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Watanabe S, Urikura A, Ohashi K, Kitera N, Tsuchiya T, Kasai H, Kawai T, Hiwatashi A. Artifact reduction in low and ultra-low dose chest computed tomography for patients with pacemaker: A phantom study. Radiography (Lond) 2024; 30:770-775. [PMID: 38460224 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2024.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Implanted pacemakers (PM) would decrease the detection of lung nodules in chest computed tomography (CT) due to the metal artifact. This study aimed to explore the computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) detectability of pulmonary nodules for the patients implanted with PMs in low- and ultra-low-dose chest CT screening. METHODS Four different sizes of artificial nodules were placed in an anthropomorphic chest phantom with two alternative diameters utilized. A commercially available PM was placed on the surface of the left chest wall of the phantom. The image acquisitions were performed with 120 kV and 150 kV with a dedicated selective photon shield made of tin filter (Sn150 kV) at low- and ultra-low- radiation doses (1.0 and 0.5 mGy of volume CT dose index), and reconstructed with and without Iterative Metal Artifact Reduction (iMAR, Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany). The relative artifact index (AIr) was calculated as an index of metal artifacts, and the nodule detectability was evaluated with a CAD system. RESULTS Sn150 kV reduced AIr in all acquisitions when comparing 120 kV and Sn150 kV. Although PM reduced the detectability of nodules, Sn150 kV showed higher detectability compared to 120 kV. The use of iMAR showed inconsistent results in nodule detectability. CONCLUSION Sn150 kV reduced PM-induced metal artifacts and improved nodule detectability with CAD compared to 120 kV acquisition in many conditions including low and ultra-low doses and large phantoms, but iMAR did not improve the detectability. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Based on the results of the current phantom study, low and ultra-low dose with Sn150 kV acquisition reduced PM-induced metal artifacts and improved nodule detectability.
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- S Watanabe
- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-0001, Japan.
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Radiological Diagnosis, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Midori Municipal Hospital, 1-77 Shiomigaoka, Midori-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 458-0037, Japan; Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-0001, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-0001, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-0001, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-0001, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Midori Municipal Hospital, 1-77 Shiomigaoka, Midori-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 458-0037, Japan; Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-0001, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-0001, Japan.
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Kasai H, Bergamo ET, Balderrama ÍD, Imamura K, Witek L, Jalkh EB, Bonfante EA, Inoue K, Coelho PG, Yamano S. The effect of nano hydroxyapatite coating implant surfaces on gene expression and osseointegration. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2023:26303. [PMID: 37992148 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.26303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hierarchical micro-nano structured topography along with surface chemistry modifications of dental implants have been suggested to positively contribute to the osseointegration process. However, the effect of such surface modifications on the molecular response as well as bone formation rate and quality are still unclear, especially in the early healing period. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of coating a double acid etched (DAE) implant surface with nano-sized (20 nm) hydroxyapatite (Nano) with respect to gene expression, histologic parameters, and nanomechanical properties when compared to DAE control at 1 and 2 weeks after implant placement in a rodent femur model. MATERIAL AND METHODS Expression of bone-related genes was determined by qRT-PCR (Col-I, Runx-2, Osx, Opn, Ocn, Alp). Histomorphometric evaluation of bone-to-implant contact (BIC) and bone area fraction occupancy (BAFO) within implant threads was performed using photomicrographs after histologic processing. Mechanical properties, reduced elastic modulus and hardness, were determined through nanoindentation. RESULTS At 1 week, the Nano group demonstrated significantly higher expression of Col-I and Ocn compared to the DAE group, indicating upregulation of osteoprogenitor and osteoblast differentiation genes. At 2 weeks, Nano surface further exhibited enhanced gene expression of Col-I and Osx in comparison to the DAE surface, suggesting an increased mineralization of the newly formed bone. Nanoindentation analysis revealed that the Nano group presented no significant difference on the ranks of reduced elastic modulus and hardness compared to DAE for both timepoints. Histomorphometric analysis yielded no significant difference in the percentage of BIC and BAFO between the Nano and DAE surfaces at 1 and 2 weeks. However, Nano implants did present a higher mean value, ~50%, of BIC compared to DAE, ~30%, after 2 weeks in vivo. CONCLUSIONS While no significant differences were observed in the amount and mechanical properties of newly formed bone, Nano surface positively and significantly increased the expression osteogenic genes compared to DAE surface at early healing periods.
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- H Kasai
- Biomaterials Division New York University College of Dentistry 345 E. 24th St, Room 902D / New York, NY, USA
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Kudo R, Yamano R, Yu J, Koike S, Haditomo AHC, de Freitas MAM, Tsuchiya J, Mino S, Thompson F, Romalde JL, Kasai H, Sakai Y, Sawabe T. Genome taxonomy of the genus Neptuniibacter and proposal of Neptuniibacter victor sp. nov. isolated from sea cucumber larvae. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0290060. [PMID: 37582072 PMCID: PMC10426996 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290060] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023] Open
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A Gram-staining-negative, oxidase-positive, strictly aerobic rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain PT1T, was isolated from the laboratory-reared larvae of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. A phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequences revealed that PT1T was closely related to Neptuniibacter marinus ATR 1.1T (= CECT 8938T = DSM 100783T) and Neptuniibacter caesariensis MED92T (= CECT 7075T = CCUG 52065T) showing 98.2% and 98.1% sequence similarity, respectively. However, the average nucleotide identity (ANI) and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) values among these three strains were 72.0%-74.8% and 18.3%-19.5% among related Neptuniibacter species, which were below 95% and 70%, respectively, confirming the novel status of PT1T. The average amino acid identity (AAI) values of PT1T showing 74-77% among those strains indicated PT1T is a new species in the genus Neptuniibacter. Based on the genome-based taxonomic approach, Neptuniibacter victor sp. nov. is proposed for PT1T. The type strain is PT1T (JCM 35563T = LMG 32868T).
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- Rika Kudo
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
- Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Biology Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Biology Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, CRETUS & CIBUS-Facultad de Biología, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago, Spain
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Hakodate Fisheries Research, Hokkaido Research Organization, Local Independent Administrative Agency, Hakodate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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Jiang C, Kasai H, Mino S, Romalde JL, Sawabe T. The pan‐genome of Splendidus clade species in the family
Vibrionaceae
: insights into evolution, adaptation, and pathogenicity. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:4587-4606. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chunqi Jiang
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences Hokkaido University Hakodate Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences Hokkaido University Hakodate Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences Hokkaido University Hakodate Japan
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, CRETUS & CIBUS‐Facultad de Biología. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Spain
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences Hokkaido University Hakodate Japan
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Ju-Ngam T, McMillan N, Yoshimizu M, Kasai H, Wongpanya R, Srisapoome P. Functional and Stress Response Analysis of Heat Shock Proteins 40 and 90 of Giant River Prawn ( Macrobrachium rosenbergii) under Temperature and Pathogenic Bacterial Exposure Stimuli. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11071034. [PMID: 34356657 PMCID: PMC8301959 DOI: 10.3390/biom11071034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The aims of this research were to perform molecular characterization and biofunctional analyses of giant river prawn Hsp40 and Hsp90 genes (Mr-hsp40 and Mr-hsp90) under various stress conditions. Comparisons of the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of Mr-hsp40 and Mr-hsp90 with those of other species showed the highest similarity scores with crustaceans. Under normal conditions, expression analysis using quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) indicated that Mr-hsp40 was highly expressed in the gills and testis, and Mr-hsp90 expression was observed in all tissues, with the highest expression in the ovary. The expression patterns of Mr-hsp40 and Mr-hsp90 transcripts under Aeromonas hydrophila challenge and heat-cold shock conditions were examined in gills, the hepatopancreas and hemocytes, at 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 96 h by qRT-PCR. Under bacterial challenge, Mr-hsp40 displayed variable expression patterns in all tissues examined during the tested periods. In contrast, upregulated expression of Mr-hsp90 was quickly observed from 3 to 12 h in the gills and hepatopancreas, whereas obviously significant upregulation of Mr-hsp90 was observed in hemocytes at 12-96 h. Under temperature shock conditions, upregulation of Mr-hsp40 expression was detected in all tested tissues, while Mr-hsp90 expression was quickly upregulated at 3-48 h in all tissues in response to 35 °C conditions, and conditions of 35 and 25 °C stimulated its expression in gills and the hepatopancreas at 12 and 48 h, respectively. Silencing analyses of these two genes were successfully conducted under normal, high-temperature (35 °C) and A. hydrophila infection conditions. Overall, knockdown of Mr-hsp40 and Mr-hsp90 effectively induced more rapid and higher mortality than in the PBS control and GFP induction groups in temperature and infectious treatments. Evidence from this study clearly demonstrated the significant functional roles of Mr-hsp40 and Mr-hsp90, which are crucially involved in cellular stress responses to both temperature and pathogenic bacterial stimuli.
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- Tanya Ju-Ngam
- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health Management, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand;
- Center of Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food, Kasetsart University Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Aquatic Animal Health Management, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Aquaculture Genetics, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand;
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate 041-8611, Japan; (M.Y.); (H.K.)
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate 041-8611, Japan; (M.Y.); (H.K.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand;
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health Management, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand;
- Center of Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food, Kasetsart University Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Aquatic Animal Health Management, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +66-2579-2924; Fax: +66-2561-3984
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Bando H, Masuda N, Yamanaka T, Kadoya T, Takahashi M, Nagai S, Ohtani S, Aruga T, Suzuki E, Kikawa Y, Yasojima H, Kasai H, Ishiguro H, Kawabata H, Morita S, Haga H, Kataoka T, Uozumi R, Ohno S, Toi M. 163MO Randomized phase II study of eribulin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy for triple-negative primary breast cancer patients stratified by homologous recombination deficiency status (JBCRG-22). Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.285] [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] Open
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Arai N, Kan H, Ogawa M, Uchida Y, Takizawa M, Omori K, Miyati T, Kasai H, Kunitomo H, Shibamoto Y. Visualization of Nigrosome 1 from the Viewpoint of Anatomic Structure. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 41:86-91. [PMID: 31806600 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Parkinson disease is related to neurodegeneration and iron deposition in the substantia nigra pars compacta and nigrosome 1. However, visualization of nigrosome 1 via MR imaging is poor owing to the bilateral asymmetry, regardless of whether it is healthy. We focused on the magic angle and susceptibility effect and evaluated the anatomic slant structure of nigrosome 1 by tilting subjects' heads in the B0 direction. MATERIALS AND METHODS To investigate the effectiveness of the magic angle, we tilted the volunteers' heads to the right and left in the B0 direction or not at all for evaluating correlations between the degree of head tilting and visualization of the right nigrosome 1 and left nigrosome 1 using 3D spoiled gradient-echo sequences with multiecho acquisitions. We evaluated the susceptibility of nigrosome 1 and the local field using quantitative susceptibility mapping to assess static magnetic field inhomogeneity. RESULTS The heads tilted to the right and left showed significantly higher contrasts of nigrosome 1 and the substantia nigra pars compacta than the nontilted heads. No significant differences were observed in the visualization and susceptibility between the right nigrosome 1 and left nigrosome 1 for each head tilt. The effect of the magic angle was remarkable in the nontilted heads. This finding was supported by quantitative susceptibility mapping because the anatomic slant structure of nigrosome 1 was coherent between the axis of nigrosome 1 and the magic angle. CONCLUSIONS The asymmetric visualization of nigrosome 1 is affected by the magic angle and susceptibility. The anatomic slant structure of nigrosome 1 causes these challenges in visualization.
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- N Arai
- From the Department of Radiology (N.A., H. Kasai, H. Kunitomo), Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Radiological and Medical Laboratory Sciences (H. Kan), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Departments of Radiology (H. Kan, M.O., Y.S.)
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- Departments of Radiology (H. Kan, M.O., Y.S.)
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- Neurology (Y.U.), Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Healthcare Business Unit (M.T., K.O.), Hitachi Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
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- Healthcare Business Unit (M.T., K.O.), Hitachi Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science (T.M.), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology (N.A., H. Kasai, H. Kunitomo), Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology (N.A., H. Kasai, H. Kunitomo), Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Departments of Radiology (H. Kan, M.O., Y.S.)
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Shiomi A, Nagao K, Kasai H, Hara Y, Umeda M. Changes in the physicochemical properties of fish cell membranes during cellular senescence. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2019; 84:583-593. [PMID: 31760866 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2019.1695576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 01/15/2023]
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Fish cell lines are widely used for the studies of developmental biology, virology, biology of aging, and nutrition physiology. However, little is known about their physicochemical properties. Here, we report the phospholipid compositions and mechanical properties of cell membranes derived from freshwater, anadromous and marine fish species. Biophysical analyses revealed that fish cell lines have highly deformable cell membranes with significantly low membrane tensions and Young's moduli compared with those of mammalian cell lines. The induction of cellular senescence by DNA demethylation using 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine significantly reduced the deformability of fish cell membrane, but hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress did not affect the deformability. Mass spectrometry analysis of phospholipids revealed that the level of phosphatidylethanolamine molecules containing polyunsaturated fatty acids significantly increased during the 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine-induced cellular senescence. Fish cell lines provide a useful model system for studying the changes in the physicochemical properties of cell membranes during cellular senescence.Abbreviations: 2D-TLC: two-dimensional thin layer chromatography; 5-Aza-dC: 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; FBS: fetal bovine serum; PC: phosphatidylcholine; PE: phosphatidylethanolamine; PI: phosphatidylinositol; PS: phosphatidylserine; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid; SA-β-gal: senescence-associated beta-galactosidase; SM: sphingomyelin.
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- Akifumi Shiomi
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Moda-Sava RN, Murdock MH, Parekh PK, Fetcho RN, Huang BS, Huynh TN, Witztum J, Shaver DC, Rosenthal DL, Alway EJ, Lopez K, Meng Y, Nellissen L, Grosenick L, Milner TA, Deisseroth K, Bito H, Kasai H, Liston C. Sustained rescue of prefrontal circuit dysfunction by antidepressant-induced spine formation. Science 2019; 364:364/6436/eaat8078. [PMID: 30975859 DOI: 10.1126/science.aat8078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 315] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The neurobiological mechanisms underlying the induction and remission of depressive episodes over time are not well understood. Through repeated longitudinal imaging of medial prefrontal microcircuits in the living brain, we found that prefrontal spinogenesis plays a critical role in sustaining specific antidepressant behavioral effects and maintaining long-term behavioral remission. Depression-related behavior was associated with targeted, branch-specific elimination of postsynaptic dendritic spines on prefrontal projection neurons. Antidepressant-dose ketamine reversed these effects by selectively rescuing eliminated spines and restoring coordinated activity in multicellular ensembles that predict motivated escape behavior. Prefrontal spinogenesis was required for the long-term maintenance of antidepressant effects on motivated escape behavior but not for their initial induction.
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- R N Moda-Sava
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA.,Departments of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Departments of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN), UTIAS, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, and Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Iwata M, Kasai H. A case of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease suspected the tumor of temporomandibular joint. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.858] [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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Ina-Salwany MY, Al-Saari N, Mohamad A, Mursidi FA, Mohd-Aris A, Amal MNA, Kasai H, Mino S, Sawabe T, Zamri-Saad M. Vibriosis in Fish: A Review on Disease Development and Prevention. J Aquat Anim Health 2019; 31:3-22. [PMID: 30246889 DOI: 10.1002/aah.10045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Current growth in aquaculture production is parallel with the increasing number of disease outbreaks, which negatively affect the production, profitability, and sustainability of the global aquaculture industry. Vibriosis is among the most common diseases leading to massive mortality of cultured shrimp, fish, and shellfish in Asia. High incidence of vibriosis can occur in hatchery and grow-out facilities, but juveniles are more susceptible to the disease. Various factors, particularly the source of fish, environmental factors (including water quality and farm management), and the virulence factors of Vibrio, influence the occurrence of the disease. Affected fish show weariness, with necrosis of skin and appendages, leading to body malformation, slow growth, internal organ liquefaction, blindness, muscle opacity, and mortality. A combination of control measures, particularly a disease-free source of fish, biosecurity of the farm, improved water quality, and other preventive measures (e.g., vaccination) might be able to control the infection. Although some control measures are expensive and less practical, vaccination is effective, relatively cheap, and easily implemented. In this review, the latest knowledge on the pathogenesis and control of vibriosis, including vaccination, is discussed.
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- M Y Ina-Salwany
- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- International Institute for Halal Research and Training, International Islamic University Malaysia, KICT Building, Level 3, 53100, Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Biology, School of Biology, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kampus Kuala Pilah, 72000, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Fish Pathology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato-cho, Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Mori Y, Kasai H, Ose A, Serada M, Ishiguro M, Shiraki M, Tanigawara Y. Modeling and simulation of bone mineral density in Japanese osteoporosis patients treated with zoledronic acid using tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b, a bone resorption marker. Osteoporos Int 2018; 29:1155-1163. [PMID: 29423715 PMCID: PMC5948273 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-018-4376-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Annual intravenous administration of zoledronic acid is used in the treatment of osteoporosis. A mathematical model was developed to predict bone mineral density up to 2 years after two annual doses of zoledronic acid from the early values of a bone resorption marker in osteoporosis patients. INTRODUCTION The measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) has been used as a surrogate marker instead of the observation of incident fractures to detect the efficacy of treatment. However, this method requires a long time to obtain significant changes. On the other hand, bone resorption markers respond to bone resorption inhibitors within a few weeks. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a mathematical model predicting long-term BMD after two annual doses of zoledronic acid (ZOL) using the early response of a bone resorption marker in osteoporosis patients. METHODS The model was constructed using 3410 tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRACP-5b) serum concentrations and 1146 lumbar spine (L2-L4) BMD values from 306 patients with primary osteoporosis. A mathematical model was developed to describe the time-dependent profiles of TRACP-5b and BMD. RESULTS The percentage changes from baseline of the BMD (%BMD) at up to 2 years were predicted from patients' baseline BMD and baseline and 12-week TRACP-5b values by the model obtained. The simulated 90% prediction interval almost covered the observed %BMD distribution at each time point, and the predictions were comparable to the observed %BMD. CONCLUSIONS This is the first model to predict BMD for up to 2 years following two annual doses of ZOL using patients' background characteristics and the early response of TRACP-5b. This model allows us to inform patients at the initial stage of ZOL treatment of their predicted response to treatment.
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- Y Mori
- Development Planning, Clinical Development Center, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, 1-105 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8101, Japan
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- Certara G.K, 4-2-12, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0001, Japan
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- Development Planning, Clinical Development Center, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, 1-105 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8101, Japan
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- Development Planning, Clinical Development Center, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, 1-105 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8101, Japan
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- Laboratory for Safety Assessment and ADME, Pharmaceuticals Research Center, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, 632-1 Mifuku, Izunokuni, Shizuoka, 410-2321, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute and Practice for Involutional Diseases, 1610-1 Meisei, Misato, Azumino, Nagano, 399-8101, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
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Masuda N, Toi M, Yamamoto N, Iwata H, Kuroi K, Bando H, Ohtani S, Takano T, Inoue K, Yanagita Y, Kasai H, Morita S, Sakurai T, Ohno S. Efficacy and safety of trastuzumab, lapatinib, and paclitaxel neoadjuvant treatment with or without prolonged exposure to anti-HER2 therapy, and with or without hormone therapy for HER2-positive primary breast cancer: a randomised, five-arm, multicentre, open-label phase II trial. Breast Cancer 2018; 25:407-415. [PMID: 29445928 PMCID: PMC5996004 DOI: 10.1007/s12282-018-0839-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Background Dual blockade of HER2 promises increased pathological complete response (pCR) rate compared with single blockade in the presence of chemotherapy for HER2-positive (+) primary breast cancer. Many questions remain regarding optimal duration of treatment and combination impact of endocrine therapy for luminal HER2 disease. Methods We designed a randomised phase II, five-arm study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lapatinib and trastuzumab (6 weeks) followed by lapatinib and trastuzumab plus weekly paclitaxel (12 weeks) with/without prolongation of anti-HER2 therapy prior to chemotherapy (18 vs. 6 weeks), and with/without endocrine therapy in patients with HER2+ and/or oestrogen receptor (ER)+ disease. The primary endpoint was comprehensive pCR (CpCR) rate. Among the secondary endpoints, pCR (yT0-isyN0) rate, safety, and clinical response were evaluated. Results In total, 215 patients were enrolled; 212 were included in the full analysis set (median age 53.0 years; tumour size = T2, 65%; and tumour spread = N0, 55%). CpCR was achieved in 101 (47.9%) patients and was significantly higher in ER− patients than in ER+ patients (ER− 63.0%, ER+ 36.1%; P = 0.0034). pCR with pN0 was achieved in 42.2% of patients (ER− 57.6%, ER+ 30.3%). No significant difference was observed in pCR rate between prolonged exposure groups and standard groups. Better clinical response outcomes were obtained in the prolongation phase of the anti-HER2 therapy. No surplus was detected in pCR rate by adding endocrine treatment. No major safety concern was recognised by prolonging the anti-HER2 treatment or adding endocrine therapy. Conclusions This study confirmed the therapeutic impact of lapatinib, trastuzumab, and paclitaxel therapy for each ER− and ER+ subgroup of HER2+ patients. Development of further strategies and tools is required, particularly for luminal HER2 disease. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s12282-018-0839-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- N Masuda
- Department of Surgery, Breast Oncology, NHO Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery (Breast Surgery), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Breast Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center, Gunma, Japan
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- Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Clinical Research Institute, NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Yamazaki K, Takeuchi K, Yamazaki Y, Mino S, Kasai H, Sawabe T, Sawabe T, Satomi M. Occurrence and Prevention of Injured Bacterial Cells in Fisheries. J JPN SOC FOOD SCI 2018. [DOI: 10.3136/nskkk.65.197] [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: 11/03/2022]
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- Koji Yamazaki
- Laboratory of Marine Food Science, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
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- Department of Food Nutrition, Hakodate Junior College Hakodate
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
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- National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency
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Kojima T, Kasai H, Tsushima T, Hara H, Mori Y, Ishihara R, Kato K, Hironaka S, Mukai K, Kikuchi O, Enomoto K, Tada H, Uozumi R, Kawaguchi A, Muto M. A phase II study of TAS-102 for advanced/recurrent esophageal cancer refractory/intolerable to standard therapies. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.023] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Masuda N, Ohtani S, Takano T, Inoue K, Suzuki E, Nakamura R, Bando H, Ito Y, Ishida K, Yamanaka T, Kuroi K, Yasojima H, Kasai H, Takasuka T, Sakurai T, Kataoka T, Morita S, Ohno S, Toi M. Neoadjuvant therapy with trastuzumab emtansine and pertuzumab in patients with HER2-positive primary breast cancer (A randomized, phase 2 study; JBCRG-20). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx362.010] [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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Padama AAB, Villaos RAB, Albia JR, Diño WA, Nakanishi H, Kasai H. CO-induced Pd segregation and the effect of subsurface Pd on CO adsorption on CuPd surfaces. J Phys Condens Matter 2017; 29:025005. [PMID: 27841989 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/29/2/025005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We report results of our study on the adsorption of CO on CuPd surfaces with bulk stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric layers using density functional theory (DFT). We found that the presence of Pd atoms in the subsurface layer promotes the adsorption of CO. We also observed CO-induced Pd segregation on the CuPd surface and we attribute this to the strong CO-Pd interaction. Lastly, we showed that the adsorption of CO promotes Pd-Pd interaction as compared to the pristine surface which promotes strong Cu-Pd interaction. These results indicate that CO adsorption on CuPd surfaces can be tuned by taking advantage of the CO-induced segregation and by considering the role of subsurface Pd atoms.
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- A A B Padama
- Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna 4031, Philippines
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A novel mechanism of oxygen reaction on a metal surface beyond the present charge transfer or hybridization mechanism, spin-orientation dependence via a coupling mechanism due to the finite spin moment of O2 at the transition state, is obtained using a combination of spin density functional theory (SDFT) and constrained DFT.
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- M. C. S. Escaño
- Graduate School of Engineering
- University of Fukui
- Fukui 910-8507
- Japan
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- National Institute of Technology
- Akashi
- Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka University
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Fukumori S, Tsuji Y, Mizoguchi A, Kasai H, Ishibashi T, Iwamura N, To H. Association of the clinical efficacy of vancomycin with the novel pharmacokinetic parameter area under the trough level (AUTL) in elderly patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia. J Clin Pharm Ther 2016; 41:399-402. [PMID: 27144370 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE The pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic parameter that best predicts the efficacy of vancomycin is the ratio of the area under the concentration versus time curve (AUC) to the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). A 24-h AUC (AUC24 )/MIC ratio ≥ 400 was recommended in an American consensus review, but vancomycin treatment occasionally fails despite maintenance of AUC24 /MIC ≥ 400. We evaluated the association between clinical efficacy of vancomycin and two novel pharmacokinetic parameters, the 'area under the trough level' (AUTL) and the 'area above the trough level' (AATL), in hospitalized elderly patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia. METHODS The subjects were hospitalized elderly patients who were administered vancomycin for treatment of MRSA pneumonia between 2006 and 2012 at Sasebo Chuo Hospital (Nagasaki, Japan). Pharmacokinetic parameters of vancomycin were estimated for each patient by Bayesian analysis using population pharmacokinetic parameters for Japanese patients. Based on the patient-specific parameters thus obtained, AUC24 values were calculated as the vancomycin dosage divided by vancomycin clearance. AUTL was calculated as the trough serum concentration multiplied by 24 h, whereas AATL was calculated by subtracting AUTL from AUC24 . RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that efficacy of vancomycin was more strongly associated with AUTL than AUC24 . The optimal cut-off value of AUTL was 331 μg∙h/mL, which means that the optimal cut-off value of the trough serum concentration was 13·8 μg/mL. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION Efficacy of vancomycin was associated with AUTL, a novel pharmacokinetic parameter. Determining the target AUTL or trough concentration may enhance the efficacy of vancomycin therapy in elderly patients with MRSA pneumonia. Given that nephrotoxicity may increase with a Ctrough in excess of 15 μg/mL, this level should ideally not be exceeded.
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- S Fukumori
- Department of Community Pharmacy, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Medical Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sasebo Chuo Hospital, Sasebo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.,Certara G.K., Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.,Shionogi Research Laboratories, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sasebo Chuo Hospital, Sasebo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Alaydrus M, Sakaue M, Kasai H. A DFT+U study on the contribution of 4f electrons to oxygen vacancy formation and migration in Ln-doped CeO2. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:12938-46. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp00637j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The variable occupancy of empty 4f orbitals is important typically for early Ln elements to produce the covalent interactions that essentially affect the formation and migration of oxygen vacancy.
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- M. Alaydrus
- Department of Applied Physics
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka University
- Osaka
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka University
- Osaka
- Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Osaka University
- Osaka
- Japan
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Bando H, Masuda N, Nakamura R, Kondo N, Kuroi K, Akiyoshi S, Ohtani S, Toshimi T, Inoue K, Yanagida Y, Ishiguro H, Shimizu S, Aogi K, Amano S, Ozaki S, Iguchi-Manaka A, Kasai H, Morita S, Kataoka T, Toi M. 1951 Impact of lapatinib (La) treatment duration and endocrine therapy (ET) addition on the efficacy of primary dual HER2 blockage with La and trastuzumab (T) for HER2+ breast cancer (BC) patients. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)30899-1] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Yamashita T, Masuda N, Yamamoto N, Kondo N, Bando H, Akiyoshi S, Ohtani S, Takano T, Inoue K, Fujisawa T, Ishiguro H, Nakayama H, Aogi K, Amano S, Ozaki H, Yasojima H, Kasai H, Kataoka T, Morita S, Toi M. 1955 Primary systemic therapy by dual HER2 blockage with lapatinib (La) + trastuzumab (T) for Japanese patients (pts) with HER2+ breast cancer (BC): Association of La toxicity and dose with treatment efficacy. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)30903-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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We have investigated the physisorption states of H2 on Ag(111) surfaces. To clarify the accurate adsorption properties of H2 on Ag(111), we performed first-principles calculations based on spin-polarized density functional theory (DFT) with the semiempirical DFT-D2 method and the newly-developed exchange functional with the non-local correlation functional vdW-DF2 (rev-vdW-DF2). We constructed exhaustive potential energy surfaces, and revealed that non-negligible out-of-plane potential anisotropy with a perpendicular orientation preference exists even for H2 physisorption on planar Ag(111), as predicted by previous results of resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization spectroscopy and temperature-programmed desorption experiments. Therefore, the molecular rotational ground states of ortho-H2 split into two energy levels in the anisotropic potential. The obtained adsorption energy and the number of bound states, including the zero-point energies and the rotational energy shift, agree with diffractive and rotationally mediated selective adsorption scattering resonance measurements. The origin of the potential anisotropy on Ag(111) is a combination of the London dispersion interaction and the virtual transition of the metal electron to the unoccupied molecular state.
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- Y Kunisada
- Center for Advanced Research of Energy and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan.
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Iwata H, Yamamoto N, Masuda N, Bando H, Kuroi K, Ohno S, Kasai H, Morita S, Sakurai T, Toi M. P203 Dual HER2 blockage with lapatinib and trastuzumab for Japanese patients with HER2+ breast cancer. Breast 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(15)70237-7] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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Arguelles E, Amino S, Aspera S, Nakanishi H, Kasai H. Interstitial impurity-induced magnetism in α-PbO surface. J Phys Condens Matter 2015; 27:016002. [PMID: 25425571 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/1/016002] [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: 06/04/2023]
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We have investigated the effects of 3d transition metal (TM) and non-magnetic interstitial impurities in α-PbO (0 0 1) surface using ab-initio calculations. The calculated impurity-induced magnetic moments are 2.25 μB, 3.11 μB and 0.94 μB for Fe, Mn and Pb interstitials respectively. In the bonding process, TM's lower energy lying d(z2) states form overlaps with nearest neighbour oxygen atoms' p(z) states, with other non-bonding spin split d states situated near or at the Fermi level. These spin split orbitals introduce spin polarised p impurity states of oxygen atoms near the surface.
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- E Arguelles
- Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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Nomura H, Egami S, Kasai H, Yokoyama T, Fujimoto A, Sugiura M. A patient with disseminated strongyloidiasis with erythroderma in a nonendemic area. Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:911-3. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13046] [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: 11/27/2022]
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- H. Nomura
- Department of Dermatology Shizuoka Municipal Shimizu Hospital Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Shizuoka Municipal Shimizu Hospital Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Shizuoka Municipal Shimizu Hospital Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Shizuoka Municipal Shimizu Hospital Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Shizuoka Municipal Shimizu Hospital Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Dermatology Shizuoka Municipal Shimizu Hospital Shizuoka Japan
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Kakushima N, Yano T, Ishihara R, Yamamoto Y, Kataoka H, Isomoto H, Horimatsu T, Kasai H, Morita S, Muto M. A Multicenter Phase Ii Study of Salvage Photodynamic Therapy Using Talaporfin Sodium and a Diode Laser for Local Failure of Esophageal Cancer After Chemoradiotherapy. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu334.70] [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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Miwa K, Sakaue M, Gumhalter B, Kasai H. Effects of plasmon energetics on light emission induced by scanning tunneling microscopy. J Phys Condens Matter 2014; 26:222001. [PMID: 24810264 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/22/222001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A theoretical model of plasmon and molecular luminescence induced by scanning tunneling microscopy using a molecule-covered tip on clean metal surfaces is developed. The effects of coupling between molecular exciton and interface plasmon on the luminescence spectra are investigated for variable energy of plasmon modes by means of the nonequilibrium Green's function method. It is found that spectral features arising from interference between the processes of energy absorption by the molecule and interface plasmons appear near the energy of the excitonic mode. For the energy of plasmon above (below) the energy of excitonic mode, an additional peak structure appears in the energy range slightly below (above) the energy of the excitonic mode. Prominent peak and dip structures observed in recent luminescence experiments are interpreted by the developed theory whereby its utility in the fields of plasmonics and nanophotonics is demonstrated.
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- K Miwa
- Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Yoshida N, Sasaki RK, Kasai H, Yoshimizu M. Inactivation of koi-herpesvirus in water using bacteria isolated from carp intestines and carp habitats. J Fish Dis 2013; 36:997-1005. [PMID: 24102339 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2012.01449.x] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2011] [Revised: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Since its first outbreak in Japan in 2003, koi-herpesvirus (KHV) remains a challenge to the carp Cyprinus carpio L. breeding industry. In this study, inactivation of KHV in water from carp habitats (carp habitat water) was investigated with the aim of developing a model for rapidly inactivating the pathogen in aquaculture effluent. Experiments with live fish showed that, in carp habitat water, KHV lost its infectivity within 3 days. Indications were that inactivation of KHV was caused by the antagonistic activity of bacteria (anti-KHV bacteria) in the water from carp habitats. Carp habitat water and the intestinal contents of carp were therefore screened for anti-KHV bacteria. Of 581 bacterial isolates, 23 showed anti-KHV activity. An effluent treatment model for the disinfection of KHV in aquaculture effluent water using anti-KHV bacteria was developed and evaluated. The model showed a decrease in cumulative mortality and in the number of KHV genome copies in kidney tissue of fish injected with treated effluent compared with a positive control. It is thought that anti-KHV bacteria isolated from the intestinal contents of carp and from carp habitat water can be used to control KHV outbreaks.
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- N Yoshida
- Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Japan
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Wungu TDK, Sakaue M, Aspera SM, Thuy TLP, Alaydrus M, Kasai H, Ishihara T. First Principles Study on the Electronic Structure and Properties of Sr- and Mg- Doped LaGaO3. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1149/05701.2715ecst] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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Aspera SM, Sakaue M, Wungu TDK, Alaydrus M, Linh TPT, Kasai H, Nakanishi M, Ishihara T. Analysis of structural and electronic properties of Pr2NiO4 through first-principles calculations. J Phys Condens Matter 2012; 24:405504. [PMID: 22971591 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/40/405504] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The structural and electronic properties of bulk Pr(2)NiO(4+δ) (δ = 0 and 0.031) were analyzed using first-principles calculations based on the density functional theory (DFT) for application to electrode materials in solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Two structures of Pr(2)NiO(4) were analyzed: one in space group I4/mmm associated with the high temperature tetragonal (HTT) structure, and the other in Bmab with the low temperature orthorhombic (LTO) structure. The main difference between the two structures is the pronounced tilting of the nickelate octahedra found in the Bmab structure. Here, we will show that the difference in the electronic properties between the two structures, i.e. half-metallic for the I4/mmm structure and metallic for the Bmab structure, is attributed to the tilting of the nickelate octahedra. Furthermore, we found that the presence of interstitial O atoms at the Pr(2)O(2) bilayers is responsible for the tilting of the octahedra and thus is a dominant factor in the transition from the I4/mmm structure to the Bmab structure. These results would be of great significance to materials design related to the enhancement of O diffusivity in this material.
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- S M Aspera
- Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Padama AAB, Kishi H, Arevalo RL, Moreno JLV, Kasai H, Taniguchi M, Uenishi M, Tanaka H, Nishihata Y. NO dissociation on Cu(111) and Cu2O(111) surfaces: a density functional theory based study. J Phys Condens Matter 2012; 24:175005. [PMID: 22481123 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/24/17/175005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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NO dissociation on Cu(111) and Cu(2)O(111) surfaces is investigated using spin-polarized density functional theory. This is to verify the possibility of using Cu-based catalyst for NO dissociation which is the rate limiting step for the NO(x) reduction process. The dissociation of molecularly adsorbed NO on the surface is activated for both cases. However, from the reaction path of the NO-Cu(2)O(111) system, the calculated transition state lies below the reference energy which indicates the possibility of dissociation. For the NO-Cu(111) system, the reaction path shows that NO desorption is more likely to occur. The geometric and electronic structure of the Cu(2)O(111) surface indicates that the surface Cu atoms stabilize themselves with reference to the O atom in the subsurface. The interaction results in modification of the electronic structure of the surface Cu atoms of Cu(2)O(111) which greatly affects the adsorption and dissociation of NO. This phenomenon further explains the obtained differences in the dissociation pathways of NO on the surfaces.
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- A A B Padama
- Department of Precision Science and Technology and Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Osawa T, Mase M, Miyati T, Kan H, Demura K, Kasai H, Hara M, Shibamoto Y, Yamada K. Delta-ADC (apparent diffusion coefficient) analysis in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Acta Neurochir Suppl 2012; 114:197-200. [PMID: 22327692 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0956-4_38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 12/14/2022]
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We have developed the delta-apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), a new parameter of the water dynamics of brain tissue using MRI. Delta-ADC is the changes in regional ADC values of the brain during the cardiac cycle. The study included 6 idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) patients (iNPH group) and 12 healthy volunteers (control group). ECG-triggered single-shot diffusion echo planar imaging (b = 0 and 1,000 s/mm(2)) was used on a 1.5-T MRI. The delta-ADC image was calculated from the maximum minus the minimum ADC value of all cardiac phase images (20 phases) on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Delta-ADC values in the white matter of the frontal, temporal, and occipital lobe were obtained. Delta-ADC values in the iNPH group were significantly higher than those in the control group in all regions. ADC values in the iNPH were also significantly higher than those in the control group, but the differences in the ADC between the groups in each region were much lower than those for the delta-ADC. Although the changes in the delta-ADC and ADC values were similar, there was no significant correlation between the delta-ADC and the ADC. These results suggest that the ADC and the delta-ADC may reflect different kinds of water dynamics. The ADC depends on the water content in brain tissue. On the other hand, delta-ADC depends on not only the water content, but also on the degree of the fluctuation of the water molecules. Delta-ADC analysis makes it possible to obtain non-invasively new and more detailed information on the regional brain condition in iNPH.
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- T Osawa
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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First-principles calculations were performed to investigate magnetic phenomena in surface reactions involving O(2). We present two magnetized surface cases: (1) oxidation of paramagnetic Ag, and magnetic properties of the high coverage oxide phase, which correspond to a magnetic impurity superlattice on paramagnetic surfaces and (2) oxidation of ferromagnetic Pt, represented by the Pt layer on M (M = Fe and Co) relevant to the oxidation reduction reaction (ORR) on Pt, in relation to both fundamental and application interests. In the first case, we found that the dissociative adsorption of O(2), resulting in oxide phases in Ag(111), reveals interesting magnetic interactions. We note that the magnetic states are induced by the ferromagnetic superexchange interactions and Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interactions. Specifically, the superlattice structures with short O-O distances have an effective ferromagnetic superexchange and RKKY interaction. In the second case, we found that a magnetic moment is induced on the Pt layer by the M substrate. The spin polarization of Pt-d states is due to hybridization with M-d states. The d-band center (ε(d)) of Pt (on M), is shifted downwards with respect to pure Pt. However, because of the spin polarization, the otherwise filled spin-down d(zz) orbital in paramagnetic pure Pt is shifted towards the Fermi level. This promotes π(z↑)-d(zz↓) interactions, which influences the O(2)-Pt interaction at O(2) far from the surface. Details and mechanisms of these two magnetic phenomena are discussed.
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- Y Kunisada
- Department of Applied Physics, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Motoki H, Koyama J, Nakazawa H, Aizawa K, Kasai H, Izawa A, Tomita T, Miyashita Y, Kumazaki S, Takahashi M, Ikeda U. Torsion analysis in the early detection of anthracycline-mediated cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2011; 13:95-103. [DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cai T, Hirai H, Zhang G, Zhang M, Takahashi N, Kasai H, Satin LS, Leapman RD, Notkins AL. Deletion of Ia-2 and/or Ia-2β in mice decreases insulin secretion by reducing the number of dense core vesicles. Diabetologia 2011; 54:2347-57. [PMID: 21732083 PMCID: PMC3168514 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2221-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Islet antigen 2 (IA-2) and IA-2β are dense core vesicle (DCV) transmembrane proteins and major autoantigens in type 1 diabetes. The present experiments were initiated to test the hypothesis that the knockout of the genes encoding these proteins impairs the secretion of insulin by reducing the number of DCV. METHODS Insulin secretion, content and DCV number were evaluated in islets from single knockout (Ia-2 [also known as Ptprn] KO, Ia-2β [also known as Ptprn2] KO) and double knockout (DKO) mice by a variety of techniques including electron and two-photon microscopy, membrane capacitance, Ca(2+) currents, DCV half-life, lysosome number and size and autophagy. RESULTS Islets from single and DKO mice all showed a significant decrease in insulin content, insulin secretion and the number and half-life of DCV (p < 0.05 to 0.001). Exocytosis as evaluated by two-photon microscopy, membrane capacitance and Ca(2+) currents supports these findings. Electron microscopy of islets from KO mice revealed a marked increase (p < 0.05 to 0.001) in the number and size of lysosomes and enzymatic studies showed an increase in cathepsin D activity (p < 0.01). LC3 protein, an indicator of autophagy, also was increased in islets of KO compared with wild-type mice (p < 0.05 to 0.01) suggesting that autophagy might be involved in the deletion of DCV. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We conclude that the decrease in insulin content and secretion, resulting from the deletion of Ia-2 and/or Ia-2β, is due to a decrease in the number of DCV.
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- Experimental Medicine Section, Oral Infection and Immunity Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
- Correspondences: T. Cai: OIIB, NIDCR/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Tel: 301-402-5320; Fax: 301-402-4163; ; Or A. Notkins: EMS, OIIB, NIDCR/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Tel: 301-496-4535; Fax: 301-402-4163;
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- Experimental Medicine Section, Oral Infection and Immunity Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Bioengineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratory of Structural Physiology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Brehm Diabetes Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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- Laboratory of Bioengineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Experimental Medicine Section, Oral Infection and Immunity Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
- Correspondences: T. Cai: OIIB, NIDCR/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Tel: 301-402-5320; Fax: 301-402-4163; ; Or A. Notkins: EMS, OIIB, NIDCR/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Tel: 301-496-4535; Fax: 301-402-4163;
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Kasai H, Nakashima K, Yokota M, Nishihara T. The G1 cell cycle arrest of macrophages infected withAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Oral Dis 2010; 16:305-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2010.01667.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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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Miura T, Izawa A, Kumazaki S, Ishii E, Otagiri K, Aizawa K, Koshikawa M, Kasai H, Tomita T, Miyashita Y, Tsutsui H, Koyama J, Ikeda U. Acute myocardial infarction in a 16-year-old girl with chronic GVHD. Bone Marrow Transplant 2010; 45:1576-7. [PMID: 20173788 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2010.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Bang DO, Nozaki T, Suzuki Y, Rhie K, Kim TS, Fukushima A, Yuasa S, Minamitani E, Nakanishi H, Kasai H. Study of Kondo effect in MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions by electron tunnelling spectroscopy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/200/5/052004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Murakami Y, Kasai H, Kim JJ, Mamishin S, Shindo D, Mori S, Tonomura A. Ferromagnetic domain nucleation and growth in colossal magnetoresistive manganite. Nat Nanotechnol 2010; 5:37-41. [PMID: 19946285 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2009.342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Accepted: 10/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Colossal magnetoresistance is a dramatic decrease in resistivity caused by applied magnetic fields, and has been the focus of much research because of its potential for magnetic data storage using materials such as manganites. Although extensive microscopy and theoretical studies have shown that colossal magnetoresistance involves competing insulating and ferromagnetic conductive phases, the mechanism underlying the effect remains unclear. Here, by directly observing magnetic domain walls and flux distributions using cryogenic Lorentz microscopy and electron holography, we demonstrate that an applied magnetic field assists nucleation and growth of an ordered ferromagnetic phase. These results provide new insights into the evolution dynamics of complex domain structures at the nanoscale, and help to explain anomalous phase separation phenomena that are relevant for applications. Our approach can also be used to determine magnetic parameters of nanoscale regions, such as magnetocrystalline anisotropy and exchange stiffness, without bulk magnetization results or neutron scattering data.
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- Y Murakami
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Kunigami, Okinawa 904-0411, Japan.
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Escaño MC, Nguyen TQ, Nakanishi H, Kasai H. Another way of looking at bonding on bimetallic surfaces: the role of spin polarization of surface metal d states. J Phys Condens Matter 2009; 21:492201. [PMID: 21836186 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/49/492201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The nature of electronic and chemical properties of an unstrained Pt monolayer on a 3d transition metal substrate, M (M = Cr, Mn, Fe), is studied using spin-polarized density functional theory calculations. High spin polarization of Pt d states is noted, verifying the magnetization induced on Pt, which is observed to be responsible for redirecting the analysis of bond formation on a metal surface towards a different perspective. While the shift in the Pt d band center (the average energy of the Pt d band, commonly used to predict the reactivity of surfaces) does give the expected trend in adsorbate (oxygen) chemisorption energy across the bimetallic surfaces in this work, our results show that for spin-polarized Pt d states, the variation in strength of adsorption with respect to the Fermi level density of states is more predictive of Pt chemisorption properties. Hence, this study introduces a scheme for analyzing trends in reactivity of bimetallic surfaces where adsorption energies are used as reactivity parameters and where spin polarization effects cannot be neglected.
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- M C Escaño
- Department of Precision Science and Technology and Applied Physics, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Kitamura H, Terunuma N, Kurosaki S, Hata K, Ide R, Kuga H, Kakiuchi N, Masuda M, Totsuzaki T, Osato A, Uchino B, Kitahara K, Iwasaki A, Yoshizumi K, Morimoto Y, Kasai H, Murase T, Higashi T. Cross-sectional study on respiratory effect of toner-exposed work in manufacturing plants, Japan: pulmonary function, blood cells, and biochemical markers. Hum Exp Toxicol 2009; 28:331-8. [PMID: 19755444 DOI: 10.1177/0960327109105152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between toner-exposed work and health indices related to respiratory disorders and to confirm the baseline of a cohort study to clarify the effect of toner exposure in manufacturing plants. Subjects were 1614 male workers (809 toner-exposed workers and 805 referents) who were engaged in toner manufacturing plants in Japan (Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd). The age of subjects was from 19 to 59 years, and the average age was 40.2 years(median 40 years, SD 7.67). We conducted a pulmonary function test (PEFR, VC, FVC, FEV(1.0)%, V25/Ht) and a blood cell test (RBC, Hb, Hct, Plt, WBC, cell contents of WBC) and measured biochemical indices in blood (ALT, AST, gamma-GTP, CRP, IgE) and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in urine. Student t-test and logistic regression analysis were applied to compare between the toner-exposed workers and the referents and to analyze the relationship among indices of effects and independent factors. There was no significant difference between the two groups in blood cell count and biochemical indices. Inflammation- and allergy-related markers such as 8OHdG and IgE also showed no significant difference between toner-exposed workers and the referents. The influence of smoking on pulmonary function indices was observed, but there was no relationship between the pulmonary function and toner-exposed work. In this article, we report a preliminary cross-sectional analysis in the subjects of a cohort study. No difference in pulmonary function indices was observed between the toner-exposed workers and the referents, and there was no consistent relationship between the exposure status and examined indices; however, the prevalence of subjective respiratory symptoms was higher in the exposed workers as presented in another report. Further analysis is important in the ongoing cohort study to clarify the effect of toner exposure on respiratory systems.
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- H Kitamura
- Institute of industrial and Ecological Sciences, University of occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyusyu, Japan.
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We review the physical mechanisms that lead toward the conversion of graphene into its fully hydrogenated counterpart, which is a material that possesses properties closer to those of diamond than graphene. These are discussed from a theoretical perspective, i.e., from calculations based on density functional theory. We first discuss stability trends in small clusters of adsorbed hydrogen, as well as surface structure and concurrent reactivity changes for graphene one-face and two-face hydrogenation. Effects of adsorbed hydrogen on graphene electronic states, which are essential to adsorbed hydrogen structure discrimination, are also discussed.
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- T Roman
- Division of Precision Science & Technology and Applied Physics, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Mori K, Kamiyama Y, Kasai H, Kodama T. 9064 Phase II study of the combination chemotherapy with weekly carboplatin and gemcitabine in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. EJC Suppl 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(09)71777-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: 11/29/2022] Open
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Son DN, Kasai H. Proton transport through aqueous Nafion membrane. Eur Phys J E Soft Matter 2009; 29:351-361. [PMID: 19644717 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2009-10500-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2009] [Revised: 06/05/2009] [Accepted: 06/17/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We introduce a new model for proton transport through a single proton-conducting channel of an aqueous Nafion membrane based on a mechanism in which protons move under electrostatic effect provided by the sulfonate (SO3-)groups of the Nafion side chains, the spin effect of active components, the hydrogen bonding effect with water molecules, and the screening effect of water media. This model can describe the proton transport within various levels of humidification ranging from the low humidity to the high humidity as a function of operating temperature. At low humidity, this model approaches to the so-called surface mechanism, while at high humidity, it approaches the well-known Grotthuss one. Proton motion is considered as the transfer from cluster to cluster under a potential energy. A proton-proton interaction is comprised in the calculation. Using Green function method, we obtained the proton current as a function of the Nafion membrane temperature. We found that the lower the temperature, the higher the proton current transfer through the Nafion membrane in low temperatures compared to the critical point 10K, which separates magnetic regime from non-magnetic regime. The increasing of proton current at very low temperatures is attributed to the spin effect. As the membrane temperature is higher than 40 ( degrees ) C , the decreasing of proton current is attributed to the loss of water uptake and the polymer contraction. The results of this study are qualitatively in good agreement with experiments. The expression for the critical temperature is also presented as a function of structural and tunable parameters, and interpreted by experimental data.
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- D N Son
- Kasai Laboratory, Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Morii H, Kuboyama A, Nakashima T, Kawai K, Kasai H, Tamae K, Hirano T. Effects of Instant Coffee Consumption on Oxidative DNA Damage, DNA Repair, and Redox System in Mouse Liver. J Food Sci 2009; 74:H155-61. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01192.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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Nishijima M, Takadera T, Imamura N, Kasai H, An KD, Adachi K, Nagao T, Sano H, Yamasato K. Microbulbifer variabilis sp. nov. and Microbulbifer epialgicus sp. nov., isolated from Pacific marine algae, possess a rod-coccus cell cycle in association with the growth phase. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1696-707. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.006452-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hosoya S, Jang JH, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Matsuda S, Kasai H. Psychromonas agarivorans sp. nov., a novel agarolytic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1262-6. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.003244-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Urushibara N, Mitsuhashi S, Sasaki T, Kasai H, Yoshimizu M, Fujita H, Oda A. JNK and p38 MAPK are independently involved in tributyltin-mediated cell death in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) RTG-2 cells. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2009; 149:468-75. [PMID: 19026764 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.10.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2008] [Revised: 10/29/2008] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are a family of Ser/Thr protein kinases that transmit various extracellular signals to the nucleus inducing gene expression, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. Recent studies have revealed that organotin compounds induce apoptosis and MAPK phosphorylation/activation in mammal cells. In this study, we elucidated the cytotoxic mechanism of tributyltin (TBT), a representative organotin compound, in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) RTG-2 cells. TBT treatment resulted in significant caspase activation, characteristic morphological changes, DNA fragmentation, and consequent apoptotic cell death in RTG-2 cells. TBT exposure induced the rapid and sustained accumulation of phosphorylated MAPKs, including extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and p38 MAP kinase (p38 MAPK). Further analysis using pharmacological inhibitors against caspases and MAPKs showed that TBT also induced cell death in a caspase-independent manner and that p38 MAPK is involved in TBT-induced caspase-independent cell death, whereas JNK is involved in the caspase-dependent apoptotic pathway. Thus, TBT employs at least two independent signaling cascades to mediate cell death in RTG-2 cells. To our knowledge, this is the first study revealing the relationship between MAPK activation and TBT cytotoxicity in RTG-2 cells.
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- Noriko Urushibara
- Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate 041-8611, Japan.
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Moreno J, Kasai K, David M, Nakanishi H, Kasai H. Hydrogen peroxide adsorption on Fe-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes: a theoretical study. J Phys Condens Matter 2009; 21:064219. [PMID: 21715921 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/6/064219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
We investigated the adsorption of hydrogen peroxide molecules on Fe-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The adsorption possibilities for the hydrogen peroxide molecule were tested by finding the minimum energy as a function of distance of the molecule from the Fe-filled SWNT. Stable structures were obtained by optimizing the hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) as it was adsorbed on to the Fe-filled SWNT. This study may serve as an initial investigation into the possibility of Fe-filled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as catalyst material for the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC).
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- J Moreno
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. College of Science, De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, 1004 Manila, Philippines
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