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Goya S, Yamaguchi Y, Shiozawa N, Ishikawa C, Nakayama T. Electrocardiography-gated non-helical 320-row area detector CT angiography for transcatheter occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus in a small breed dog. J Small Anim Pract 2023; 64:728. [PMID: 37458079 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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- S Goya
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Kanagawa, Japan
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Sekiguchi N, Shiozawa N, Ishikawa C, Kitagawa M, Nakayama T, Ito D. Myxoid meningioma in a dog. J Small Anim Pract 2023; 64:118. [PMID: 36428278 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- N Sekiguchi
- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan.,Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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Sato M, Ueno N, Sugimura K, Iwama T, Tanaka K, Sakatani A, Serikawa S, Ando K, Kashima S, Ishikawa C, Muto M, Inaba Y, Moriichi K, Tanabe H, Okumura T, Fujiya M. [The task of the medical cooperation system for patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the northern and eastern regions of Hokkaido]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2023; 120:590-601. [PMID: 37423730 DOI: 10.11405/nisshoshi.120.590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
In Japan, establishing a medical cooperation system for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) between IBD flagship and local care hospitals is a crucial task. Thus, this retrospective multicenter cohort study aims to examine the actual state of medical treatment in patients with IBD via a questionnaire survey administered to eight dependent institutes in Hokkaido, Japan. The present results clarified the clinical disparities of IBD treatment and hospital function between IBD flagship hospitals and local care hospitals. Moreover, the understanding level of IBD treatment in medical staff was significantly lower in local care than in IBD flagship hospitals. Furthermore, an abounding experience of IBD treatment affected the understanding level of IBD treatment of both medical doctors and staff. These findings indicate that selecting patients with IBD corresponding to disease activity, educational system for the current IBD treatment, and promotion of team medicine with multimedical staff can resolve clinical discrepancies between IBD flagship and local care hospitals. The IBD treatment inequities in Japan will be eliminated with the development of an appropriate medical cooperation system between IBD flagship and local care hospitals.
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- Department of Community Medicine Management, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology, and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology, and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology, and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology, and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology, and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology, and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology, and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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Ito D, Ishikawa C, Sekiguchi N, Kitagawa M. Syringomyelia fluid flow on time-spatial labeling inversion pulse (Time-SLIP) images in a dog. J Small Anim Pract 2022; 63:911. [PMID: 36096494 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- D Ito
- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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Sekiguchi N, Ito D, Ishikawa C, Tanaka N, Kitagawa M. Heavily T2-weighted imaging findings of spinal cord swelling in dogs with intervertebral disc extrusion. J S Afr Vet Assoc 2022. [DOI: 10.36303/jsava.2022.93.1.500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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- N Sekiguchi
- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University,
Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University,
Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University,
Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University,
Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University,
Japan
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Sekiguchi N, Ito D, Ishikawa C, Tanaka N, Kitagawa M. Heavily T2-weighted imaging findings of spinal cord swelling in dogs with intervertebral disc extrusion. J S Afr Vet Assoc 2022; 93:16-24. [PMID: 35950805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
Abstract
This study investigated causes of attenuation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) signal on heavily T2-weighted (T2W) images in dogs with thoracolumbar disc extrusion. Medical records and magnetic resonance images were retrospectively reviewed. Dogs were classified into the following grades; grade 1, non-ambulatory paraparesis; grade 2, paraplegia with deep pain perception and grade 3, paraplegia without deep pain perception. The length of intramedullary T2W hyperintensity of the spinal cord, cranial/ caudal expansion of extradural compressive materials (ECM), and the CSF signal attenuation were measured. Ratios to the second lumbar vertebra (L2) were calculated for the length of intramedullary T2W hyperintensity (T2W:L2), cranial/caudal expansion of ECM (ECML:L2), and CSF signal attenuation (CSF:L2). The dogs were classified into focal or extended T2W hyperintensity groups according to the length [focal, shorter than length of L2; extended, longer than L2]. The area of EMC and the spinal canal were measured on transverse images at the lesion deriving occupancy ratio. The correlation between CSF:L2 and other data were analysed, and CSF:L2 was compared between the grades. In dogs with intramedullary T2W hyperintensity, the locations of CSF attenuation and the hyperintensity were compared if those locations were matched. Fifty-five dogs were included, 36 of which showed intramedullary T2W hyperintensity. Twenty-two of 36 dogs were considered as match of the location of the CSF attenuation and hyperintensity. CSF:L2 was significantly correlated with T2W:L2 in dogs with extended T2W hyperintensity (p = 0.0002), while CSF:L2 was significantly correlated with ECML:L2 in dogs with focal or no T2W hyperintensity (p = 0.0103 and p = 0.0364, respectively). CSF:L2 in grade 3 was significantly greater than those in patients who were grade 1 or 2 (both p < 0.001). In conclusion, higher CSF:L2, which was frequently seen in grade 3, would be most consistent with a higher T2W:L2 which might indicate spinal cord swelling.
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- N Sekiguchi
- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Japan
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Sakamoto Y, Ishikawa C, Nakayama T, Sakai M. Computed tomographic features of portal vein thrombosis in two cats with splenosystemic shunts. J Small Anim Pract 2022; 63:563-568. [PMID: 34984674 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Two spayed female cats presented with hepatic encephalopathy due to hyperammonaemia. On abdominal ultrasound, concurrent portal vein thrombosis and splenosystemic shunts were suspected in both cats. Computed tomographic angiography clearly detected thrombi as non-contrast enhancing intraluminal structures in the main portal vein of both cats. Additionally, splenorenal shunts were revealed in both cats. Follow-up computed tomographic angiography for portal vein thrombosis was performed in both cats, only one of whom received anticoagulant therapy. In the untreated cat, portal vein thrombosis had progressed with the development of an aberrant tortuous vessel. In the cat treated with low-molecular-weight heparin, the thrombus progressively decreased in size and disappeared on follow-up diagnostic imaging. Computed tomographic angiography might be useful for the diagnosis and follow-up of portal vein thrombosis in cats.
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- Y Sakamoto
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, 252-0880, Japan
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Tanaka K, Tanabe H, Sato H, Ishikawa C, Goto M, Yanagida N, Akabane H, Yokohama S, Hasegawa K, Kitano Y, Sugiyama Y, Uehara K, Kobayashi Y, Murakami Y, Kunogi T, Sasaki T, Takahashi K, Ando K, Ueno N, Kashima S, Moriichi K, Sato K, Yuzawa S, Tanino M, Taruiishi M, Sumi Y, Mizukami Y, Fujiya M, Okumura T. Prognostic factors to predict the survival in patients with advanced gastric cancer who receive later-line nivolumab monotherapy-The Asahikawa Gastric Cancer Cohort Study (AGCC). Cancer Med 2022; 11:406-416. [PMID: 34845844 PMCID: PMC8729046 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer is recommended in the guidelines; however, later-line treatment remains controversial. Since immune checkpoint inhibitors have been used for the treatment of various malignancies, trials have been performed for gastric cancer. A phase 3 trial indicated the survival benefit of nivolumab monotherapy for gastric cancer patients treated with prior chemotherapy regimens. PATIENTS AND METHODS A regional cohort study was undertaken to determine the real-world data of nivolumab treatment for patients with advanced or recurrent gastric cancer. The patients were enrolled for 2 years from October 2017 to October 2019 and were prospectively followed for 1 year to examine the overall survival (OS). The patient characteristics were analyzed in a multivariate analysis and a nomogram to predict the probability of survival was generated. RESULTS In total, 70 patients who received nivolumab as ≥third-line chemotherapy were included in the Asahikawa Gastric Cancer Cohort. The median OS was 7.5 (95% CI, 4.8-10.2) months and the response rate was 18.6%. Diffuse type classification, bone metastasis, high neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, and high CRP were associated with poor OS/prognosis in the multivariate analysis. A nomogram was developed based on these clinical parameters and the concordance index was 0.80 (95% CI, 0.68-0.91). The responders were aged and were frequently diagnosed with intestinal type gastric cancer, including patients with a HER2-positive status (27.3%) or microsatellite instability-high (27.3%) status. CONCLUSIONS The regional cohort study of nivolumab monotherapy for gastric cancer patients revealed prognostic factors and a nomogram was developed that could predict the probability of survival.
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- Kazuyuki Tanaka
- Department of GastroenterologyAsahikawa Kosei HospitalAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyJapanese Red Cross Asahikawa HospitalAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyAsahikawa Kosei HospitalAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Department of SurgeryAsahikawa Kosei HospitalAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Department of SurgeryAsahikawa Kosei HospitalAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyAsahikawa Medical CenterAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal SurgeryAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Department of PathologyAsahikawa Kosei HospitalAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Department of Diagnostic PathologyAsahikawa Medical University HospitalAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaHokkaidoJapan
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- Department of Diagnostic PathologyAsahikawa Medical University HospitalAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawaHokkaidoJapan
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- Department of GastroenterologyAsahikawa City HospitalAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Gastrointestinal SurgeryAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology Department of MedicineAsahikawa Medical UniversityAsahikawa HokkaidoJapan
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Ito D, Shiozawa N, Sekiguchi N, Ishikawa C, Jeffery ND. Simple ectopic left kidney in the pelvic cavity in a cat. J Small Anim Pract 2021; 62:930. [PMID: 33997982 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- D Ito
- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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Ito D, Ishikawa C, Sekiguchi N, Jeffery ND, Kitagawa M. Utility of "MR myelography" in diagnosis of a presumed spinal subarachnoid diverticulum. J Small Anim Pract 2020; 61:782. [PMID: 33045762 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- D Ito
- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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Ito D, Ishikawa C, Jeffery ND, Kitagawa M. Intraventricular carcinoma in a dog. J Small Anim Pract 2020; 62:234. [PMID: 32989762 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- D Ito
- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77843, USA
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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Ito D, Ishikawa C, Jeffery ND, Oshima A, Nakayama T, Kitagawa M. 'T-SLIP' MRI imaging of cerebrospinal fluid flow through the mesencephalic aqueduct. J Small Anim Pract 2020; 61:206-207. [PMID: 31930501 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- D Ito
- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Neurology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0880, Japan
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ARMANI R, Ishikawa C, Hong V, Bortolotto L, Cassiolatto J, Klassen A, Cuppari L, Canziani M. SAT-206 EFFECT OF FRUTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN CKD PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Kidney Int Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Ito D, Ishikawa C, Jeffery ND, Ono K, Tsuboi M, Uchida K, Yamato O, Kitagawa M. Two-Year Follow-Up Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Findings and Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis of a Dog with Sandhoff's Disease. J Vet Intern Med 2018; 32:797-804. [PMID: 29478290 PMCID: PMC5867010 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.15041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
A 13‐month‐old female Toy Poodle was presented for progressive ataxia and intention tremors of head movement. The diagnosis of Sandhoff's disease (GM2 gangliosidosis) was confirmed by deficient β‐N‐acetylhexosaminidase A and B activity in circulating leukocytes and identification of the homozygous mutation (HEXB: c.283delG). White matter in the cerebrum and cerebellum was hyperintense on T2‐weighted and fluid‐attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance images. Over the next 2 years, the white matter lesions expanded, and bilateral lesions appeared in the cerebellum and thalamus, associated with clinical deterioration. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed progressive decrease in brain N‐acetylaspartate, and glycine‐myo‐inositol and lactate‐alanine were increased in the terminal clinical stage. The concentrations of myelin basic protein and neuron specific enolase in cerebrospinal fluid were persistently increased. Imaging and spectroscopic appearance correlated with histopathological findings of severe myelin loss in cerebral and cerebellar white matter and destruction of the majority of cerebral and cerebellar neurons.
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- D Ito
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, TX
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pathology of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Muto M, Ichiki K, Muto M, Ishikawa C, Inoue M, Goto J, Inaba S, Aoki T, Sato K. [A case of duodenal neuroendocrine carcinoma composed of small- and large-cell types]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2018; 115:79-86. [PMID: 29353854 DOI: 10.11405/nisshoshi.115.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A 78-year-old man underwent a detailed examination by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for the complaint of epigastric pain. The examination revealed a hemicircumferential type 2 tumor in the descending duodenum. A subsequent biopsy led to a diagnosis of neuroendocrine carcinoma. Subtotal stomach-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed. The lesion was composed of small- and large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas. The large-cell type component was positive for both caudal homeobox protein 2 and the cluster of differentiation 138, whereas the small-cell type component was negative for both. Our report may provide valuable information regarding the pathogenesis of neuroendocrine carcinoma.
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- Mizue Muto
- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Surgery, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Surgery, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Surgery, Caress Sapporo Tokeidai Memorial Hospital
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- Department of Pathology, Asahikawa Kosei General Hospital
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Muto M, Muto M, Ichiki K, Ishikawa C, Hosoki T, Inoue M, Goto J, Inaba S. A case of synchronous quintuple gastric cancer with large-cell endocrine carcinoma. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2017; 114:1845-1852. [PMID: 28978884 DOI: 10.11405/nisshoshi.114.1845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The patient was a 73-year-old man who visited our department with black stools as the chief complaint. Upper digestive tract endoscopy revealed three type 2 lesions in the lesser curvature of the gastric antrum and the gastric angle and the posterior wall of the upper gastric body, which were diagnosed by biopsy as tub2, por, and sig, respectively. Total gastrectomy was performed. The final pathological diagnosis was quintuple gastric cancer with a main lesion of large-cell endocrine carcinoma and four adenocarcinoma sublesions. We report this extremely rare case of gastric endocrine cell carcinoma complicated by adenocarcinoma.
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- Momotaro Muto
- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Surgery, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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- Department of Surgery, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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Muto M, Muto M, Ichiki K, Ishikawa C, Inoue M, Ishii D, Goto J, Inaba S, Aoki T, Kondo N. A case of mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2017; 113:1769-1776. [PMID: 27725466 DOI: 10.11405/nisshoshi.113.1769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A 71-year-old man who tested positive in a pepsinogen test also underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. A 0-IIc lesion was identified at the posterior wall of the antrum. Biopsy findings indicated endocrine cell carcinoma. The patient underwent distal gastrectomy, and subsequent histopathological examination of the resected specimens showed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma (tub2) in the mucosa with transformation to small cell carcinoma in the submucosal and muscle layers. The final diagnosis was of a mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma. We herein describe a case report of this patient with this rare form of gastric carcinoma.
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- Momotaro Muto
- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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Koizumi K, Sasajima J, Kawamoto T, Sugiyama Y, Muto M, Muto M, Ishikawa C, Inoue M, Kohgo Y. Multiple Cancers of the Biliary Tract and Pancreatic Duct after Cholecystectomy for Gallbladder Cancer in a Patient with Pancreaticobiliary Maljunction. Intern Med 2016; 55:141-6. [PMID: 26781013 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.4706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We herein report the rare case of a 76-year-old woman who underwent cholecystectomy with bile duct resection for advanced gallbladder cancer associated with pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) and subsequently developed multiple cancers of the pancreaticobiliary system (the distal bile duct, intrahepatic duct and pancreatic duct) after the operation. We performed conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) using a side-viewing scope to evaluate the masses in the distal bile duct and the pancreatic duct. We also performed ERCP using double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) to observe the mass in the intrahepatic duct. It was possible to directly observe the lesion using DBE and to perform a biopsy under visual control. All lesions were correctly diagnosed by the combination of ERCP using different endoscopes. The present case suggests that it is necessary to pay close attention (with regard to carcinogenesis) to the whole pancreaticobiliary system in patients with PBM. In addition, the combination of ERCP using DBE and a side-viewing scope may be useful for making a precise diagnosis in patients with altered biliary anatomy who have multiple cancers of the pancreaticobiliary system.
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- Kazuya Koizumi
- Gastroenterology Medicine Center, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Japan
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Muto M, Ichiki K, Muto M, Ishikawa C, Inoue M, Aoki T, Hashimoto M, Inaba S, Yamamoto M. [A case of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the rectum]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2015; 112:683-9. [PMID: 25843456 DOI: 10.11405/nisshoshi.112.683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A 77-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of blood in feces and anal pain. Colonoscopy revealed a villous semicircular tumor in the rectum. A biopsy showed well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. Miles' operation was performed because of the persistence of anal pain and blood in feces. Histological and immunohistochemical analysis showed coexistent tubulovillous adenoma, tubulovillous adenocarcinoma, and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC), which was positive for CD56, chromogranin A, and synaptophysin. Pathological examination revealed that most of the lesion was occupied by the LCNEC. The tumor was therefore diagnosed as LCNEC of the rectum. The patient underwent adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin (CDDP), irinotecan (CPT-11), and mFOLFOX6, but died because of LCNEC progression 10 months after the operation. LCNEC rarely occurs in the gastrointestinal tract; here we report a case of rectal LCNEC.
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- Mizue Muto
- Department of Internal Medicine, Engaru Kosei General Hospital
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Ando K, Fujiya M, Ito T, Sugiyama R, Nata T, Nomura Y, Ueno N, Kashima S, Ishikawa C, Inaba Y, Moriichi K, Okamoto K, Ikuta K, Tanabe H, Tokusashi Y, Miyokawa N, Watari J, Mizukami Y, Kohgo Y. A pseudosarcomatous lesion resembling a malignant tumor of the esophagocardiac junction, diagnosed by a total biopsy with endoscopic surgery. Endoscopy 2012; 44 Suppl 2 UCTN:E21-2. [PMID: 22396258 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- K Ando
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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Okamoto K, Fujiya M, Nata T, Ueno N, Inaba Y, Ishikawa C, Ito T, Moriichi K, Tanabe H, Mizukami Y, Chang EB, Kohgo Y. Competence and sporulation factor derived from Bacillus subtilis improves epithelial cell injury in intestinal inflammation via immunomodulation and cytoprotection. Int J Colorectal Dis 2012; 27:1039-46. [PMID: 22297864 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-012-1416-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. These probiotic effects are considered to be displayed through the mediation of effective molecules derived from these bacteria because live bacteria as well as their conditioned media exhibit beneficial effects in many cases. However, many of the probiotic-derived molecules which mediate such benefits have so far been poorly characterized. We previously found that competence and sporulation factor (CSF) activates the Akt and p38 MAPK pathways and protects epithelial cells from oxidant stress in the mammalian intestine. The purpose of this study is to determine the CSF effect on reducing intestinal inflammation. METHODS AND RESULTS A protein array demonstrated that CSF induced the anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10, and decreased the release of pro-inflammatory mediators, IL-4, IL-6 and CXCL-1, induced by TNF-α in Caco2/bbe cells. CSF also induced the cytoprotective protein Hsp 27 in Caco2/bbe cells. The histological score of intestinal inflammation in 2% dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-treated mice with the administration of 10 nM CSF was significantly lower than that of control mice. CSF also improved the survival rate of mice treated with a lethal concentration of DSS. CONCLUSION Therefore, CSF is a potentially effective treatment for intestinal inflammation.
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- Kotaro Okamoto
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1, Midorigaoka-higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078-8510, Japan
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Moriichi K, Fujiya M, Sato R, Nata T, Nomura Y, Ueno N, Ishikawa C, Inaba Y, Ito T, Okamoto K, Tanabe H, Mizukami Y, Watari J, Saitoh Y, Kohgo Y. Autofluorescence imaging and the quantitative intensity of fluorescence for evaluating the dysplastic grade of colonic neoplasms. Int J Colorectal Dis 2012; 27:325-30. [PMID: 21979167 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-011-1311-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Autofluorescence imaging (AFI) is a novel technology which can capture fluorescence emitted from intestinal tissues. While AFI is useful for detecting colorectal neoplasms, it is unclear whether AFI can facilitate the diagnosis by differentiating the extent of dysplasia of colorectal neoplasms. This study investigated the efficacy of AFI in discriminating high-grade from low-grade adenoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-seven patients who underwent colonoscopy with AFI were enrolled in this study. The AFI images obtained from 158 lesions in these patients were visually classified into four categories, namely, green (G), green with magenta spots (GM), magenta with green spots (MG), and magenta (M), according to their color intensities, immediately after the examination. The AFI images of the lesions were quantified using an image-analytical software program (F index). Either the F index or the visual assessment was prospectively compared with the dysplastic grade. RESULTS The F index of the high-grade adenomas was significantly lower than that of the low-grade adenomas, hyperplasia, and normal mucosa (p < 0.05). The incidence of the lesions classified into the M classification for high-grade adenomas (55.6%) was significantly higher than that of either low-grade adenomas (20.8%) or hyperplasia (0%). No correlation was observed between the F index or the visual classification and the tumor shape. The F index was not influenced by the size of the lesion, while the size was significantly associated with the visual classification of AFI. CONCLUSIONS AFI, particularly the F index, is considered to be a useful procedure for estimating the dysplastic grade of colonic adenomas.
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- Kentaro Moriichi
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1, Midorigaoka-higashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan
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Ito T, Tanabe H, Ayabe T, Ishikawa C, Inaba Y, Maemoto A, Kono T, Ashida T, Fujiya M, Kohgo Y. Paneth Cells Regulate Both Chemotaxis of Immature Dendritic Cells and Cytokine Production from Epithelial Cells. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2012; 227:39-48. [DOI: 10.1620/tjem.227.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Takahiro Ito
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Innate Immunity Laboratory, Department of Cellular Life Science, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University
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Kashima S, Nata T, Fujiya M, Moriichi K, Nomura Y, Ueno N, Itabashi K, Ishikawa C, Inaba Y, Ito T, Okamoto K, Mizukami Y, Ebisawa Y, Chisato N, Kohno T, Tokusashi Y, Miyokawa N, Yamada M, Kohgo Y. Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding occurring 50 years after an appendectomy. Gut 2011; 60:1344, 1403. [PMID: 20542871 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2009.205526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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- Shin Kashima
- Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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Ando K, Fujiya M, Sugiyama R, Nata T, Nomura Y, Ueno N, Kashima S, Ishikawa C, Inaba Y, Ito T, Moriichi K, Okamoto K, Ikuta K, Watari J, Mizukami Y, Kohgo Y. Atypical tumour-like involvement of the colon in Henoch-Schonlein purpura successfully treated with the administration of factor XIII. BMJ Case Rep 2011; 2011:bcr.08.2010.3251. [PMID: 22696739 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.08.2010.3251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a type of systemic vasculitis of the small vessels, which frequently involves the skin, kidney and gastrointestinal tract. While the typical intestinal features of HSP include diffuse mucosal redness, small ring-like petechiae and haemorrhagic erosions, tumour-like lesions are rarely observed. The current study presents a rare case of HSP with an intestinal tumour-like lesion in the caecum. The intestinal lesion caused fresh melaena, and was completely resolved with the administration of factor XIII as described in previously reported cases. It is important to immediately undergo proper treatment for improving tumour-like lesions which may cause severe complications, such as excessive haemorrhage and stricture.
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- Katuyoshi Ando
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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Ando K, Fujiya M, Ito T, Sugiyama R, Nata T, Nomura Y, Ueno N, Kashima S, Ishikawa C, Inaba Y, Moriichi K, Okamoto K, Ikuta K, Mizukami Y, Tokusashi Y, Miyokawa N, Watari J, Kohgo Y. Atypical tumour-like involvement of the colon in secondary systemic amyloidosis which vanished after 1 month of observation. BMJ Case Rep 2011; 2011:2011/mar16_1/bcr0120113775. [PMID: 22699464 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Amyloidosis occurs as a result of the extracellular deposition of protein fibrils in organs and tissues, thus causing mild to severe pathophysiological changes. The gastrointestinal tract is a common site of amyloid deposition. While intestinal amyloidosis frequently results in polypoid lesions, ulcerations, nodules and petechial mucosal haemorrhage, tumour-like lesions are rarely developed and infrequently diagnosed before the resection because of the difficulty in differentiating them from colon cancer. The authors herein reported a case of intestinal amyloid A amyloidosis with a complication of a tumour-like lesion endoscopically resembling a malignant lesion, which was completely diminished after 1 month of observation with bowel rest. Such conservative treatment is a feasible option to cure intestinal tumour-like lesions in patients with intestinal amyloidosis when no neoplastic change is histologically detected, possibly decreasing the need for surgery of the fragile mucosa.
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- Katuyoshi Ando
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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Sawada K, Ohtake T, Ueno N, Ishikawa C, Abe M, Miyoshi S, Suzuki Y, Tokusashi Y, Fujiya M, Kohgo Y. Multiple portal hypertensive polyps of the jejunum accompanied by anemia of unknown origin. Gastrointest Endosc 2011; 73:179-82. [PMID: 20869709 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Koji Sawada
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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Ishikawa C, Nakachi S, Senba M, Sugai M, Mori N. Activation of AID by human T-cell leukemia virus Tax oncoprotein and the possible role of its constitutive expression in ATL genesis. Carcinogenesis 2011; 32:110-119. [DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgq222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Yokota R, Uemori N, Ohi Y, Ishikawa C, Shimizu Y, Miho N. A Case of WPW Syndrome Exhibiting a Retrograde Accessory Pathway with Decremental Conduction Property after Ablation of an Anterograde Conduction over the Same Accessory Pathway. J Arrhythm 2011. [DOI: 10.4020/jhrs.27.pe4_096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Inaba Y, Ashida T, Ito T, Ishikawa C, Tanabe H, Maemoto A, Watari J, Ayabe T, Mizukami Y, Fujiya M, Kohgo Y. Expression of the antimicrobial peptide alpha-defensin/cryptdins in intestinal crypts decreases at the initial phase of intestinal inflammation in a model of inflammatory bowel disease, IL-10-deficient mice. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2010; 16:1488-95. [PMID: 20222124 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with an altered microflora due to a failure of the immune system. This study investigated the expression of the intestinal antimicrobial peptide alpha-defensin, which plays a pivotal role in the regulation of the intestinal microflora in a representative model of IBD, interleukin (IL)-10-deficient mice. METHODS The expression of alpha-defensin/cryptdins in IL-10-deficient mice was assessed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and acid/urea polyacrylamide gel (AU-PAGE). The alteration of alpha-defensin/cryptdins expression was compared with the inflammatory grade of mice intestine at various weeks from birth. RESULTS The weight, length, and inflammation grade of the mouse intestines were assessed at 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15 weeks from birth. While the weight of the large intestine was heavier at 15 weeks after birth in the IL-10-deficient mice than in the control mice, histological inflammation began from 7 weeks after birth. Real-time PCR and AU-PAGE identified a significant decrease in the expression of alpha-defensin/cryptdins at 7 weeks after birth in the IL-10 knockout mice, thus illustrating the involvement of alpha-defensin/cryptdins in the etiology of the intestinal inflammation in IBD. This study also identified the expression of alpha-defensin/cryptdins to be inversely proportional to age until 11 weeks, suggesting a relationship between the formation of the intestinal microflora and a reduction in the expression of alpha-defensin/cryptdins. CONCLUSIONS The altered expression of antimicrobial peptide alpha-defensin may cause the onset of intestinal inflammation due to a failure to regulate intestinal microflora.
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- Yuhei Inaba
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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Nomura Y, Fujiya M, Ito T, Ando K, Sugiyama R, Nata T, Ueno N, Kashima S, Ishikawa C, Inaba Y, Moriichi K, Okamoto K, Yanagida T, Ito A, Ikuta K, Watari J, Mizukami Y, Kohgo Y. Capsule endoscopy is a feasible procedure for identifying a Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense infection and determining the indications for vermifuge treatment. BMJ Case Rep 2010; 2010:3023. [PMID: 22767523 PMCID: PMC3030100 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.05.2010.3023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Diphyllobothrium is a member of Cestoda family, which is the largest parasite of humans. The diagnosis of diphyllobothriasis is based on the detection of eggs in the stool. Because the remainder of the scolex causes a relapse in diphyllobothriasis, the scolex must be completely discharged to cure the parasite infection. However, the scolex or forefront of the Diphyllobothrium is difficult to detect with gastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy, because most Diphyllobothrium attach to the jejunal wall. In the present case, capsule endoscopy detected proglottids as well as forefront of the parasite at jejunum. Based on the results of capsule endoscopy, the patient underwent additional vermifuge (anthelminthic) treatment to cure the diphyllobothriasis and discharged a worm measuring 3 m in length with a scolex. Capsule endoscopy is a practical option to determine whether additional vermifuge treatment is required through the detection of the proglottids as well as a scolex or forefront of the parasite.
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- Yoshiki Nomura
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Upper Gastroenterology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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Ishikawa C, Tanabe H, Maemoto A, Ito T, Watari J, Kono T, Fujiya M, Ashida T, Ayabe T, Kohgo Y. Precursor processing of human defensin-5 is essential to the multiple functions in vitro and in vivo. J Innate Immun 2009; 2:66-76. [PMID: 20375624 DOI: 10.1159/000242114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2009] [Accepted: 07/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Human defensin-5 (HD-5) is one of the major antimicrobial peptides secreted by Paneth cells in the human small intestine. HD-5 is produced and stored as a propeptide in Paneth cell granules, secreted in response to stimulation by cholinergic reagents or bacterial antigens. The activation process by trypsin occurs in the intestinal lumen to produce mature HD-5. This study evaluated the difference between proHD-5 and mature HD-5 in bactericidal activity and induction of chemokine secretion in vitro. Mature HD-5 showed bactericidal activities against all bacterial strains. Though, proHD-5 without enzymatic cleavage possessed less antimicrobial ability against Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli but not against Staphylococcus aureus. Mature HD-5 also induced intestinal epithelial cells to increase the protein and mRNA levels of interleukin-8. Furthermore, the peptides were applied to dextran sulfate sodium-induced mouse colitis. The expression of endogenous mouse defensins was not changed in the small intestine, and the additional injection of exogenous HD-5 improved mortality (p < 0.05). This study demonstrated the multifunctional roles of the activation process in human defensin and the possibility of using antimicrobial peptides for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases in future applications.
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- Chisato Ishikawa
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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Osteophytes of the cervical spine are usually seen in elderly adults. When prominent, they have been blamed for dysphagia, cough, dysphonia and dyspnoea. This paper reports on an obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patient with cervical spinal osteophytes, one cause of airway obstruction. A 75-year-old male complained of pronounced snoring. The diagnosis was mild OSA, apnoea hypopnoea index was 9.4. Patient reported no restrictions in neck movements, experiences of neck pain or neck trauma. Previously, patient underwent a tonsillectomy due to discomfort in the pharyngeal region. A lateral cephalometric image was taken to observe airway before oral appliance therapy. The image revealed the presence of large osteophytes or sclerotic enthesopathy, lying on anterior surfaces from the fourth to seventh cervical vertebrae. A computed tomography (CT) image revealed the relationship of airway position to the spine. In the reconstructed three-dimensional (3D) image, the airway appeared displaced to the right of the craniomandiblar bone, with the hyoid bone similarly displaced in a manner to that of the airway. The spine also appeared displaced to the left side ofcraniomandiblar bone. Additionally, the 3D image revealed calcification of the stylohyoideum ligament and ligamentum nuchae. This present case highlights the necessity of CT examination for OSA patients. There were several ligament calcifications in the head and neck region. Cervical spine osteophytes, as a component of Forestier's or cervical spine disease, have been associated with dysphagia and dysphonia. It was reported that bilateral vocal cord paralysis was caused by osteophytes compressing the post-cricoid area of larynx.
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- E Ando
- Department of Fixed Prosthodontic Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Yokohama 230-8501, Japan
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Nata T, Fujiya M, Tanabe H, Ueno N, Konno Y, Ishikawa C, Inaba Y, Ito T, Sato R, Moriichi K, Okamoto K, Maemoto A, Mizukami Y, Watari J, Ashida T, Kohgo Y. A case of small cell carcinoma of the oesophagus treated with endoscopic mucosal resection who remained in clinical remission for 18 months: its endoscopic features with specific light spectra. BMJ Case Rep 2009; 2009:bcr06.2009.2048. [PMID: 22162735 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.06.2009.2048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Small cell carcinoma of the oesophagus (SCCE) is an infrequent tumour associated with a poor prognosis. We herein propose the first case of SCCE treated by endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and its endoscopic images with narrow band imaging (NBI) and autofluorescence imaging (AFI). A 63-year-old man complained of a loss of appetite. An upper endoscopic examination revealed a 7 mm nodule located 33 cm from the incisors. A weakly stained area was shown by iodine staining. NBI detected brownish amorphous dots with irregular vessels on the surface of the nodule and AFI distinctly embossed the lesion magenta. A biopsy specimen obtained from the lesions revealed typical SCCE. The patient underwent EMR to remove the SCCE and thereafter remained in a state of clinical remission for 18 months. In summary, NBI and AFI may be useful for detecting and differentially diagnosing SCCE from the squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus. EMR is therefore considered to be a potentially useful therapeutic option for removing SCCE instead of performing an oesophagotomy.
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- Toshie Nata
- Asahikawa Medical College, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa, 078-8510, Japan
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Ishikawa C, Watari J, Ueno N, Konno Y, Sato R, Moriichi K, Okamoto K, Tanabe H, Fujiya M, Tokusashi Y, Miyokawa N, Kohgo Y. [A case report of ball valve syndrome caused by the gastrointestinal stromal tumor arising from the muscularis mucosae in gastric fornix]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2008; 105:1337-1343. [PMID: 18772574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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An 83-year-old woman who was admitted to other hospital, was consulted us because of continuous tarry stool and abdominal fullness. On upper endoscopy, the submucosal tumor from greater curvature of gastric fornix invaginated into the duodenal bulbus, showing so-called "ball valve syndrome (BVS)". As the tumor incarcerted again on the following endoscoopy, she underwent laparoscopic partial gastrectomy. The submucosal tumor was diagnosed histologically as gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) arising from the muscularis mucosae. This is the first report that GIST arising from the muscularis mucosae in gastric fornix showed a BVS.
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- Chisato Ishikawa
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan
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Tsuda T, Ishikawa C, Nakagawa N, Konishi H, Tarutani M, Matsuki M, Yamanishi K. A novel point mutation of keratin 17 (KRT17) in a Japanese family with pachyonychia congenita type 2: an RNA-based genetic analysis using a single hair bulb. Br J Dermatol 2008; 159:730-2. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08684.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sato R, Watari J, Tanabe H, Fujiya M, Ueno N, Konno Y, Ishikawa C, Ito T, Moriichi K, Okamoto K, Maemoto A, Chisaka K, Kitano Y, Matsumoto K, Ashida T, Kono T, Kohgo Y. Transnasal ultrathin endoscopy for placement of a long intestinal tube in patients with intestinal obstruction. Gastrointest Endosc 2008; 67:953-7. [PMID: 18440385 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The technical difficulties related to the insertion of a long intestinal tube into the jejunum under fluoroscopy present a considerable problem in patients with an intestinal obstruction. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of endoscopic long intestinal-tube placement with the ultrathin esophagogastroduodenoscope (UT-EGD). DESIGN A prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted. PATIENTS Twenty-eight consecutive patients who presented with an intestinal obstruction were included in the study. INTERVENTION The UT-EGD was inserted nasally into at least the second portion of the duodenum or beyond. After a guidewire was introduced through the working channel, with fluoroscopic guidance, the UT-EGD itself was carefully removed with the guidewire left in place. Next, a hydrophilic intestinal tube was advanced over the guidewire into the jejunum, and then the guidewire was removed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS Primary end points are the total procedure time, the radiation exposure time, and the rate of complications, all compared with the conventional method. RESULTS The mean (+/-SD) total procedure time was 18.7 +/- 8.4 minutes for the UT-EGD method and 39.5 +/- 15.0 minutes for the conventional method, with a significant time difference between the 2 methods (P < .0005). The mean (+/-SD) radiation exposure time was also shorter with the UT-EGD method (11.1 +/- 6.0 minutes) than with the conventional method (30.3 +/- 13.7 minutes) (P < .0005). There were no complications, except for mild nasal bleeding with each method. CONCLUSIONS The UT-EGD method has definite advantages in the placement of a long intestinal tube for patients with an intestinal obstruction in comparison with the conventional method.
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- Ryu Sato
- Division of Endoscopy, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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Minoguchi M, Yanagawa N, Ishikawa C, Sasajima J, Goto M, Okamoto M, Saito Y, Murakami M, Orii Y, Yaosaka T. [Pancreatic metastasis of malignant melanoma diagnosed by EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA)]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2007; 104:1082-7. [PMID: 17611386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Pancreatic metastasis of malignant melanoma is rarely diagnosed while the patient is alive. We report a case of metastatic melanoma of the pancreas in a 35-year-old woman presenting with a solid mass of the pancreas. Her past medical history included a radical hysterectomy 2 years previously for malignant melanoma of the vagina. Twelve months later, lung metastasis was also resected. EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) identified that the pancreatic tumor was histologically and immunohistochemically identical to the surgical specimen of her lung neoplasm. Imaging studies including US, CT, and MRI have limited value to distinguish the tumors from primary ductal adenocarcinoma. EUS-FNA can provide tissue diagnosis from pancreatic masses, specifically when other modalities have failed.
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- Madoka Minoguchi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Asahikawa Kosei General Hospital
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Tanabe H, Ayabe T, Maemoto A, Ishikawa C, Inaba Y, Sato R, Moriichi K, Okamoto K, Watari J, Kono T, Ashida T, Kohgo Y. Denatured human alpha-defensin attenuates the bactericidal activity and the stability against enzymatic digestion. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 358:349-55. [PMID: 17482139 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.04.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/22/2007] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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alpha-Defensin is an antimicrobial peptide which plays an important role in innate immunity. Human defensin (HD)-5 is stored in the Paneth cells of the small intestine as a pro-form and is cleaved by trypsin, which is co-secreted from the Paneth cell granules. The mature HD-5 is protected from further digestion by the proteolysis enzyme. We generated both recombinant HD-5 and proHD-5, and the reduced form of each peptide in order to determine their physiological roles of the disulfide bonds. The reduced proHD-5 attenuated the bactericidal activity and the stability against the trypsin digestion. Human defensin was protected from the enzymatic degradation by disulfide bridges. We further purified the HD-5 with a disulfide variation in the small intestine of Crohn's disease patients. The HD-5 was sensitive to the trypsin treatment. These observations evidently predict that a defensin deficiency may be caused by a disulfide disorder in the disease.
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- Hiroki Tanabe
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
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Suzuki A, Asahina M, Ishikawa C, Asahina KM, Honma K, Fukutake T, Hattori T. Impaired circadian rhythm of gastric myoelectrical activity in patients with multiple system atrophy. Clin Auton Res 2005; 15:368-72. [PMID: 16362538 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-005-0294-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2004] [Accepted: 02/17/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In order to evaluate gastric motility and its circadian rhythm in patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) and healthy control subjects, we measured gastric myoelectrical activity (GMA) for 24 hours using a cutaneous electrogastrogram (EGG) recorder in 14 MSA patients and 9 age-matched controls. We analyzed six 10-minute segments of EGG before and after each meal and two 20-minute EGG segments during sleep; three parameters were used for the analysis: dominant frequency (DF), instability coefficient of dominant frequency (ICDF), and dominant power (DP). DF increased during daytime and decreased during sleep in the control, while this circadian variation was blunted in the patients with MSA. The average DF of the eight segments in the MSA patients did not differ from that of the control. Both MSA patients and control subjects did not show the circadian variation of ICDF and DP. The average ICDF of the eight segments in the patients with MSA was significantly decreased when compared with that of the control (p < 0.01). No differences were observed in DP between the two groups. This study indicates that the healthy subjects appear to have a circadian rhythm of DF, and the patients with MSA appear to have impaired circadian rhythm of DF and decreased ICDF possibly due to the degeneration of the central autonomic neurons.
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- Atsuya Suzuki
- Dept. of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Japan.
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Toriyama-Baba H, Iigo M, Asamoto M, Iwahori Y, Park CB, Han BS, Takasuka N, Kakizoe T, Ishikawa C, Yazawa K, Araki E, Tsuda H. Organotropic chemopreventive effects of n-3 unsaturated fatty acids in a rat multi-organ carcinogenesis model. Jpn J Cancer Res 2001; 92:1175-83. [PMID: 11714441 PMCID: PMC5926667 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2001.tb02137.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Organotropic chemopreventive effects of n-3 unsaturated fatty acids were studied using a multi-organ carcinogenesis model in male rats. Rats were treated with diethylnitrosamine (DEN), N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU), N-butyl-N-4-hydroxybutylnitrosamine (BBN), 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) and dihydroxy-di-n-propylnitrosamine (DHPN) during the first 7 weeks, and then given unsaturated fatty acid (UFAs), docosahexaenoic acid (n-3, C(22:6)) (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (n-3, C(20:5)) (EPA), linoleic acid (n-6, C(18:2)) (LA) or oleic acid (n-9, C(18:1)) (OA) at a dose of 1.0 ml/rat, 3 times a week by gavage for the consecutive 30 weeks. All rats were fed a low LA basal diet throughout the experiment and a calorie-restricted basal diet during the period of UFAs feeding administration. DHA significantly reduced tumor size and numbers in the large intestine as compared to OA treatment. Furthermore, DHA showed a tendency to inhibit carcinogenesis in the small intestine and lung. EPA also showed a tendency to inhibit intestinal carcinogenesis. On the other hand, LA showed a tendency to inhibit lung carcinogenesis, but to promote large intestinal carcinogenesis. However these UFAs did not influence preneoplastic and neoplastic lesion development in the liver, kidney, and urinary bladder. Levels of the administered fatty acids were clearly increased in the serum and organs. In contrast, arachidonic acid (AA) levels in the large and small intestines and liver were markedly decreased by treatment with DHA and EPA. Decreased levels of AA in the large intestine correlated well with tumor incidence, although the number of glutathione S-transferase-positive (GST-P(+)) foci showed an inverse correlation with AA levels. The data thus provide evidence that an organotropism exists with regard to the influence of UFAs on carcinogenesis, which correlates with reduction of tissue AA levels in the target organs.
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- H Toriyama-Baba
- Experimental Pathology and Chemotherapy Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo
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Zaizen Y, Tokuda H, Ueda H, Nishino H, Ishikawa C, Takeshita M. A new analytical method for the detection of anti-tumor promoters using flow cytometry. Anticancer Res 1999; 19:5207-9. [PMID: 10697536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Flow cytometry analysis was applied to the measurement of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) induction which is used as a short term assay for anti-tumor promoters. The data obtained by measurement with flow cytometry were parallel with those of the fluorescence microscopic method. Flow cytometry is rapid, quantitative and should be applicable for the EBV activating test.
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- Y Zaizen
- Department of Biochemistry, Oita Medical University, Japan
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Kaneki H, Yokozawa J, Fujieda M, Mizuochi S, Ishikawa C, Ide H. Phorbol ester-induced production of prostaglandin E2 from phosphatidylcholine through the activation of phospholipase D in UMR-106 cells. Bone 1998; 23:213-22. [PMID: 9737343 DOI: 10.1016/s8756-3282(98)00100-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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To determine the effects of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) on phospholipase D (PLD) activity in osteoblast-like UMR-106 cells, we used cells prelabeled with [3H] myristic acid or [3H] arachidonic acid, which were preferentially incorporated to phosphatidylcholine. The treatment of [3H] myristate-labeled cells with TPA in the presence of 1% ethanol caused a dose-dependent formation of [3H] phosphatidylethanol (PEt), a product specific to PLD, suggesting an activation of this enzyme. Pretreatment of the cells with protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors (GF109203X, staurosporine or H-7) abolished the TPA-dependent formation of PEt. The PEt formation in response to TPA treatment was not observed after the pretreatment of the cells with TPA to downregulate PKC. These results suggest the involvement of PKC in the TPA-induced activation of PLD. With [3H] arachidonate-labeled cells, TPA treatment in the absence of ethanol resulted in the liberation of [3H] arachidonic acid, which was gradually converted to prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), but the accumulations of [3H] phosphatidic acid (PA) and [3H] diacylglycerol (DAG) were very small and temporary. In contrast, PA was linearly accumulated following TPA treatment, when the cells were pretreated with an inhibitor of phosphatidate phosphohydrolase (PAP), propranolol, with no accumulation of either DAG or arachidonic acid. The TPA treatment of the cells pretreated with a DAG lipase inhibitor, RHC-80267, caused the generation of DAG after a lag period of approximately 5 min, with a very small and temporary accumulation of PA. The TPA treatment of cells pretreated with a cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor, indomethacin, blocked the PGE2 production. The TPA-induced PGE2 production was not affected by the pretreatment of cells with a phospholipase A2 inhibitor, p-bromophenacylbromide, or with a phospholipase C inhibitor, D-609. TPA also stimulated PGE2 production in osteoblastic cells that were enzymatically isolated from adult rat calvaria, and the experiments with lipid metabolizing enzyme inhibitors gave the same profile of inhibition of TPA-induced PGE2 production as was observed in UMR-106 cells. These results suggest that PA formed as a consequence of the activation of PLD by TPA is rapidly converted to arachidonic acid via a PAP/DAG lipase pathway, followed by a gradual conversion of arachidonic acid to PGE2 by COX in both UMR-106 cells and isolated adult osteoblastic cells, and that neither phospholipase A2 nor phospholipase C is involved in the TPA-induced PGE2 production. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report that shows that the activation of PKC in osteoblastic cells leads to the production of PGE2 via a PLD/PAP/DAG lipase/COX pathway.
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- H Kaneki
- Department of Hygienic Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Chiba, Japan
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Kikuchi S, Sakamoto T, Ishikawa C, Yazawa K, Torii S. Modulation of eosinophil chemotactic activities to leukotriene B4 by n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 1998; 58:243-8. [PMID: 9610849 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-3278(98)90121-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Eosinophil accumulation induced by leukotriene B4 appears to be involved in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases. We evaluated the effects of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on chemotaxis to leukotriene B4 in guinea pig peritoneal eosinophils. Guinea pigs that were sensitized to polymyxin B were administered an intraperitoneal injection of polymyxin B (1 mg/animal) alone or combined with DHA (15 or 50 mg/kg, i.p.), EPA (50 or 100 mg/kg, i.p.), or with linoleic acid (LA) (100 mg/kg, i.p.). Forty hours later, eosinophils were obtained from the intraperitoneal lavage fluid and purified. The chemotactic and chemokinetic responses of eosinophils to leukotriene B4 were measured using a 96-well microchemotaxis chamber. DHA significantly decreased the chemotactic and chemokinetic responses of eosinophils in a dose-dependent fashion. A higher dose of EPA also significantly inhibited both of those responses, whereas LA had no effect. Our results suggested a possible mechanism for the improvement of allergic diseases by dietary supplementation with n-3 PUFA.
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- S Kikuchi
- Department of Paediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Suzuki I, Iigo M, Ishikawa C, Kuhara T, Asamoto M, Kunimoto T, Moore MA, Yazawa K, Araki E, Tsuda H. Inhibitory effects of oleic and docosahexaenoic acids on lung metastasis by colon-carcinoma-26 cells are associated with reduced matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 activities. Int J Cancer 1997; 73:607-12. [PMID: 9389579 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19971114)73:4<607::aid-ijc24>3.0.co;2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In order to determine the effects of single unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) or combinations on establishment of lung metastatic colonies, UFAs were administered orally to CDF1 mice bearing s.c. implants of the highly metastatic colon carcinoma 26. Oleic acid (OA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) demonstrated significant inhibition. In the case of DHA, this inhibitory potential was markedly reduced by co-administration of linoleic acid (LA) or EPA. Furthermore, while tumor cells treated with DHA showed a very low potential for lung colony formation when injected i.v., this again being partially reversed by co-administration of EPA. UFAs were found to be well absorbed into tumor tissues after oral administration, causing marked changes in relative levels, the arachidonic acid (AA) content, in particular, being markedly decreased by treatment with DHA or EPA, but not with DHA plus EPA or with DHA plus LA. Investigation of the gelatinolytic activity of the 57-kDa and 92-kDa isoforms of type-IV collagenase (MMP-2 and MMP-9, respectively) showed a clear reduction in the former by treatment with OA, while DHA, but not DHA plus LA or EPA, caused a decrease in the 92-kDa isoform, which was well correlated with AA content in tumor tissues (r = 0.900, p < 0.001). These results suggest that inhibition of metastasis due to treatment with OA and DHA might be due to depressed type-IV collagenase activity.
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- I Suzuki
- Chemotherapy Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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Watanabe K, Ishikawa C, Ohtsuka I, Kamata M, Tomita M, Yazawa K, Muramatsu H. Lipid and fatty acid compositions of a novel docosahexaenoic acid-producing marine bacterium. Lipids 1997; 32:975-8. [PMID: 9307940 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-997-0127-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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An unidentified bacterial strain, SCRC-21406, isolated from the intestine of a marine fish, Glossanodon semifasciatus, produced docosahexaenoic acid at 23% (mol/mol) [= 28% (w/w)] of total fatty acids in a medium containing 0.5% (wt/vol) peptone and 0.1% (wt/vol) yeast extract at 12 degrees C under atmospheric pressure. The cell yield was 0.43 g/L. The major lipids of the strain were phosphatidylethanolamine and phophatidylglycerol. Docosahexaenoic acid was localized at the sn-2 positions of both phospholipids. The amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids other than docosahexaenoic acid were extremely small [< 3% (mol/mol)]. Monounsaturated fatty acids of the cis-7, cis-9 and cis-11 types were detected.
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- K Watanabe
- Sagami Chemical Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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Sakaki N, Arakawa T, Katou H, Momma K, Egawa N, Kamisawa T, Yamada Y, Tu Y, Ishikawa C, Ishiwata J. Relationship between progression of gastric mucosal atrophy and Helicobacter pylori infection: retrospective long-term endoscopic follow-up study. J Gastroenterol 1997; 32:19-23. [PMID: 9058290 DOI: 10.1007/bf01213291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A retrospective long-term endoscopic follow-up study was designed to examine atrophic changes in the gastric mucosa over time in Helicobacter pylori-positive patients. Over a period of 8-17 years (mean, 13.4 years) 22 subjects (5 men, 17 women, mean age, 55 years) without localized gastroduodenal lesions underwent serial endoscopic examinations and serological and microbiological assessments of H. pylori infection. The extent of atrophic mucosa in the gastric body was expressed using the Kimura-Takemoto classification of atrophic pattern. Atrophic patterns were unchanged over time in 7 H. pylori-seronegative and culture-negative subjects with normal stomach, and in 1 seropositive and culture-negative subject with severe atrophy. Seven of 10 H. pylori culture-positive subjects not including three with the O-3 pattern, i.e., open type atrophic pattern, exhibited a cephalad shift of atrophic pattern. The cumulative progression rates of atrophy in the culture-positive subjects excluding O-3 subjects, were 10% after 2 years, 20% after 4 years, 50% after 6 years, and 70% after 8 years. The increases in the extent of the atrophic area were discontinuous, in terms of age, in the H. pylori-positive individuals and occasionally advanced rapidly within periods of several years with no relation to age.
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- N Sakaki
- Department of Endoscopy, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Japan
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Iigo M, Nakagawa T, Ishikawa C, Iwahori Y, Asamoto M, Yazawa K, Araki E, Tsuda H. Inhibitory effects of docosahexaenoic acid on colon carcinoma 26 metastasis to the lung. Br J Cancer 1997; 75:650-5. [PMID: 9043019 PMCID: PMC2063338 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Unsaturated fatty acids, including n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) such as docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6, DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5, EPA), and a series of n-6 PUFAs were investigated for their anti-tumour and antimetastatic effects in a subcutaneous (s.c.) implanted highly metastatic colon carcinoma 26 (Co 26Lu) model. EPA and DHA exerted significant inhibitory effects on tumour growth at the implantation site and significantly decreased the numbers of lung metastatic nodules. Oleic acid also significantly inhibited lung metastatic nodules. Treatment with arachidonic acid showed a tendency for reduction in colonization. However, treatment with high doses of fatty acids, especially linoleic acid, increased the numbers of lung metastatic nodules. DHA and EPA only inhibited lung colonizations when administered together with the tumour cells, suggesting that their incorporation is necessary for an influence to be exerted. Chromatography confirmed that contents of fatty acids in both tumour tissues and plasma were indeed affected by the treatments. Tumour cells pretreated with fatty acids in vivo, in particular DHA, also showed a low potential for lung colony formation when transferred to new hosts. Thus, DHA treatment exerted marked antimetastatic activity associated with pronounced change in the fatty acid component of tumour cells. The results indicate that uptake of DHA into tumour cells results in altered tumour cell membrane characteristics and a decreased ability to metastasize.
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- M Iigo
- Chemotherapy Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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Yui N, Suzuki K, Okano T, Sakurai Y, Nakano M, Ishikawa C, Fujimoto K, Kawaguchi H. Cytoplasmic calcium level and membrane fluidity of platelets contacting poly(acrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) particles with different surface properties. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 1996; 7:253-64. [PMID: 7577828 DOI: 10.1163/156856295x00292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Changes in cytoplasmic free calcium levels and membrane fluidity of platelets in contact with poly(acrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) (PAAmMAc) particles were examined to analyze the mechanistic aspect of regulating platelet function. Our previous studies demonstrated interesting features of PAAmMAc particles during interaction with platelets: (1) PAAmMAc particles induce no calcium increase but enhance membrane fluidity of platelets: (2) thrombin induces no calcium increase in platelets when the platelets were mixed previously with PAAmMAc particles; and (3) PAAmMAc particles induce a calcium increase in platelets when they were treated previously with sodium azide (NaN3). These results suggest the possibility that PAAmMAc surfaces may regulate the calcium level by influencing platelet metabolism. In this study, non-cross-linked PAAmMAc solution with the same chemical composition as the particles showed a suppressive effect on thrombin-induced calcium increase, but, no influence on membrane fluidity. This result indicates that aggregated macromolecular surface assemblies of PAAmMAc may dominate the increase in membrane fluidity of platelets although the calcium change is induced by discrete molecular level interaction between the PAAmMAc and platelet membranes. It was also revealed that the suppression of thrombin-induced calcium increase and the membrane fluidity increase in platelets by PAAmMAc particles were reduced by albumin-treatment of the particles. This result suggests that such phenomena may be due to a decrease in any physicochemical interaction of PAAmMAc surfaces with albumin, rather than platelet metabolic change. PAAmMAc particle surfaces with higher carboxyl groups exhibited a more suppressive effect on thrombin-induced calcium increase, whereas those with lower carboxyl groups derived a higher calcium increase when the platelets were treated previously with NaN3. These results suggest the importance of electrostatic and any other physicochemical interaction of PAAmMAc chains on regulating cytoplasmic calcium levels.
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- N Yui
- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa
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