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Takada Y, Shibuta T, Hatano M, Sato K, Koga M, Ishibashi A, Harada T, Hisatomi T, Shimura H, Fukushima N, Leecharoenkiat K, Chamnanchanunt S, Svasti S, Fucharoen S, Umemura T. Pre-Analytical Modification of Serum miRNAs: Diagnostic Reliability of Serum miRNAs in Hemolytic Diseases. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10215045. [PMID: 34768564 PMCID: PMC8584813 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10215045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are useful biomarkers of hemolysis. Since blood cells are the main origins of circulating miRNAs, we evaluated blood cell-related pre-analytical modification of the miRNA signatures during blood drawing and serum processing. The levels of miRNA before and after ex vivo blood drawing were analyzed with the reverse transcriptase-based polymerase chain reaction method. Furthermore, the changes of miRNA signatures caused by different time-lag between blood drawing and serum preparation by 24 h were evaluated. Finally, we compared the miRNA levels between leftover samples and samples of hemolytic diseases. Blood drawing procedure induced increments of red blood cell (RBC)-related miRNAs (miR-451a, miR-486) about 2-fold. One hour standing of blood samples before serum separation induced almost the same increases in RBC-related miRNAs. To test the clinical usefulness of miR-451a as a biomarker of hemolytic diseases, we analyzed miRNAs of samples from 10 normal subjects, 30 leftover samples in the clinical laboratory, and 20 samples from patients with hemolytic diseases. Serum miR-451a significantly increased in patients with hemolytic anemia more than the levels of pre-analytical modification. In conclusion, the pre-analytical modification of serum miRNAs did not disturb the usefulness of RBC-derived miRNAs as biomarkers of hemolytic diseases.
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- Yukichi Takada
- Department of Medical Technology and Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Okawa 831-8501, Japan; (Y.T.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (K.S.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Medical Technology and Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Okawa 831-8501, Japan; (Y.T.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (K.S.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Medical Technology and Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Okawa 831-8501, Japan; (Y.T.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (K.S.); (H.S.)
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- Department of Medical Technology and Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Okawa 831-8501, Japan; (Y.T.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (K.S.); (H.S.)
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- Clinical Laboratory, Kouhoukai Takagi Hospital, Okawa 831-8501, Japan; (M.K.); (A.I.); (T.H.)
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- Clinical Laboratory, Kouhoukai Takagi Hospital, Okawa 831-8501, Japan; (M.K.); (A.I.); (T.H.)
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- Clinical Laboratory, Kouhoukai Takagi Hospital, Okawa 831-8501, Japan; (M.K.); (A.I.); (T.H.)
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- Department of Medical Technology and Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Okawa 831-8501, Japan; (Y.T.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (K.S.); (H.S.)
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- Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan;
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- Department of Clinical Microscope, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
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- Thalassemia Research Center, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73130, Thailand; (S.S.); (S.F.)
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- Thalassemia Research Center, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73130, Thailand; (S.S.); (S.F.)
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- Department of Medical Technology and Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Okawa 831-8501, Japan; (Y.T.); (T.S.); (M.H.); (K.S.); (H.S.)
- Clinical Laboratory, Kouhoukai Takagi Hospital, Okawa 831-8501, Japan; (M.K.); (A.I.); (T.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-0944-89-2000
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Shimura H, Manita S, Mochizuki T, Matsuda Y, Ihara T, Kira S, Mitsui T, Kitamura K, Takeda M. Therapeutic potential of cell-type selective optogenetics for a mouse model with urinary frequency. Eur Urol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(21)00406-1] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Iijima M, Orimo S, Terashi H, Suzuki M, Hayashi A, Shimura H, Kitagawa K, Okuma Y. Effects of istradefylline for quality of life in Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait: A singlearm, open-label, prospective, multicenter study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.06.264] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Shimura H, Watanabe N, Nakamura K, Tsukamoto T, Kuwahara Y, Terada S, Mitsui T, Takeda M. Bladder elevation in pelvic floor muscle training evaluated by cine MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is associated with early recovery of continence after radical prostatectomy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)32862-7] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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Fujita K, Kaburagi H, Nimura A, Miyamoto T, Wakabayashi Y, Seki Y, Aoyama H, Shimura H, Kato R, Okawa A. Lower grip strength and dynamic body balance in women with distal radial fractures. Osteoporos Int 2019; 30:949-956. [PMID: 30607458 PMCID: PMC6502779 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-018-04816-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED In this case-control study, we concluded that women with distal radial fractures who were surgically treated showed lower grip strength and dynamic body balancing than those of controls. These results suggest that measurements of grip strength and dynamic body balance may be useful screening tools to assess future fracture risk. INTRODUCTION Patients with distal radial fractures (DRFs) are at risk of future fragility fractures. However, their physical characteristics and tendencies for falls remain unclear. We aimed to compare the physical characteristics of women with and without distal radial fractures. METHODS We included 128 women with a DRF as their first fragility fracture (fracture group) who underwent surgical treatment. Concurrently, 128 age- and sex-matched participants without a history of fragility fractures were selected as controls (control group). The participants underwent assessments of grip strength and the body balancing ability test. Measurements were taken twice in the fracture group, at 2 weeks and 6 months postoperatively, and once in the control group. The body balancing ability test included the Functional Reach Test, Timed Up and Go test (TUG), 2-Step test (2ST), and Timed Uni-pedal Stance test. The participants also completed questionnaires about their health. RESULTS There were no significant differences (p > 0.05) in patient characteristics between the groups. The fracture group showed lower grip strength across all age groups. In the DRF group, prolonged TUG time was observed at 2 weeks postoperatively in all age groups and at 6 months in participants aged 55-74 years; the 2ST score was significantly lower in participants aged between 65 and 74 years. CONCLUSIONS Women with DRF demonstrated lower grip strength and dynamic body balancing ability. Lower grip strength and dynamic body balancing ability were identified as significant risk factors in women with DRF, suggesting that these may be useful screening tools to assess fracture risk.
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- K Fujita
- Department of Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Functional Joint Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Functional Joint Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Suwa Central Hospital, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, JA Toride Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
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- JA Kyosai Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Fujita K, Kaburagi H, Nimura A, Miyamoto T, Wakabayashi Y, Seki Y, Aoyama H, Shimura H, Kato R, Okawa A. Correction to: Lower grip strength and dynamic body balance in women with distal radial fractures. Osteoporos Int 2019; 30:697. [PMID: 30806728 PMCID: PMC6828462 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-019-04860-8] [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: 10/27/2022]
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The article Lower grip strength and dynamic body balance in women with distal radial fractures, written by. K. Fujita, H. Kaburagi, A. Nimura, T. Miyamoto, Y. Wakabayashi, Y. Seki, H. Aoyama, H. Shimura, R. Kato, A. Okawa was originally published electronically on the publisher's internet portal.
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- K Fujita
- Department of Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Functional Joint Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Functional Joint Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Suwa Central Hospital, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, JAToride Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
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- JA Kyosai Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Kuroki T, Tanaka R, Shimada Y, Yamashiro K, Ueno Y, Shimura H, Urabe T, Hattori N. Exendin-4 inhibits MMP-9 activation and reduces infarct growth after focal cerebral ischemia in hyperglycemic mice. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2469] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Shimura H, Hayashi A, Aiba S, Shimada Y, Nobutaka Hattori N, Takao U. Effect of rotigotine on 25 patients with Parkinson's disease for 156 weeks, a single-arm, prospective study. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2071] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Iijima M, Orimo S, Terashi H, Suzuki M, Hayashi A, Shimura H, Mitoma H, Kitagawa K, Okuma Y. Efficacy of istradefylline for gait disorders in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A single-arm, prospective, multicenter, joint clinical study. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.994] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Isono N, Imai Y, Watanabe A, Moriya K, Tamura H, Inokuchi K, Asano C, Masuda M, Shimura H, Mitsuhashi K, Kazama H, Sugimori H, Motoji T, Tanaka J. Cytomegalovirus reactivation in low-grade B-cell lymphoma patients treated with bendamustine. Leuk Lymphoma 2015; 57:2204-7. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2015.1126589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Watanabe S, Kodera S, Shimura H. Investigation of risk factors predicting recurrence of colonic diverticular hemorrhage and development of a recurrence risk score. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2014; 77:408-412. [PMID: 25682630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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AIM Colonic diverticular hemorrhage often recurs. Several studies have identified risk factors for recurrence, but to our knowledge, none have focused on risk factors in the clinical situation. The present study aimed to identify risk factors for the recurrence of hemorrhage and to create a recurrence risk score. METHOD Hospitalized patients diagnosed with diverticular bleeding from 2008 to 2013 (N = 151) were included in a retrospective cohort study. Risk factors predicting re-bleeding were identified using multivariate analysis, and a risk score was developed using receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis. RESULTS Recurrence was identified in 52 patients (34.4%) at a median interval of 11.5 months. A history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia, a faster heart rate on admission, and longer hospitalization period were significant risk factors for re-bleeding. We developed a re-bleeding risk score by using these 4 factors; the area under the curve of ROC curve was 0.8. With this risk score, if the cut-off point is 7, then the sensitivity is very high (94%; specificity: 26%); if the cutoff point is 14, the specificity is very high (97%; sensitivity: 40%). This enables the division of patients into 3 groups: high risk, intermediate risk, and low risk. CONCLUSION Colonic diverticular hemorrhage often recurs, and patients have high recurrence rates within short periods. Risk factors for re-bleeding include a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia, faster heart rate, and longer hospitalization period, and the risk score may supply useful information for clinicians to aid management.
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Shimada Y, Tanaka R, Shimura H, Yamashiro K, Urabe T, Hattori N. Phosphorylation enhances recombinant HSP27 neuroprotection against focal cerebral ischemia in mice. Neuroscience 2014; 278:113-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.07.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shimura H, Masuda S, Kimura H. Research and development productivity map: visualization of industry status. J Clin Pharm Ther 2014; 39:175-80. [DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- H. Shimura
- Pharmaco-Business Innovation Laboratory; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Tokyo Japan
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- Pharmaco-Business Innovation Laboratory; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Tokyo Japan
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- Pharmaco-Business Innovation Laboratory; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Tokyo Japan
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Hayashi A, Shimura H, Aiba S, Yoneyama M, Mitoma H. Automatic detection of freezing index of Parkinson'/INS;s disease using a portable gait rhythmogram. J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.609] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Yatomi Y, Tanaka R, Shimura H, Miyamoto N, Yamashiro K, Takanashi M, Urabe T, Hattori N. Chronic brain ischemia induces the expression of glial glutamate transporter EAAT2 in subcortical white matter. Neuroscience 2013; 244:113-21. [PMID: 23602887 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Glutamate plays a central role in brain physiology and pathology. The involvement of excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) in neurodegenerative disorders including acute stroke has been widely studied, but little is known about the role of glial glutamate transporters in white matter injury after chronic cerebral hypoperfusion. The present study evaluated the expression of glial (EAAT1 and EAAT2) and neuronal (EAAT3) glutamate transporters in subcortical white matter and cortex, before and 3-28 days after the ligation of bilateral common carotid arteries (LBCCA) in rat brain. K-B staining showed a gradual increase of demyelination in white matter after ischemia, while there was no cortical involvement. Between 3 and 7 days after LBCCA, a significant increase in EAAT2 protein levels was observed in the ischemic brain and the number of EAAT2-positive cells also significantly increased both in the cortical and white matter lesions. EAAT2 was detected in glial-fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-positive astrocytes in both the cortex and white matter, but not in neuronal and oligodendroglial cells. EAAT1 was slightly elevated after ischemia only in the white matter, but EAAT3 was at almost similar levels both in the cortex and white matter after ischemia. A significant increase in EAAT2 expression level was also noted in the deep white matter of chronic human ischemic brain tissue compared to the control group. Our findings suggest important roles for up-regulated EAAT2 in chronic brain ischemia especially in the regulation of high-affinity of extracellular glutamate and minimization of white matter damage.
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- Y Yatomi
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Shimura H, Imai Y, Ishiyama M, Yoshinaga K, Shiseki M, Mori N, Teramura M, Motoji T. [Long-term remission after nonmyeloablative allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in a relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma patient with CNS involvement]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2012; 53:1991-1996. [PMID: 23318964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Intracranial involvement of relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is quite rare and its prognosis is very poor. We report a patient with relapsed HL with central nervous system (CNS) involvement after autologous stem cell transplantation successfully treated with allogeneic bone marrow transplantation with reduced intensity conditioning regimen. A standard therapy for relapsed CNS HL has not yet established. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report describing allogeneic stem cell transplantation for relapsed CNS HL in an elderly patient. Our results in this case suggest that allogeneic stem cell transplantation could be a useful therapeutic option in relapsed CNS HL patients, if their CNS lesions are controlled before stem cell transplantation.
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- Hanae Shimura
- Department of Hematology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Shimura H, Imai Y, Ieko M, Shiseki M, Mori N, Teramura M, Motoji T. Transient lupus anticoagulant with a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time secondary to cytomegalovirus-related infectious mononucleosis. Ann Hematol 2012; 92:143-4. [PMID: 22864763 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-012-1532-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Shimura H, Mori N, Wang YH, Okada M, Motoji T. Aberrant methylation and decreased expression of the RIZ1 gene are frequent in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia of T-cell phenotype. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 53:1599-609. [PMID: 22300346 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.663086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Retinoblastoma protein-interacting zinc finger, RIZ1, is a tumor suppressor gene that is inactivated in various solid tumors. However, the role of the RIZ1 gene has not been well examined in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We analyzed the expression and promoter methylation status of the RIZ1 gene in patients with newly diagnosed ALL by quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and methylation-specific PCR, respectively. RIZ1 expression in 67 cases of ALL (mean 1.043) was decreased compared with that in normal bone marrow (mean 1.471) (p = 0.030). Methylation was detected in 11 of 71 patients (15.5%) but not in healthy controls. Methylation was associated with decreased RIZ1 expression in many ALL cases examined, but this was not statistically significant. In T-ALL, RIZ1 methylation was more frequent (63.6%) than in B-ALL (6.7%) (p < 0.0001) and the decrease of RIZ1 expression was more significant than in B-ALL (p = 0.045). 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine treatment of MOLT-4 cells with RIZ1 methylation induced demethylation of RIZ1 and restoration of expression. Forced RIZ1 expression in T-ALL cell lines suppressed cell growth accompanied by G2/M arrest and apoptosis. No mutations were found by PCR-single strand conformation polymorphism analysis in hotspots of the gene. These results suggest that RIZ1 is inactivated in adult ALL, and this inactivation is associated with methylation in T-ALL.
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- Hanae Shimura
- Department of Hematology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Funakoshi T, Kazumi Y, Okada R, Nishimoto K, Saito M, Amagai M, Shimura H, Ohyama M. Intractable ulcer caused by Mycobacterium shinshuense: successful identification of mycobacterium strain by 16S ribosomal RNA 3'-end sequencing. Clin Exp Dermatol 2009; 34:e712-5. [PMID: 19663856 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03442.x] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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An extremely rare case of intractable ulcer caused by Mycobacterium shinshuense is described. A 59-year-old Japanese woman developed an ulcerated subcutaneous induration on the upper arm. Ziehl-Neelsen staining revealed positive bacilli. Tissue culture isolated Mycobacterium species, but standard identification techniques (including molecular biological approaches such as DNA-DNA hybridization) could not distinguish the precise causative pathogen, although it was narrowed down to three possibilities: Mycobacterium marinum, Mycobacterium ulcerans and M. shinshuense. Finally, a novel 16S rRNA sequencing method enabled the diagnosis of M. shinshuense infection. The epidemiology of the cutaneous infection caused by this mycobacterium has yet to be elucidated, but a review of reported cases indicated that ulcers having some resemblance to those caused by M. ulcerans infection were found in nonendemic areas and that M. shinshuense could be considered as the cause. The approach introduced in this report could provide a powerful tool for the identification of this organism.
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- T Funakoshi
- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Miyamoto N, Tanaka R, Zhang N, Shimura H, Onodera M, Mochizuki H, Hattori N, Urabe T. Crucial role for Ser133-phosphorylated form of cyclic AMP-responsive element binding protein signaling in the differentiation and survival of neural progenitors under chronic cerebral hypoperfusion. Neuroscience 2009; 162:525-36. [PMID: 19426786 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2009] [Revised: 04/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/02/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Various stimuli, such as ischemia/hypoxia enhance newborn cell survival in the subventricular zone and their migration tangentially in chains toward the olfactory bulb. The present study assessed the fate of newborn neurons from subventricular zone to olfactory bulb under conditions of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion, and examined the role of cAMP-responsive element binding protein signaling on the survival of these neurons by using cilostazol, a potent inhibitor of type III phosphodiesterase. Rats underwent bilateral common carotid artery ligation. They were divided into sham-operated (n=70), vehicle- (n=70), and type III phosphodiesterase inhibitor-treated (n=70) groups. Immunohistochemically-stained section for 5-bromodeoxyuridine and a series of neuronal and glial markers were analyzed at days 7, 14, 21 and 28 after hypoperfusion. The reduction of olfactory bulb size gradually progressed in the vehicle group (P<0.05), but not in the sham-operated and type III phosphodiesterase inhibitor-treated group. The subventricular zone of the vehicle-treated rats contained significantly larger numbers of newborn neuroblasts after hypoperfusion, compared with sham-operated rats (P<0.05), but significantly lower numbers in the rostral migratory stream and olfactory bulb (P<0.05). Treatment of rats with type III phosphodiesterase inhibitor increased the number of neuroblasts and enhanced the survival and differentiation of cells (P<0.05). Phosphorylated cAMP-responsive element binding protein within neuroblasts was markedly decreased in the subventricular zone, rostral migratory stream, and olfactory bulb of vehicle-treated rats (P<0.05), but treatment with type III phosphodiesterase inhibitor resulted in recovery of this expression throughout hypoperfusion, leading to enhanced neurogenesis (P<0.05). These effects were abrogated by protein kinase A and C inhibitor. Our results indicated that cAMP-responsive element binding protein signaling is a key mediator of neurogenesis after prolonged hypoperfusion and provide the basis for new regenerative therapies for ischemic brain injury.
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- N Miyamoto
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Shimura H, Schlossmacher M, Hattori N, Mizuno Y, Kosik K, Selkoe D. Interaction between parkin and alpha-synuclein. J Neurochem 2008. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.81.s1.49_4.x] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Doi A, Ishida A, Imamaki M, Shimura H, Niitsuma Y, Miyazaki M. Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Causing Acute Abdominal Aortic Obstruction and Bilateral Limb Ischemia. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.09.027] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Kano S, Homma H, Sasaki S, Shimura H. In situ monitoring of friction surfaces and their sequence pattern analysis. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci 2008; 366:665-71. [PMID: 17698464 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2007.2117] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Friction occurs between solid surfaces, and even sometimes on lubricated surfaces. To understand tribological subjects, it is important to know the changes that occur in friction surfaces. In this study, a laser strobe technique is applied to a friction surface observation. The recorded surface images were analysed using pattern-matching methods and their correlations are discussed. A test using pin-on-plate methods with carbon steels was performed using a reciprocating motion speed of 10 Hz for 4.9 N. A pulsed laser light (Nd:YAG SHG=532 nm, 5 ns per pulse) was irradiated onto the friction surface. It was induced using an optical microscope that was located just to the side of the pin. The laser pulse was synchronized with the plate motion, which was a trigger of the laser pulse. The surface image was stored for every cycle. These sequences were calculated and their correlations were analysed as a function of the surface pattern and the friction track size and shape. Analysis revealed that some groups were distinguishable as parameters of the damage size and shape.
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- S Kano
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, (AIST), Namiki 1-2-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8564, Japan.
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Doi A, Ishida A, Imamaki M, Shimura H, Niitsuma Y, Miyazaki M. Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Causing Acute Abdominal Aortic Obstruction and Bilateral Limb Ischemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2007.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Chida K, Saito H, Ito D, Shimura H, Zuguchi M, Takai Y. FFT analysis of the X-ray tube voltage waveforms of high-frequency generators for radiographic systems. Acta Radiol 2005; 46:810-4. [PMID: 16392605 DOI: 10.1080/02841850500335069] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To present a novel method for analyzing the voltage waveform from high-frequency X-ray generators for radiographic systems. MATERIAL AND METHODS The output signal of the actual voltage across the tube of a high-frequency generator was measured using the built-in voltage sense taps that are used for voltage regulation feedback in X-ray generators. The output signal was stored in an analyzing recorder, and the waveforms were analyzed using FFT analysis. The FFT analysis of high-frequency generators consisted of obtaining the power spectrum, comparing the major frequency components in the tube voltage waveforms, and examining the intensity of each frequency component. RESULTS FFT analysis enables an objective comparison of the complex tube voltage waveforms in high-frequency X-ray generators. FFT analysis detected the change in the X-ray tube voltage waveform that occurred when there were problems with the high-frequency generator. CONCLUSION High-frequency X-ray generators are becoming the universal choice for radiographic systems. The X-ray tube voltage and its waveform are important features of an X-ray generator, and quality assurance (QA) is important, too. As a tool for engineers involved in the design and development of X-ray generators, we can see that our methods (FFT analysis) might have some value as a means of describing generator performance under varying conditions. Furthermore, since the X-ray tube voltage waveform of a high-frequency generator is complex, FFT analysis may be useful for QA of the waveform.
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- K Chida
- Department of Radiological Technology, Tohoku University School of Health Sciences, Aobaku, Sendai, Japan.
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Sasaki T, Shimura H, Sasahira T, Fujii K, Kuniyasu H. High concentration of deoxycholic acid abrogates in vitro transformation of IEC6 intestinal cells by azoxymethane. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2005; 24:625-31. [PMID: 16471326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In this study, we designed an in vitro azoxymethane (AOM)-induced carcinogenesis model and analyzed the effect of deoxycholic acid (DCA) on growth, apoptosis, genotoxicity, and transformation of IEC6 intestinal cells. CYP2E1 production was confirmed in IEC6 cells. The growth of IEC6 cells was enhanced by DCA (100 microg/ml). However, IEC6 cells treated with DCA (200 microg/ml) were inhibited and disappeared at 48 hrs after treatment. Apoptotic cells increased 11.2 times by treatment with DCA (200 microg/ml) as compared to cells with no treatment. DNA injury detected by comet assay was found in cells treated with AOM, but not in cells treated with DCA (100 microg/ml) and AOM. The number of colony formation in soft agar increased by AOM treatment. However, the number of foci treated with DCA (100 microg/ml) plus AOM was 69% that of cells treated with AOM alone. Two out of the 6 mice subcutaneously injected with AOM-treated IEC6 cells showed tumorigenesis, whereas IEC6 cells treated with DCA (100 microg/ml) plus AOM or DCA (100 microg/ml) alone did not form any tumor. Reduced protein expression of MLH1, Bcl-2 was detected in IEC6 cells treated with DCA (100 microg/ml). Production of Bax, pJNK, TGF-beta, TGFBRI, TGFBRII, and beta-catenin were higher in IEC6 cells treated with DCA (100 microg/ml) than that in cells with no treatment. These results suggest that high-dose DCA induced apoptosis and inhibited AOM-induced in vitro transformation of IEC6 cells.
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- T Sasaki
- Dept. of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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Imamaki M, Ishida A, Shimura H, Kohno H, Ishida K, Niitsuma Y, Miyazaki M. [Kinking of skeletonized internal thoracic artery graft]. Kyobu Geka 2004; 57:1191-5. [PMID: 15609655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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A 66-year-old woman underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Postoperative angiography on postoperative day (POD) 11 revealed that right internal thoracic artery (RITA) anastomosed to left anterior descending artery (LAD) had a kinking. The angiography performed 30 months after operation revealed no specific changes in the kinking of RITA and in the left ventricular function. Another case was a 74-year-old man with chronic renal failure under hemodialysis. He underwent CABG with left internal thoracic artery (LITA) to LAD. Post-operatively he had chest pain during hemodialysis. On POD 10, angiography revealed that LITA had a kinking with moderate stenosis and normal left ventricular function. The angiography performed 10 months after operation revealed no specific changes in the kinking of LITA. However, left ventriculography revealed akinesis in the antero-apical region. It suggested that the viability was lost due to the graft kinking of LITA and steal phenomenon on hemodialysis.
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- Mizuho Imamaki
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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Sasaki T, Shimura H, Tanaka T, Nakashima K, Matsuo K, Ikeda S. Protection of trocar sites from gallbladder cancer implantation by sodium hyaluronate shill carboxymethylcellulose?based bioresorbable membrane (Seprafilm) in a nurine model. Surg Endosc 2004; 18:246-51. [PMID: 14691710 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-8128-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2003] [Accepted: 07/28/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The risk of port site metastasis in laparoscopic surgery for cancer patients is a problem that has yet to be resolved. We examined the protective effect of a sodium hyaluronate-based bioresorbable membrane (Seprafilm) on tumor cell implantation at laparoscopic trocar sites. METHODS Four 2-mm trocar sites were created in nude mice, and the peritoneal wounds were covered with different-sized pieces of Seprafilm. The protective effect of Seprafilm on the implantation of GB-d1 (a human gallbladder cancer cell line) at the trocar sites was assessed after 7 days. In addition, the effects of sodium hyaluronate and Seprafilm on the growth and motility of GB-d1 were examined in vitro. RESULTS Seprafilm significantly decreased the incidence of implantation compared with the control group. Histologically, Seprafilm was observed on days 1 and 3, as a sheet of gel that covered the injured peritoneum and muscle layer. In an invasion assay using Seprafilm, no cells were found to infiltrate through the gel sheet. CONCLUSION Seprafilm protects peritoneal wounds by physically covering the injured peritoneum. Therefore, if Seprafilm were attached to the injured peritoneum after laparoscopic surgery for cancer patients, it might reduce port site metastasis.
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- T Sasaki
- First Department of Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Nanakuma 7-45-1, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.
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Imamaki M, Masuda M, Ishida A, Shimura H, Nishimura K, Yazima N, Ishida K, Miyazaki M. [Is the quality of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting equivalent to that of conventional coronary artery bypass grafting]. Kyobu Geka 2003; 56:699-702. [PMID: 12910954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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We analyzed 44 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) from November 2001 to March 2003. Of 44 patients, 40 patients (29 men and 11 women; mean age 68.1 +/- 9.2 years) underwent off-pump CABG (OPCAB) [90.9%]. The mean number of bypass grafts was 2.53 +/- 0.78. In-hospital mortality was none and major complications except for one case of reexploration for bleeding were not seen. The early patency rate of over-all grafts was 94.6%. The quality of OPCAB was considered to be equivalent to conventional CABG.
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- M Imamaki
- Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Imamaki M, Masuda M, Ishida A, Shimura H, Hirano M, Nishimura K, Nakajima N, Miyazaki M. [Total arch replacement using prior selective cerebral perfusion]. Kyobu Geka 2002; 55:320-4. [PMID: 11968711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Prior selective cerebral perfusion is the method whereby selective cerebral perfusion and systemic perfusion start almost simultaneously, and the arch vessels are clamped. Cerebral circulation is isolated from systemic circulation to avoid cerebral embolization owing to detachment of atherosclerotic material from the aorta, caused by the "sandblasting" effect of high-velocity jets of blood exiting the aortic canula. Twenty-seven consecutive patients underwent total arch replacement for degenerative aortic arch aneurysm using prior selective cerebral perfusion from 1992 to 2001. Surgical death (within 1 month after operation) was 2 cases (7.4%), in-hospital death was 5 cases (18.5%). Systemic circulatory arrest time is almost equal to the time which distal anastomosis takes. The time was 81.4 +/- 24.3 minutes. Selective cerebral perfusion time was 194.9 +/- 30.9 minutes. Extracorporeal circulation time was 280.6 +/- 55.3 minutes. The time for emergence from anesthesia was 6.0 +/- 2.7 hours. Permanent neurologic dysfunction which was thought to occurred within 48 hours after surgery was noted in 1 case (3.7%). Postoperative survival at 8 years was 73.3%. There was 1 arch aneurismal related accident. Prior selective cerebral perfusion may be useful for avoiding cerebral embolization.
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- M Imamaki
- Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Mizuno Y, Hattori N, Kitada T, Matsumine H, Mori H, Shimura H, Kubo S, Kobayashi H, Asakawa S, Minoshima S, Shimizu N. Familial Parkinson's disease. Alpha-synuclein and parkin. Adv Neurol 2002; 86:13-21. [PMID: 11553970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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We have reviewed recent progress in establishing the function of alpha-synuclein and parkin in relation to nigral degeneration in autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive PD. Mutations of alpha-synuclein (Ala53Thr and Ala30Pro) cause a form of autosomal dominant PD with early onset. Parkin is a novel protein expressed in the cytoplasm, including the terminal regions and Golgi apparatus. Mutations of parkin cause a form of autosomal recessive young-onset PD (ARJP). Both proteins appear to be associated with fast axonal transport. In addition, in sporadic PD, normal alpha-synuclein shows an increased tendency to self-aggregate. Thus, altered axonal transport of presynaptic proteins appears to play a crucial role in neurodegeneration in PD.
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- Y Mizuno
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Tanaka K, Suzuki T, Chiba T, Shimura H, Hattori N, Mizuno Y. Parkin is linked to the ubiquitin pathway. J Mol Med (Berl) 2001; 79:482-94. [PMID: 11692161 DOI: 10.1007/s001090100242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 02/13/2001] [Accepted: 03/22/2001] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism (AR-JP) is one of the most common forms of familial Parkinson's disease. AR-JP is characterized by selective and massive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the midbrain and absence of Lewy bodies, the pathological hallmark of idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Parkin, the causative gene of AR-JP, encodes a 52-kDa protein that is a RING-type ubiquitin (Ub) protein ligase (E3) collaborating with a Ub-conjugating enzyme (E2) belonging to a cognate class of UbcH7 or UbcH8. Analysis of parkin mutations in AP-JP patients reveals that the functional loss of parkin as an E3 enzyme is the molecular basis of AR-JP. Thus it is now clear that AR-JP is due to failure of proteolysis mediated by the Ub-proteasome system and accumulation of as yet unidentified protein(s) causes nigral neuronal death without formation of Lewy bodies. These findings should shed new light on the mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in sporadic Parkinson's disease as well as AR-JP.
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- K Tanaka
- Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8613, Japan.
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Shimura H, Schlossmacher MG, Hattori N, Frosch MP, Trockenbacher A, Schneider R, Mizuno Y, Kosik KS, Selkoe DJ. Ubiquitination of a new form of alpha-synuclein by parkin from human brain: implications for Parkinson's disease. Science 2001; 293:263-9. [PMID: 11431533 DOI: 10.1126/science.1060627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 745] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive accumulation in selected neurons of protein inclusions containing alpha-synuclein and ubiquitin. Rare inherited forms of PD are caused by autosomal dominant mutations in alpha-synuclein or by autosomal recessive mutations in parkin, an E3 ubiquitin ligase. We hypothesized that these two gene products interact functionally, namely, that parkin ubiquitinates alpha-synuclein normally and that this process is altered in autosomal recessive PD. We have now identified a protein complex in normal human brain that includes parkin as the E3 ubiquitin ligase, UbcH7 as its associated E2 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme, and a new 22-kilodalton glycosylated form of alpha-synuclein (alphaSp22) as its substrate. In contrast to normal parkin, mutant parkin associated with autosomal recessive PD failed to bind alphaSp22. In an in vitro ubiquitination assay, alphaSp22 was modified by normal but not mutant parkin into polyubiquitinated, high molecular weight species. Accordingly, alphaSp22 accumulated in a non-ubiquitinated form in parkin-deficient PD brains. We conclude that alphaSp22 is a substrate for parkin's ubiquitin ligase activity in normal human brain and that loss of parkin function causes pathological alphaSp22 accumulation. These findings demonstrate a critical biochemical reaction between the two PD-linked gene products and suggest that this reaction underlies the accumulation of ubiquitinated alpha-synuclein in conventional PD.
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- H Shimura
- Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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We recently identified a novel gene, parkin, as a pathogenic gene for autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism. Parkin encodes a 52-kDa protein with a ubiquitin-like domain and two RING-finger motifs. To provide a insight into the function of parkin, we have examined its intracellular distribution in cultured cells. We found that parkin was localized in the trans-Golgi network and the secretory vesicles in U-373MG or SH-SY5Y cells by immunocytochemical analyses. In the subsequent subcellular fractionation studies of rat brain, we showed that parkin was copurified with the synaptic vesicles (SVs) when we used low ionic conditions throughout the procedure. An immunoelectromicroscopic analysis indicated that parkin was present on the SV membrane. Parkin was readily released from SVs into the soluble phase by increasing ionic strength at neutral pH, but not by a non-ionic detergent. To elucidate its responsible region for membrane association, we transfected with green fluorescent protein-tagged deletion mutants of parkin into COS-1 cells followed by subcellular fractionation. We demonstrated the ability of parkin to bind to the membranes through a broad region except for the ubiquitin-like domain. The significance of SV localization of parkin is discussed.
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- S I Kubo
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Weber JC, Nakano H, Bachellier P, Oussoultzoglou E, Inoue K, Shimura H, Wolf P, Chenard-Neu MP, Jaeck D. Is a proliferation index of cancer cells a reliable prognostic factor after hepatectomy in patients with colorectal liver metastases? Am J Surg 2001; 182:81-8. [PMID: 11532423 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00656-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND In spite of many reports focusing on prognostic factors after hepatectomy in patients with colorectal liver metastases, few studies have investigated pathological factors, eg, fibrous pseudocapsulation, growth pattern at the tumor margin, and proliferation activity of cancer cells, other than histological type and surgical margin. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether absence of pseudocapsulation, infiltrative growth pattern of metastases, and higher proliferation of cancer cells shown by Ki-67 immunohistochemical reactivity were associated with poorer survival after hepatectomy among patients with colorectal liver metastases. METHODS Between 1988 and 1998, 221 patients underwent hepatic resection of colorectal metastases with curative intent in our institution. Pathology analyses were focused on pseudocapsulation of liver metastases, growth pattern at the tumor edge, and Ki-67 labelling index (Ki-67 LI) of cancer cell nuclei. Univariate analyses of survival and of disease-free survival were performed for several clinicopathological factors, and multivariate analyses of survival and disease-free survival were also performed. RESULTS The univariate survival analyses showed that pseudocapsulation, growth pattern, and Ki-67 LI were significant prognostic factors, besides synchronous versus metachronous occurrence of metastases, carcinoembryonic antigen level before hepatectomy, and number of metastases. A multivariate analysis showed that Ki-67 labeling index was the most reliable prognostic factor of survival. In addition, Ki-67 LI and microscopic growth pattern were multivariately predictive factors of disease-free survival. CONCLUSIONS This large single-institution study showed that investigation of cancer cell proliferation and pathologic characteristics of the tumor margin are major prognostic factors.
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- J C Weber
- Centre de Chirurgie Viscérale et de Transplantation, Hôpital Universitaire de Hautepierre, Avenue Molière, 67098, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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Masuda M, Mogi K, Nakaya M, Pearce Y, Imamaki M, Shimura H, Okada Y, Nishimura K, Nakajima N. Surgical treatment for chronic pulmonary thromboembolism under cardiopulmonary bypass with selective cerebral perfusion. Surg Today 2001; 31:108-12. [PMID: 11291702 DOI: 10.1007/s005950170192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The median sternotomy approach for the treatment of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism was recently improved by Daily, Jamieson, and coworkers who adopted it for use under cardiopulmonary bypass with intermittent circulatory arrest; however, we have sometimes found that the circulatory arrest time was too short to complete thromboendarterectomy. Therefore, we attempted to perform a selective cerebral perfusion technique to extend the endarterectomy time. Although we noted slight back-bleeding from the bronchial arteries, we were able to extend the endarterectomy time without causing any postoperative delirium. We conclude that the median sternotomy approach using cardiopulmonary bypass with selective cerebral perfusion may be the best option for extending the thromboendarterectomy time.
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- M Masuda
- First Department of Surgery, Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan
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Tomomasa T, Kobayashi K, Kaneko H, Shimura H, Fukusato T, Tabata M, Inoue Y, Ohwada S, Kasahara M, Morishita Y, Kimura M, Saheki T, Morikawa A. Possible clinical and histologic manifestations of adult-onset type II citrullinemia in early infancy. J Pediatr 2001; 138:741-3. [PMID: 11343053 DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2001.113361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We describe 2 patients with adult-onset type II citrullinemia who developed transient hypoproteinemia and jaundice in early infancy. Liver histology showed a marked fatty change and fibrosis. After the patients had lived without symptoms to the ages of 5 and 16 years, respectively, the diagnosis was made by genetic analysis.
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- T Tomomasa
- Department of Pediatrics, Second Department of Surgery, and Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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Shimura H, Suzuki H, Miyazaki A, Furuya F, Ohta K, Haraguchi K, Endo T, Onaya T. Transcriptional activation of the thyroglobulin promoter directing suicide gene expression by thyroid transcription factor-1 in thyroid cancer cells. Cancer Res 2001; 61:3640-6. [PMID: 11325833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Gene therapy with thyroglobulin (TG) promoter and a prodrug/suicide gene combination may prove useful as a treatment for thyroid carcinoma. However, most poorly differentiated and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas have lost the ability to express the TG gene expression accompanied by loss of transcription factors [thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1), TTF-2, or Pax-8] interacting with the TG promoter. In anticipation of developing transcriptionally targeted gene therapy of TG-nonproducing thyroid carcinomas, we investigated the effect of TTF-1 gene transfer on TG promoter activity and the cytotoxic effect obtained by the TG promoter-driven HSV-TK gene along with ganciclovir in thyroid carcinoma and nonthyroidal cells. Using a chimeric construct containing the 5'-flanking region of the rat TG gene between -826 and +39 bp and the luciferase gene, TG promoter activity was detected in a normal rat thyroid cell line (FRTL-5), but not in a dedifferentiated line of thyroid cells (FRT) expressing Pax-8 but not TTF-1, TTF-2, or TG [TTF-1(-)/TTF-2(-)/Pax-8(+)/TG(-)], or in a human papillary thyroid carcinoma cell line [BHP15-3; TTF-1(-)/TTF-2(-)/Pax-8(-)/TG(-)], a human pulmonary cell line [H441; TTF-1(+)/TTF-2(-)/Pax-8(-)/TG(-)], or a dog kidney epithelial cell line [MDCK; TTF-1(-)/TTF-2(-)/Pax-8(+)/TG(-)]. Cotransfection of the TTF-1 expression vector stimulated TG promoter activity in FRT and BHP15-3 dedifferentiated thyroid cells, but not in H441 pulmonary cells. Only weak activation was observed in MDCK kidney cells. We then constructed recombinant adenovirus vectors, AdTTF-1 and ADTGTK: AdTTF-1 contained cytomegalovirus promoter and rat TTF-1 cDNA; AdTGTK carried the TG promoter-driven HSV-TK gene. Infection with AdTGTK and combined with GCV treatment induced a cytotoxic effect in FRTL-5 cells but not in dedifferentiated thyroid or nonthyroid cells. Cotransduction of AdTTF-1 and AdTGTK permitted 90% cytotoxicity for BHP15-3 and >95% cytotoxicity for FRT, as well as for BHP7-13 and BHP18-21v thyroid cancer cell lines [both/TTF1(-)/TTF-2(-)/Pax-8(+)/TG(-)]. In contrast, little cytotoxicity was seen for H441 and MDCK cell lines even with 300 microg/ml of ganciclovir. These results suggest that cotransduction of a TG promoter-controlled suicide gene and the TTF-1 gene by adenoviral vectors confers transcriptionally targeted gene-mediated cytotoxicity in poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma cells unable to express the TG gene.
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Yamanashi Medical University, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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Minagawa M, Ito A, Shimura H, Tomiyama K, Ito M, Kawai K. Homogeneous epithelial gamma delta T cell repertoire of the skin is shaped through peripheral selection. J Dermatol Sci 2001; 25:150-5. [PMID: 11164711 DOI: 10.1016/s0923-1811(00)00119-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In contrast to the T cell receptor (TCR) diversity of major alpha beta T cells in lymphoid tissues, epithelial T cells of the murine skin, called dendritic epidermal T cells (DETC), express exclusively an invariant gamma delta TCR. Fetal thymic precursors of DETC immigrate to the skin before birth, and in adult mice T cells expressing the canonical gamma delta TCR identical to that of DETC are not found in other lymphoid or epithelial tissues. Here, we show that DETC precursors migrate to the gut as well as to the skin during fetal periods, but preferentially survive and expand in the skin after birth. We propose that similar to the thymic selection of the diverse alpha beta T cell repertoire, 'peripheral selection' of the homogeneous epithelial gamma delta T cell repertoire may be mediated by TCR signaling upon the recognition of the self-ligand, because the ligand for the DETC TCR was expressed only in the skin.
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- M Minagawa
- Department of Dermatology, Niigata University School of Medicine, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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Kuba K, Matsumoto K, Date K, Shimura H, Tanaka M, Nakamura T. HGF/NK4, a four-kringle antagonist of hepatocyte growth factor, is an angiogenesis inhibitor that suppresses tumor growth and metastasis in mice. Cancer Res 2000; 60:6737-43. [PMID: 11118060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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We reported that NK4, composed of the N-terminal hairpin and subsequent four kringle domains of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), acts as the competitive antagonist for HGF. We now provide the first evidence that NK4 inhibits tumor growth and metastasis as an angiogenesis inhibitor as well as an HGF antagonist. Administration of NK4 suppressed primary tumor growth and lung metastasis of Lewis lung carcinoma and Jyg-MC(A) mammary carcinoma s.c. implanted into mice, although neither HGF nor NK4 affected proliferation and survival of these tumor cells in vitro. NK4 treatment resulted in a remarkable decrease in microvessel density and an increase of apoptotic tumor cells in primary tumors, which suggests that the inhibition of primary tumor growth by NK4 may be achieved by suppression of tumor angiogenesis. In vivo, NK4 inhibited angiogenesis in chick chorioallantoic membranes and in rabbit corneal neovascularization induced by basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). In vitro, NK4 inhibited growth and migration of human microvascular endothelial cells induced by bFGF and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as well as by HGF. HGF and VEGF activated the Met/HGF receptor and the KDR/VEGF receptor, respectively, whereas NK4 inhibited HGF-induced Met tyrosine phosphorylation but not VEGF-induced KDR phosphorylation. NK4 inhibited HGF-induced ERK1/2 (p44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinase) activation, but allowed for bFGF- and VEGF-induced ERK1/2 activation. These results indicate that NK4 is an angiogenesis inhibitor as well as an HGF antagonist, and that the antiangiogenic action of NK4 is independent of its activity as HGF antagonist. The bifunctional properties of NK4 to act as an angiogenesis inhibitor and as an HGF antagonist raises the possibility that NK4 may prove therapeutic for cancer patients.
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MESH Headings
- Allantois/blood supply
- Allantois/drug effects
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antibodies/pharmacology
- CHO Cells
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung/blood supply
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung/secondary
- Cell Movement/drug effects
- Chick Embryo
- Chorion/blood supply
- Chorion/drug effects
- Cricetinae
- Endothelium, Vascular/cytology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Enzyme Activation
- Growth Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Hepatocyte Growth Factor/antagonists & inhibitors
- Hepatocyte Growth Factor/pharmacology
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms/blood supply
- Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Lung Neoplasms/secondary
- Male
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/blood supply
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/drug therapy
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/drug therapy
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/metabolism
- Rabbits
- Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology
- Tyrosine/metabolism
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- K Kuba
- Department of Oncology, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan
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Hattori N, Shimura H, Kubo S, Suzuki T, Tanaka K, Mizuno Y. [Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism: its pathogenesis is involved in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2000; 40:1293-6. [PMID: 11464483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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The contribution of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of PD is supported by the demonstration of the high concordance in twins studies using PET, the increased risk among relatives of PD patients in case control and family studies, and the existence of familial PD and parkinsonism by single gene defect. Recently, two genes such as alpha-synuclein and parkin have been identified. alpha-Synuclein is involved in a rare dominant form of familial PD with dopa responsive parkinsonian features and Lewy body positive pathology. In contrast, parkin is responsible for autosomal recessive form (AR-JP) of early onset PD with Lewy body-negative pathology. To date, variable mutations such as deletions or point mutations have been reported in AR-JP patients from world wide. In addition, the localization of parkin indicates parkin may are involved in the axonal transport system. More recently, we have found that parkin interacts with ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, UbcH 7, and is functionally linked to the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway as a ubiquitin ligase. These findings fit the characteristics of lack of Lewy bodies which are cytoplasmic inclusions considered a pathological hallmark. Our findings should enhance the exploration of the mechanisms of neuronal death in PD as well as other neurodegenerative disorders of which variable inclusion bodies are observed.
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- N Hattori
- Dept. of Neurology, Juntendo Univ. School of Med., Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Hatakeyama T, Sakai H, Yamaguchi M, Shimura H, Kuzume M, Matsumoto T, Matsumiya A, Yoshizawa Y, Midorikawa T, Kumada K, Sanada Y. Protective effects of herbimycin A on hepatic reperfusion injury. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:2303-5. [PMID: 11120175 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01674-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- T Hatakeyama
- Department of Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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Yamaguchi M, Kuzume M, Asakawa K, Matsumiya A, Matsumoto T, Shimura H, Midorikawa T, Narihara K, Sanada Y, Kumada K. Effects of insulin-like growth factor-1 on massive resection of small intestine with or without ileocecal resection in rats. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:2486-7. [PMID: 11120259 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01758-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- M Yamaguchi
- Department of Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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Yamaguchi M, Kuzume M, Matsumoto T, Matsumiya A, Shimura H, Nakano H, Sakai H, Midorikawa T, Sanada Y, Kumada K. FK 506 significantly improves transferred insulin gene expression in total pancreatectomized dogs. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:2479-80. [PMID: 11120255 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01754-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- M Yamaguchi
- Department of Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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Kaneshiro Y, Nakano H, Kumada K, Boudjema K, Kitamura N, Shimura H, Barama A, Kigawa G, Tatsuno M, Fujiwara Y, Baek Y, Sasaki J, Nagasaki H, Yamaguchi M. Augmentation of mitochondrial reduced glutathione by S-adenosyl-L-methionine administration in ischemia-reperfusion injury of the rat steatotic liver induced by choline-methionine-deficient diet. Eur Surg Res 2000; 30:34-42. [PMID: 9493692 DOI: 10.1159/000008555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We examined whether warm ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) damage of the rat steatotic liver can be reduced by administration of S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe). We examined the effect of SAMe on the mitochondrial reduced-glutathione (GSH) pool. Sixty minutes of partial left lobar vascular clamping followed by 2 h of reperfusion were employed for a model of hepatic warm ischemia. Either 5% dextrose or SAMe was injected intraperitoneally 2 h before I/R in steatotic rats (S-D5% or S-SAMe group). Serum liver enzyme concentrations 2 h after reperfusion were significantly lower in the S-SAMe group than in the S-D5% group. The cytosolic and mitochondrial GSH concentrations after I/R were significantly higher in the S-SAMe group than in the S-D5% group (p < 0.05). The cytosolic and mitochondrial oxidized-glutathione/GSH ratios after I/R were significantly greater in the S-D5% group than in the S-SAMe group (p < 0.01). The adenosine triphosphate concentration was higher in the S-SAMe group than in the S-D5% group (p = 0.0515). These results show that hepatocellular and mitochondrial oxidative stress after I/R in the steatotic liver can be reduced by administration of SAMe. The results also show that mitochondrial function and hepatocellular integrity can be restored by administration of SAMe in steatotic rats.
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- Y Kaneshiro
- Department of Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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Kobayashi T, Shimura H, Mitani S, Mashimo S, Amano A, Takano T, Abe M, Watanabe H, Kijima M, Shirakawa H, Yamaguchi H. Network Polysilanes: Synthesis, Electrical Conductivity, Charge-Transfer Interaction, and Photoconductivity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2000; 39:3110-3114. [PMID: 11028049 DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20000901)39:17<3110::aid-anie3110>3.0.co;2-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- T Kobayashi
- Department of Chemistry (Materials Science) Faculty of Engineering, Gunma University Gunma, Kiryu 376-8515 (Japan)
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Hattori N, Shimura H, Kubo S, Kitada T, Wang M, Asakawa S, Minashima S, Shimizu N, Suzuki T, Tanaka K, Mizuno Y. Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism: a key to understanding nigral degeneration in sporadic Parkinson's disease. Neuropathology 2000; 20 Suppl:S85-90. [PMID: 11037196 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1789.2000.00312.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The contribution of genetic factors to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) is supported by the demonstration of the high concordance in twins studies using positron emission tomography (PET), the increased risk among relatives of PD patients in case-control and family studies, and the existence of familial PD and parkinsonism by single gene defect. Recently several genes have been mapped and/or identified. Alpha-synuclein is involved in a rare dominant form of familial PD with dopa-responsive parkinsonism features and Lewy body-positive pathology. In contrast, parkin is responsible for the autosomal recessive form (AR-JP) of early onset PD with Lewy body-negative pathology. The clinical features of this form include early onset (in the 20s), levodopa-responsive parkinsonism, diurnal fluctuation, and slow progression of the disease. Parkin consists of 12 exons and the estimated size is over 1.5 Mb. To date, variable mutations such as deletions or point mutations resulting in missense and nonsense changes have been reported in AR-JP patients. In addition, the localization of parkin indicates that parkin may be involved in the axonal transport system. More recently we have found that parkin interacts with the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 and is functionally linked to the Ub-proteasome pathway as a ubiquitin ligase, E3. These findings fit the characteristics of a lack of Lewy bodies (these are cytoplasmic inclusions that are considered to be a pathological hallmark). Our findings should enhance the exploration of the mechanisms of neuronal death in PD as well as other neurodegenerative disorders of which variable inclusion bodies are observed.
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- N Hattori
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Shimura H, Hattori N, Kubo SI, Mizuno Y, Asakawa S, Minoshima S, Shimizu N, Iwai K, Chiba T, Tanaka K, Suzuki T. Familial Parkinson disease gene product, parkin, is a ubiquitin-protein ligase. Nat Genet 2000; 25:302-5. [PMID: 10888878 DOI: 10.1038/77060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1438] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism (AR-JP), one of the most common familial forms of Parkinson disease, is characterized by selective dopaminergic neural cell death and the absence of the Lewy body, a cytoplasmic inclusion body consisting of aggregates of abnormally accumulated proteins. We previously cloned PARK2, mutations of which cause AR-JP (ref. 2), but the function of the gene product, parkin, remains unknown. We report here that parkin is involved in protein degradation as a ubiquitin-protein ligase collaborating with the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UbcH7, and that mutant parkins from AR-JP patients show loss of the ubiquitin-protein ligase activity. Our findings indicate that accumulation of proteins that have yet to be identified causes a selective neural cell death without formation of Lewy bodies. Our findings should enhance the exploration of the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Parkinson disease as well as in other neurodegenerative diseases that are characterized by involvement of abnormal protein ubiquitination, including Alzheimer disease, other tauopathies, CAG triplet repeat disorders and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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- H Shimura
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Yamaguchi M, Kuzume M, Matsumoto T, Shimura H, Matsumiya A, Nakano H, Takeda M, Sanada Y, Kumada K. Adenovirus-mediated insulin gene transfer improves nutritional and post-hepatectomized conditions in diabetic rats. Surgery 2000; 127:670-8. [PMID: 10840363 DOI: 10.1067/msy.2000.106125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Impaired nutritional conditions in patients with diabetes are significant risk factors after major abdominal surgery. We constructed recombinant adenovirus vector carrying the human insulin gene (AxCAIns) for in vivo insulin gene transfer to improve metabolic impairments after a major operation in patients with diabetes. We tested the effects of AxCAIns on nutritional and post-hepatectomized conditions in rats with diabetes treated with streptozotocin (STZ). METHODS AxCAIns was injected into the spleen in diabetic rats treated with STZ. Blood levels of glucose, total protein, albumin, and C-peptide of human proinsulin were measured and the expression of transferred human insulin gene was analyzed in various organs. Diabetic rats underwent 70% partial hepatectomy with or without AxCAIns injection, and post-hepatectomized conditions were analyzed. RESULTS STZ-induced hyperglycemia was reduced by AxCAIns injection. Decreased serum levels of total protein and albumin in diabetic rats were significantly restored to normal levels by AxCAIns injection, and human C-peptide was detected in the sera of AxCAIns-treated rats. Human preproinsulin messenger RNA, which represented the expression of transferred insulin gene, was detected in the liver and the spleen, but not in other organs. Serum albumin levels, remnant liver weight, and ratios of postoperative body weight to preoperative body weight were significantly increased by AxCAIns in hepatectomized diabetic rats. CONCLUSIONS AxCAIns injection to the spleen efficiently transferred the human insulin gene mainly into the hepatocytes and produced enough human proinsulin to improve nutritional impairments and post-hepatectomized conditions in diabetic rats. Insulin gene transfer with intrasplenic injection of AxCAIns may be available to improve metabolic impairment after major abdominal surgery in patients with diabetes.
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- M Yamaguchi
- Department of Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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STUDY DESIGN A case report of cervical vertigo that occurred after shampoo treatment in a hairdressing salon. Abnormalities were detected on magnetic resonance images and magnetic resonance angiography scans. OBJECTIVES To describe the diagnosis of cervical vertigo caused by neck hyperextension. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Neck hyperextension may induce vertigo and dizziness; the pathophysiology remains unclear, however, because subjective findings are usually difficult to document. METHODS The diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of a patient with cervical vertigo that occurred after hair shampoo treatment in a hair dressing salon were assessed. RESULTS Magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated narrowing of the left vertebral artery, whereas magnetic resonance imaging showed cerebellar infarction. Treatment included rest and drugs that activate cerebral circulation and prevent platelet aggregation. Improvement was noted within few days. CONCLUSIONS The authors suggest that the hyperextended neck position during hair shampoo treatment in a beauty parlor may be a risk factor for back lifting or cerebellum vascular insufficiency. Public education should lead to avoidance of this position during hair shampoo treatment at hair dressing salons.
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- K Endo
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Kasumigaura Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. ,net.ne.jp
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