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Masaoka N, Nakajima Y. W138 THE EFFECTS OF SIVELESTAT SODIUM HYDRATE ON UTERINE CONTRACTION AND THE CONCENTRATION OF MATERNAL AND FETAL BLOOD CYTOKINES IN A SHEEP MODEL OF INTRA-AMNIOTIC INFECTION INDUCED BY LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61863-3] [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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Nakajima Y, Masaoka N. W133 EVALUATION OF CREATINE KINASE, LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE, AND AMYLASE CONCENTRATIONS IN UMBILICAL BLOOD OF PRETERM INFANTS AFTER LONG-TERM TOCOLYSIS. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61858-x] [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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Nakajima Y, Sato T, Hara K, Yotsumoto Y. Shape-From-Motion is intact even when motion perception is impaired: a TMS study. J Vis 2012. [DOI: 10.1167/12.9.757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Enomoto K, Sho M, Wakatsuki K, Takayama T, Matsumoto S, Nakamura S, Akahori T, Tanaka T, Migita K, Ito M, Nakajima Y. Prognostic importance of tumour-infiltrating memory T cells in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Clin Exp Immunol 2012; 168:186-91. [PMID: 22471279 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2012.04565.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Memory T cells survive for many months and years and are critically important for host defence in humans. In tumour immunity, they have been also suggested to play a significant role in tumour progression and metastasis. However, the role of memory T cells in actual human cancer remains largely unknown. In this study, the clinical importance of tumour-infiltrating CD45RO(+) memory T cells was investigated in human oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). CD45RO(+) T cells were evaluated by immunohistochemistry in primary OSCC tumours from 105 patients. Patients were classified into two groups as CD45RO(+hi) or CD45RO(+lo) based on the number of cells stained positively for CD45RO. No significant difference was observed between CD45RO status and several clinicopathological prognostic factors. However, the postoperative overall and disease-free survival for CD45RO(+hi) patients was significantly better than for CD45RO(+lo) patients. Furthermore, there were significant correlations of CD45RO status in the primary tumour with postoperative lymph node and pulmonary recurrence, suggesting that memory T cells may control postoperative metastatic recurrence. Most importantly, CD45RO(+) memory T cell status has a significant prognostic value for OSCC independently of conventional tumour-node-metastasis (TNM) classification. Our study may provide a rationale for developing a novel immunotherapy in intentional induction of memory T cells for the treatment of oesophageal cancer.
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Nakajima Y, Masaoka N. Initial experience using Sivelestat to manage preterm labor with a bulging fetal membrane in pregnant women. J Perinatol 2012; 32:466-8. [PMID: 22643291 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Intrauterine infection and inflammation are recognized as major contributors to the onset of preterm labor. We describe two cases of severe preterm labor with bulging membrane that were treated by intravenous injection of Sivelestat, a neutrophil elastase inhibitor. Ritodrine hydrochloride and magnesium sulfate were intravenously administered for tocolysis, and ampicillin was provided as an antibiotic. Urinary trypsin inhibitor (UTI) was administered transvaginally. Sivelestat was infused intravenously at 4.8 mg kg(-1) day(-1) through the maternal vein. No side effects were observed. Levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 in amniotic fluid decreased, and gestations were prolonged without complications for >1 week. Two healthy infants were delivered. Our experience suggests that multidrug therapy with Sivelestat offers a new therapeutic strategy for preterm labor, but further investigations of the indications, administration period and dosage are required.
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Shimodaira M, Nakajima Y, Akiyama T, Koyama S. Spontaneous intramural haematoma of the oesophagus. Intern Med J 2012; 41:577-8. [PMID: 21762338 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02517.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An FP, Bai JZ, Balantekin AB, Band HR, Beavis D, Beriguete W, Bishai M, Blyth S, Boddy K, Brown RL, Cai B, Cao GF, Cao J, Carr R, Chan WT, Chang JF, Chang Y, Chasman C, Chen HS, Chen HY, Chen SJ, Chen SM, Chen XC, Chen XH, Chen XS, Chen Y, Chen YX, Cherwinka JJ, Chu MC, Cummings JP, Deng ZY, Ding YY, Diwan MV, Dong L, Draeger E, Du XF, Dwyer DA, Edwards WR, Ely SR, Fang SD, Fu JY, Fu ZW, Ge LQ, Ghazikhanian V, Gill RL, Goett J, Gonchar M, Gong GH, Gong H, Gornushkin YA, Greenler LS, Gu WQ, Guan MY, Guo XH, Hackenburg RW, Hahn RL, Hans S, He M, He Q, He WS, Heeger KM, Heng YK, Hinrichs P, Ho TH, Hor YK, Hsiung YB, Hu BZ, Hu T, Hu T, Huang HX, Huang HZ, Huang PW, Huang X, Huang XT, Huber P, Isvan Z, Jaffe DE, Jetter S, Ji XL, Ji XP, Jiang HJ, Jiang WQ, Jiao JB, Johnson RA, Kang L, Kettell SH, Kramer M, Kwan KK, Kwok MW, Kwok T, Lai CY, Lai WC, Lai WH, Lau K, Lebanowski L, Lee J, Lee MKP, Leitner R, Leung JKC, Leung KY, Lewis CA, Li B, Li F, Li GS, Li J, Li QJ, Li SF, Li WD, Li XB, Li XN, Li XQ, Li Y, Li ZB, Liang H, Liang J, Lin CJ, Lin GL, Lin SK, Lin SX, Lin YC, Ling JJ, Link JM, Littenberg L, Littlejohn BR, Liu BJ, Liu C, Liu DW, Liu H, Liu JC, Liu JL, Liu S, Liu X, Liu YB, Lu C, Lu HQ, Luk A, Luk KB, Luo T, Luo XL, Ma LH, Ma QM, Ma XB, Ma XY, Ma YQ, Mayes B, McDonald KT, McFarlane MC, McKeown RD, Meng Y, Mohapatra D, Morgan JE, Nakajima Y, Napolitano J, Naumov D, Nemchenok I, Newsom C, Ngai HY, Ngai WK, Nie YB, Ning Z, Ochoa-Ricoux JP, Oh D, Olshevski A, Pagac A, Patton S, Pearson C, Pec V, Peng JC, Piilonen LE, Pinsky L, Pun CSJ, Qi FZ, Qi M, Qian X, Raper N, Rosero R, Roskovec B, Ruan XC, Seilhan B, Shao BB, Shih K, Steiner H, Stoler P, Sun GX, Sun JL, Tam YH, Tanaka HK, Tang X, Themann H, Torun Y, Trentalange S, Tsai O, Tsang KV, Tsang RHM, Tull C, Viren B, Virostek S, Vorobel V, Wang CH, Wang LS, Wang LY, Wang LZ, Wang M, Wang NY, Wang RG, Wang T, Wang W, Wang X, Wang X, Wang YF, Wang Z, Wang Z, Wang ZM, Webber DM, Wei YD, Wen LJ, Wenman DL, Whisnant K, White CG, Whitehead L, Whitten CA, Wilhelmi J, Wise T, Wong HC, Wong HLH, Wong J, Worcester ET, Wu FF, Wu Q, Xia DM, Xiang ST, Xiao Q, Xing ZZ, Xu G, Xu J, Xu J, Xu JL, Xu W, Xu Y, Xue T, Yang CG, Yang L, Ye M, Yeh M, Yeh YS, Yip K, Young BL, Yu ZY, Zhan L, Zhang C, Zhang FH, Zhang JW, Zhang QM, Zhang K, Zhang QX, Zhang SH, Zhang YC, Zhang YH, Zhang YX, Zhang ZJ, Zhang ZP, Zhang ZY, Zhao J, Zhao QW, Zhao YB, Zheng L, Zhong WL, Zhou L, Zhou ZY, Zhuang HL, Zou JH. Observation of electron-antineutrino disappearance at Daya Bay. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2012; 108:171803. [PMID: 22680853 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.171803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2012] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment has measured a nonzero value for the neutrino mixing angle θ(13) with a significance of 5.2 standard deviations. Antineutrinos from six 2.9 GWth reactors were detected in six antineutrino detectors deployed in two near (flux-weighted baseline 470 m and 576 m) and one far (1648 m) underground experimental halls. With a 43,000 ton-GWth-day live-time exposure in 55 days, 10,416 (80,376) electron-antineutrino candidates were detected at the far hall (near halls). The ratio of the observed to expected number of antineutrinos at the far hall is R=0.940±0.011(stat.)±0.004(syst.). A rate-only analysis finds sin(2)2θ(13)=0.092±0.016(stat.)±0.005(syst.) in a three-neutrino framework.
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Nakajima Y, Shimada Y, Miyashin M, Takagi Y, Tagami J, Sumi Y. Noninvasive cross-sectional imaging of incomplete crown fractures (cracks) using swept-source optical coherence tomography. Int Endod J 2012; 45:933-41. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2012.02052.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nakajima Y, Kawase T, Kobayashi M, Okuda K, Wolff LF, Yoshie H. Bioactivity of freeze-dried platelet-rich plasma in an adsorbed form on a biodegradable polymer material. Platelets 2012; 23:594-603. [DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2011.645923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Hamaguchi S, Nakajima Y, Inoue T. Clinical re-evaluation of the relationship between gluteal injuries and embolized arteries in patients with massive hemorrhage following pelvic fracture. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2012; 38:417-21. [PMID: 26816122 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-011-0174-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Transcatheter angiographic embolization (TAE) has been widely accepted as a treatment for hemorrhagic shock associated with pelvic fracture. Gluteal muscle necrosis is a rare but potentially fatal complication of TAE. This study aimed to clarify factors associated with safer embolization procedures by evaluating relationships between embolic site and risk of gluteal skin injury. METHODS We classified embolized arteries into six groups: group A, nonselective embolization from the main internal iliac artery; group B, selective embolization including the superior gluteal artery but excluding the inferior gluteal artery; group C, selective embolization including the inferior gluteal artery but excluding the superior gluteal artery; group D, selective embolization including both the superior and inferior gluteal arteries; group E, selective embolization excluding both the superior and inferior gluteal arteries; and group F, no embolization. We assessed the frequency of gluteal injuries, relationships between gluteal injuries and embolized arteries, and the contributions of selective embolization, conservation of the superior or inferior gluteal artery, and conservation of both the superior and inferior gluteal arteries to reducing the risk of gluteal injury. RESULTS Gluteal skin injuries were seen at 15 of 160 sites (9.4%). A significant difference was noted between the nonselective embolization group (group A: 10/82, 12.2%) and selective embolization excluding both the superior and inferior gluteal arteries (group E: 1/39, 2.6%) (p = 0.042). CONCLUSIONS If possible, we recommend selective embolization avoiding the superior and inferior gluteal arteries.
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Nakajima Y, Nozaki T, Oyamada Y, Ohnishi K. Object-Coordinate-Based Bilateral Control System Using Visual Information. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1541/ieejias.132.374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Madhyastha R, Madhyastha H, Nakajima Y, Omura S, Maruyama M. MicroRNA signature in diabetic wound healing: promotive role of miR-21 in fibroblast migration. Int Wound J 2011; 9:355-61. [PMID: 22067035 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2011.00890.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A major complication of diabetes mellitus is the disruption of normal wound repair process, characterised by insufficient production of growth factors. A molecular genetic approach wherein resident cells synthesise and deliver the growth factors to the wound site would be a powerful therapeutic strategy to treat diabetic wounds. One such molecular approach could be the application of microRNAs (miRNAs). This study reports differential expression of miRNAs related to cell development and differentiation, during wound healing in diabetic mice. Comparison of skin tissue from normal and diabetic mice showed that 14 miRNAs were differentially expressed in diabetic skin; miR-146b and miR-21 were the most noteworthy. Expression pattern of these miRNAs was also altered during healing of diabetic wounds. A subset of miRNAs (miR-20b, miR-10a, miR-10b, miR-96, miR-128, miR-452 and miR-541) exhibited similar basal levels in normal and diabetic skins, but displayed dysregulation during healing of diabetic wounds. Amongst the miRNAs studied, miR-21 showed a distinct signature with increased expression in diabetic skin but decreased expression during diabetic wound healing. We analysed the role of miR-21 in fibroblast migration, because migration of fibroblasts into the wound area is an important landmark facilitating secretion of growth factors and migration of other cell types into the wound, thus enhancing the healing process. Using gain-of and loss-of function approaches, we show that miR-21 is involved in fibroblast migration. Our preliminary studies implicate an important role for miRNAs in the pathogenesis of diabetic wounds.
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Hashimoto K, Nakajima Y, Uematsu R, Chatani F. Difference in susceptibility to morphological changes in the nucleus to aneugens between p53-competent and p53-abrogated lymphoblastoid cell lines (TK6 and NH32 cells) in the in vitro micronucleus assay. Mutagenesis 2011; 27:287-93. [DOI: 10.1093/mutage/ger074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sato T, Nakajima Y. Dichoptic positive color aftereffect induced by contour figure: A new color aftereffect. J Vis 2011. [DOI: 10.1167/11.11.352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Ogata R, Suzuki S, Ahn JK, Akune Y, Baranov V, Chen KF, Comfort J, Doroshenko M, Fujioka Y, Hsiung YB, Inagaki T, Ishibashi S, Ishihara N, Ishii H, Iwai E, Iwata T, Kato I, Kobayashi S, Komatsu S, Komatsubara TK, Kurilin AS, Kuzmin E, Lednev A, Lee HS, Lee SY, Lim GY, Ma J, Matsumura T, Moisseenko A, Morii H, Morimoto T, Nakajima Y, Nakano T, Nanjo H, Nishi N, Nix J, Nomura T, Nomachi M, Okuno H, Omata K, Perdue GN, Perov S, Podolsky S, Porokhovoy S, Sakashita K, Sasaki T, Sasao N, Sato H, Sato T, Sekimoto M, Shimogawa T, Shinkawa T, Stepanenko Y, Sugaya Y, Sugiyama A, Sumida T, Tajima Y, Takita S, Tsamalaidze Z, Tsukamoto T, Tung YC, Wah YW, Watanabe H, Wu ML, Yamaga M, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY, Yoshimura Y, Zheng Y. Study of theKL0→π0π0νν¯decay. Int J Clin Exp Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.84.052009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hotta K, Sho M, Fujimoto K, Shimada K, Yamato I, Anai S, Konishi N, Hirao Y, Nonomura K, Nakajima Y. Prognostic significance of CD45RO+ memory T cells in renal cell carcinoma. Br J Cancer 2011; 105:1191-6. [PMID: 21934683 PMCID: PMC3208496 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background: Memory T cells are well known to have a critical role for host defense in humans. However, their role in actual human cancer remains largely unknown. In this study, we tried to reveal the clinical importance of tumour-infiltrating CD45RO+ memory T cells in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Methods: We analysed 105 patients with RCC, who received radical or partial nephrectomy. Those were 65 in TNM stage I, 7 in stage II, 15 in stage III, and 18 in stage IV, respectively. CD45RO expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. CD4 and CD8 expressions were also systematically assessed in the same manner. Results: Patients with higher TNM stage or high nuclear grade were found to have higher densities of CD45RO. Furthermore, CD45RO status was positively correlated with preoperative C-reactive protein level. In prognostic analysis, CD45RO+lo patients had a significantly better prognosis than CD45RO+hi patients. There was also a significant difference between CD4+lo and CD4+hi groups, whereas no significant difference was observed in CD8 T-cell status. Finally, multivariate analysis revealed that CD45RO+ status was the independent prognostic factor for patient overall survival. Conclusion: CD45RO+ memory T-cell status has a significant independent prognostic value, indicating that the adaptive immune response is functionally critical in human RCC.
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Matsumoto S, Takayama T, Tamamoto T, Wakatsuki K, Enomoto K, Tanaka T, Migita K, Asakawa I, Hasegawa M, Nakajima Y. A comparison of surgery and radiation therapy for cT1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Dis Esophagus 2011; 24:411-7. [PMID: 21309913 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01163.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Surgery and radiation therapy have been used to treat esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. However, treatment outcomes have not yet been extensively investigated. The aim of this study was to compare surgery and radiation therapy for clinical T1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. A total of 67 clinical T1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients were treated between January 1997 and December 2005; 29 had undergone radical esophagectomy (surgery group) and 38 were treated with definitive radiation therapy (radiation group). The mean patient age was lower in the surgery group than in the radiation group. In surgery group, respiratory complications, anastomotic leaks, recurrent nerve palsies, and anastomotic stenosis occurred in 7, 8, 6, and 5 patients, respectively. In radiation group, leucopenia, esophagitis, pericarditis were observed in 15, 3, and 3 patients, respectively. The 5-year overall survival rate for the surgery group was 68.9%, and 74.3% for the radiation group. There were no significant difference between groups (P= 0.3780). The 5-year relapse-free survival rate in the surgery group was 61.8% and 38.8% in the radiation group. The relapse-free survival rate was significantly higher in the surgery group than in the radiation group (P= 0.0051). The 5-year overall and relapse-free survival rates for tumors invaded into but not through the muscularis mucosa were 83.3% and 75.0%, respectively, in the surgery group and 78.8% and 33.3%, respectively, in the radiation group. There were no significant differences. The 5-year overall survival rates for patients with tumors that invaded the submucosal layer was 64.9% in the surgery group and 66.5% in the radiation group. This difference was not significant (P= 0.8712). The 5-year relapse-free survival rate in the surgery group (56.0%) was significantly higher than that in the radiation group (41.8%; P= 0.0219). In conclusion, surgery may become a standard treatment for cT1 esophageal cancer that can offer longer relapse-free survival, particularly for patients with tumors that invade the submucosa.
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Uchimoto K, Nishigori N, Fujii H, Koyama F, Nakagawa T, Nakamura S, Ueda T, Nakajima Y. Endoscopic resection of an anal gland cyst. Endoscopy 2011; 43 Suppl 2 UCTN:E43-4. [PMID: 21287445 DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Fuchigami T, Koide M, Kunii Y, Watanabe K, Shingaki M, Mori Y, Takeda S, Nakajima Y, Sugiura R, Watanabe S. [Full-thickness resection of the focus site for adolescent idiopathic ventricular tachycardia]. KYOBU GEKA. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF THORACIC SURGERY 2011; 64:359-363. [PMID: 21591434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We present a case of a 14-year-old male with incessant idiopathic ventricular tachycardia for which both pharmacological and catheter ablation treatments failed. Curative surgery was performed on this patient. By intraoperative epicardial isochronous mapping, arrhythmogenic focus was identified in the right ventricular infundibulum between the large conus branch and the proximal right ventricular coronary branch. After cryoablation both from the epi- and endo-cardial sides failed to terminate the arrhythmia, subsequent full-thickness resection of the identified focus was performed. There was no postoperative recurrence of tachyarrhythmia In idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, arrhythmogenic focus is not always situated on the endo- or epicardial side. Full-thickness resection of the focus site might be necessary in such patients as we experienced this time.
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Hasegawa-Nakamura K, Tateishi F, Nakamura T, Nakajima Y, Kawamata K, Douchi T, Hatae M, Noguchi K. The possible mechanism of preterm birth associated with periodontopathic Porphyromonas gingivalis. J Periodontal Res 2011; 46:497-504. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2011.01366.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yamazawa R, Nakajima Y, Mushiake K, Yoshimoto T, Ito K. Crystal structure of serine dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli: important role of the C-terminal region for closed-complex formation. J Biochem 2011; 149:701-12. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvr024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Tung YC, Hsiung YB, Ahn JK, Akune Y, Baranov V, Chen KF, Comfort J, Doroshenko M, Fujioka Y, Inagaki T, Ishibashi S, Ishihara N, Ishii H, Iwai E, Iwata T, Kato I, Kobayashi S, Komatsu S, Komatsubara TK, Kurilin AS, Kuzmin E, Lednev A, Lee HS, Lee SY, Lim GY, Ma J, Matsumura T, Moisseenko A, Morii H, Morimoto T, Nakajima Y, Nakano T, Nanjo H, Nishi N, Nix J, Nomura T, Nomachi M, Ogata R, Okuno H, Omata K, Perdue GN, Perov S, Podolsky S, Porokhovoy S, Sakashita K, Sasaki T, Sasao N, Sato H, Sato T, Sekimoto M, Shimogawa T, Shinkawa T, Stepanenko Y, Sugaya Y, Sugiyama A, Sumida T, Suzuki S, Tajima Y, Takita S, Tsamalaidze Z, Tsukamoto T, Wah Y, Watanabe H, Wu ML, Yamaga M, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY, Yoshimura Y, Zheng Y. Search for the decayKL0→3γ. Int J Clin Exp Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.83.031101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Tanaka T, Nishiofuku H, Sho M, Anai H, Sueyoshi S, Yamamoto K, Inaba Y, Sakaguchi H, Nakajima Y, Kichikawa K. Phase I/II study of arterial infusion with 5-fluorouracil combined with systemic gemcitabine for unresectable pancreatic cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.4_suppl.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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307 Background: Unresectable pancreatic cancer is poorly responsive to conventional therapies. We conducted a phase I/II study to ascertain the recommended dose (RD) of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in arterial infusion chemotherapy combined with systemic gemcitabine in unresectable pancreatic cancer and to evaluate the safety and efficacy. Methods: 5-FU was administered through the pancreatic and hepatic arteries via the port system as a 5-hour infusion on days 1, 8, and 15 every 4 weeks for 5 cycles. Gemcitabine was administered in 30-minute intravenous infusion at the same days. In phase I, escalating 5-FU doses for level 1 and 2 was set at 750mg and 1,000mg/m2, respectively. Dose of coadministered gemcitabine (1,000 mg/m2) was fixed. Using a 3+3 study design, dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) was assessed, and RD was estimated in the first cycle. In phase II, more RD patients were added to assess tumor response, toxicity, overall survival and progression-free survival. Results: During the phase I, 7 patients were enrolled. DLT was not observed. One patient dropped out of this study because of insufficient drug distribution via the port system. Assuming RD at 1,000mg/m2 of 5-FU, the phase II enrolled a total of 16 patients (metastatic, 14; local advanced, 2). The tumor response rate was 68.8% (CR 0, PR 11, SD 2, PD 3). The grade 3 toxicities of neutropenia (6%) and thrombocytopenia (6%) were observed. Median overall and progression-survival times (all patients) were 9.8 and 6.2 months, respectively. Conclusions: Arterial infusion 5-FU 1,000mg/m2 combined with full-dose systemic gemcitabine was tolerable and can produce a high response rate with encouraging survival duration for unresectable pancreatic cancer. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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Madhyastha R, Madhyastha H, Nakajima Y, Omura S, Maruyama M. Curcumin facilitates fibrinolysis and cellular migration during wound healing by modulating urokinase plasminogen activator expression. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HAEMOSTASIS AND THROMBOSIS 2010; 37:59-66. [PMID: 21071923 DOI: 10.1159/000321375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Accepted: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) plays a vital role in the early phases of wound healing by aiding fibrin dissolution and promoting the migration, proliferation, and adhesion of various cells to the wound bed. The efficacy of botanicals in healing wounds is an area of active research. Among these, curcumin, a yellow pigment abundant in turmeric rhizome, has been the center of extensive studies. This study focused on the effect of curcumin on uPA expression and its consequence on fibrin dissolution and cellular migration. Treatment of human fibroblast cells with curcumin caused an upregulation of uPA mRNA and protein. Activation of JNK and p38 MAPK signal pathways was necessary for the upregulation of uPA. Curcumin treatment resulted in an increase in fibrinolytic activity and cell migration towards the wound area. The involvement of uPA in fibrinolysis and cell migration was confirmed by zymography and siRNA studies, respectively.
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Takeichi H, Mitsudo T, Nakajima Y, Remijn G, Goto Y, Tobimatsu S. P19-3 Electrophysiological correlate of auditory temporal assimilation between two neighboring time intervals: a principal component analysis. Clin Neurophysiol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(10)60881-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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