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Kaido T, Ogawa K, Fujimoto Y, Mori A, Hatano E, Okajima H, Uemoto S. Perioperative changes of procalcitonin levels in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2014; 16:790-6. [PMID: 25154523 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Severe sepsis is a life-threatening complication after liver transplantation (LT) that can be difficult to diagnose and appropriately treat after LT because of patients being treated with immunosuppressants. The present study examines perioperative changes in serum procalcitonin (PCT), a specific marker of systemic bacterial infection, and determines the value of PCT as a diagnostic tool for bacteremia or rejection. METHODS Perioperative serum PCT levels were prospectively assessed in 104 consecutive adult patients undergoing LT (living-donor LT, n = 90; deceased-donor LT, n = 14) between May 2010 and August 2012. RESULTS Serum PCT levels remarkably increased soon after LT and gradually decreased thereafter, but were not increased in patients diagnosed with cytomegalovirus infection or acute cellular rejection. Serum PCT levels in patients who underwent deceased-donor LT were significantly higher than in those who underwent living-donor LT until postoperative day (POD) 7. Serum PCT levels were significantly higher in patients with bacteremia than in those without bacteremia after POD 14. In patients with post-transplant bacteremia, PCT levels increased again after POD 7 in patients who died within 3 months of LT, while levels remained low after POD 7 in patients who were alive. A positive predictive value of 83.3% for bacteremia and a negative predictive value of 97.4% were obtained at PCT cutoffs of 2.0 and 0.5 ng/mL, respectively. CONCLUSION Serum PCT measurement, using appropriate cutoff values, could help diagnose severe infection, and might be able to differentiate bacteremia from acute cellular rejection.
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Matsumoto M, Ibuki A, Minematsu T, Sugama J, Horii M, Ogai K, Nishizawa T, Dai M, Sato A, Fujimoto Y, Okuwa M, Nakagami G, Nakatani T, Sanada H. Structural changes in dermal collagen and oxidative stress levels in the skin of Japanese overweight males. Int J Cosmet Sci 2014; 36:477-84. [PMID: 24893563 DOI: 10.1111/ics.12145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Accepted: 05/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE It has been reported that obese people have poorly organized dermal collagen structure because of the degradation of collagen fibers, which is caused by an increase in oxidative stress levels associated with the hypertrophy of subcutaneous adipose cells. However, it is unclear whether an increase in oxidative stress levels caused by the accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue and a change in the dermal structure also occur in overweight and obese Japanese people. The objectives of this study are to identify structural changes that occur in the dermis and to measure the levels of oxidative stress in Japanese overweight males. METHODS The overweight group included 43 Japanese male volunteers aged between 25 and 64 years and with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥25 and <30. The control group included 47 male volunteers aged between 22 and 64 years and with BMI of <25. The 20-MHz Dermascan C® ultrasound scanner with software for image analyses was used. Echogenicity of the upper and lower dermis was measured. The mRNA expression level of heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) in hair follicles was quantitatively analyzed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and was used as a marker of oxidative stress. Ultrasonographic imaging and collection of hair follicles were performed at the same site on the thigh, abdomen, and upper arm. RESULTS The HMOX1 mRNA expression level in the abdomen and thigh was significantly lower in the overweight group than in the control group. Moreover, the echogenicity of the upper dermis of the abdomen and the lower dermis of the abdomen and thigh was significantly lower in the overweight group than in the control group. CONCLUSION We detected an increase in oxidative stress levels and a decrease in the density of dermal collagen at the same site on the thigh, abdomen, and upper arm of Japanese overweight males. These findings suggest the fragility of the dermis of Japanese overweight males, which might have been caused by the accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue.
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Inoue S, Fujimoto Y, Furuya H. A case that underwent bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical biopsy combined with left pneumonectomy. SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2005.10872402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kannan V, Misra BK, Kapadia A, Bajpai R, Deshpande S, Almel S, Sankhe M, Desai K, Shaikh M, Anand V, Kannan A, Teo WY, Ross J, Bollo R, Seow WT, Tan AM, Kang SG, Kim DS, Li XN, Lau CC, Mohila CA, Adesina A, Su J, Ichimura K, Fukushima S, Matsushita Y, Tomiyama A, Niwa T, Suzuki T, Nakazato Y, Mukasa A, Kumabe T, Nagane M, Iuchi T, Mizoguchi M, Tamura K, Sugiyama K, Nakada M, Kanemura Y, Yokogami K, Matsutani M, Shibata T, Nishikawa R, Takami H, Fukushima S, Fukuoka K, Yanagisawa T, Nakamura T, Arita H, Narita Y, Shibui S, Nishikawa R, Ichimura K, Matsutani M, Sands S, Guerry W, Kretschmar C, Donahue B, Allen J, Matsutani M, Nishikawa R, Kumabe T, Sugiyama K, Nakamura H, Sawamura Y, Fujimaki T, Hattori E, Arakawa Y, Kawabata Y, Aoki T, Miyamoto S, Kagawa N, Hirayama R, Fujimoto Y, Chiba Y, Kinoshita M, Takano K, Eino D, Fukuya S, Nakanishi K, Yamamoto F, Hashii Y, Hashimoto N, Hara J, Yoshimine T, Murray M, Bartels U, Nishikawa R, Fangusaro J, Matsutani M, Nicholson J, Sumerauer D, Zapotocky M, Churackova M, Cyprova S, Zamecnik J, Malinova B, Kyncl M, Tichy M, Stary J, Lassen-Ramshad Y, von Oettingen G, Agerbaek M, Ohnishi T, Kohno S, Inoue A, Ohue S, Kohno S, Iwata S, Inoue A, Ohue S, Kumon Y, Ohnishi T, Acharya S, DeWees T, Shinohara E, Perkins S, Kato H, Fuji H, Nakasu Y, Ishida Y, Okawada S, Yang Q, Guo C, Chen Z, Alapetite C, Faure-Conter C, Verite C, Pagnier A, Laithier V, Entz-Werle N, Gorde-Grosjean S, Palenzuela G, Lemoine P, Frappaz D, Nguyen HA, Bui L, Ngoc, Cerbone M, Ederies A, Losa L, Moreno C, Sun K, Spoudeas HA, Nakano Y, Okada K, Kosaka Y, Nagashima T, Hashii Y, Kagawa N, Soejima T, Osugi Y, Sakamoto H, Hara J, Nicholson J, Alapetite C, Kortmann RD, Garre ML, Ricardi U, Saran F, Frappaz D, Calaminus G, Muda Z, Menon B, Ibrahim H, Rahman EJA, Muhamad M, Othman IS, Thevarajah A, Cheng S, Kilday JP, Laperriere N, Drake J, Bouffet E, Bartels U, Sakamoto H, Matsusaka Y, Watanabe Y, Umaba R, Hara J, Osugi Y, Alapetite C, Ruffier-Loubiere A, De Marzi L, Bolle S, Claude L, Habrand JL, Brisse H, Frappaz D, Doz F, Bourdeaut F, Dendale R, Mazal A, Fournier-Bidoz N, Fujimaki T, Fukuoka K, Shirahata M, Suzuki T, Adachi JI, Mishima K, Wakiya K, Matsutani M, Nishikawa R, Fukushima S, Yamashita S, Kato M, Nakamura H, Takami H, Suzuki T, Yanagisawa T, Mukasa A, Kumabe T, Nagane M, Sugiyama K, Tamura K, Narita Y, Shibui S, Shibata T, Ushijima T, Matsutani M, Nishikawa R, Ichimura K, Consortium IGA, Calaminus G, Kortmann RD, Frappaz D, Alapetite C, Garre ML, Ricardi U, Saran FH, Nicholson J, Calaminus G, Kortmann RD, Frappaz D, Alapetite C, Garre ML, Ricardi U, Saran FH, Nicholson J, Czech T, Nicholson J, Frappaz D, Kortmann RD, Alapetite C, Garre ML, Ricardi U, Saran F, Calaminus G, Hayden J, Bartels U, Calaminus G, Joseph R, Nicholson J, Hale J, Lindsay H, Kogiso M, Qi L, Yee TW, Huang Y, Mao H, Lin F, Baxter P, Su J, Terashima K, Perlaky L, Lau C, Parsons D, Chintagumpala M, Li XAN, Osorio D, Vaughn D, Gardner S, Mrugala M, Ferreira M, Keene C, Gonzalez-Cuyar L, Hebb A, Rockhill J, Wang L, Yamaguchi S, Burstein M, Terashima K, Ng HK, Nakamura H, He Z, Suzuki T, Nishikawa R, Natsume A, Terasaka S, Dauser R, Whitehead W, Adesina A, Sun J, Munzy D, Gibbs R, Leal S, Wheeler D, Lau C, Dhall G, Robison N, Judkins A, Krieger M, Gilles F, Park J, Lee SU, Kim T, Choi Y, Park HJ, Shin SH, Kim JY, Robison N, Dhir N, Khamani J, Margol A, Wong K, Britt B, Evans A, Nelson M, Grimm J, Finlay J, Dhall G. GERM CELL TUMOURS. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou070] [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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Kasahara N, Kikuchi T, Doi J, Teratani T, Fujimoto Y, Uemoto S, Yasuda Y, Kobayashi E. Luminescence-based assay to screen preservation solutions for optimal ability to maintain viability of rat intestinal grafts. Transplant Proc 2014; 45:2486-90. [PMID: 23953567 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 02/16/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Segmental intestinal transplantations from living, genetically related donors provide advantages compared with those from cadaveric subjects. However, successful preservation during ischemic cold storage is critical for living donor grafts. Thus, the development of preservation solutions that maintain graft viability is essential for success. Herein we have reported application of a cell-based viability assay in multiwell plates to assess the effectiveness of various solutions to preserve intestinal grafts. METHODS Freshly isolated intestinal chips from luciferase transgenic rats were placed in 96-well tissue culture plates for incubation at 4°C for 24 hours in various preservation solutions: ET-Kyoto (ET-K), University of Wisconsin (UW) solution, Euro-Collins (EC) solution, histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) solution, lactated Ringer's (LR) solution, or saline. RESULTS As indicated by a higher level of luminescence, intestinal chips preserved in UW, HTK, or ET-K solution contained more viable cells, than those preserved in EC, LR, or saline solution. After exposure to the preservation solutions for 1 hour, the mucosal layer chips showed lower cell viability than the muscle layer chips. CONCLUSION Our data demonstrated that ET-K and UW solutions used together with intestinal chips of Luciferase transgenic rat and in vivo imaging provided optimal viability during ischemic cold storage prior to transplantation. Further development of preservation conditions to minimize the loss of viability of intestinal grafts before clinical transplantation is essential to improve outcomes.
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Adachi Y, Kimura H, Sato N, Nagashima W, Nakamura K, Aleksic B, Yoshida K, Fujimoto Y, Nakashima T, Ozaki N. Preoperative Level of Depression is a Predictor of Postoperative Levels of Depression in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2014; 44:311-7. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyu002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Fujimoto Y, Masano Y, Ogawa K, Tomiyama K, Kaido T, Uemoto S. Technical Innovations for Hepatic Vein Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. J Surg Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Masano Y, Fujimoto Y, Kaido T, Ogawa K, Tomiyama K, Hata K, Uemura T, Yoshizawa A, Okamoto S, Hatano E, Mori A, Okajima H, Uemoto S. Intracranial Hemorrhage after Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Study for 726 Consecutive Transplants. J Surg Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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An JH, Kurokawa K, Jung DJ, Fujimoto Y, Fukase K, Lee B. Human serum amyloid P component is a novel peptidoglycan recognition protein inducing complement-independent phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus. Mol Immunol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2013.05.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Shiraga H, Fujioka S, Nakai M, Watari T, Nakamura H, Arikawa Y, Hosoda H, Nagai T, Koga M, Kikuchi H, Ishii Y, Sogo T, Shigemori K, Nishimura H, Zhang Z, Tanabe M, Ohira S, Fujii Y, Namimoto T, Sakawa Y, Maegawa O, Ozaki T, Tanaka K, Habara H, Iwawaki T, Shimada K, Key M, Norreys P, Pasley J, Nagatomo H, Johzaki T, Sunahara A, Murakami M, Sakagami H, Taguchi T, Norimatsu T, Homma H, Fujimoto Y, Iwamoto A, Miyanaga N, Kawanaka J, Kanabe T, Jitsuno T, Nakata Y, Tsubakimoto K, Sueda K, Kodama R, Kondo K, Morio N, Matsuo S, Kawasaki T, Sawai K, Tsuji K, Murakami H, Sarukura N, Shimizu T, Mima K, Azechi H. Implosion and heating experiments of fast ignition targets by Gekko-XII and LFEX lasers. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2013. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20135901008] [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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Iwamoto A, Fujimura T, Nakai M, Norimatsu T, Shiraga H, Azechi H, Fujimoto Y, Machi S, Sakagami H. Recent progress of fuel layering study for FIREX cryogenic target. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2013. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20135912002] [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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Fujimoto Y, Nakagawa Y, Satoh A, Okuda K, Shingyouchi A, Naka A, Matsuzaka T, Iwasaki H, Kobayashi K, Yahagi N, Shimada M, Yatoh S, Suzuki H, Yogosawa S, Izumi T, Sone H, Urayama O, Yamada N, Shimano H. TFE3 controls lipid metabolism in adipose tissue of male mice by suppressing lipolysis and thermogenesis. Endocrinology 2013; 154:3577-88. [PMID: 23885019 DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Transcription factor E3 (TFE3) is a transcription factor that binds to E-box motifs and promotes energy metabolism-related genes. We previously reported that TFE3 directly binds to the insulin receptor substrate-2 promoter in the liver, resulting in increased insulin response. However, the role of TFE3 in other tissues remains unclear. In this study, we generated adipose-specific TFE3 transgenic (aP2-TFE3 Tg) mice. These mice had a higher weight of white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue than wild-type (WT) mice under fasting conditions. Lipase activity in the WAT in these mice was lower than that in the WT mice. The mRNA level of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), the rate-limiting enzyme for adipocyte lipolysis, was significantly decreased in aP2-TFE3 Tg mice. The expression of Foxo1, which directly activates ATGL expression, was also suppressed in transgenic mice. Promoter analysis confirmed that TFE3 suppressed promoter activities of the ATGL gene. In contrast, G0S2 and Perilipin1, which attenuate ATGL activity, were higher in transgenic mice than in WT mice. These results indicated that the decrease in lipase activity in adipose tissues was due to a decrease in ATGL expression and suppression of ATGL activity. We also showed that thermogenesis was suppressed in aP2-TFE3 Tg mice. The decrease in lipolysis in WAT of aP2-TFE3 Tg mice inhibited the supply of fatty acids to brown adipose tissue, resulting in the inhibition of the expression of thermogenesis-related genes such as UCP1. Our data provide new evidence that TFE3 regulates lipid metabolism by controlling the gene expression related to lipolysis and thermogenesis in adipose tissue.
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Tamai Y, Kaido T, Fujimoto Y, Shide K, Uemoto S, Inagaki N. PP055-MON IMPACT OF PREOPERATIVE NUTRITIONAL THERAPY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING LIVING DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. Clin Nutr 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(13)60367-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kaido T, Ogawa K, Fujimoto Y, Ito T, Tomiyama K, Mori A, Tamai Y, Inagaki N, Uemoto S. OP002 IMPACT OF SARCOPENIA AND PERIOPERATIVE NUTRITIONAL THERAPY ON SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING LIVING DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. Clin Nutr 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(13)60004-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ozawa K, Funabashi N, Takaoka H, Uehara M, Fujimoto Y, Kobayashi Y. 320 slice CT-based aortic wall tissue invasion into ostium of left main coronary artery did not have relationship with coronary risk factors and coronary arteriosclerosis and stenosis on CT and CAG. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht309.p3141] [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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Iwata Y, Fujimoto Y, Miura K, Harada J, Miyayama T, Morino T, Sugimoto K, Kadohira T, Kobayashi Y. No harmful effect of stem cell mobilization by granulocyte-colony stimulating factor on non-culprit coronary plaques after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht308.p1252] [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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Kaido T, Ogawa K, Fujimoto Y, Ogura Y, Hata K, Ito T, Tomiyama K, Yagi S, Mori A, Uemoto S. Impact of sarcopenia on survival in patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation. Am J Transplant 2013; 13:1549-56. [PMID: 23601159 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Skeletal muscle depletion, referred to as sarcopenia, predicts morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing digestive surgery. However, the impact on liver transplantation is unclear. The present study investigated the impact of sarcopenia on patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Sarcopenia was assessed by a body composition analyzer in 124 adult patients undergoing LDLT between February 2008 and April 2012. The correlation of sarcopenia with other patient factors and the impact of sarcopenia on survival after LDLT were analyzed. The median ratio of preoperative skeletal muscle mass was 92% (range, 67-130%) of the standard mass. Preoperative skeletal muscle mass was significantly correlated with the branched-chain amino acids to tyrosine ratio (r = -0.254, p = 0.005) and body cell mass (r = 0.636, p < 0.001). The overall survival rate in patients with low skeletal muscle mass was significantly lower than in patients with normal/high skeletal muscle mass (p < 0.001). Perioperative nutritional therapy significantly increased overall survival in patients with low skeletal muscle mass (p = 0.009). Multivariate analysis showed that low skeletal muscle mass was an independent risk factor for death after transplantation. In conclusion, sarcopenia was closely involved with posttransplant mortality in patients undergoing LDLT. Perioperative nutritional therapy significantly improved overall survival in patients with sarcopenia.
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Kikkawa H, Maruyama N, Fujimoto Y, Hasunuma T. Single- and Multiple-Dose Pharmacokinetics of the Selective Nicotinic Receptor Partial Agonist, Varenicline, in Healthy Japanese Adult Smokers. J Clin Pharmacol 2013; 51:527-37. [DOI: 10.1177/0091270010372388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Shehata MR, Yagi S, Okamura Y, Iida T, Hori T, Yoshizawa A, Hata K, Fujimoto Y, Ogawa K, Okamoto S, Ogura Y, Mori A, Teramukai S, Kaido T, Uemoto S. Pediatric liver transplantation using reduced and hyper-reduced left lateral segment grafts: a 10-year single-center experience. Am J Transplant 2012; 12:3406-13. [PMID: 22994696 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04268.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Few studies have examined the long-term outcomes and prognostic factors associated with pediatric living living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) using reduced and hyper-reduced left lateral segment grafts. We conducted a retrospective, single-center assessment of the outcomes of this procedure, as well as clinical factors that influenced graft and patient survival. Between September 2000 and December 2009, 49 patients (median age: 7 months, weight: 5.45 kg) underwent LDLT using reduced (partial left lateral segment; n = 5, monosegment; n = 26), or hyper-reduced (reduced monosegment grafts; n = 18) left lateral segment grafts. In all cases, the estimated graft-to-recipient body weight ratio of the left lateral segment was more than 4%, as assessed by preoperative computed tomography volumetry, and therefore further reduction was required. A hepatic artery thrombosis occurred in two patients (4.1%). Portal venous complications occurred in eight patients (16.3%). The overall patient survival rate at 1, 3 and 10 years after LDLT were 83.7%, 81.4% and 78.9%, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that recipient age of less than 2 months and warm ischemic time of more than 40 min affected patient survival. Pediatric LDLT using reduced and hyper-reduced left lateral segment grafts appears to be a feasible option with acceptable graft survival and vascular complication rates.
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Uno Y, Usui T, Fujimoto Y, Ito T, Yamaguchi T. Quantification of interferon, interleukin, and Toll-like receptor 7 mRNA in quail splenocytes using real-time PCR. Poult Sci 2012; 91:2496-501. [PMID: 22991533 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) are farmed worldwide as poultry. Quail have been used as experimental animals in various scientific fields, but their immunological characteristics have not been well characterized. In this study, to develop a method for analyzing the innate immune response of quail to infectious pathogens, we determined the nucleotide sequences of major interleukins (IL) and Toll-like receptor (TLR)-7 of quail and developed quantitative real-time PCR assays. The nucleotide sequences of quail IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12a, IL-12b, IL-13, IL-18, and TLR-7 were determined based on the sequences of the chicken genes. Specific primers for each of these genes and previously reported interferon (IFN)-α, IFN-γ, and IL-2 genes were designed for quantitative real-time PCR. Standard curves for quantification were established using serial dilutions of external standard plasmids containing real-time PCR products. Then, real-time PCR was performed to monitor the kinetics of quail immune-related gene expression induced in splenocytes stimulated with concanavalin A. After amplification, the r(2) values of the standard curves for all target genes were above 0.980. Melting analysis of real-time PCR revealed specific amplification of each gene that could be visualized clearly as a single peak of melting temperature in a melt peak chart. These data show that the mRNA expressions of quail immune-related genes can be accurately quantified using this real-time PCR assay. In this study, we showed the nucleotide sequences of several quail cytokine mRNA and constructed the quantitative real-time PCR for quail immune-related genes.
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Alexandru D, Satyadev R, So W, Lee SH, Lee YS, Hong YK, Kang CS, Rodgers SD, Marascalchi BJ, Strom RG, Riina H, Samadani U, Frempong-Boadu A, Babu R, Sen C, Zagzag D, Anderson MD, Abel TW, Moots PL, Odia Y, Orr BA, Eberhart CG, Rodriguez F, Sweis RT, Lavingia J, Connelly J, Cochran E, van den Bent M, Hartmann C, Preusser M, Strobel T, Dubbink HJ, Kros JM, von Deimling A, Boisselier B, Sanson M, Halling KC, Diefes KL, Aldape K, Giannini C, Rodriguez FJ, Ligon AH, Horkayne-Szakaly I, Rushing EJ, Ligon KL, Vena N, Garcia DI, Douglas Cameron J, Eberhart CG, Raghunathan A, Wani K, Armstrong TS, Vera-Bolanos E, Fouladi M, Gajjar A, Goldman S, Lehman NL, Metellus P, Mikkelsen T, Necesito-Reyes MJT, Omuro A, Packer RJ, Partap S, Pollack IF, Prados MD, Ian Robbins H, Soffietti R, Wu J, Gilbert MR, Aldape KD, Prosniak M, Harshyne LA, Andrews DW, Craig Hooper D, Kagawa N, Hosen N, Kijima N, Hirayama R, Chiba Y, Yamamoto F, Kinoshita M, Hashimoto N, Fujimoto Y, Yoshimine T, Hu J, Nuno M, Patil C, Rudnick J, Phuphanich S, Bannykh S, Chu R, Yu J, Black K, Choi J, Kim D, Shim KW, Kim SH, Kanno H, Nishihara H, Tanaka S, Nishihara H, Yanagi T, Kanno H, Tanaka S, Buczkowicz P, Khuong-Quang DA, Rakopoulos P, Bouffet E, Morrison A, Bartels U, Pfister SM, Jabado N, Hawkins C, Weinberg BD, Newell KL, Kumar P, Wang F, Venneti S, Madden M, Coyne T, Phillips J, Gorovets D, Huse J, Kofler J, Lu C, Tihan T, Sullivan L, Santi M, Judkins A, Thompson C, Perry A, Iorgulescu JB, Laufer I, Hameed M, Lis E, Boland P, Komotar R, Bilsky M, Amato-Watkins AC, Neal J, Rees AD, Davies JS, Hayhurst C, Lu-Emerson C, Snuderl M, Davidson C, Kirkpatrick ND, Huang Y, Duda DG, Ancukiewicz M, Stemmer-Rachamimov A, Batchelor TT, Jain RK, Ellezam B, Theeler BJ, Sadighi ZS, Mehta V, Tran MDT, Adesina AM, Puduvalli VK, Bruner JM. CLIN-PATHOLOGY. Neuro Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos233] [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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Natori K, Nagase D, Fujimoto Y, Shibuya A, Ishihara S, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. Study of the elderly person multiple neoplasms consisting of gastric cancer and hematological malignancy. Eur Geriatr Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2012.07.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Natori K, Ishihara S, Nagase D, Shibuya A, Fujimoto Y, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. The elderly person who was diagnosed malignant lymphoma that died early period experience of 11 cases. Eur Geriatr Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2012.07.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Natori K, Nagase D, Ishihara S, Shibuya A, Kuraishi Y, Fujimoto Y, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. Infiltration of gastric mucosa about untreated malignant lymphoma in elderly. Eur Geriatr Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2012.07.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Aonuma H, Ogura N, Takahashi K, Fujimoto Y, Iwai S, Hashimoto H, Ito K, Kamino Y, Kondoh T. Characteristics and osteogenic differentiation of stem/progenitor cells in the human dental follicle analyzed by gene expression profiling. Cell Tissue Res 2012; 350:317-31. [PMID: 22890370 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1477-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2011] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The dental follicle is an ectomesenchymal tissue that surrounds developing tooth germ and that contains osteoblastic-lineage-committed stem/progenitor cells. We examined the osteogenic potential of human dental follicle cells (hDFC) by microarray analysis. We first compared the characteristics of hDFC with those of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC). Like hMSC, hDFC expressed stem cell markers such as STRO-1 and Notch-1 and differentiated not only into the osteoblastic lineage, but also into the adipogenic lineage. We analyzed the gene expression profiles of hDFC and hMSC that were not differentiated toward the osteogenic lineage. The expression of cell markers and growth factor receptors by hDFC and hMSC was similar, whereas the expression pattern of homeobox genes differed between hDFC and hMSC. Next, we investigated gene expression in hDFC during osteogenic differentiation. Gene expression profiles were analyzed in hDFC cultured in osteogenic induction medium (OIM) or in growth medium (GM) for 3 and 10 days. Many genes whose expression was regulated under these conditions were functionally categorized as "transcription" genes. Osteogenic markers were up-regulated in hDFC during osteogenic differentiation, whereas neurogenic markers were down-regulated. The genes whose expression was regulated in hDFC during osteogenic differentiation were further analyzed by ingenuity pathway analysis and real-time polymerase chain reaction. Bone morphogenetic protein and transforming growth factor-β signaling pathways were activated in hDFC cultured in OIM for 3 days. This study indicates that the dental follicle contains stem cells and/or osteoblastic progenitor cells and is a potential cellular resource for bone regeneration therapy.
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