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Yamada T, Kawaguchi H, Matsuoka A, Akioka K, Miura N, Izumi H, Tanimoto A. Development of a Microminipig Model of Atherosclerosis for the Evaluation of a HMGCR Inhibitor. In Vivo 2024; 38:98-106. [PMID: 38148058 PMCID: PMC10756457 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.13415] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Atherosclerosis is known as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and development of an animal model of atherosclerosis is required to investigate its clinical pathogenesis. We studied the optimal amount of cholesterol in the diet and the optimal experimental period for development of a Microminipig model of atherosclerosis for the evaluation of a hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) inhibitor (atorvastatin). MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen male animals (3-4 months old) were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 consisted of control animals receiving a normal chow diet, Group 2 animals received a high fat (12% w/w) and low cholesterol (0.1% w/w) diet (HFLCD), and Group 3 animals received HFLCD+statin for 12 weeks. Animals received statin at 3 mg/kg body weight per day. HFLCD did not down-regulate the hepatic expression of HMGCR mRNA. RESULTS HFLCD increased body, omentum, and mesenteric adipose tissue weight, and induced hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerotic lesions in the abdominal aorta. HFLCD+statin inhibited hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerotic lesions, but not obesity. CONCLUSION A microminipig atherosclerosis model induced by HFLCD can be used in the evaluation of HMGCR inhibitors for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis.
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- Tomonobu Yamada
- Department of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan;
- Laboratory of Veterinary Histopathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Histopathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Histopathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan;
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Fuseya S, Izumi H, Hamano A, Murakami Y, Suzuki R, Koiwai R, Hayashi T, Kuno A, Takahashi S, Kudo T. Reduction in disialyl-T antigen levels in mice deficient for both St6galnac3 and St6galnac4 results in blood filling of lymph nodes. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10582. [PMID: 37386100 PMCID: PMC10310836 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37363-y] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Sialic acid (SA) is present at the terminal ends of carbohydrate chains in glycoproteins and glycolipids and is involved in various biological phenomena. The biological function of the disialyl-T (SAα2-3Galβ1-3(SAα2-6)GalNAcα1-O-Ser/Thr) structure is largely unknown. To elucidate the role of disialyl-T structure and determine the key enzyme from the N-acetylgalactosaminide α2,6-sialyltransferase (St6galnac) family involved in its in vivo synthesis, we generated St6galnac3- and St6galnac4-deficient mice. Both single-knockout mice developed normally without any prominent phenotypic abnormalities. However, the St6galnac3::St6galnact4 double knockout (DKO) mice showed spontaneous hemorrhage of the lymph nodes (LN). To identify the cause of bleeding in the LN, we examined podoplanin, which modifies the disialyl-T structures. The protein expression of podoplanin in the LN of DKO mice was similar to that in wild-type mice. However, the reactivity of MALII lectin, which recognizes disialyl-T, in podoplanin immunoprecipitated from DKO LN was completely abolished. Moreover, the expression of vascular endothelial cadherin was reduced on the cell surface of high endothelial venule (HEV) in the LN, suggesting that hemorrhage was caused by the structural disruption of HEV. These results suggest that podoplanin possesses disialyl-T structure in mice LN and that both St6galnac3 and St6galnac4 are required for disialyl-T synthesis.
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- Sayaka Fuseya
- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, and Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
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Champiat S, Boyer M, Paz-Ares L, Schoenfeld A, Izumi H, Govindan R, Carlisle J, Borghaei H, Johnson M, Steeghs N, Vokes E, Dowlati A, Zhang Y, Pati A, Ju CH, Mukherjee S, Chen X, Hashemi Sadraei N, Hummel HD. 147P Characterizing CRS in phase I study of DLL3-targeted T cell engager tarlatamab in small cell lung cancer. Immuno-Oncology and Technology 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.iotech.2022.100259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Takeshita H, Yutoku Y, Okajima W, Ishii H, Ito T, Izumi H, Sudo M, Yoshioka A, Yamaguchi M, Kawabata K, Nakanishi M. [A Case of Gastric Cancer Invading the Pancreas with Pathological Complete Response Treated by Preoperative S-1 plus Oxaliplatin Therapy]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2022; 49:1440-1442. [PMID: 36733095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A 66-year-old man with severe anemia was diagnosed with gastric cancer. CT examination revealed primary gastric tumor, which involved the pancreas body, with regional lymph nodes that were enlarged(T4b[panc], cN2, cM0, cStage ⅣA). He received three courses of preoperative S-1 plus oxaliplatin therapy. Primary tumor and metastatic lymph nodes were reduced remarkably. We performed a curative distal gastrectomy(D2)without pancreas resection. Histopathological examination revealed Grade 3 pathological complete response in both primary tumor and metastatic lymph nodes.
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Izumi H, Sakamoto T, Uchibori K, Nishino K, Sakakibara-Konishi J, Nomura S, Ryohei K, Udagawa H, Shibata Y, Ikeda T, Niho S, Sakai T, Zenke Y, Nosaki K, Matsumoto S, Yoh K, Goto K. 997P Phase I study of brigatinib plus panitumumab in patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer resistant to osimertinib (BEBOP): Early termination due to severe early onset pneumonitis by brigatinib. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1123] [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] Open
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Okahisa M, Udagawa H, Matsumoto S, Kato T, Oizumi S, Furuya N, Hayakawa D, Toyozawa R, Nishiyama A, Ohashi K, Miyamoto S, Nishino K, Oi H, Sakai T, Shibata Y, Izumi H, Sugiyama E, Nosaki K, Zenke Y, Yoh K, Goto K. EP08.02-113 Clinico-genomic Characteristics of Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Harboring EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.796] [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: 10/14/2022]
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Borghaei H, Paz-Ares L, Johnson M, Champiat S, Owonikoko T, Lai V, Boyer M, Hummel HD, Govindan R, Steeghs N, Blackhall F, Reguart N, Dowlati A, Zhang Y, Sadraei NH, Goldrick A, Izumi H. OA12.05 Phase 1 Updated Exploration and First Expansion Data for DLL3-targeted T-cell Engager Tarlatamab in Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.062] [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: 10/14/2022]
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Hori Y, Nagai T, Hayashi K, Izumi H, Yokoyama K, Ebara T. Ability of ergonomic timeout to reduce musculoskeletal discomfort related to fluoroscopic endoscopy. Endosc Int Open 2021; 9:E1909-E1913. [PMID: 34917460 PMCID: PMC8670993 DOI: 10.1055/a-1594-2037] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Endoscopists performing fluoroscopy procedures often suffer from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to persistent static muscle contraction and the load imposed by radiation personal protective equipment. We devised the "practical load-on-the-shoulders releasing technique" (PoRT), integrated it within the work-rest schedule, and investigated its ability to reduce muscular discomfort. The results showed that PoRT lowered discomfort, including by maintaining the head angle closer to the neutral position and keeping the trunk in a stable state, which together resulted in an ideal posture. As a simple, no-cost intervention based on an ergonomic approach, PoRT may contribute to reducing MSDs.
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- Yasuki Hori
- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Ergonomics, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Nagoya City University Graduate School of Design and Architecture, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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Yamashita Y, Sato T, Noishiki K, Kobayashi K, Uchiyama A, Izumi H, Tamura T, Shikamura M, Oinishi Y, Saito M, Kawamata S. Data on long-term survival of the NOD/Shi-scid IL-2Rγ null (NOG) mouse in two facilities. J Toxicol Sci 2021; 46:453-469. [PMID: 34602530 DOI: 10.2131/jts.46.453] [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] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The objective of this study was to investigate an appropriate observation period for an evaluation of tumorigenicity in NOD/Shi-scid IL-2 Rγnull (NOG) mice. At SNBL, 19 male and 19 female NOG mice were observed the general condition from 7 weeks old up to 68 weeks old and at FBRI, 7 male and 16 female NOG mice were observed the general condition throughout the lifespan from 7 weeks old. The survival rate started to decline rapidly around 54 to 56 weeks of age in both facilities without a facility difference. Based on these survival data, it seems reasonable to terminate a tumorigenicity study at 52 weeks of age.
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- Yuji Yamashita
- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. (SNBL), Drug Safety Research Laboratories
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. (SNBL), Drug Safety Research Laboratories
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. (SNBL), Drug Safety Research Laboratories
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. (SNBL), Drug Safety Research Laboratories
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. (SNBL), Drug Safety Research Laboratories
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. (SNBL), Drug Safety Research Laboratories
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- Research & Development Center for Cell Therapy, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI)
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- Research & Development Center for Cell Therapy, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI)
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- Research & Development Center for Cell Therapy, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI)
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- Research & Development Center for Cell Therapy, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI)
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- Research & Development Center for Cell Therapy, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI)
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Paz-Ares L, Owonikoko T, Johnson M, Govindan R, Izumi H, Lai V, Borghaei H, Boyer M, Boosman R, Hummel HD, Blackhall F, Dowlati A, Zhang Y, Mukherjee S, Sable B, Pati A, Shetty A, Sadraei NH, Champiat S. 48MO Phase I study of AMG 757, a delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3) targeting, half-life extended bispecific T-cell engager immuno-oncology therapy, in small cell lung cancer (SCLC). J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(21)01890-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Eda M, Yamasaki T, Izumi H, Tomita N, Konno S, Konno M, Murakami H, Sato F. Cryptic species in a Vulnerable seabird: shorttailed albatross consists of two species. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2020. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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The occurrence of cryptic species within a threatened taxon is rare, but where they do occur, understanding species boundaries is essential for planning an effective conservation strategy. The short-tailed albatross Phoebastria albatrus is a Vulnerable seabird that mainly breeds on Torishima and the Senkaku Islands in the western North Pacific. Although it has been tacitly regarded as a single management unit with 2 breeding sites, the species is known to comprise 2 genetically separated populations (Senkaku-type and Torishima-type). However, morphological examination of birds from both populations has not been conducted owing to the difficulty in accessing the Senkaku Islands. In this study, we examined the morphological differences between immigrants from the Senkaku Islands to Torishima (Senkaku-type) and native birds on Torishima (Torishima-type) and found significant differences in morphological characteristics between the 2 bird types. In general, Torishima-type birds were larger than Senkaku-type birds, whereas Senkaku-type birds had relatively longer beaks. Based on the morphological differences found in this study as well as genetic and ecological differences revealed in previous studies, we believe that Senkaku- and Torishima-type birds should be classified as different cryptic species. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of cryptic species being identified in a threatened avian species.
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- M Eda
- Hokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Division of Natural History, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, Konoyama 115, Abiko 270-1145, Japan
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- Hokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Division of Avian Conservation, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, Konoyama 115, Abiko 270-1145, Japan
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- Division of Avian Conservation, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, Konoyama 115, Abiko 270-1145, Japan
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- Division of Avian Conservation, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, Konoyama 115, Abiko 270-1145, Japan
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- Division of Avian Conservation, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, Konoyama 115, Abiko 270-1145, Japan
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- Division of Avian Conservation, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, Konoyama 115, Abiko 270-1145, Japan
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Tsukiyama T, Kobayashi K, Nakaya M, Iwatani C, Seita Y, Tsuchiya H, Matsushita J, Kitajima K, Kawamoto I, Nakagawa T, Fukuda K, Iwakiri T, Izumi H, Itagaki I, Kume S, Maegawa H, Nishinakamura R, Nishio S, Nakamura S, Kawauchi A, Ema M. Monkeys mutant for PKD1 recapitulate human autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nat Commun 2019; 10:5517. [PMID: 31822676 PMCID: PMC6904451 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13398-6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) caused by PKD1 mutations is one of the most common hereditary disorders. However, the key pathological processes underlying cyst development and exacerbation in pre-symptomatic stages remain unknown, because rodent models do not recapitulate critical disease phenotypes, including disease onset in heterozygotes. Here, using CRISPR/Cas9, we generate ADPKD models with PKD1 mutations in cynomolgus monkeys. As in humans and mice, near-complete PKD1 depletion induces severe cyst formation mainly in collecting ducts. Importantly, unlike in mice, PKD1 heterozygote monkeys exhibit cyst formation perinatally in distal tubules, possibly reflecting the initial pathology in humans. Many monkeys in these models survive after cyst formation, and cysts progress with age. Furthermore, we succeed in generating selective heterozygous mutations using allele-specific targeting. We propose that our models elucidate the onset and progression of ADPKD, which will serve as a critical basis for establishing new therapeutic strategies, including drug treatments.
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- Tomoyuki Tsukiyama
- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan.
- Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (WPI-ASHBi), Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
- Department of Urology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
- Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (WPI-ASHBi), Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd, Kagoshima, 891-1394, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd, Kagoshima, 891-1394, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd, Kagoshima, 891-1394, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
- The Corporation for Production and Research of Laboratory Primates, Ibaraki, 305-0003, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Kidney Development, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cells and Human Disease Models, Research Center for Animal Life Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan.
- Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (WPI-ASHBi), Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.
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Sakata M, Kawahara D, Shima K, Izumi H, Nagara T, Shimatani K. A Standing Function Evaluation System Based on Virtual Light Touch Contact and Factor Analysis. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2018; 2018:4077-4080. [PMID: 30441252 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8513311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This paper proposes a standing function evaluation system on the basis of factor analysis for indices related to standing characteristics. For this approach, five standing function factors were checked in a large-scale experiment using the results of extraction from 48 indices based on factor analysis. Five factors were extracted from these indices, and the related score radar charts indicated that most factors changed with age. The evaluation results suggest that the system facilitates intuitive comprehension of standing-related factors based on these charts.
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Miyajima S, Tanaka T, Miyata N, Tada M, Mochimaru M, Izumi H. Feature Selection for Work Recognition and Working Motion Measurement. JRM 2018. [DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2018.p0706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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As the demand for nursing care services is growing, the physical burden involved in caregiving has drawn widespread attention. To mitigate the physical burden in caregiving, we have to recognize what kind of work and problems are involved in each caregiving task. To identify the problems involved in caregiving, we need to recognize the work and analyze its workload. Aiming to reduce the burden on the waist during caregiving tasks, we are developing inertial sensor suits for measuring the working motions. With the developed method, the burden on the waist is estimated from the waist posture. Considering its use in practical caregiving sites, the number of inertial sensors should be the minimum necessary, which depends on the number of body parts where to measure the posture. In this study, we select the body parts to achieve the two above-mentioned goals: to recognize the work involved in caregiving and capture the waist posture. A support vector machine (SVM) is used to recognize the work. Its conventional method of selecting the features on which to recognize the work only considers the recognition accuracy and does not sufficiently meet the needs for measuring the postures. Therefore, we propose a new feature-selection method, which can evaluate the waist-posture measuring accuracy and can make forward feature selections in the same manner as the conventional wrapper method. We have verified the effectiveness of the proposed method by measuring simple simulated work motions.
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Ishigaki T, Asanuma T, Yagi N, Izumi H, Shimizu S, Fujisawa Y, Miyahira Y, Kushima R, Masuda K, Nakatani S. 2231Improvement in diagnostic accuracy of single-vessel coronary stenosis by the analysis of post-systolic shortening derived from non-stress speckle tracking echocardiography. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.2231] [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
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- T Ishigaki
- Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Otsu, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Division of Functional Diagnostics, Suita, Japan
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- Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Otsu, Japan
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- Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Otsu, Japan
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- Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Otsu, Japan
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- Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Otsu, Japan
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- Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Otsu, Japan
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- Shiga University of Medical Science, Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Otsu, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Division of Functional Diagnostics, Suita, Japan
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- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Division of Functional Diagnostics, Suita, Japan
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Abe M, Kawaguchi H, Miura N, Akioka K, Ushikai M, Oi S, Yukawa A, Yoshikawa T, Izumi H, Horiuchi M. Diurnal Variation of Melatonin Concentration in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Unanesthetized Microminipig. In Vivo 2018; 32:583-590. [PMID: 29695564 PMCID: PMC6000775 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11279] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM The aim of this study was to develop a method for sequentially collecting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from an unanesthetized microminipig, which shares many physiological and anatomical similarities with humans, such as diurnality, and investigate the diurnal variation of melatonin concentration in the CSF. MATERIALS AND METHODS A catheter was placed percutaneously into the subarachnoid space of an anesthetized animal, and the tip of the catheter was placed into the cisterna magna under X-ray. We then sequentially collected CSF at light-on and -off times from the unanesthetized animal for several weeks. After catheter placement, a period of one week or more was necessary to relieve the contamination of RBCs in the CSF. RESULTS A higher melatonin level in the CSF was noted during lights-off time, and the level was higher than that in the serum. CONCLUSION This model of sequential collection of CSF will contribute to research in brain functions.
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- Masaharu Abe
- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Histopathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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Makishima M, Fujino Y, Kubo T, Izumi H, Uehara M, Oyama I, Matsuda S. Validity and responsiveness of the work functioning impairment scale (WFun) in workers with pain due to musculoskeletal disorders. J Occup Health 2018; 60:156-162. [PMID: 29311438 PMCID: PMC5886883 DOI: 10.1539/joh.17-0166-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective: To determine the convergent validity and responsiveness of the work functioning impairment scale (WFun) in workers with musculoskeletal disorder-related pain. Methods: Participants were extracted from an internet user study and prospectively examined using the pain intensity numerical rating scale (pain-NRS), the work ability numerical rating scale (productivity-NRS), and the WFun at baseline, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, and 3 months. The convergent validity and responsiveness of the WFun were examined by multilevel regression analysis. Results: A total of 786 workers participated and 593 completed all surveys. The WFun score gradually increased and decreased as the pain-NRS and the productivity-NRS increased, respectively. Changes in the WFun score steadily increased and decreased as changes in the pain-NRS and the productivity-NRS increased, respectively. Multilevel analyses showed that all linear associations were significant. Conclusions: The convergent validity and responsiveness of the WFun were consistent with the expected direction and magnitude.
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- Misako Makishima
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Occupational and Environmental Health.,Department of Medical Affairs, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
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- Department of Environmental Epidemiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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- Department of Ergonomics, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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Fukami T, Noguchi A, Ishii H, Watanabe A, Sugimoto R, Tada H, Takeshita H, Umehara S, Izumi H, Tani N, Yamaguchi M, Kawabata K, Yamane T. [A Case of Intraductal Pancreatic Mallignant Tumor with Difficulty in Differentiating between IPMN and ITPN]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2018; 45:566-568. [PMID: 29650940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The patient was a male in his early 60s. Diabetes had aggravated 6 months earlier, and the patient was referred to our hospital for close examination. On contrast CT, enhanced mass shadows filling the lumen of the main pancreatic duct, which was dilated throughout the pancreas, were observed, and the mass was diagnosed as an adenocarcinoma on EUS-FNA. Based on these findings, main-duct IPMN was suspected and total pancreatectomy was performed. On macroscopic observation of the resected specimen, outgrowth of a solid tumor was observed in the main pancreatic duct, whereas only low-level mucus retention was noted in the pancreatic duct. Histopathological examination revealed a papillary/tubular tumor growth, suggesting interstitial infiltration throughout the pancreas. On immunostaining, the tumor was partially positive for MUC5AC, based on which the patient was diagnosed with an intraductal pancreatic mallignant tumor, with difficulty in differentiating between IPMC and ITPC. Clinicopathologically, many aspects regarding ITPN remain unclear. Further accumulation of such cases and investigation of the tumor pathology are necessary.
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Arimura E, Okatani H, Araki T, Ushikai M, Nakakuma M, Abe M, Kawaguchi H, Izumi H, Horiuchi M. Effects of Diets with Different Proportions of Protein/Carbohydrate on Retinal Manifestations in db Mice. In Vivo 2018; 32:265-272. [PMID: 29475908 PMCID: PMC5905193 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11233] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Diabetic nephropathy is aggravated by a higher intake of total protein. The effects of diets with different proportions of protein and carbohydrate on diabetic retinopathy in db mice, a type-2 diabetes animal model, were examined, as well as diabetic nephropathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Control and db mice at 5 weeks of age were fed the diets (% energy of protein/carbohydrate/fat; L-diet: 12/71/17; H-diet: 24/59/17) under ad libitum conditions and pair-feeding conditions for 6 weeks, respectively. RESULTS Mice fed the H-diet showed significantly greater retinal thickness by optical coherence tomography, and lower mRNA levels of angiotensinogen. Comparing combinations of diets and genotypes, db-H mice showed significantly higher mRNA levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme, advanced glycosylation end product-specific receptor, and cluster of differentiation molecule 11b (a microglial marker) than db-L mice. CONCLUSION Dietary protein and carbohydrate proportions influenced retinal manifestations, including retinal thickness and gene expression in control and diabetic mice.
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- Emi Arimura
- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Kagoshima Prefectural College, Kagoshima, Japan
- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Drug Safety Research Laboratories, Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Drug Safety Research Laboratories, Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Kagoshima Prefectural College, Kagoshima, Japan
- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Drug Safety Research Laboratories, Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Lai YC, Ushio N, Rahman MM, Katanoda Y, Ogihara K, Naya Y, Moriyama A, Iwanaga T, Saitoh Y, Sogawa T, Sunaga T, Momoi Y, Izumi H, Miyoshi N, Endo Y, Fujiki M, Kawaguchi H, Miura N. Aberrant expression of microRNAs and the miR-1/MET pathway in canine hepatocellular carcinoma. Vet Comp Oncol 2018; 16:288-296. [DOI: 10.1111/vco.12379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Y.-C. Lai
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
- The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science; Yamaguchi University; Yamaguchi Japan
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
- The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science; Yamaguchi University; Yamaguchi Japan
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
- The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science; Yamaguchi University; Yamaguchi Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Laboratory of Pathology, School of Life and Environmental Science; Azabu University; Sagamihara Japan
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- Laboratory of Pathology, School of Life and Environmental Science; Azabu University; Sagamihara Japan
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- Drug Safety Research Laboratories; Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd.; Kagoshima Japan
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Drug Safety Research Laboratories; Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd.; Kagoshima Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine; Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Kagoshima Japan
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Kagoshima University; Kagoshima Japan
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Sakamoto T, Yamane K, Tanaka N, Yanai M, Izumi H, Yamaguchi K, Takeda K, Makino H, Igishi T, Yamasaki A, Simizu E. P2.03-016 Clinical Utility of Liquid Biopsy for Detecting EGFR T790M Mutation Is Very Limited. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1267] [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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Tada H, Noguchi A, Watanabe A, Fukami T, Sugimoto R, Takeshita H, Umehara S, Ishii H, Izumi H, Tani N, Yamaguchi M, Yamane T. [Metastatic Pancreatic Carcinoma from Renal Cell Carcinoma Indistinguishable from Primary Pancreatic Endocrine Tumor - A Case Report]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2017; 44:1928-1929. [PMID: 29394823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A hypervascularized tumor was detected in a 65-year-old man who had underwent a nephrectomy for a right renal cell carcinoma at the age of 55 years. We diagnosed the tumor as a non-functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor or a metastatic tumor from the renal cell carcinoma. We performed distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy and lymph node dissection. The tumor was histopathologically diagnosed as metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
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Ishii H, Noguchi A, Fukami T, Sugimoto R, Tada H, Takeshita H, Umehara S, Izumi H, Tani N, Yamaguchi M, Yamane T. Preoperative evaluation of accessory hepatic ducts by drip infusion cholangiography with CT. BMC Surg 2017; 17:52. [PMID: 28482819 PMCID: PMC5422935 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-017-0251-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This retrospective study aimed to investigate the incidence of each type of accessory hepatic duct by drip infusion cholangiography with CT (DIC-CT). METHODS Five hundred sixty nine patients who underwent preoperative DIC-CT and laparoscopic cholecystectomy were reviewed. Accessory hepatic ducts were classified as follows: type I (accessory hepatic ducts that merged with the common hepatic duct between the confluence of the right and left hepatic ducts and the cystic duct confluence), type II (those that merged with the common hepatic duct at the same site as the cystic duct), type III (those that merged with the common bile duct distal to the cystic duct confluence), type IV (the cystic duct merged with the accessory hepatic duct), and type V (accessory hepatic ducts that merged with the common hepatic or bile duct on the left side). RESULTS Accessory hepatic ducts were observed in 50 patients. Type I, II, III, IV, and V accessory hepatic ducts were detected in 32, 3, 1, 11, and 3 patients, respectively. Based on their drainage areas, the accessory hepatic ducts were also classified as follows: a posterior branch in 22 patients, an anterior branch in 9 patients, a combination of posterior and anterior branches in 16 patients, a left-sided branch in 2 patients, and a caudate branch in 1 patient. None of the patients with accessory hepatic ducts suffered bile duct injuries. CONCLUSION There are a number of variants of the accessory hepatic duct. DIC-CT is useful to detect the accessory hepatic duct.
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- Hiromichi Ishii
- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi city, Osaka, 570-8540, Japan
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Kajiki S, Izumi H, Hayashida K, Kusumoto A, Nagata T, Mori K. A randomized controlled trial of the effect of participatory ergonomic low back pain training on workplace improvement. J Occup Health 2017; 59:256-266. [PMID: 28320978 PMCID: PMC5478512 DOI: 10.1539/joh.16-0244-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effects of participatory workplace improvement (PWI) -based provision of ergonomic training and ergonomic action checklists (ACLs) to on-site managers on workplace improvement activities for low back pain (LBP). Methods: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted at a manufacturing company in Japan. Teams entered in the study were randomly assigned to a control and an intervention group. A total of three interventional training sessions on methods of ergonomics were provided to on-site managers in the intervention group, with 1-month intervals between sessions. Ergonomic ACLs were provided at the same time. After completion of the training sessions, each team then provided a report of improvements each month for the next 10 months. Two people in charge of safety and health chose two major objectives of the implemented activities from the five categories. The reported number of improvements was analyzed using a Poisson regression model. Results: In the intervention group, although the incident rate ratio (IRR) of PWIs in countermeasures for the LBP category was significantly elevated after the training sessions, the IRR of improvements decreased over time during the 10-month follow-up period. No significant difference was observed in the IRR of total PWIs in either the control or intervention group. Conclusions: PWI-based provision of ergonomic training sessions and ergonomics ACLs to on-site managers was shown to be effective for workplace improvement activities targeted at LBP. However, because the effects decrease over time, efforts should be made to maintain the effects through regular interventions.
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- Shigeyuki Kajiki
- Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Science, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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- Department of Ergonomics, Institute of Industrial Ecological Science, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Management, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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- Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Science, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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- Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Science, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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- Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Science, University of Occupational and Environmental Health.,Occupational Health Training Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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Deguchi T, Sato F, Eda M, Izumi H, Suzuki H, Suryan RM, Lance EW, Hasegawa H, Ozaki K. Translocation and hand-rearing result in short-tailed albatrosses returning to breed in the Ogasawara Islands 80 years after extirpation. Anim Conserv 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- T. Deguchi
- Division of Avian Conservation; Yamashina Institute for Ornithology; Abiko Japan
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- Division of Avian Conservation; Yamashina Institute for Ornithology; Abiko Japan
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- Hokkaido University Museum; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Hokkaido University Museum; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Institute of Boninology; Ogasawara Japan
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Hatfield Marine Science Center; Oregon State University; Newport OR USA
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- Endangered Species Branch; Anchorage Fish and Wildlife Field Office; Anchorage AK USA
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- Department of Biology; Toho University; Funabashi Japan
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- Division of Avian Conservation; Yamashina Institute for Ornithology; Abiko Japan
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Natori K, Ishihara S, Nagase D, Mitsui Y, Sakai A, Kato M, Arai K, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. P-114 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that diagnosed from gastrointestinal biopsy. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw199.108] [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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Natori K, Nagase D, Ishihara S, Mitsui Y, Sakai A, Kato M, Arai K, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. P-113 Multiple neoplasms including hematological malignancies and esophageal cancer. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw199.107] [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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Natori K, Ishihara S, Nagase D, Mitsui Y, Sakai A, Kato M, Arai K, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. P-198 Multiple neoplasms consist of gastric cancer and hematological malignancy. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw199.190] [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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Watanabe H, Ayusawa M, Kato M, Chou A, Komori A, Abe Y, Matsumura M, Kamiyama H, Izumi H, Takahashi S. Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis complicated by Down syndrome. Pediatr Int 2015; 57:1009-12. [PMID: 26508184 DOI: 10.1111/ped.12690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 02/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We report the case of a 9-year-old girl with Down syndrome (DS) diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH). Although acute pneumonia complicated by hemolytic anemia was suspected, IPH was finally diagnosed on bronchoscopy. Treatment with prednisolone achieved good clinical response. An association between IPH and DS was not able to be identified, but immunological issues in DS may contribute to the onset of IPH. Recurrent and intractable respiratory symptoms with marked infiltrative shadows in the bilateral lungs and complicated by severe anemia in patients with DS should suggest IPH.
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- Hirofumi Watanabe
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Itabashi Medical Association Hospital, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Satoh T, Izumi H, Iwabuchi N, Odamaki T, Namba K, Abe F, Xiao JZ. Bifidobacterium breve prevents necrotising enterocolitis by suppressing inflammatory responses in a preterm rat model. Benef Microbes 2015; 7:75-82. [PMID: 26420070 DOI: 10.3920/bm2015.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is associated with inflammatory responses and barrier dysfunction in the gut. In this study, we investigated the effect of Bifidobacterium breve M-16V on factors related to NEC development using an experimental rat model. Caesarean-sectioned rats were given formula milk with or without B. breve M-16V by oral gavage thrice daily, and experimental NEC was induced by exposing the rats to hypoxic conditions. Naturally delivered rats that were reared by their mother were used as healthy controls. The pathological score of NEC and the expression of molecules related to inflammatory responses and the barrier function were assessed in the ileum. B. breve M-16V reduced the pathological scores of NEC and resulted in some improvement in survivability. B. breve M-16V suppressed the increased expression of molecules related to inflammation and barrier function that resulted from NEC induction. B. breve M-16V normalised Toll-like receptor (TRL)4 expression and enhanced TLR2 expression. Our data suggest that B. breve M-16V prevents NEC development by modulating TLR expressions and suppressing inflammatory responses in a rat model.
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- 1 Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City, 2528583 Kanagawa, Japan
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- 2 Nutritional Science Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City, 2528583 Kanagawa, Japan
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- 1 Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City, 2528583 Kanagawa, Japan
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- 1 Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City, 2528583 Kanagawa, Japan
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- 2 Nutritional Science Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City, 2528583 Kanagawa, Japan
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- 1 Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City, 2528583 Kanagawa, Japan
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- 1 Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City, 2528583 Kanagawa, Japan
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Fujino Y, Uehara M, Izumi H, Nagata T, Muramatsu K, Kubo T, Oyama I, Matsuda S. Development and validity of a work functioning impairment scale based on the Rasch model among Japanese workers. J Occup Health 2015; 57:521-31. [PMID: 26345178 DOI: 10.1539/joh.15-0135-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to develop a new work functioning impairment scale (WFun) and examine its validity. METHODS The WFun was developed based on the Rasch model, which consists of seven items. We conducted a pilot study (n=1,000) using an Internet investigation and a field study (n=1,294) in a manufacturing industry, and we additionally collected data from six workplaces from other industries. This series of studies was examined with a Rasch model analyses including item fit statistics as well as hypothesis testing. Convergent validity was used to examined the association of the WFun with the Stanford Presenteeism Scale, SF-8, Work Ability Index, and several types of job disruptions. We also examined differential test functioning. RESULTS All the items showed adequate fit (infit mean-square statistics <1.5). The item reliability was 0.98, and the item separation index was 6.37. The person reliability was 0.86, and the person separation index was 2.32. All tests for convergent validity showed significant differences. All p values derived from ANOVA were highly significant (p<0.001). No differential test function was observed between groups by age, sex, or job type or between various samples from different workplaces. The intraclass correlation of the estimated Rasch measurements from these groups was 0.99 (95% CI: 0.976-0.992). CONCLUSIONS The WFun was confirmed to show good fit to a Rasch model and construct validity. Given that its good fit indicates specific objectivity, this tool will be useful in assessing the ability of individuals to function at work and in evaluating group levels for benchmarking.
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- Yoshihisa Fujino
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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Kazuhiko N, Ishihara S, Nagase D, Mitsui Y, Sakai A, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. P-021: Hyponatremia in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diffuse large B cell type of the elderly. Eur Geriatr Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-7649(15)30124-8] [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]
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Kazuhiko N, Nagase D, Ishihara S, Mitsui Y, Sakai A, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. P-020: Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone during induction therapy for lymphoma. Eur Geriatr Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-7649(15)30123-6] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Kazuhiko N, Ishihara S, Nagase D, Mitsui Y, Sakai A, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. P-019: Malignant lymphoma more than 80 years old cases. Eur Geriatr Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-7649(15)30122-4] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Fuchigami T, Imai Y, Ishii W, Arakawa C, Kohira R, Fujita Y, Izumi H, Mugishima H, Endo A. A case of acute transverse myelitis due to measles virus. J PEDIAT INF DIS-GER 2015. [DOI: 10.3233/jpi-2009-0193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Tatsuo Fuchigami
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pediatrics, Itabashi Medical Association Hospital, 3-12-6 Takashimadaira, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Ishii H, Noguchi A, Onishi M, Takao K, Maruyama T, Taiyoh H, Araki Y, Shimizu T, Izumi H, Tani N, Yamaguchi M, Yamane T. True left-sided gallbladder with variations of bile duct and cholecystic vein. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:6754-6758. [PMID: 26074714 PMCID: PMC4458786 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i21.6754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Revised: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A left-sided gallbladder without a right-sided round ligament, which is called a true left-sided gallbladder, is extremely rare. A 71-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to a gallbladder polyp. Computed tomography (CT) revealed not only a gallbladder polyp but also the gallbladder located to the left of the round ligament connected to the left umbilical portion. CT portography revealed that the main portal vein diverged into the right posterior portal vein and the common trunk of the left portal vein and right anterior portal vein. CT cholangiography revealed that the infraportal bile duct of segment 2 joined the common bile duct. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed for a gallbladder polyp, and the intraoperative finding showed that the cholecystic veins joined the round ligament. A true left-sided gallbladder is closely associated with several anomalies; therefore, surgeons encountering a true left-sided gallbladder should be aware of the potential for these anomalies.
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Natori K, Ishihara S, Nagase D, Mitsui Y, Sakai A, Kato M, Kuraishi Y, Arai K, Izumi H. P-126 The cases that were diagnosed malignant lymphoma from gastrointestinal tract of biopsy. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv233.126] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Natori K, Nagase D, Ishihara S, Mitsui Y, Sakai A, Kato M, Kuraishi Y, Arai K, Izumi H. P-125 Study of multiple neoplasms consist of hematological malignancies and gastrointestinal cancer. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv233.125] [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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Natori K, Ishihara S, Nagase D, Mitsui Y, Sakai A, Kuraishi Y, Kato M, Arai K, Izumi H. P-251 Diagnosis of malignant lymphoma during at the colorectal cancer surgery. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv233.248] [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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Miyazawa K, Izumi H, Watanabe-Nakayama T, Asakawa H, Fukuma T. Fabrication of electron beam deposited tip for atomic-scale atomic force microscopy in liquid. Nanotechnology 2015; 26:105707. [PMID: 25697199 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/10/105707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Recently, possibilities of improving operation speed and force sensitivity in atomic-scale atomic force microscopy (AFM) in liquid using a small cantilever with an electron beam deposited (EBD) tip have been intensively explored. However, the structure and properties of an EBD tip suitable for such an application have not been well-understood and hence its fabrication process has not been established. In this study, we perform atomic-scale AFM measurements with a small cantilever and clarify two major problems: contaminations from a cantilever and tip surface, and insufficient mechanical strength of an EBD tip having a high aspect ratio. To solve these problems, here we propose a fabrication process of an EBD tip, where we attach a 2 μm silica bead at the cantilever end and fabricate a 500-700 nm EBD tip on the bead. The bead height ensures sufficient cantilever-sample distance and enables to suppress long-range interaction between them even with a short EBD tip having high mechanical strength. After the tip fabrication, we coat the whole cantilever and tip surface with Si (30 nm) to prevent the generation of contamination. We perform atomic-scale AFM imaging and hydration force measurements at a mica-water interface using the fabricated tip and demonstrate its applicability to such an atomic-scale application. With a repeated use of the proposed process, we can reuse a small cantilever for atomic-scale measurements for several times. Therefore, the proposed method solves the two major problems and enables the practical use of a small cantilever in atomic-scale studies on various solid-liquid interfacial phenomena.
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- Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Theppitak C, Lai V, Izumi H, Higuchi Y, Kumudini G, Movahed M, Kumashiro M, Fujiki N. Visual recognition memory test performance was improved in older adults by extending encoding time and repeating test trials. J Occup Health 2014; 56:453-60. [PMID: 25374421 DOI: 10.1539/joh.14-0021-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate whether the combination of extension of the encoding time and repetition of a test trial would improve the visual recognition memory performance in older adults. METHODS We evaluated visual memory performance in young and older adults on a Yes-No recognition memory test under four different conditions. The conditions consisted of combinations of encoding times of two and four seconds (E2 and E4) and first and second retrieval practice test trials (T1 and T2): E2T1, E2T2, E4T1 and E4T2. Performance was evaluated by measuring hit rates, false alarm rates, discrimination ability and response bias. RESULTS Older adults showed better improvement of hit rate and discrimination ability under the E4T2 conditions whereas young adults showed better memory performance under the E2T2 conditions. CONCLUSIONS A longer encoding time and repetition of the test was effective in improving the visual memory performance in terms of the hit rates and discrimination ability of older adults. The results suggest that this strategy should be useful in providing a suitable work environment for older workers.
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Ema M, Endoh K, Fukushima R, Fujii S, Hara H, Hirata-Koizumi M, Hirose A, Hojo H, Horimoto M, Hoshino N, Hosokawa Y, Imai Y, Inada H, Inawaka K, Itoh K, Katsumata Y, Izumi H, Kato H, Maeda M, Matsumoto K, Matsuo S, Matsuoka T, Matsuura I, Mineshima H, Miwa Y, Nakano N, Naya M, Noyori H, Ohta T, Oku H, Ono A, Shimizu T, Shimomura K, Takakura I, Tanaka R, Tateishi T, Tominaga Y, Uesugi T, Urakawa C, Yabe K, Yamashita A, Yamauchi T, Yokoi R. Historical control data on developmental toxicity studies in rodents. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2014; 54:150-61. [PMID: 24666250 DOI: 10.1111/cga.12050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Historical control data on rodent developmental toxicity studies, performed between 1994 and 2010, were obtained from 19 laboratories in Japan, including 10 pharmaceutical and chemical companies and nine contract research organizations. Rats, mice, and hamsters were used for developmental toxicity studies. Data included maternal reproductive findings at terminal cesarean sections and fetal findings including the spontaneous incidences of external, visceral, and skeletal anomalies. No noticeable differences were observed in maternal reproductive data between laboratories. Inter-laboratory variations in the incidences of fetuses with anomalies appeared to be due to differences in the selection of observation parameters, observation criteria, classification of the findings, and terminology of fetal alterations. Historical control data are useful for the appropriate interpretation of experimental results and evaluation of the effects of chemical on reproductive and developmental toxicities.
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- Makoto Ema
- A Study Group for Historical Control Data on Prenatal Developmental Toxicity Studies in Rodents
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Wu Y, Wang KY, Li Z, Liu YP, Izumi H, Yamada S, Uramoto H, Nakayama Y, Ito K, Kohno K. Y-box binding protein 1 expression in gastric cancer subtypes and association with cancer neovasculature. Clin Transl Oncol 2014; 17:152-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s12094-014-1208-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Kawaguchi H, Yamada T, Miura N, Ayaori M, Uto-Kondo H, Ikegawa M, Noguchi M, Wang KY, Izumi H, Tanimoto A. Rapid development of atherosclerosis in the world's smallest Microminipig fed a high-fat/high-cholesterol diet. J Atheroscler Thromb 2013; 21:186-203. [PMID: 24257467 DOI: 10.5551/jat.21246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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AIM Experimental studies of human atherogenesis require an appropriate animal model that mimics human physiology and pathology. Because swine physiology is similar to human physiology, we developed a hyperlipidemia-induced atherosclerosis model using the recently developed world's smallest Microminipig(TM). METHODS These animals weigh only 5kg at 3months of age, much smaller than any other miniature pig. We found that the administration of a high-fat/high-cholesterol diet containing at least 0.2% cholesterol without cholic acid for as little as eight weeks induces hypercholesterolemia and subsequent atherosclerosis in these animals. RESULTS The serum levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C) and the percent distribution of cholesterol in the LDL fractions were markedly increased. The hepatic expression of LDL receptor and hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase was coordinately decreased. The cholesteryl ester transfer protein activity, which plays a role in reverse cholesterol transport, was detected in the serum of the Microminipigs. Niemann-Pick C1-like 1 protein was expressed in both the liver and small intestine; however, hepatic apoB mRNA editing enzyme was not expressed. As in humans, and in contrast to that observed in mice, most of the hepatic lipase activity was localized in the liver. These results suggest that the hyperlipidemia-induced gene expression profile linked to cholesterol homeostasis and atherogenesis is similar in Microminipigs and humans. CONCLUSION We conclude that the characteristics of the Microminipig, including its easy handling size, make it an appropriate model for studies of atherosclerosis and related conditions.
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- Hiroaki Kawaguchi
- Laboratory of Veterinary Histopathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University
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Kodani M, Igishi T, Sakamoto T, Touge H, Izumi H, Ito S, Kurai J, Yamaguchi K, Nakamoto M, Shimizu E. Rechallenge with EGFR-TKI after a Drug Holiday, Retrospective Study in Single Institution. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt459.60] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kawaguchi H, Yamada T, Miura N, Noguchi M, Izumi H, Miyoshi N, Tanimoto A. Sex differences of serum lipid profile in novel microminipigs. In Vivo 2013; 27:617-621. [PMID: 23988896] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Swine have been used extensively in biomedical research, with a significant increase in recent decades. Minipigs are increasingly becoming an especially attractive animal model in life science research because of their physiological and anatomical similarities to humans. The Microminipig (MMPig) has emerged as a novel and small minipig for non-clinical pharmacological/toxicological use. The MMPig is docile, weighs less than 10 kg in early maturity, and has an easily manageable size. In this study, we report on sex and age patterns in serum biochemistry parameters, including lipid analysis items and lipid profiles in healthy MMPigs. In total, 58 males and 67 females aged 0-34 months underwent serum biochemistry parameter measurements. Most parameters showed no effect of age or sex (although some did). Lipid analyses showed that the serum levels of total cholesterol, but not those of triglycerides (TG), were consistently higher in females at 0-34 months of age. Lipid profiles in 5-month-old MMPigs were investigated in greater detail. Serum low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) values were higher in females. The percentage of LDL-C against total cholesterol was also higher, although high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol was lower, in females. There were no sex differences in the TG fraction. Although the sex difference in the serum lipid profile remains unexplained, the reference values obtained in this study could help facilitate the use of MMPigs in life science research.
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- Hiroaki Kawaguchi
- Laboratory of Veterinary Histopathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24, Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
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Natori K, Nagase D, Ishihara S, Shibuya A, Toyoda Y, Kato M, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. Therapy in malignant lymphoma in 80 years or over. Eur Geriatr Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.07.026] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Natori K, Nagase D, Ishihara S, Shibuya A, Toyoda Y, Kato M, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. Multiple neoplasms including hematological malignancies in elderly. Eur Geriatr Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.07.324] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Natori K, Nagase D, Ishihara S, Shibuya A, Toyoda Y, Kato M, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. Study of malignant lymphoma diagnosed by biopsy from head and neck area in elderly. Eur Geriatr Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.07.514] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Natori K, Nagase D, Ishihara S, Shibuya A, Toyoda Y, Kato M, Kuraishi Y, Izumi H. Leukemia in elderly. Eur Geriatr Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.07.323] [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: 11/30/2022]
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