef Microbes 2016; 7:473-84. [DOI: 10.3920/bm2015.0173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Diet has a significant influence on the intestinal environment. In this study, we assessed changes in the faecal microbiota induced by an animal-based diet and the effect of the ingestion of yoghurt supplemented with a probiotic strain on these changes. In total, 33 subjects were enrolled in an open, randomised, parallel-group study. After a seven-day pre-observation period, the subjects were allocated into three groups (11 subjects in each group). All of the subjects were provided with an animal-based diet for five days, followed by a balanced diet for 14 days. Subjects in the first group ingested dairy in the form of 200 g of yoghurt supplemented with Bifidobacterium longum during both the animal-based and balanced diet periods (YAB group). Subjects in the second group ingested yoghurt only during the balanced diet period (YB group). Subjects who did not ingest yoghurt throughout the intervention were used as the control (CTR) group. Faecal samples were collected before and after the animal-based diet was provided and after the balanced diet was provided, followed by analysis by high-throughput sequencing of amplicons derived from the V3-V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene. In the YB and CTR groups, the animal-based diet caused a significant increase in the relative abundance of Bilophila, Odoribacter, Dorea and Ruminococcus (belonging to Lachnospiraceae) and a significant decrease in the level of Bifidobacterium after five days of intake. With the exception of Ruminococcus, these changes were not observed in the YAB group. No significant effect was induced by yoghurt supplementation following an animal-based diet (YB group vs CTR group). These results suggest that the intake of yoghurt supplemented with bifidobacteria played a role in maintaining a normal microbiota composition during the ingestion of a meat-based diet. This study protocol was registered in the University Hospital Medical Information Network: UMIN000014164.
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Kato K, Matsumura Y, Yamamoto M, Nagao M, Ito Y, Takakura S, Ichiyama S. Erratum to: Seasonal trend and clinical presentation of Bacillus cereus bloodstream infection: association with summer and indwelling catheter. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2016; 35:875-83. [PMID: 27010814 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-016-2618-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Bacillus cereus, an opportunistic pathogen, can cause fatal infection. However, B. cereus bloodstream infections (BSIs) have not been well characterised. From 2008 to 2013, B. cereus isolates from all of the specimens and patients with B. cereus BSIs were identified. Environmental samples were collected to detect B. cereus contamination. We also characterised the clinical presentation of B. cereus BSI through analyses of risk factors for BSI and mortality. A total of 143 clinical B. cereus isolates was detected. Fifty-one patients with nosocomial infections were diagnosed as B. cereus BSI, and 37 had contaminated blood cultures. The number of B. cereus isolates and BSI patients was significantly greater from June to September than from January to April (3.4 vs. 1.0 per month and 1.4 vs. 0.2, respectively). All BSIs were nosocomial and related to central or peripheral vascular catheter. Urinary catheter [odds ratio (OR) 6.93, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 2.40-20.0] was the independent risk factor associated with BSI patients when compared to patients regarded as contaminated. In-hospital mortality among BSI patients was 20 % and was associated with urinary catheter (OR 12.3, 95 % CI 0.67-225, p=0.045) and higher Charlson index (OR 1.99, 95 % CI 1.26-3.12). The number of B. cereus isolates and BSI increased during summer. Inpatients with indwelling vascular or urinary catheters should be carefully monitored for potential B. cereus BSIs.
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Yamamoto A, Usami T, Kondo E, Kato K, Umayahara K. A case report of benign metastasizing leiomyoma of the lung: FDG-PET-CT findings and the utility of uterine needle biopsy. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2016; 37:568-571. [PMID: 29894087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare condition that affects other organs out of the uterus. Recently, a few case reports in which 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) has been used to distinguish the malignancy have been published. Here, the authors present a case of BML with metabolic activity on PET, in which needle biopsy of the uterus was efficient to make diagnosis.
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Huang J, Shibata E, Kato K, Asaeda N, Takeuchi Y. Chronic Exposure to n-Hexane Induces Changes in Nerve-Specific Marker Proteins in the Distal Peripheral Nerve of the Rat. Hum Exp Toxicol 2016; 11:323-7. [PMID: 1358145 DOI: 10.1177/096032719201100504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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1 After long-term n-hexane exposure (2000 ppm, 12 h d-1, 6 d week-1, for 24 weeks), the content of neuron-specific enolase (gamma-enolase), creatine kinase-B and beta-S100 protein in the cortex, cerebellum, spinal cord and proximal and distal sciatic nerves of rats was determined by enzyme immunoassay. 2 The amounts of the three proteins decreased significantly in the distal segment of sciatic nerve, whereas they remained unchanged in the brain and proximal sciatic nerve. The quantitative decline in these marker proteins in the distal sciatic nerve could be related to neurophysiological deficits in the peripheral nerves. 3 This study indicates that the biochemical changes observed are consistent with the clinical and pathological findings of n-hexane neuropathy. These nerve-specific marker proteins can be used to assess solvent-related peripheral neurotoxicity.
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Kato K, Hasegawa Y, Iwata K, Ichikawa T, Yahara T, Tsuji S, Sugiura M, Yamaguchi JI. Recommendation to Exclude Bile-Duct-Cannulated Rats with Hyperbilirubinemia for Proper Conduct of Biliary Drug Excretion Studies. Drug Metab Dispos 2016; 44:1180-3. [DOI: 10.1124/dmd.116.070532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Matsukawa Y, Kurosaka H, Kato K, Hayashi I, Minekawa K, Arakawa Y, Sawada S. Lansoprazole Increases Serum IgG and IgM in H. Pylori-Infected Patients. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2016; 20:173-9. [PMID: 17346441 DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Proton-pump inhibitors have been reported to influence the human immune system, we therefore evaluated the effect of lansoprazole, a proton-pump inhibitor, on humoral immunity. Patients with gastric ulcer received lansoprazole 30 mg/day for 8 weeks, and serum immunoglobulins were evaluated before and upon completion of the treatment. There were 79 patients with gastric ulcer; 51 were H. pylori-infected and 28 were H. pylori-uninfected. Eighteen patients positive for H. pylori were receiving at least one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and 12 patients negative for H. pylori received one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. H. pylori-infected patients showed significant increases in serum immunoglobulins G and M 8 weeks after the start of lansoprazole treatment ( P<0.001 for IgG and P<005 for IgM), but uninfected patients did not. Even when H. pylori-infected patients receiving a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or low-dose aspirin were analyzed separately, these increases were seen ( P<0.001 for IgG and P<0.005 for IgM). Lansoprazole elevated serum levels of immunoglobulins G and M in gastric ulcer patients with H. pylori infection, particularly in those receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Deducing from these observations, lansoprazole might alter the Th1 shift in the immune response induced by H. pylori infection.
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Zaha K, Matsumoto H, Itoh M, Saitsu H, Kato K, Kato M, Ogata S, Murayama K, Kishita Y, Mizuno Y, Kohda M, Nishino I, Ohtake A, Okazaki Y, Matsumoto N, Nonoyama S. DNM1L-related encephalopathy in infancy with Leigh syndrome-like phenotype and suppression-burst. Clin Genet 2016; 90:472-474. [PMID: 27301544 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Takeuchi F, Ogasawara Y, Kato K, Sekizuka T, Nozaki T, Sugita-Konishi Y, Ohnishi T, Kuroda M. Genetic variants of Kudoa septempunctata (Myxozoa: Multivalvulida), a flounder parasite causing foodborne disease. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2016; 39:667-672. [PMID: 26096292 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 04/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by raw olive flounders (Paralichthys olivaceus) parasitized with Kudoa septempunctata have been reported in Japan. Origins of olive flounders consumed in Japan vary, being either domestic or imported, and aquaculture-raised or natural. Although it is unknown whether different sources are associated with different outcomes, it is desirable to identify whether this is the case by determining whether unique K. septempunctata strains occur and if so, whether some are associated with foodborne illness. We here developed an intraspecific genotyping method, using the sequence variation of mitochondrial genes. We collected olive flounder samples from foodborne disease outbreaks, domestic fish farms or quarantine offices and investigated whether K. septempunctata genotype is associated with pathogenicity or geographic origin. The 104 samples were classified into three genotypes, ST1, ST2 and ST3. Frequency of symptomatic cases differed by genotypes, but the association was not statistically significant. Whereas K. septempunctata detected from aquaculture-raised and natural fish from Japan were either ST1 or ST2, those from fish inspected at quarantine from Korea to Japan were ST3. Our method can be applied to phylogeographic analysis of K. septempunctata and contribute to containing the foodborne disease. The genotype database is hosted in the PubMLST website (http://pubmlst.org/kseptempunctata/).
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