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Sunaga A, Hikoso S, Tamaki S, Yano M, Hayashi T, Oeun B, Kida H, Sotomi Y, Dohi T, Okada K, Mizuno H, Nakatani D, Yamada T, Yasumura Y, Sakata Y. Association between prognosis and the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and/or angiotensin II receptor blocker in frail patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.770] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
The effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) has not been demonstrated in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We recently reported significant interaction between the use of ACE-I and/or ARB (ACE-I/ARB) and frailty on prognosis in patients with HFpEF.
Purpose
In the present study, we examined the association between ACE-I/ARB and prognosis in patients with HFpEF stratified by the presence or absence of frailty.
Methods
We examined the association between the use of ACE-I/ARB and prognosis according to the presence (Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) ≥5) or absence (CFS ≤4) of frailty in patients with HFpEF in a post-hoc analysis of registry data. Primary endpoint was the composite of all-cause mortality and heart failure admission. Secondary endpoints were all-cause mortality and heart failure admission.
Results
Of 1059 patients, median age was 83 years and 45% were male. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the risk of composite endpoint (log-rank P=0.001) and all-cause death (log-rank P=0.005) in patients with ACE-I/ARB was lower in those with CFS ≥5, but similar between patients with and without ACE-I/ARB in patients with CFS ≤4 (composite endpoint: log-rank P=0.830; all-cause death: log-rank P=0.192). In a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model, use of ACE-I/ARB was significantly associated with lower risk of the composite endpoint (hazard ratio = 0.52, 95% CI: 0.33–0.83, P=0.005) and heart failure admission (hazard ratio = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.25–0.83, P=0.010) in patients with CFS ≥5, but not in patients with CFS ≤4 (composite endpoint: hazard ratio = 1.41, 95% CI: 0.99–2.02, P=0.059; heart failure admission: hazard ratio = 1.43, 95% CI: 0.94–2.18, P=0.091). The association between ACE-I or ARB and prognosis did not significantly differ by CFS (CFS ≤4: log-rank P=0.562; CFS ≥5: log-rank P=0.100, for with ACE-I vs. ARB, respectively). Adjusted HRs for CFS 1–4 were higher than 1.0, but were less than 1.0 at CFS 5.
Conclusions
In patients with HFpEF, use of ACE-I/ARB was associated with better prognosis in patients with frailty as assessed with the CFS, but not in those without frailty.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Private company. Main funding source(s): Roche
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- A Sunaga
- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka General Medical Center, Cardiology , Osaka , Japan
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- Osaka Rosai Hospital , Sakai , Japan
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- Osaka Police Hospital , Osaka , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka General Medical Center, Cardiology , Osaka , Japan
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- Amagasaki Central Hospital, Cardiology , Amagasaki , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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Sunaga A, Tanaka N, Masuda M, Watanabe T, Kida H, Oeun B, Sato T, Sotomi Y, Dohi T, Okada K, Mizuno H, Nakatani D, Hikoso S, Inoue K, Sakata Y. Premature atrial contraction on Holter electrocardiogram predicts the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.401] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
It is important to detect the recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after catheter ablation (CA) early, but the method of detection has not been established. The purpose of this study is to determine whether 24-h Holter electrocardiogram (ECG) can predict the recurrence of AF after CA.
Methods
We studied 336 patients of 497 patients enrolled in EARNEST-PVI trial to investigate whether the total number of premature atrial contraction (PAC) and the maximum number of PAC run by 24-h Holter ECG at 6 months after CA predicted AF recurrence after 6 months. We excluded 86 patients with recurrence by 6 months after CA and 75 patients without Holter ECG at 6 months after CA.
Results
Median age was 66 years, male were 77% and median follow-up period was 1138 days. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis identified the total number of PAC ≥270 beats and the maximum number of PAC run ≥8 beats as the optimal cutoff for prediction of AF recurrence. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed patients with the total number of PAC ≥270 beats had more frequent AF recurrence than those without (Kaplan-Meier estimated 3-year AF recurrence rate 34% vs. 17%, Log-rank P=0.001) and patients with the maximum number of PAC run ≥8 beats had more frequent AF recurrence than those without (Kaplan-Meier estimated 3-year AF recurrence rate 33% vs. 20%, Log-rank P=0.006). Multivariate analysis revealed that the total number of PAC ≥270 beats and the maximum number of PAC run were significantly associated with AF recurrence (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval] 1.83 [1.16–2.91], P=0.01 and 1.01 [1.01–1.02], P=0.001, respectively)
Conclusion
The total number of PAC and the maximum number of PAC run on the Holter ECG may be useful in predicting AF recurrence after CA.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- A Sunaga
- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Sakurabashi-Watanabe Hospital , Osaka , Japan
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- Kansai Rosai Hospital , Amagasaki , Japan
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- Osaka General Medical Center, Cardiology , Osaka , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital , Osaka , Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine , Suita , Japan
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Sato Y, Mizuno H, Matsumoto N, Ikegaya Y. Subthreshold membrane potential dynamics of posterior parietal cortical neurons coupled with hippocampal ripples. Physiol Int 2021. [PMID: 33769956 DOI: 10.1556/2060.2021.00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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During behavioral states of immobility, sleep, and anesthesia, the hippocampus generates high-frequency oscillations called ripples. Ripples occur simultaneously with synchronous neuronal activity in the neocortex, known as slow waves, and contribute to memory consolidation. During these ripples, various neocortical regions exhibit modulations in spike rates and local field activity irrespective of whether they receive direct synaptic inputs from the hippocampus. However, little is known about the subthreshold dynamics of the membrane potentials of neocortical neurons during ripples. We patch-clamped layer 2/3 pyramidal cells in the posterior parietal cortex (PPC), a neocortical region that is involved in allocentric spatial representation of behavioral exploration and sequential series of relevant action potentials during ripples. We simultaneously monitored the membrane potentials of post hoc-identified PPC neurons and the local field potentials of the hippocampus in anesthetized mice. More than 50% of the recorded PPC neurons exhibited significant depolarizations and/or hyperpolarizations during ripples. Histological inspections of the recorded neurons revealed that the ripple-modulated PPC neurons were distributed in the PPC in a spatially non-biased fashion. These results suggest that hippocampal ripples are widely but selectively associated with the subthreshold dynamics of the membrane potentials of PPC neurons even though there is no monosynaptic connectivity between the hippocampus and the PPC.
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- Y Sato
- 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- 2Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- 3Center for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Suita City, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Sunaga A, Yamada T, Yasumura Y, Tamaki S, Hayashi T, Yano M, Nakatani D, Mizuno H, Okada K, Kitamura T, Dohi T, Kojima T, Kida H, Hikoso S, Yasushi S. Cardiac factors as well as non-cardiac factors were associated with frailty in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0899] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Frailty is associated with malnutrition and poor prognosis in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, the cardiac factors associated with frailty have not been fully examined in patients with HFpEF.
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to clarify the cardiac factors related to frailty in patients with HFpEF.
Methods
Of the 756 patients who registered prospective, multicenter, observational study of patients with HFpEF (PURSUIT-HFpEF) registry, 481 cases with clinical frailty score (CFS) and prognosis after discharge were examined. Frailty was defined as CFS ≥5. Outcomes were composite endpoint of all-cause death and heart failure readmission, and all-cause mortality. We compared outcomes between patients without and with frailty, and sought to identify factors which were associated with increase in clinical frailty score by the correlation analysis and linear regression analysis.
Results
Of 481 patients, 131 patients (27.2%) were frail. Male gender was less in patients with frailty than those without frailty (26.7% vs 73.3%, P<0.001). Frail patients had higher age (85.2±7.3 vs 78.7±9.4 years, P<0.001). During follow-up period of 396 [343, 697] days, composite endpoint (Kaplan-Meier event rate estimates, 77% vs. 60%; log-rank P<0.001), and all-cause mortality (Kaplan-Meier event rate estimates, 57% vs. 28%; log-rank P<0.001) was higher in patients with frailty than those without frailty. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed frailty was significantly and independently associated with mortality (HR=1.40, 95% CI=1.17–1.68, P<0.001). CFS was significantly correlated with age (r=0.401, P<0.001), sex (r=0.223, P<0.001), body mass index (r=−0.146, P=0.001), hemoglobin (r=−0.148, P=0.001), albumin (r=−0.222, P<0.001), left ventricular diastolic diameter (r=−0.184, P<0.001), interventricular septum thickness (r=−0.124, P=0.008), left ventricular mass (r=−0.217, P<0.001), tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (r=−0.165, P=0.001), and tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient (TRPG) (r=0.189, P<0.001). Multivariate linear regression analysis using these factors as covariates revealed age (standardized β: 0.337, P<0.001), sex (standardized β: 0.120, P=0.014), albumin (standardized β: −0.151, P=0.003) and TRPG (standardized β: 0.129, P=0.005) were significantly and independently associated with increase in clinical frailty score.
Conclusion
Our results suggest that not only nutritional factors but also a cardiac factor were associated with frailty, and frailty was associated with mortality in patients with HFpEF. Improvement of hemodynamics in HFpEF patients as well as improvement of nutrition might contribute to alleviation of frail in HFpEF patients.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Private company. Main funding source(s): Roche Diagnostics K.K.; Fuji Film Toyama Chemical Co. Ltd.
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- A Sunaga
- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka General Medical Center, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Amagasaki Chuo Hospital, Cardiology, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Osaka General Medical Center, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Police Hospital, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Rosai Hospital, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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Kanematsu N, Mizuno H, Nakaji T, Yonai S, Matsumoto S, Inaniwa T. PO-185: Longitudinal radiochromic-film dosimetry for carbonion radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(20)30526-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tamakuma Y, Yamada R, Suzuki T, Kuroki T, Saga R, Mizuno H, Sasaki H, Iwaoka K, Hosoda M, Tokonami S. COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION MONITORS. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2019; 184:307-310. [PMID: 31330024 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz104] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, the radiation dose for first responders was not evaluated accurately due to lack of the monitoring data. It has been important to evaluate a radiation dose for workers in emergency response at a nuclear accident. In this study, a new device which can evaluate both of external and internal exposure doses was developed and the performance of various environmental radiation monitors including commercially available monitors were tested and compared from the viewpoint of an environmental monitoring at emergency situation. Background counts of the monitors and the ambient dose equivalent rate were measured in Fukushima Prefecture. The detection limit for beta particles was evaluated by the method of ISO11929. The sensitivity for gamma-rays of the dust monitor using a ZnS(Ag) and a plastic scintillator was high, but that of the external exposure monitor using a silicon photodiode with CsI(Tl) crystal was relatively low. The detection limit ranged 190-280 Bq m-3 at 100 μSv h-1, exceeding the detection limit of 100 Bq m-3 in the minimum requirement by the National Regulation Authority in Japan. Use of the shielding with lead is necessary to achieve the minimum requirement. These results indicate that the dust monitor using a ZnS(Ag) scintillator and a plastic scintillator is suitable for the external exposure monitor and the developed internal exposure monitor is for the internal exposure monitor at emergency situation among the evaluated monitors. In the future study, the counting efficiency, the relative uncertainty and the performance of the detection for alpha particles will be evaluated, and it will be considered which type of a monitor is suitable after taking the portability into account.
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- Y Tamakuma
- Departmenet of Radiation Sciences, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Departmenet of Radiation Sciences, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Departmenet of Radiation Sciences, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Fuji Electric Co. Ltd., 11-2 Osaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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- Fuji Electric Co. Ltd., 11-2 Osaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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- Fuji Electric Co. Ltd., 11-2 Osaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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- Fuji Electric Co. Ltd., 11-2 Osaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba, Japan
- Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Departmenet of Radiation Sciences, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
- Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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Kida H, Hikoso S, Nakatani D, Suna S, Dohi T, Mizuno H, Okada K, Kitamura T, Kojima T, Oeun B, Sunaga A, Sakata Y. P5734The outcome of intra-aortic balloon pumping support for acute myocardial infarction with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0674] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
It has been reported that intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) support for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with cardiogenic shock did not reduce short and long-term mortality. However, the significance of IABP support for AMI patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of IABP support for the short and long-term outcome in AMI patients who received ECMO.
Methods
Using the database of the Osaka Acute Coronary Insufficiency Study (OACIS), 12,093 consecutive AMI patients were enrolled in this analysis. Among these, we analyzed 520 patients with ECMO. We classified the patients into two groups, patients who received IABP support [IABP group (n=460)] and patients who did not [no IABP group (n=60)]. Primary outcome was all-cause death.
Results
Study patients had following baseline clinical characteristics, age: 66.8±12.0 year old, male: 78.3%, diabetes mellitus: 41.0%, Killip class≥II: 66.2%, multi-vessel disease: 72.3%, peak creatine phosphokinase >3000IU/L: 68.1%. During a mean follow-up period of 349±625 days, Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that the all-cause death was significantly lower in IABP group than no IABP group for 30-day (45.5% vs 72.7%, log-rank p<0.001) and long-term (66.2% vs 78.4%, Log rank p=0.005) follow-up period. Cox multivariate analysis revealed that IABP support was significantly associated with a reduced risk of mortality (Hazard ratio 0.445, 95% confidence interval 0.289 to 0.687, p<0.001).
Conclusions
IABP support for AMI patients with ECMO was significantly associated with reduced risks of the short and long-term mortality, suggesting that IABP support might contribute to improvement of the survival in AMI patients with ECMO.
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- H Kida
- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Social and Environmental Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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Sunaga A, Hikoso S, Yamada T, Yasumura Y, Uematsu M, Abe H, Nakagawa Y, Higuchi Y, Fuji H, Mano T, Nakatani D, Mizuno H, Okada K, Kitamura T, Sakata Y. 128Change in geriatric nutritional risk index predicts one-year mortality in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0044] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Malnutrition is associated with adverse prognosis in heart failure patients. However, in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the effects of change in nutritional status during hospitalization on prognosis is unknown. Geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) is a widely used objective index for evaluating nutritional status. Low GNRI (<92) has moderate or severe nutritional risk and high GNRI (≥92) has no or low nutritional risk.
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of change in GNRI during hospitalization on one-year mortality and the association between the value of GNRI and one-year mortality in patients with HFpEF.
Methods
We prospectively registered patients with HFpEF in PURSUIT-HFpEF registry when they were hospitalized for heart failure in 29 hospitals. Preserved ejection fraction was defined as more than 50% of left ventricular ejection fraction. Of the 486 patients who registered PURSUIT-HFpEF, 228 cases with one-year follow-up data were examined. GNRI was calculated as follows: 14.89 × serum albumin (g/dl) + 41.7 × body mass index/22.
Results
Mean age was 81±10 years and 100 patients (44%) were male. During a median [interquartile range] follow-up period of 374 [342, 400] days, 28 patients (12%) died. Mortality was significantly higher in patients with low GNRI at admission (n=65) than those with high GNRI at admission (n=163) (26% vs. 9%, log-rank P=0.011) and higher in patients with low GNRI at discharge (n=109) than those with high GNRI at discharge (n=119) (22% vs. 6%, log-rank P=0.002). Multivariate analysis with Cox proportional hazard model with patient characteristics at admission revealed that low GNRI at admission was independently associated with mortality (hazard ratio: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.93–0.99, P=0.035) and that with patient characteristics at discharge revealed that low GNRI at discharge was independently associated with mortality (hazard ratio: 0.94, 95% CI: 0.91–0.97, P<0.001). We also compared mortality by dividing patients into 4 group according to whether GNRI was high or low at the time of admission and discharge. Patients with low GNRI at admission and at discharge (n=59) exhibited the highest mortality, on the other hand, patients with high GNRI at admission and low GNRI at discharge (n=50) exhibited higher mortality than those with high GNRI both at admission and at discharge (n=113) (Low and low: 28% vs. High and low: 14% vs. High and high: 6% vs. Low and high: 0%, log-rank P=0.010).
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Conclusion
GNRI at admission or at discharge was independently associated with one-year mortality in patients with HFpEF. Moreover, worsening GNRI during hospitalization is associated with the worse prognosis. It is important to prevent lowering GNRI during treatment of acute decompensated HFpEF.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Roche Diagnostics, FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical
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Affiliation(s)
- A Sunaga
- Osaka University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka General Medical Center, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Amagasaki Central Hospital, Cardiology, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Osaka National Hospital, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka National Hospital, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Kawanishi City Hospital, Cardiology, Kawanishi, Japan
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- Osaka Police Hospital, Cardiology, Osaka, Japan
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- Kobe Ekisaikai Hospital, Cardiology, Kobe, Japan
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- Kansai Rosai Hospital, Cardiovascular Center, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Osaka University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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Ozu K, Minamiguchi H, Konishi S, Mizote I, Mizuno H, Hikoso S, Sakata Y. P6641Prediction of the distribution of local abnormal vetricular activities for ventricular tachycardia ablation with Tc-99m scintigram. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6641] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- K Ozu
- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Suita, Japan
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Yamada KT, Suzuki M, Pradipto AM, Koyama T, Kim S, Kim KJ, Ono S, Taniguchi T, Mizuno H, Ando F, Oda K, Kakizakai H, Moriyama T, Nakamura K, Chiba D, Ono T. Microscopic Investigation into the Electric Field Effect on Proximity-Induced Magnetism in Pt. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:157203. [PMID: 29756866 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.157203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Electric field effects on magnetism in metals have attracted widespread attention, but the microscopic mechanism is still controversial. We experimentally show the relevancy between the electric field effect on magnetism and on the electronic structure in Pt in a ferromagnetic state using element-specific measurements: x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) and x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Electric fields are applied to the surface of ultrathin metallic Pt, in which a magnetic moment is induced by the ferromagnetic proximity effect resulting from a Co underlayer. XMCD and XAS measurements performed under the application of electric fields reveal that both the spin and orbital magnetic moments of Pt atoms are electrically modulated, which can be explained not only by the electric-field-induced shift of the Fermi level but also by the change in the orbital hybridizations.
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- K T Yamada
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
- Department of Physics Engineering, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 240-0196, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Department of Physics Engineering, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
- Center for Spintronics Research Network (CSRN), Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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Vangindertael J, Camacho R, Sempels W, Mizuno H, Dedecker P, Janssen KPF. An introduction to optical super-resolution microscopy for the adventurous biologist. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2018; 6:022003. [DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/aaae0c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mizuno H, Isobe J, Matsunobe S, Nakamura T, Shimizu Y, Hitomi S. A liquid-liquid blood-gas exchange for the treatment of acute respiratory failure: A new blood gas exchange using artificial blood as an oxygen carrier. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889401701110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A new liquid-liquid blood gas exchange system was investigated using a veno-venous low flow extracorporeal circuit. A 2 m2 hollow fiber dialyzer served as the interface of the blood and oxygen carrier (a 38 percent FC-43, perfluorocarbon emulsion in a buffered electrolyte solution), which was continuously recycled through a bubble oxygenator. Experiments were performed on five mongrel dogs under general anesthesia. Upon the arrest of spontaneous ventilation, the dogs' lungs were inflated with 50% oxygen gas under a positive pressure of 10 cmH2O. After 10 min of apnea the dogs' PaO2 decreased to 37 ± 14 mmHg, and the extracorporeal circulation was started at 10 ml/min/kg b./w. At 15 min the PaO2 had risen to 80 ± 41 mmHg and at 30 min to 121 ± 17 mmHg. The oxygen transfer was 8.3 ± 2.3 ml/min. The extracorporeal circulation was continued 5h, when PaO2 reached 156 ± 90 mmHg, and PaCO2 148 ± 43 mmHg, then stopped. Fifteen minutes later, the PaO2 had returned to 32 ± 10 mmHg. These findings indicate that our blood gas exchange system can supply a sufficient amount of oxygen to the body under apnea with continuous positive airway pressure.
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- H. Mizuno
- Chest Disease Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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- Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan
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- Chest Disease Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto
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Mifuji K, Ishikawa M, Kamei N, Tanaka R, Arita K, Mizuno H, Asahara T, Adachi N, Ochi M. Angiogenic conditioning of peripheral blood mononuclear cells promotes fracture healing. Bone Joint Res 2017; 6:489-498. [PMID: 28835445 PMCID: PMC5579315 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.68.bjr-2016-0338.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effect of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) treated with quality and quantity control culture (QQ-culture) to expand and fortify angiogenic cells on the acceleration of fracture healing. Methods Human PBMNCs were cultured for seven days with the QQ-culture method using a serum-free medium containing five specific cytokines and growth factors. The QQ-cultured PBMNCs (QQMNCs) obtained were counted and characterised by flow cytometry and real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Angiogenic and osteo-inductive potentials were evaluated using tube formation assays and co-culture with mesenchymal stem cells with osteo-inductive medium in vitro. In order to evaluate the therapeutic potential of QQMNCs, cells were transplanted into an immunodeficient rat femur nonunion model. The rats were randomised into three groups: control; PBMNCs; and QQMNCs. The fracture healing was evaluated radiographically and histologically. Results The total number of PBMNCs was decreased after QQ-culture, however, the number of CD34+ and CD206+ cells were found to have increased as assessed by flow cytometry analysis. In addition, gene expression of angiogenic factors was upregulated in QQMNCs. In the animal model, the rate of bone union was higher in the QQMNC group than in the other groups. Radiographic scores and bone volume were significantly associated with the enhancement of angiogenesis in the QQMNC group. Conclusion We have demonstrated that QQMNCs have superior potential to accelerate fracture healing compared with PBMNCs. The QQMNCs could be a promising option for fracture nonunion. Cite this article: K. Mifuji, M. Ishikawa, N. Kamei, R. Tanaka, K. Arita, H. Mizuno, T. Asahara, N. Adachi, M. Ochi. Angiogenic conditioning of peripheral blood mononuclear cells promotes fracture healing. Bone Joint Res 2017;6: 489–498. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.68.BJR-2016-0338.R1.
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- K Mifuji
- Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Mizuno H, Kuroda H, Watanabe K, Adachi A, Dejima H, Naito Y, Sakao Y. 537P A retrospective study on analgesic requirements for thoracoscopic surgery postoperative pain. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw599.016] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mizuno H, Kuroda H, Watanabe K, Adachi A, Naito Y, Sakao Y, Dejima H. 537P A retrospective study on analgesic requirements for thoracoscopic surgery postoperative pain. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(21)00695-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Yano M, Terashima T, Yamashita T, Miyazawa M, Mizuno H, Nomura Y, Omura, Takata Y, Ooishi N, Shugo H, Yamada K, Takabatake H, Takatori H, Hodo Y, Nishino R, Hayashi T, Mizukoshi E, Kaneko S. 258P First-line chemotherapies with FOLFIRINOX or gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel for unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in Japanese daily clinical practice. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(21)00415-4] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Yano M, Terashima T, Yamashita T, Miyazawa M, Mizuno H, Nomura Y, Omura H, Takata Y, Ooishi N, Shugo H, Yamada K, Takabatake H, Takatori H, Hodo Y, Nishino R, Hayashi T, Mizukoshi E, Kaneko S. 258P First-line chemotherapies with FOLFIRINOX or gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel for unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in Japanese daily clinical practice. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw582.039] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Harris M, De Keersmaecker H, Vander Elst L, Debroye E, Fujita Y, Mizuno H, Parac-Vogt TN. Following the stability of amphiphilic nanoaggregates by using intermolecular energy transfer. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:13385-13388. [PMID: 27786313 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07714e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An intermolecular energy transfer system is developed for studying the stability of nanoaggregate(s) (NAs) in complex solution and cell culture by one- and two-photon fluorescence microscopy and optical imaging. The system allows facile addition of one or more tumor targeting molecules, one of which is exemplified here. NAs functionalized with an MRI and optical probe, with and without folic acid, remain stable in fetal bovine serum for at least 4 hours. HeLa cell cultures showed a clear difference between NAs non-targeted and targeted to folate receptors, with both NAs appearing to be taken up by the cells through different mechanisms. An MRI relaxivity, r1, of 9 mM-1 s-1 at 310 K and 1.4 T was measured associated with the increased rotational correlation time of the NAs. These NAs may have application in the targeted drug delivery of hydrophobic drugs such as doxorubicin (DOX).
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- M Harris
- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology Section, Laboratory of Biomolecular Network Dynamics, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of General, Organic and Biomedical Chemistry, NMR and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, University of Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium and CMMI - Centre for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology Section, Laboratory of Biomolecular Network Dynamics, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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Nishimura S, Mizuno H, Akashi T, Takata T, Nakamura F, Goda F, Mihara C, Sato H, Kurihara M, Sasaki M. MON-P192: Clinical Usefulness of New Type Formulathat Features a State Change from Liquid to Semi-Solidified in the Stomach. Clin Nutr 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(16)30826-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Anetai Y, Takegawa H, Inoue T, Mizuno H, Sumida I, Koizumi M, Ogawa K, van't Veld A, Korevaar E. SU-E-T-527: Is CTV-Based Robust Optimized IMPT in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Robust Against Respiratory Motion? Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Mizuno H, Mizuno H, Sumida I, Otani Y, Yagi M, Takashina M, Suzuki O, Yoshioka Y, Koizumi M, Ogawa K. SU-E-T-767: Treatment Planning Study of Prostate Cancer by CyberKnife with Respect to the Urethral Dose. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4925131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Otani Y, Sumida I, Yagi M, Mizuno H, Takashina M, Koizumi M, Ogawa K. SU-E-T-260: Development of a System to Verify for Connection Consistency in a Brachytherapy. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Takahashi Y, Sheridan P, Niida A, Sawada G, Uchi R, Mizuno H, Kurashige J, Sugimachi K, Sasaki S, Shimada Y, Hase K, Kusunoki M, Kudo S, Watanabe M, Yamada K, Sugihara K, Yamamoto H, Suzuki A, Doki Y, Miyano S, Mori M, Mimori K. The AURKA/TPX2 axis drives colon tumorigenesis cooperatively with MYC. Ann Oncol 2015; 26:935-942. [PMID: 25632068 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The MYC oncogene has long been established as a central driver in many types of human cancers including colorectal cancer. However, the realization of MYC-targeting therapies remains elusive; as a result, synthetic lethal therapeutic approaches are alternatively being explored. A synthetic lethal therapeutic approach aims to kill MYC-driven tumors by targeting a certain co-regulator on the MYC pathway. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed copy number and expression profiles from 130 colorectal cancer tumors together with publicly available datasets to identify co-regulators on the MYC pathway. Candidates were functionally tested by in vitro assays using colorectal cancer and normal fibroblast cell lines. Additionally, survival analyses were carried out on another 159 colorectal cancer patients and public datasets. RESULTS Our in silico screening identified two MYC co-regulator candidates, AURKA and TPX2, which are interacting mitotic regulators located on chromosome 20q. We found the two candidates showed frequent co-amplification with the MYC locus while expression levels of MYC and the two genes were positively correlated with those of MYC downstream target genes across multiple cancer types. In vitro, the aberrant expression of MYC, AURKA and TPX2 resulted in more aggressive anchorage-independent growth in normal fibroblast cells. Furthermore, knockdown of AURKA or TPX2, or treatment with an AURKA-specific inhibitor effectively suppressed the proliferation of MYC-expressing colorectal cancer cells. Additionally, combined high expression of MYC, AURKA and TPX2 proved to be a poor prognostic indicator of colorectal cancer patient survival. CONCLUSIONS Through bioinformatic analyses and experiments, we proposed TPX2 and AURKA as novel co-regulators on the MYC pathway. Inhibiting the AURKA/TPX2 axis would be a novel synthetic lethal therapeutic approach for MYC-driven cancers.
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- Y Takahashi
- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu; Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita
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- Laboratory of DNA Information Analysis, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
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- Laboratory of DNA Information Analysis, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
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- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu; Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita
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- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu
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- Department of Discovery Research, Kamakura Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Kamakura
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- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu
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- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu
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- Department of Surgery, Omori Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa
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- Department of Surgery, Mie University, Tsu
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- Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama
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- Department of Surgery, Kitasato University, Sagamihara
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- Department of Surgery, Takano Hospital, Kumamoto
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- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita
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- Division of Cancer Genetics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita
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- Laboratory of DNA Information Analysis, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita
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- Department of Surgery, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu.
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Kawakita R, Hosokawa Y, Fujimaru R, Tamagawa N, Urakami T, Takasawa K, Moriya K, Mizuno H, Maruo Y, Takuwa M, Nagasaka H, Nishi Y, Yamamoto Y, Aizu K, Yorifuji T. Molecular and clinical characterization of glucokinase maturity-onset diabetes of the young (GCK-MODY) in Japanese patients. Diabet Med 2014; 31:1357-62. [PMID: 24804978 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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AIMS To investigate the molecular and clinical characteristics of the largest series of Japanese patients with glucokinase maturity-onset diabetes of the young (GCK-MODY), and to find any features specific to Asian people. METHODS We enrolled 78 Japanese patients with GCK-MODY from 41 families (55 probands diagnosed at the age of 0-14 years and their 23 adult family members). Mutations were identified by direct sequencing or multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification of all exons of the GCK gene. Detailed clinical and laboratory data were collected on the probands using questionnaires, which were sent to the treating physicians. Data on current clinical status and HbA1c levels were also collected from adult patients. RESULTS A total of 35 different mutations were identified, of which seven were novel. Fasting blood glucose and HbA1c levels of the probands were ≤9.3 mmol/l and ≤56 mmol/mol (7.3%), respectively, and there was considerable variation in their BMI percentiles (0.4-96.2). In total, 25% of the probands had elevated homeostatic assessment of insulin resistance values, and 58.3% of these had evidence of concomitant Type 2 diabetes in their family. The HbA1c levels for adults were slightly higher, up to 61 mmol/mol (7.8%). The incidence of microvascular complications was low. Out of these 78 people with GCK-MODY and 40 additional family members with hyperglycaemia whose genetic status was unknown, only one had diabetic nephropathy. CONCLUSIONS The molecular and clinical features of GCK-MODY in Japanese people are similar to those of other ethnic populations; however, making a diagnosis of GCK-MODY was more challenging in patients with signs of insulin resistance.
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- R Kawakita
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children's Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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Mizuno H, Sumida I, Tanaka A, Ogawa K. SU-E-T-76: Comparing Homogeneity Between Gafchromic Film EBT2 and EBT3. Med Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4888406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Shimokawa N, Yousefi B, Morioka S, Yamaguchi S, Ohsawa A, Hayashi H, Azuma A, Mizuno H, Kasagi M, Masuda H, Jingu H, Furudate SI, Haijima A, Takatsuru Y, Iwasaki T, Umezu M, Koibuchi N. Altered cerebellum development and dopamine distribution in a rat genetic model with congenital hypothyroidism. J Neuroendocrinol 2014; 26:164-75. [PMID: 24460919 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Thyroid hormones play crucial roles in the development and functional maintenance of the central nervous system. Despite extensive studies of the neural function of thyroid hormones, little is known about the effects of hypothyroidism on behavioural traits and the mechanisms underlying such effects. In the present study, we report an investigation of congenitally hypothyroid mutant rdw rats, revealing a novel function of thyroid hormones in the central nervous system. The rdw rats were subjected to behavioural analyses such as the rotarod test, open field test and circadian activity measurement. To determine the cause of behavioural disorders, cerebellar morphogenesis was examined by immunohistochemical analysis, and the axonal transport of dopamine in the nigrostriatal pathway was analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography and western blotting. The effects of thyroxine administration to the rdw rats were examined by behavioural analysis. The rdw rats showed severe impairment of motor coordination and balance. This could be explained by the fact that the rats showed severe retardation of cerebellar morphogenesis, which correlates with the small somata and poor dendritic arborisation of Purkinje cells and retarded migration of granule cells particularly during the first two postnatal weeks. Moreover, the rdw rats showed hypoactivity, characterised by decreased circadian locomotor activity. After weaning, thyroxine administration improved the dwarfism in rdw rats but had no effect on cerebellar function. In addition, the rdw rats showed anxiety and depression intrinsically to novel surroundings. Interestingly, the rdw rats showed high levels of dopamine in the substantia nigra and low levels in the striatum, an important centre for the coordination of behaviour. Furthermore, low levels of tubulin in the striatum were detected, indicating the aberrant axonal transport of dopamine in the nigrostriatal pathway as a result of the reduced delivery of microtubules. These findings indicate an important function of thyroid hormones in cerebellar formation and in the regulation of axonal transport of dopamine. Moreover, rdw rats will be useful for studies of brain function and behavioural disorders in congenital hypothyroidism.
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- N Shimokawa
- Department of Integrative Physiology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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Grochowska P, Izewska J, Mizuno H, Aguirre J, Azangwe G, Bera P, Meghzifene A. A comparison of dosimetric properties of three solid state dosimetry systems for dosimetry audit in radiotherapy. Phys Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2014.07.198] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Tanaka R, Arita K, Jitsukawa S, Ishihara H, Hirano R, Tago N, Okada K, Mizuno H. Abstract P28. Plast Reconstr Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000430192.24567.d9] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Yoshihara Y, Mizuno H, Ogura S, Sasaki T, Sato S. Increasing the number of plant species in a pasture improves the mineral balance of grazing beef cattle. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mizuno H, Yamamoto R. Mechanical responses and stress fluctuations of a supercooled liquid in a sheared non-equilibrium state. Eur Phys J E Soft Matter 2012; 35:9707. [PMID: 22526981 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2012-12029-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A steady shear flow can drive supercooled liquids into a non-equilibrium state. Using molecular dynamics simulations under steady shear flow superimposed with oscillatory shear strain for a probe, non-equilibrium mechanical responses are studied for a model supercooled liquid composed of binary soft spheres. We found that even in the strongly sheared situation, the supercooled liquid exhibits surprisingly isotropic responses to oscillating shear strains applied in three different components of the strain tensor. Based on this isotropic feature, we successfully constructed a simple two-mode Maxwell model that can capture the key features of the storage and loss moduli, even for highly non-equilibrium state. Furthermore, we examined the correlation functions of the shear stress fluctuations, which also exhibit isotropic relaxation behaviors in the sheared non-equilibrium situation. In contrast to the isotropic features, the supercooled liquid additionally demonstrates anisotropies in both its responses and its correlations to the shear stress fluctuations. Using the constitutive equation (a two-mode Maxwell model), we demonstrated that the anisotropic responses are caused by the coupling between the oscillating strain and the driving shear flow. Due to these anisotropic responses and fluctuations, the violation of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem (FDT) is distinct for different components. We measured the magnitude of this violation in terms of the effective temperature. It was demonstrated that the effective temperature is notably different between different components, which indicates that a simple scalar mapping, such as the concept of an effective temperature, oversimplifies the true nature of supercooled liquids under shear flow. An understanding of the mechanism of isotropies and anisotropies in the responses and fluctuations will lead to a better appreciation of these violations of the FDT, as well as certain consequent modifications to the concept of an effective temperature.
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- H Mizuno
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Kurotobi T, Iwakura K, Inoue K, Kimura R, Toyoshima Y, Ito N, Mizuno H, Shimada Y, Fujii K, Nanto S, Komuro I. The significance of the shape of the left atrial roof as a novel index for determining the electrophysiological and structural characteristics in patients with atrial fibrillation. Europace 2011; 13:803-8. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kwong W, Neilson AL, Hamilton RM, Chiu CC, Stephenson EA, Gross GJ, Soucie L, Kirsh JA, xian-hui Z, Bao-peng T, Jin-xin L, Yu Z, Yan-yi Z, Jiang-hua Z, Hirahara T, Sugawara Y, Suga C, Ako J, Momomura S, Ardashev AV, Zhelyakov EG, Konev AV, Rybachenko MS, Belenkov YN, Bai R, Di Biase L, Santangeli P, Saenz LC, Verma A, Sanchez J, Tondo C, Natale A, Safari F, Hajizadeh S, Mani A, Khoshbaten A, Foadoddini M, Forush SS, Bayat G, Kim SH, Chong D, Ching CK, Liew R, Galalardin, Khin MW, Teo WS, Chong D, Tan BY, Liew R, Ching CK, Teo WS, Sakamoto T, Al Mehairi M, Al Ghamdi SA, Dagriri K, Al Fagih A, Selvaraj R, Ezhumalai B, Satheesh S, Ajit A, Gobu P, Balachander J, Liu XQ, Zhou X, Yang G, Zhong GZ, Shi L, Tian Y, Li YB, Wang AH, Yang XC, Takenaka S, Ozaki H, Nakamura M, Otsuka M, Tsurumi Y, Nolker G, Gutleben KJ, Ritscher G, Sinha AM, Muntean B, Heintze J, Vogt J, Brachmann J, Horstkotte D, Katsuyuki T, Katsuyuki T, McGrew F, Johnson E, Coppess M, Fan I, Li S, Zhiyu L, Zengzhang L, Xianbin L, Yuehui Y, Min L, Shu-long Z, Dong C, Zhi-tao Z, Xian-jing W, Ying-xue D, Shu-Long Z, Dong C, Zhi-Tao Z, Xian-Jing W, Ying-Xue D, Liu P, Guo JH, Zhang Z, Li J, Liu HG, Zhang HC, Zvereva V, Rillig A, Meyerfeldt U, Jung W, Wei L, Qi G, Zhang Q, Xia Y, Doi A, Satomi K, Nakajima I, Makimoto H, Yokoyama T, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Noda T, Aiba T, Shimizu W, Aihara N, Kamakura S, Li Z, Zhao QY, Huang CX, Doi A, Satomi K, Nakajima I, Makimoto H, Yokoyama T, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Noda T, Aiba T, Shimizu W, Aihara N, Kamakura S, Min-Seok C, Jeong-Wook P, Young-Woong H, Sung-Eun P, Jae-Sun U, Yong-Seog O, Woo-Seung S, Ji-Hoon K, Seong-Won J, Man-Young L, Tae-Ho R, Uhm JS, Oh YS, Choi MS, Park JW, Ha YW, Park SE, Jang SW, Shin WS, Kim JH, Lee MY, Rho TH, Nielsen JB, Olesen MS, Tango M, Haunso S, Holst AG, Svendsen JH, Poci D, Thogersen AM, Riahi S, Linde P, Edvardsson N, Khoo CW, Krishnamoorthy S, Dwivedi G, Balakrishnan B, Lim HS, Lip GYH, Khoo CW, Krishnamoorthy S, Dwivedi G, Balakrishnan B, Lim HS, Lip GYH, D'Ascia S, D'ascia C, Marino V, Chiariello M, Santulli G, Music L, Anderson K, Benzaquen BS, Saponieri C, Yassin H, Fridman V, Vasavada BC, Turitto G, El-Sherif N, Saponieri C, Prabhu H, Yassin H, Fridman V, Huang Y, Vasavada BC, Turitto G, El-Sherif N, Ortega MC, Sosa ESH, Ugalde AN, Al Jamil A, Abu Siddique M, Haque KMHSS, Suga C, Hirahara T, Sugawara Y, Ako J, Momomura SI, Mlynarski R, Mlynarska A, Ilczuk G, Mlynarski R, Mlynarska A, Wilczek J, Mlynarska A, Mlynarski R, Wilczek J, Mlynarska A, Mlynarski R, Wilczek J, Sosnowski M, Kohno R, Abe H, Nagatomo T, Oginosawa Y, Minamiguchi H, Otsuji Y, Kohno R, Abe H, Minamiguchi H, Oginosawa Y, Nagatomo T, Otsuji Y, Minamiguchi H, Abe H, Kohno R, Oginosawa Y, Otsuji Y, Ekinci S, Yesil M, Bayata S, Vurgun VK, Arikan E, Postaci N, Xiaoqing R, Jielin P, Shu Z, Liang M, Fangzheng W, Takahashi K, Tokano T, Nakazato Y, Doi S, Shiozawa T, Konishi H, Hiki M, Kato Y, Komatsu S, Takahashi S, Kubota N, Tamura H, Suwa S, Ohki M, Katsumata T, Kizu K, Bito F, Sumiyoshi M, Juntendo HD, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Nakajima I, Doi A, Makimoto H, Yukoyama T, Noda T, Satomi K, Aiba T, Shimizu W, Aihara N, Kamakura S, Perna F, Leo M, Leccisotti L, Casella M, Pelargonio G, Lago M, Bencardino G, Narducci ML, Russo E, Santangeli P, Giordano A, Bellocci F, Song T, Yang J, Huang C, Zhang J, Huang C, Wu P, Yang J, Song T, Chen Y, Fan X, Wang T, Wang X, Tang Y, Wu P, Huang CX, Zhang J, Fan XR, Chen YJ, Li XW, Yang J, Song T, Chiu CC, Buescher T, Obias-Manno D, Yoo CJ, Huh J, Ortega MC, Nakanishi H, Hirata A, Wada M, Kashiwase K, Okada M, Ueda Y, Su D, Niu XL, Song AQ, Kohno R, Abe H, Minamiguchi H, Oginosawa Y, Nagatomo T, Otsuji Y, Fujii S, Yambe Y, Shiiba K, Sakakibara M, Takenaka S, Watanabe A, Wada T, Koide Y, Ikeda M, Toda H, Hashimoto K, Terasaka R, Nakahama M, Wada T, Watanabe A, Koide Y, Ikeda M, Toda H, Hashimoto K, Terasaka R, Nakahama M, Okada Y, Mizuno H, Ide H, Ueno T, Kogaki S, Ozono K, Nanto S, Statescu C, Bercea R, Sascau RA, Georgescu CA, Ortega MC, Athanas E, Ortega MC, Athanas E, Mironov NY, Bakalov SA, Jarova EA, Rodionova ES, Mironova NA, Kim J, Ahn MS, Han DC, Choo JTL, Chen CK, Tan TH, Ong KK, Kam R, Curnis A, Bontempi L, Coppola G, Cerini M, Vassanelli F, Lipari A, Gennaro F, Pagnoni C, Ashofair N, Cas LD, Gourineni V, Wong KL, Davoudi R, Hamid N, Chong D, Yew TB, Liew R, Keong CC, Siong TW, Fuke E, Shimizu H, Kimura S, Hao K, Watanabe R, Seo JB, Chung WY, Kim SH, Kim MA, Zo ZH, Krishinan S, Skuratova NA, Belyaeva LM, Bae MH, Lee JH, Lee HS, Yang DH, Park HS, Cho Y, Chae SC, Jun JE, Rychkova LV, Dolgikh VV, Zurbanova LV, Zurbanov AV, Aleksanyan A, Matevosyan A, Podosyan G, Zelveian P, Aleksanyan A, Podosyan G, Matevosyan A, Zelveian P, Choi HO, Nam GB, Kim YR, Kim KH, Kim SH, Choi KJ, Kim YH, Pakpahan HAP, Wei D, Qizhu T, Xiaofei Y, Kai G, Siting F, Ji H, Sato A, Tanabe Y, Hayashi Y, Yoshida T, Ito E, Chinushi M, Hasegawa K, Yagihara N, Iijima K, Izumi D, Watanabe H, Furushima H, Aizawa Y, Dong YX, Dong YX, Burnett JC, Chen HH, Sandberg S, Zhang Y, Chen PS, Cha YM, Mlynarski R, Mlynarska A, Wilczek J, Sosnowski M, Zhou XH, Tang BP, Li JX, Zhang Y, Li YD, Zhang JH, Arsenos P, Gatzoulis K, Gialernios T, Dilaveris P, Sideris S, Archontakis S, Tsiachris D, Christodoulos S, Feng Z, Baogui S, Li L, Ming L, Bai R, Di Biase L, Mohanty P, Hesselson AB, De Ruvo E, Gallagher PL, Minati M, Natale LCA, Tomassoni GF, Gan T, Tang B, Xu G, Li J, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Zhang Y, Hosoda J, Ishikawa T, Matsushita K, Matsumoto K, Kimura Y, Miyamoto M, Sugano T, Ishigami T, Uchino K, Kimura K, Umemura S, Nakajima I, Noda T, Shimizu W, Yokoyama T, Makimoto H, Doi A, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Satomi K, Aiba T, Aihara N, Kamakura S, Nakajima I, Noda T, Shimizu W, Kurita T, Yokoyama T, Makimoto H, Doi A, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Satomi K, Aiba T, Aihara N, Kamakura S, Wang T, Huang CX, Wang T, Huang CX, Ruan L, Zhang C, Cai S, Bai R, Liu N, Ruan Y, Quan X, Kang JK, Kim NY, Park SH, Lee JH, Park HS, Cho Y, Chae SC, Jun JE, Park WH, Sapelnikov OV, Latypov RS, Grishin IR, Mareev YV, Saidova MA, Akchurin RS, Arsenos P, Gatzoulis K, Manis G, Dilaveris P, Archontakis S, Tsiachris D, Mytas D, Papafanis T, Papavasileiou MV, Stefanadis C, Ren LN, Fang XH, Wang YQ, Qi GX, Zeng QX, Zheng ZT, Zhong JQ, Wang YL, Liu HZ, Liu DL, Meng XL, Li JS, Zhang Y, Liu HZ, Zhong JQ, Zeng QX, Liu DL, Meng XL, Li JS, Su GY, Wang J, Zhang Y, Liu HZ, Zhong JQ, Zeng QX, Wang YL, Liu DL, Meng XL, Li JS, Su GY, Zhang Y, Li JS, Zhong JQ, Zeng QX, Liu HZ, Su GY, Zhang Y, Li JS, Zhong JQ, Zeng QX, Liu HZ, Meng XL, Liu DL, Su GY, Zhang Y, Li JS, Zhong JQ, Zeng QX, Liu HZ, Meng XL, Liu DL, Su GY, Zhang Y, Nicolson WB, Kundu S, Tyagi N, Meatcher PDS, Yusuf S, Jeilan M, Stafford PJ, Sandilands AJ, Loke I, Ng GA, Nicolson WB, Kundu S, Tyagi N, Meatcher PDS, Yusuf S, Jeilan M, Stafford PJ, Sandilands AJ, Loke I, Ng GA, Solak Y, Gul EE, Atalay H, Abdulhalikov T, Kayrak M, Turk S, Kang JK, Kim NY, Park SH, Lee JH, Park HS, Cho Y, Chae SC, Jun JE, Park WH, Belyaeva LM, Skuratova NA, Pogodina AV, Dolgikh VV, Valjavskaja OV, Zurbanov AV, Chen YX, Luo NS, Wang JF, Zhang S, Ishimaru S, Miyakawa M, Kakinoki R, Tadokoro M, Kitani S, Sugaya T, Nishimura K, Igarashi T, Okabayashi H, Furuya J, Igarashi Y, Igarashi K, Su T, Winlaw D, Chard R, Nicholson I, Sholler G, Lau K, Sun Q, Cheng KP, Cheng R, Hua W, Pu JL, Zhang S, Lim CP, Chan LL, Teo LW, Kwok BWK, Sim DKL, Ching CK, Lim CP, Chan LL, Teo LW, Kwok BWK, Sim DKL, Ching CK, Curnis A, Bontempi L, Cerini M, Lipari A, Vassanelli F, Pagnoni C, Ashofair N, Moneghini D, Cestari R, Cas LD, Al Fagih A, Al Shurafa H, Al Ghamdi S, Dagriri K, Al Khadra A, Iijima K, Chinushi M, Hasegawa K, Yagihara N, Sato A, Izumi D, Watanabe H, Furushima H, Aizawa Y, Furushima H, Chinushi M, Iijima K, Izumi D, Hasegawa K, Yagihara N, Watanabe H, Sato A, Aizawa Y, Agacdiken A, Yalug I, Vural A, Celikyurt U, Ural D, Aker T, Agacdiken A, Yalug I, Vural A, Celikyurt U, Ural D, Aker T, Heintze J, Schloss E, Auricchio A, Zeng C, Sterns L, Farooqi F, Kamdar R, Adhya S, Bayne S, Jackson T, Pollock L, Sterns L, Gall N, Murgatroyd F, Guo Y, Wang Y, Yang T, Zhu P, Liu H, Zhao Y, Zhang L, Gao W, Gao M. 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Hattori T, Yamashita M, Mizuno H, Naruse T. Loosening and Sliding Behaviour of Bolt-Nut Fastener under Transverse Loading. EPJ Web of Conferences 2010. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20100608002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Fukumura A, Tsujii H, Kamada T, Baba M, Tsuji H, Kato H, Kato S, Yamada S, Yasuda S, Yanagi T, Kato H, Hara R, Yamamoto N, Mizoe J, Akahane K, Fukuda S, Furusawa Y, Iwata Y, Kanai T, Kanematsu N, Kitagawa A, Matsufuji N, Minohara S, Miyahara N, Mizuno H, Murakami T, Nishizawa K, Noda K, Takada E, Yonai S. Carbon-ion radiotherapy: clinical aspects and related dosimetry. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2009; 137:149-155. [PMID: 19812127 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The features of relativistic carbon-ion beams are attractive from the viewpoint of radiotherapy. They exhibit not only a superior physical dose distribution but also an increase in biological efficiency with depth, because energy loss of the beams increases as they penetrate the body. This paper reviews clinical aspects of carbon-beam radiotherapy using the experience at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences. The paper also outlines the dosimetry related to carbon-beam radiotherapy, including absolute dosimetry of the carbon beam, neutron measurements and radiation protection measurements.
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- A Fukumura
- Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi 263-8555, Japan
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Endo A, Mizuno H, Okada S. Monitoring the bacterial community during fermentation of sunki, an unsalted, fermented vegetable traditional to the Kiso area of Japan. Lett Appl Microbiol 2009; 47:221-6. [PMID: 19552789 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2008.02404.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the microbial community in sunki, an indigenous, unsalted, fermented vegetable, made from the leaves of red beet. METHODS AND RESULTS Fermenting samples were collected at 1- to 2-day intervals from four houses and investigated by culture-dependent and culture-independent techniques. PCR-Denaturing-Gradient-Gel-Electrophoresis profiles indicated that the bacterial community was stable and Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Lact. fermentum and Lact. plantarum were dominant during the fermentation. This result agreed well with that obtained by the culturing technique. Moulds, yeasts or bacteria other than lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were not detected. CONCLUSIONS The bacterial community was stable throughout the fermentation, and Lact. delbrueckii, Lact. fermentum and Lact. plantarum were dominant. The acidic pH and lactic acid produced by LAB probably preserve the sunki from spoilage. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first report on the use of both culture-dependent and culture-independent techniques to study the bacterial community in sunki. A combination of culture-dependent and culture-independent techniques is necessary for the analysis of complex microbial communities.
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- NODAI Culture Collection Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan.
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Hasegawa J, Yoshida Y, Mizushima T, Fujii M, Mizuno H, Tamagawa K, Nezu R. Outcome of initially unresectable advanced and metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with first-line mFOLFOX6 followed by surgical tumor removal of metastases: Preliminary results of a phase II trial. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e15122] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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e15122 Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of treatment with mFOLFOX6 followed by surgical tumor removal in patients (pts) with initially unresectable liver metastases and/or extrahepatic disease from colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods: This study was a multicenter, open-label clinical trial. Eligibility criteria defined pts with advanced and metastatic CRC deemed not optimally resectable. mFOLFOX6 (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2, l-leucovorin 200 mg/m2, and fluorouracil [400 mg/m2 bolus followed by 2,400mg /m2 as a continuous 46-hour infusion]) was administered every 2 weeks for a maximum of 10 cycles. Resectability was the primary end point. Results: 26 pts (15M/11F; PS 0/1 19/7; median age: 60 years, rage 37–73) received 181cycles (median 7, range, 3–10) of mFOLFOX6. Main unresectable lesions were liver metastases in 10 pts and extrahepatic disease in 16 pts. Eleven pts (42%) had at least one grade 3 or greater adverse events. Sixteen pts (61%) achieved an objective response to mFOLFOX6 and 8 pts (31%) had a best overall response of stable disease. In 16 of these 24 pts who achieved the disease control, surgical tumor removal was performed (resectability 61%). The main reasons for initial unresectability in these 16 pts were the presence of liver metastases (6 pts), para-aortic lymph-node metastases (4 pts), carcinomatous peritonitis (4 pts), direct invasion to neighboring organ (2 pts). Four complications (25%) which were anastomotic leak, wound infection, chylous ascites, and cholangitis, were observed. At a median follow-up of 13 months (range 5 -21), 5 pts had relapsed after surgical tumor removal. The median time to progression (TTP) of the pts who underwent operation is not reached to date and those who did not undergo surgical removal is 8.6 months (log-rank p<0.05). Conclusions: Our data suggest that mFOLFOX6 has a significant antitumor activity in pts with not only liver metastases but also extrahepatic disease from CRC, allowing for successful resection of disease in a portion of pts initially not judged to be optimally resectable. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- J. Hasegawa
- Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan; Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan; Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan; Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan; Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan; Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan; Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Osaka Koseinenkin Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan; Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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Suzuki N, Mizuno H, Nezu M, Takai Y, Misu T, Kuroda H, Aoki M, Nakashima I, Itoyama Y. PROCALCITONIN MIGHT HELP IN DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN MENINGEAL NEURO-BEHcET DISEASE AND BACTERIAL MENINGITIS. Neurology 2009; 72:762-3. [DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000343046.88848.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Iwasaku T, Hirooka K, Taniguchi T, Hamano G, Utsunomiya Y, Nakagawa A, Koide M, Ishizu T, Yamato M, Sasaki N, Yamamoto H, Kawaguchi Y, Mizuno H, Koretsune Y, Kusuoka H, Yasumura Y. Successful catheter ablation to accessory atrioventricular pathway as cardiac resynchronization therapy in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy. Europace 2008; 11:121-3. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mizuno H, Sasaki T, Matsumoto T. Characterization of internal structure of the nucleolar organizing region in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Cytogenet Genome Res 2008; 121:282-5. [PMID: 18758172 DOI: 10.1159/000138898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The genomic sequence of the nucleolar organizing region (NOR) in rice has not been characterized fully because of the difficulty in assembling repetitive sequences in silico. Here, we used a cytogenetic approach to elucidate the internal structure of the NOR. We detected one locus of the 18S rRNA genes on 'Nipponbare' chromosome. High-resolution fiber-fluorescence in situ hybridization made it possible to visualize each rRNA gene unit in the array of rRNA genes. Signals of pairs of alternating 18S and 25S rRNA genes were detected uniformly along the DNA fiber. Intergenic spacers were shorter than the transcribed region. The rRNA genes were infrequently interrupted. These and previous results based on the sequencing of genome fragments, PCR analysis and Southern blot hybridization suggest that the internal region of the NOR is filled with a uniform array of canonical rRNA genes separated by spacers carrying three 254-bp sub-repeats.
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- H Mizuno
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan
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Fons P, Balasundaresan D, Mizuno H, Kumar P. Structure in the local environment of Zn 2+ion in the anti-termination protein of Bacillus subtilis. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308096463] [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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Ghadamyari M, Talebi K, Mizuno H, Kono Y. Oxydemeton-methyl resistance, mechanisms, and associated fitness cost in green peach aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae). J Econ Entomol 2008; 101:1432-1438. [PMID: 18767757 DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1432:ormaaf]2.0.co;2] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Susceptibility to oxydemeton-methyl and imidacloprid, and the inhibitory effects of oxydemeton-methyl and some organophosphate compounds on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and carboxylesterase activity were studied in two populations (Karaj and Rasht) of green peach aphids, Myzus persicae (Sulzer). Results show that the Karaj population was resistant to oxydemeton-methyl but susceptible to imidacloprid. The esterase activity of the resistant and susceptible populations suggests that one of the resistance mechanisms to oxydemeton-methyl was esterase-based. The inhibition assay shows that the AChE of the Karaj population is less sensitive to oxydemeton-methyl and paraoxon derivatives. Regarding the paraoxon derivatives, the smaller paraoxon side chain is more potent against the modified AChE than against the AChE from the susceptible strain. Fertility life table parameters of green peach aphid populations resistant and susceptible to oxydemeton-methyl also were studied under laboratory conditions. The standard errors of the population growth parameters were calculated using the Jackknife method. Results showed that susceptible strain exhibits a significantly higher r(m) than the resistant strain, probably because the resistant strain had a higher generation time than the susceptible strain. These results suggested that the resistant Karaj strain may be less fit than the susceptible strain.
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- M Ghadamyari
- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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Ghadamyari M, Talebi K, Mizuno H, Kono Y. Oxydemeton-methyl resistance, mechanisms, and associated fitness cost in green peach aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae). J Econ Entomol 2008; 101:1432-1438. [PMID: 18767757 DOI: 10.1093/jee/101.4.1432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Susceptibility to oxydemeton-methyl and imidacloprid, and the inhibitory effects of oxydemeton-methyl and some organophosphate compounds on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and carboxylesterase activity were studied in two populations (Karaj and Rasht) of green peach aphids, Myzus persicae (Sulzer). Results show that the Karaj population was resistant to oxydemeton-methyl but susceptible to imidacloprid. The esterase activity of the resistant and susceptible populations suggests that one of the resistance mechanisms to oxydemeton-methyl was esterase-based. The inhibition assay shows that the AChE of the Karaj population is less sensitive to oxydemeton-methyl and paraoxon derivatives. Regarding the paraoxon derivatives, the smaller paraoxon side chain is more potent against the modified AChE than against the AChE from the susceptible strain. Fertility life table parameters of green peach aphid populations resistant and susceptible to oxydemeton-methyl also were studied under laboratory conditions. The standard errors of the population growth parameters were calculated using the Jackknife method. Results showed that susceptible strain exhibits a significantly higher r(m) than the resistant strain, probably because the resistant strain had a higher generation time than the susceptible strain. These results suggested that the resistant Karaj strain may be less fit than the susceptible strain.
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- M Ghadamyari
- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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Ito T, Mizuno H, Mizushima T, Udatsu Y, Okazawa M, Sugimura K, Tomoguni A, Izukura M. Abstract No. 331: Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation for Primary Breast Cancer with Overlapping Technique. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.12.382] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Takahashi Y, Sumida I, Sato T, Oita M, Hashimoto M, Nakamura Y, Mizuno H, Okumura M, Hoshina M, Inaba M, Ebihara H, Amano K, Yamashita T, Dokiya T. SU-FF-T-200: Establishment of Japanese QA Booklet in Permanent Prostate Implant Brachytherapy. Med Phys 2007. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2760860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Takahashi T, Mizuno H, Thomas EL. Morphology of solution-cast films of polypropylene homopolymer/ethylene-propylene random copolymer blends and polypropylene/ethylene-propylene sequential copolymer. J MACROMOL SCI B 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00222348308215199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- T. Takahashi
- a Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , University of Massachusetts , Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003
- b Faculty of Engineering , Fukui University , Bunkyo 3-9-1, Fukui, 910, Japan
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- a Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , University of Massachusetts , Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003
- b Faculty of Engineering , Fukui University , Bunkyo 3-9-1, Fukui, 910, Japan
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- a Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , University of Massachusetts , Amherst, Massachusetts, 01003
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Chromosome 16q22.1-linked autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (16q-ADCA) is strongly associated with a substitution in the puratrophin-1 gene. This locus overlaps with spinocerebellar ataxia type 4 (SCA4) which shows ataxia with prominent sensory axonal neuropathy. We found that 16q-ADCA is a common ADCA subtype in the Tohoku District of Japan. The clinical feature of Japanese 16q-ADCA is characterized as late-onset pure cerebellar ataxia.
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- Y Onodera
- Department of Neurology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Seiryo-machi, Sendai, Japan
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Kobayashi S, Uchiyama S, Sone T, Noda M, Lin L, Mizuno H, Matsunaga S, Fukui K. Calreticulin as a new histone binding protein in mitotic chromosomes. Cytogenet Genome Res 2006; 115:10-5. [PMID: 16974078 DOI: 10.1159/000094795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 07/22/2005] [Accepted: 03/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Calreticulin (CRT) is a multifunctional Ca(2+)-binding protein that mainly functions in the endoplasmic reticulum as a molecular chaperone for newly synthesized proteins. Recently we reported the protein composition of human metaphase chromosomes (Uchiyama et al., 2004), which included CRT. Here we describe new characteristics of CRT in vitro as well as its localization on the surface of metaphase chromosomes in vivo. CRT was detected in the chromosomal fraction by Western blotting and its binding partners were identified as core and linker histones by ligand overlay assay. Surface plasmon resonance sensor analyses revealed that CRT is bound to chromatin fibers. Moreover, we found that CRT has both supercoiling activity, which assists core histone assembly into chromatin fibers, and binding ability to histone H2A/H2B dimers and histone H3/H4 tetramers. Unlike the chromosome scaffold proteins, indirect immunofluorescent staining revealed that CRT is located on the surface of metaphase chromosomes. These results suggest that CRT plays a role which involves chromatin dynamics on the surface of mitotic chromosomes.
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- S Kobayashi
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Japan
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Mizuguchi H, Mizuno H, Yasukawa K, Ishiguro T, Fukui K, Imanaka T, Takagi M. Enhanced signal transduction by a directly fused protein of interleukin-6 and its receptor. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 91:299-304. [PMID: 16232993 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.91.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2000] [Accepted: 12/23/2000] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In order to develop a new type of agonist for the interleukin 6 (IL-6) signal, the gene encoding a directly fused protein (DFP) was constructed by joining the N-terminal portion of IL-6 and the C-terminal (soluble) portion of IL-6R (sIL-6R) without using a flexible polypeptide linker. The biological activity if DFP from a recombinant Pichia pastoris was examined by growth stimulation of IL-6-dependent BAF130 cells expressing human gp130, a membrane receptor. The recombinant DFP exhibited a much stronger growth stimulation (10 times) than the independent IL-6 and sIL-6R (IL-6/sIL-6R), mainly because association of the IL-6 and IL-6R could be maintained even at lower concentrations of DFP. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis showed that DFP bound to the extracellular portion of gp130 in the biphasic mode, and the dissociation constants of DFP for two phases were the same as those of IL-6/sIL-6R. In cells treated with DFP, stimulation of Stat3 phosphorylation was maintained for a longer period (150 min) than in cells treated with IL6/Il-6R, suggesting that the signal mediated by the DFP was more durable than that mediated by IL-6/sIL-6R, although the signal transduction mechanisms are almost the same for both DFP and IL-6/IL-6R. Therefore, the stronger activity of DFP was attributed to the maintained association of its subunits and/or prolonged phosphorylation of Stat3.
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- H Mizuguchi
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Momma M, Saito A, Minami E, Mizuno H, Miyashita K, Schrempf H, Fujimoto Z. Crystal structure of the NgcE protein of the StreptomycesABC transporter. Acta Crystallogr A 2005. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767305088550] [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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Hirayama A, Kusuoka H, Yamamoto H, Sakata Y, Asakura M, Higuchi Y, Mizuno H, Kashiwase K, Ueda Y, Okuyama Y, Hori M, Kodama K. Serial changes in plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentration at the infarct and non-infarct sites in patients with left ventricular remodelling after myocardial infarction. Heart 2005; 91:1573-7. [PMID: 15774610 PMCID: PMC1769221 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.049635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To clarify the role of infarct and non-infarct sites on left ventricular (LV) remodelling after myocardial infarction by measuring brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) from each site. METHODS AND RESULTS BNP from the aorta and the anterior interventricular vein (AIV) was measured in 45 patients with first anterior myocardial infarction at one, six, and 18 months. The LV was significantly dilated (> 10 ml/m(2) of end diastolic volume from one to 18 months) in 20 patients (remodelling (R) group) but not in 25 others (non-remodelling (NR) group). Patient characteristics and LV functions did not differ significantly at one month but plasma BNP concentration was higher in group R than in group NR (336 (288) v 116 (106) pg/ml, p < 0.01), predicting the degree of LV dilatation. The difference in BNP concentration between the aortic root and AIV (DeltaBNP), reflecting BNP secreted from the infarct site, did not differ at one month. In both groups BNP and DeltaBNP significantly decreased from one to six months (p < 0.05) and decreased from six months to 18 months, but the change was not significant. BNP and DeltaBNP were significantly higher in group R than in group NR after six months, when LV dilatation was not evident in both groups. CONCLUSION Enhanced BNP secretion at one month in the non-infarct and infarct ventricular sites predicts subsequent LV dilatation (that is, remodelling). The slower process of LV remodelling decreased BNP secretion at both sites. Thus, BNP concentration should be useful for monitoring ventricular remodelling after infarction.
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- A Hirayama
- Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
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