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Nakayama K, Komai K, Tada K, Lin H, Yajima H, Yano S, Hipsey M, Tsai J. Modeling dissolved inorganic carbon considering submerged aquatic vegetation. Ecol Modell 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Komai K, Ishida C, Takahashi K, Tagami A, Motozaki Y, Kawashima A. The cause of death in pathologically confirmed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with invasive tracheostomy ventilation, a retrospective institute-based study. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.1299] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Komai K, Ishida C, Takahashi K, Tagami A, Motozaki Y, Kawashima A. Pulmonary pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with non-invasive ventilation. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.1426] [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]
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Ishida C, Motozaki Y, Takahashi K, Ikeda T, Asakawa M, Komai K. Clinical course of the patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado-Joseph disease in the Hokuriku district in Japan. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Motozaki Y, Asakawa M, Tagami A, Ikeda T, Takahashi K, Ishida C, Komai K. Clinical prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients treated with non-invasive ventilation. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1593] [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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Takahashi K, Komai K, Ishida C, Nozaki I, Ikeda T, Motozaki Y. Antiphospholipid antibodies in patients with multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.1491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ishida N, Kobayashi E, Matsushita R, Komai K. Effect of food on pharmacokinetics of 3,4-Diaminopyridine in rats and healthy volunteers. J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.1534] [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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Nozaki I, Kato-Motozaki Y, Ikeda T, Tagami A, Takahashi K, Ishida C, Komai K. Clinical characteristics in association with neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.2058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ayakawa S, Sugie C, Baba F, Hayashi A, Kosaki K, Nonogaki Y, Hasegawa S, Tanaka S, Komai K, Shibamoto Y. Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) Versus Helical Tomotherapy (HT) for Localized Prostate Cancer: Dosimetric Comparison by Using the Identical Prescription Dose to the Prostate. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yoshida K, Inoue H, Komai K, Yamane T, Hashiramoto A, Shiozawa K, Shiozawa S. Mixed connective tissue disease is distinct from systemic lupus erythematosus: study of major histocompatibility complex class I polypeptide-related sequence A andHLAgene polymorphisms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 81:44-5. [DOI: 10.1111/tan.12027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Revised: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- K. Yoshida
- Department of Biophysics and Medicine; Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences and Medicine; Kobe; Japan
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- Department of Biophysics and Medicine; Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences and Medicine; Kobe; Japan
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- Department of Biophysics and Medicine; Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences and Medicine; Kobe; Japan
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- Rheumatic Diseases Center; Konan-Kakogawa Hospital; Kakogawa; Japan
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- Department of Biophysics and Medicine; Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences and Medicine; Kobe; Japan
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- Rheumatic Diseases Center; Konan-Kakogawa Hospital; Kakogawa; Japan
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Sugie C, Shibamoto Y, Ayakawa S, Mimura M, Komai K, Ishii M, Miyamoto A, Oda K. Craniospinal irradiation using helical tomotherapy: evaluation of acute toxicity and dose distribution. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2011; 10:187-95. [PMID: 21381797 DOI: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate acute toxicity of craniospinal irradiation (CSI) using helical tomotherapy (HT) and compare its dose distribution with that of conventional linac-based plans. Twelve patients with various brain tumors were treated with HT-CSI. Median patient age was 14 years (range: 4-37 years). Median CSI dose was 30.6 Gy in 18 fractions (range: 23.4-40 Gy in 13-25 fractions). Toxicities were assessed according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0. Before CSI, 11 patients (92%) received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, so acute toxicity was evaluated by comparing patient status before and after CSI. HT-CSI plans were compared with linac-based CSI plans made using Pinnacle(3) planning system in 9 patients. All patients completed planned CSI without interruption. Grade 3 or higher toxicities were leukopenia seen in 11 patients (92%), anorexia in 6 (50%), anemia in 5 (42%), and thrombopenia in 5 (42%). Administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, platelet transfusion and total parenteral nutrition were required in 8 (67%), 5 (42%) and 5 (42%) patients, respectively. HT plans were superior to linac-based plans in terms of homogeneity and conformality in planning target volume (PTV). For most organs at risk (OARs), volumes receiving more than 10 Gy (V10 Gy) or 20 Gy (V20 Gy) were lower in HT plans. However, HT plans significantly increased mean doses to the lung, kidneys and liver, and V5 Gy of 6 OARs including the lung. Despite intensive neoadjuvant chemotherapy, acute toxicity of HT-CSI was acceptable. HT provided better dose distribution in PTV than conventional linac. In most OARs, smaller volumes received >10-20 Gy in HT plans, although larger volumes received 5-10 Gy.
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- C Sugie
- Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
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Sugie C, Shibamoto Y, Ayakawa S, Mimura M, Komai K, Ishii M, Miyamoto A, Oda K. Clinical Experiences with Helical Tomotherapy for Craniospinal Irradiation: Evaluation of Acute Toxicity and Dose Distribution. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.657] [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: 11/28/2022]
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- Y Furukawa
- Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
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Ichiyama K, Hashimoto M, Sekiya T, Nakagawa R, Wakabayashi Y, Sugiyama Y, Komai K, Saba I, Moroy T, Yoshimura A. Gfi1 negatively regulates Th17 differentiation by inhibiting ROR t activity. Int Immunol 2009; 21:881-9. [DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxp054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Samuraki M, Komai K, Hasegawa Y, Kimura M, Yamaguchi S, Terada N, Yamada M. A successfully treated adult patient with L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria. Neurology 2008; 70:1051-2. [PMID: 18362286 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000287141.90944.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- M Samuraki
- Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1, Takara-machi, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Japan
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Motozaki Y, Komai K, Hirohata M, Asaka T, Ono K, Yamada M. Hereditary inclusion body myopathy with a novel mutation in the GNE gene associated with proximal leg weakness and necrotizing myopathy. Eur J Neurol 2007; 14:e14-5. [PMID: 17718674 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01905.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Inaki N, Kanehira E, Kinoshita T, Komai K, Omura K, Watanabe G. Ringed silicon rubber attachment prevents laparoscopic surgeon’s thumb. Surg Endosc 2006; 21:1126-30. [PMID: 17180276 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9061-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2006] [Accepted: 07/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND This investigation, using the nerve conduction study, aimed to quantify the degree of laparoscopic surgeon's thumb, and to evaluate the effect of the ringed silicon rubber attachment (RSRA) developed by the authors. METHODS For the study, 26 residents or students performed surgical tasks (grasping and dissecting) using both the laparoscopic forceps with RSRA and the conventional instrument. The paresthesia was evaluated with a severity score obtained by interview and measurement of sensory nerve conduction velocity (SCV). RESULTS The mean severity score was 2.57 +/- 0.58 m/s for the conventional forceps and 1.05 +/- 0.80 m/s for the forceps with RSRA (p < 0.01). For the grasping task with the conventional forceps, the mean SCV was 58.3 +/- 2.81 m/s before and 54.8 +/- 2.83 m/s after the task (p < 0.01), whereas for the dissecting task, the corresponding values were 57.5 +/- 2.46 m/s and 56.1 +/- 2.93 m/s (p < 0.01). For the grasping task with the RSRA, the mean SCV was 57.1 +/- 3.33 m/s before and 55.9 +/- 3.18 m/s after the task (p < 0.01), whereas for the dissecting task, the corresponding values were 55.7 +/- 4.59 m/s and 55.8 +/- 3.50 m/s (nonsignificant difference). CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic surgeon's thumb was induced by compression of the lateral digital nerve. The RSRA significantly reduced the degree of paresthesia.
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- N Inaki
- Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takara-machi, 920-8641, Kanazawa, Japan.
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Nozaki I, Hamaguchi T, Noguchi-Shinohara M, Ono K, Shirasaki H, Komai K, Kitamoto T, Yamada M. The MM2-cortical form of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease presenting with visual disturbance. Neurology 2006; 67:531-3. [PMID: 16894125 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000228224.35678.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A subclass of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) characterized by onset with visual symptoms (Heidenhain variant) has been reported to belong to the MM1 or MV1 type according to Parchi's classification. The authors report a 65-year-old woman with MM2-cortical sCJD with slowly progressive visual disturbance as the initial symptom. Diffusion-weighted MRIs revealed hyperintensity in both occipital cortices at an early stage.
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- I Nozaki
- Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan.
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Murakami H, Kawahara N, Yahata T, Yokoyama K, Komai K, Tomita K. Radiation myelopathy after radioactive iodine therapy for spine metastasis. Br J Radiol 2006; 79:e45-9. [PMID: 16861317 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/16265478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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A case of radiation myelopathy after radioactive iodine therapy is reported. This is the first report to describe radiation myelopathy after I-131 therapy. A 62-year-old female with spinal metastasis of T10 received I-131 therapy. She presented with radiation myelopathy 34 months after the irradiation. We need to recognize the possibility of this serious complication even in the case of I-131 therapy. There is a risk of radiation myelopathy even after I-131 therapy, especially in cases with spinal cord compression such as this.
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- H Murakami
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Yanase D, Komai K, Hamaguchi T, Okino S, Yokoji H, Makifuchi T, Takano H, Yamada M. Hereditary spastic paraplegia with frontal lobe dysfunction: a clinicopathologic study. Neurology 2005; 63:2149-52. [PMID: 15596767 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000145670.15559.b8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The authors report an unusual family with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) with frontal lobe dysfunction having the onset in the sixth decade. All the patients showed hypoperfusion in the frontal lobes and thalami on SPECT. Neuropathologic findings revealed thin corpus callosum and degeneration in the thalamic dorsomedial nuclei as well as degeneration of the corticospinal tracts. This family was likely affected by a novel form of HSP characterized by frontal lobe dysfunction caused by thalamic degeneration.
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- D Yanase
- Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1, Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.
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Hamaguchi T, Yamaguchi K, Komai K, Yamada M, Yokoji H, Satake R, Yoshino H. Recurrent anti-GQ1b IgG antibody syndrome showing different phenotypes in different periods. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2003; 74:1350. [PMID: 12933959 PMCID: PMC1738634 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.9.1350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Nagao Y, Tomonari R, Kage M, Komai K, Tsubone K, Kamura T, Sata M. The possible intraspousal transmission of HCV in terms of lichen planus. Int J Mol Med 2002; 10:569-73. [PMID: 12373293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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Lichen planus (LP), common mucocutaneous disorder, involves not only oral mucosa and skin but genitalia membrane. LP is frequently seen in patients with HCV infection. This study evaluated patients with HCV-associated oral lichen planus (OLP) for vulvar and vaginal LP involvement, and the possible intraspousal transmission of HCV. We examined a total of 24 female Japanese patients with OLP for genitalia LP: 14 OLP-HCV positive and 10 OLP-HCV negative. All subjects were evaluated for genital LP by a gynecologist. All 24 subjects and 10 of the husbands were tested for anti-HCV and serum HCV RNA. Vulvar LP was observed in 10 (41.7%) of 24 patients with OLP. Vulvar LP in 14 (OLP-HCV positive) and 10 patients (OLP-HCV negative) were observed in 42.9 and 40%, respectively. There were no significant differences (age, sites of OLP, blood transfusion, HCV infection, and degree of liver diseases) between the vulvar LP and non-vulvar LP patients. Two spouses of 10 married couples were shown to be infected with HCV. In one couple with HCV infection, the wife and husband had also erosive OLP, the wife had erosive vulvar LP. In conclusion, the majority of OLP patients suffered from genitalia LP in Japan. Clinicians should follow the OLP patients with sufficient attention to the presence of extraoral manifestations. These data may suggest the occurrence of intraspousal transmission of HCV through erosive vulvar LP.
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- Y Nagao
- Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Asaka T, Ikeuchi K, Okino S, Takizawa Y, Satake R, Nitta E, Komai K, Endo K, Higuchi S, Oyake T, Yoshimura T, Suenaga A, Uyama E, Saito T, Konagaya M, Sunohara N, Namba R, Takada H, Honke K, Nishina M, Tanaka H, Shinagawa M, Tanaka K, Matsushima A, Tsuji S, Takamori M. Homozygosity and linkage disequilibrium mapping of autosomal recessive distal myopathy (Nonaka distal myopathy). J Hum Genet 2002; 46:649-55. [PMID: 11721884 DOI: 10.1007/s100380170016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Autosomal recessive distal myopathy or Nonaka distal myopathy (NM) is characterized by its unique distribution of muscular weakness and wasting. The patients present with spared quadriceps muscles even in a late stage of the disease. The hamstring and tibialis anterior muscles are affected severely in early adulthood. We have localized the NM gene to the region between markers D9S319 and D9S276 on chromosome 9 by linkage analysis. To further refine the localization of the NM gene, we conducted homozygosity and linkage disequilibrium analysis for 14 patients from 11 NM families using 18 polymorphic markers. All of the patients from consanguineous NM families were found to be homozygous for six markers located within the region between markers D9S2178 and D9S1859. We also provided evidence for significant allelic associations between the NM region and five marker loci. Examination of the haplotype analysis identified a predominant ancestral haplotype comprising the associated alleles 199-160-154-109 (marker order: D9S2179-D9S2180-D9S2181-D9S1804), present in 60% of NM chromosomes and in 0% of parent chromosomes. On the basis of the data obtained in this study, the majority of NM chromosomes were derived from a single ancestral founder, and the NM gene is probably located within the 1.5-Mb region between markers D9S2178 and D9S1791.
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- T Asaka
- Department of Neurology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Shiozawa S, Komai K, Konishi Y, Murayama K, Kawasaki H, Murata M, Saura R, Ishikawa H, Yoshihara R, Abe S, Tanaka Y, Siozawa K, Kimura H, Imura S. [Disease genes of rheumatoid arthritis]. Ryumachi 2001; 41:763-72. [PMID: 11577406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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The natural quinone, hydroxydietrichequinone (3-heptadec-8-enyl-2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-[1,4]benzoquinone) is a secondary metabolite of Cyperus javanicus. We found that this quinone inhibited both mitochondrial respiration and photosynthesis in their electron transportation systems. The quinone was found to have a mode of action against the ubiquinone reductase site from the results of different electron donor experiments on intact mitochondria from rat liver. The electron transport system, photosystem-II (PS-II), in chroloplast from spinach leaves was inhibited by the quinone in a similar way to that of the triazin sires herbicide, atrazin, with its mode of action against PS II. This natural quinone has a long aliphatic chain (C17) including an unsaturated bond at its midpoint. We recognized 8-9 unsaturated bonds in the aliphatic chain from an MS analysis of the methylthio-addact, and spectral data presumed a configuration of cis. form.
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- M Morimoto
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nakamachi, Nara, Japan
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Ota S, Sugiyama T, Komai K, Hirai N, Kumagai S, Ushijima K, Nishida T, Kamura T. Weekly 1 hour paclitaxel infusion in patients with recurrent gynecological tumors: a pilot study. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2001; 31:395-8. [PMID: 11574633 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hye077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intensifying the dose of paclitaxel given in a weekly schedule is useful towards improving the therapeutic index of paclitaxel in treating a variety of advanced and recurrent malignancies and is suitable for outpatient administration. This pilot study was carried out to evaluate the safety of weekly paclitaxel administration by 1 h infusion in the outpatient setting. METHODS Eleven patients with recurrent gynecological tumors who had previously been treated with at least one platinum-based chemotherapy regimen participated in the study between May 1999 and March 2000. Paclitaxel was given at a dose of 70 mg/m(2 ) as a 1 h infusion every week for at least 20 consecutive weeks unless lesions became progressive. Intravenous dexamethasone and cimetidine and oral diphenhydramine were administered 30 min before paclitaxel infusion. RESULTS The 11 patients received a total of 166 cycles of therapy. All patients received 70 mg/m(2 ) doses of paclitaxel without treatment delay. No hypersensitivity reactions were elicited. Grade 3 or 4 leukopenia and neutropenia occurred in 9 and 36% of the patients, respectively. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was required for only one patient and no patients experienced febrile neutropenia. Neurotoxicity was the most serious adverse effect and all patients experienced grade 1 or 2 peripheral neuropathy. Grade 1 or 2 myalgias were observed in 45% of the patients. Alopecia was universal. No Grade 3 or higher non-hematological toxicities were observed. CONCLUSION Weekly 1 h paclitaxel administration is considered safe as a salvage therapy for recurrent gynecological tumors, making its use more convenient and easier in the outpatient setting. The current results support further evaluation.
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- S Ota
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Matsuda K, Ihara M, Nishimura K, Sattelle DB, Komai K. Insecticidal and neural activities of candidate photoaffinity probes for neonicotinoid binding sites. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2001; 65:1534-41. [PMID: 11515536 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.1534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Photoreactive derivatives of imidacloprid and its nitromethylene analogue were synthesized as candidate photoaffinity probes for identifying the amino acid residues of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) that interact with the neonicotinoid insecticides. When the candidate probes were injected into American cockroaches, the nerve cord neural activity initially increased, then ceased and death of the insect followed. Both the nerve cord and toxicity were enhanced by changing the photoreactive substituent from the para position to the meta position on the spacer benzyl moiety. When tested on a Drosophila SAD/chicken beta2 hybrid, recombinant nAChR expressed in Xenopus oocytes, the nitromethylene candidate probes showed agonist activity similar to that previously observed for imidacloprid.
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- K Matsuda
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kinki University, Nara, Japan.
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Shiozawa S, Komai K, Konishi Y, Hikasa M, Mukae N, Shiozawa K, Kitagawa M, Yoshikawa N, Kawasaki H. An approach to identify new genes in autoimmune diseases: lessons from rheumatoid arthritis. Rev Immunogenet 2001; 2:133-9. [PMID: 11324685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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We have searched the human genome for genes that predispose to rheumatoid arthritis using fluorescence-based microsatellite marker analysis and affected sib-pair linkage studies. A panel of 41 Japanese families, each with at least two affected siblings, was typed for genome-wide 358 polymorphic microsatellite marker loci. Three principal chromosome regions of linkage, D1S253/214, D8S556 and DX1232, have been assigned, which we call RA1, RA2 and RA3 for rheumatoid arthritis disease loci. We are now assigning the death receptor 3 as a candidate gene for RA1, and the truncated form of Dbl proto-oncogene, which does not contain the 23rd and 24th exons, as disease gene for RA3. Microsatellite marker analyses seem to be promising and new genes are now being identified by reference to sequence tag sites.
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- S Shiozawa
- Kobe University School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Science, Japan
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Nagahori H, Komai K, Tomigahara Y, Saito K, Isobe N, Kaneko H. Initial induction and subsequent reduction of alpha(2u)-globulin in urine and serum of mature male rats after repeated intraperitoneal injections of (anti)estrogen. Toxicology 2001; 162:73-80. [PMID: 11337107 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-483x(00)00465-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The influence of sex (anti)hormones on expression of alpha(2u)-globulin (a2uG) is complex and has not been sufficiently detailed. In order to assess the specificity of sex (anti)hormone action on a2uG expression and the utility of this approach as a sensitive screening method, mature male rats were given daily intraperitoneal injections of 17beta-estradiol (E2), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), tamoxifen (TX) and flutamide (FL) for 5 consecutive days. They were employed as representatives of estrogen, androgen, antiestrogen and antiandrogen categories, respectively. Urinary a2uG was specifically altered with E2 (1 microg/kg/day) and TX (50 mg/kg/day), but not by DHT (1 mg/kg/day) or FL (50 mg/kg/day). E2 and TX temporarily increased urinary a2uG on days 1 or 2, and days 2-4, respectively, followed by a return to the control level, and then a decrease with E2. The reduction in urinary a2uG on day 6 was more pronounced than the drop in serum a2uG. Serum hormone levels, and liver and testis weights were not remarkably altered with any treatment. Another strong xenoestrogen, diethylstilbestrol, also significantly reduced urinary and serum a2uG at 1 mg/kg/day on day 6. However, the other xenoestrogens (100 mg/kg/day of bisphenol A, nonylphenol, and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, and 10 mg/kg/day of dieldrin) and phytoestrogens (10 mg/kg/day of genistein and daidzein) were without any appreciable influence. The results indicate that urinary a2uG is a sensitive indicator of estrogen action in mature male rats, with two different responses, initial induction and subsequent reduction.
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- H Nagahori
- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., 1-98, 3-Chome, Kasugade-Naka, Konohana-Ku, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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Ota S, Sugiyama T, Ushijima K, Fujiyoshi K, Komai K, Hirai N, Nishida T, Kamura T. Remission of metastatic cervical adenocarcinoma with weekly paclitaxel. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2001; 11:167-8. [PMID: 11328417 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2001.011002167.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report the use of paclitaxel in the successful treatment of a patient with recurrent adenocarcinoma of the cervix. Paclitaxel, 70 mg/m2 by 1-h infusion weekly, was administered to a 59-year-old patient with cervical adenocarcinoma showing lung metastasis. She showed partial clinical response after seven cycles, and at the completion of 20 cycles she showed complete response, which was confirmed by chest X-ray and computed tomography scan. Toxicities including neurotoxicity were mild. She showed an objective response to treatment for over 8 months, and she enjoyed a favorable quality of life during and after treatment. Weekly paclitaxel was very well tolerated, yet was effective for recurrent cervical adenocarcinoma.
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- S Ota
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume City, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ota S, Sugiyama T, Ushijima K, Fujiyoshi K, Komai K, Hirai N, Nishida T, Kamura T. Remission of metastatic cervical adenocarcinoma with weekly paclitaxel. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2001. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2001.00059.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ota S, Sugiyama T, Ushijima K, Komai K, Fujiyoshi K, Hirai N, Nishida T, Kamura T. Successful treatment of two patients with recurrent endometrial cancer by weekly paclitaxel. Cancer Lett 2000; 160:9-12. [PMID: 11098078 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(00)00548-6] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxicity and efficacy of weekly paclitaxel in patients with recurrent endometrial cancer. METHODS Paclitaxel (70 mg/m(2) by 1-h infusion weekly) was administered to two patients with recurrent endometrial cancer of the lung. RESULTS After 5 cycles, both patients with platinum-resistant disease achieved clinical partial responses confirmed by computed tomography (CT) scan. The serum CA125 levels of case 1 decreased to cut-off level. The response duration of both patients was 4 months. The toxicity was acceptable and probably less pronounced than that characterize of the standard tri-weekly schedules. CONCLUSION Although conclusions regarding survival are premature, weekly paclitaxel might offer better quality of life during treatment.
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- S Ota
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume City, 830-0011, Fukuoka, Japan
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Chinaka S, Tanaka S, Takayama N, Komai K, Ohshima T, Ueda K. Simultaneous chiral analysis of methamphetamine and related compounds by capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl 2000; 749:111-8. [PMID: 11129070 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(00)00392-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A capillary electrophoretic method for the simultaneous chiral analysis of nine cationic drugs (18 enantiomers) has been developed. These drugs are methamphetamine (MA), amphetamine, dimethylamphetamine, ephedrine (EP), norephedrine, methylephedrine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine. The chiral selector, which was added to the electrolyte, was a mixture of beta-cyclodextrin and heptakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-beta-cyclodextrin. The detection limits of all enantiomers were 0.1 microg/ml, and the intermediate precisions of migration time and peak area of within-run assays (n=6) were under 0.3% and 1.4%, respectively. The calibration curves of the peak area of (1R,2S)-(-)-EP and S-(+)-MA were linear in the range 0.2-500 microg/ml. This method was applicable to urine analysis.
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- S Chinaka
- Forensic Science Laboratory, Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, Kanazawa, Japan
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Sakaki T, Sawada N, Komai K, Shiozawa S, Yamada S, Yamamoto K, Ohyama Y, Inouye K. Dual metabolic pathway of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 catalyzed by human CYP24. Eur J Biochem 2000; 267:6158-65. [PMID: 11012668 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01680.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Human 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) 24-hydroxylase (CYP24) cDNA was expressed in Escherichia coli, and its enzymatic and spectral properties were revealed. The reconstituted system containing the membrane fraction prepared from recombinant E. coli cells, adrenodoxin and adrenodoxin reductase was examined for the metabolism of 25(OH)D3, 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 and their related compounds. Human CYP24 demonstrated a remarkable metabolism consisting of both C-23 and C-24 hydroxylation pathways towards both 25(OH)D3 and 1alpha,25(OH)2D3, whereas rat CYP24 showed almost no C-23 hydroxylation pathway [Sakaki, T. Sawada, N. Nonaka, Y. Ohyama, Y. & Inouye, K. (1999) Eur. J. Biochem. 262, 43-48]. HPLC analysis and mass spectrometric analysis revealed that human CYP24 catalyzed all the steps of the C-23 hydroxylation pathway from 25(OH)D3 via 23S, 25(OH)2D3, 23S,25,26(OH)3D3 and 25(OH)D3-26,23-lactol to 25(OH)D3-26, 23-lactone in addition to the C-24 hydroxylation pathway from 25(OH)D3 via 24R,25(OH)2D3, 24-oxo-25(OH)D3, 24-oxo-23S,25(OH)2D3 to 24,25,26,27-tetranor-23(OH)D3. On 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 metabolism, similar results were observed. These results strongly suggest that the single enzyme human CYP24 is greatly responsible for the metabolism of both 25(OH)D3 and 1alpha,25(OH)2D3. We also succeeded in the coexpression of CYP24, adrenodoxin and NADPH-adrenodoxin reductase in E. coli. Addition of 25(OH)D3 to the recombinant E. coli cell culture yielded most of the metabolites in both the C-23 and C-24 hydroxylation pathways. Thus, the E. coli expression system for human CYP24 appears quite useful in predicting the metabolism of vitamin D analogs used as drugs.
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- T Sakaki
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan
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Antimutagens from gaiyou (Artemisia argyi Levl. et Vant., Compositae) were examined. The methanol extract prepared from aerial parts of this plant strongly reduced the mutagenicity of 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2), when Salmonella typhimurium TA98 was used in the presence of the rat liver microsomal fraction. The antimutagens were purified chromatographically while monitoring the antimutagenic activity against Trp-P-2 with a modified Ames test employing a plate method. This purification resulted in the isolation of four strong antimutagens, 5,7-dihydroxy-6,3',4'-trimethoxyflavone (eupatilin), 5, 7,4'-trihydroxy-6,3'-dimethoxyflavone (jaceosidin), 5,7, 4'-trihydroxyflavone (apigenin) and 5,7, 4'-trihydroxy-3'-methoxyflavone (chrysoeriol) from the methanol extract. These antimutagenic flavones exhibited strong antimutagenic activity against not only Trp-P-2 but also against other heterocyclic amines, such as 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4, 3-b]indole (Trp-P-1), 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ), 2-amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (MeIQ), 2-amino-3, 8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx) and 2-amino-3-methyl-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole (MeA(alpha)C) in S. typhimurium TA98. In contrast, they did not exhibit antimutagenic activity against benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO), 2-aminofluorene (2-AF), 2-nitrofluorene (2-NF) or furylfuramide (AF-2) in S. typhimurium TA98, or B[a]P, 4-NQO, 2-NF, AF-2, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) or sodium azide (SA) in Salmonella typhimurium TA100, whereas they decreased the mutagenicity caused by aflatoxin B(1) (AFB(1)) and 2-aminoanthracene (2-AA) in both of these tester strains. Regarding the structure-activity relationship, the tested flavones had distinct differences in the intensities of their antimutagenic activities according to the differences of their substitution patterns. Namely, the intensity of antimutagenic activities against Trp-P-2 decreased in the order of: 5,7,3',4'-tetrasubstituted flavones (IC(50): <0.1 mmol/plate), 5,7,4'-trisubstituted flavones (IC(50): 0.120-0.260 mmol/plate), 5,6,7,3',4'-pentasubstituted flavones (IC(50): 0.440-0. 772 mmol/plate). The four isolated flavones were also studied regarding their antimutagenic mechanisms with preincubation methods of the modified Ames test and emission spectroscopic analysis. The results suggested that all isolated flavones were desmutagens which directly inactivated Trp-P-2 or inhibited its metabolic activation.
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- T Nakasugi
- Research Laboratory of Medicinal Products of Plant Origin, Inabata Koryo Co. Ltd., Tagawa, Osaka, Japan
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Matsuda K, Shimomura M, Kondo Y, Ihara M, Hashigami K, Yoshida N, Raymond V, Mongan NP, Freeman JC, Komai K, Sattelle DB. Role of loop D of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in its interaction with the insecticide imidacloprid and related neonicotinoids. Br J Pharmacol 2000; 130:981-6. [PMID: 10882381 PMCID: PMC1572150 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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1. The nitroguanidine insecticide imidacloprid along with a second generation of related compounds including nitenpyram, all nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptor ligands, are used increasingly in many countries. Site-directed mutagenesis and heterologous expression in Xenopus laevis oocytes have been deployed to investigate mutants (G189D and G189E) of the chicken alpha7 homomer-forming nicotinic receptor subunit which are predicted to enhance the negative charge at the negative subsite (loop D) of the ACh binding site. 2. Xenopus oocytes expressing wild-type alpha7 nicotinic receptors respond to imidacloprid with rapid inward currents. Imidacloprid and nitenpyram are partial agonists, whereas ACh, (-)-nicotine and (+)-epibatidine are full agonists. 3. Compared to wild-type alpha7, the mutant G189D and G189E receptors are much less sensitive to the insecticides, whereas their sensitivity to (-)-nicotine, ACh and (+)-epibatidine is only slightly reduced. In contrast, G189N and G189Q mutants are sensitive not only to ACh, (-)-nicotine and (+)-epibatidine, but also to the two insecticides. Thus reduction of the insecticide-sensitivity by the mutations G189D and G189E are attributed to an increase in negativity of loop D. Desnitro-imidacloprid (DN-IMI), an imidacloprid derivative lacking the nitro group is a potent agonist on the G189D and G189E mutants suggesting an important role of loop D in nicotinic receptor interactions with the nitro group of nitroguanidine insecticides.
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- K Matsuda
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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The antifeedant flavonoids, 5-hydroxy-3,6,7,8,4'-pentamethoxyflavone (1), 5-hydroxy-3,6,7,8-tetramethoxyflavone (2), 5,6-dihydroxy-3, 7-dimethoxyflavone (3), and 4,4',6'-trihydroxy-2'-methoxychalcone (4), have been isolated from cudweed Gnaphalium affine D. Don (Compositae). Four natural flavonoids showed insect antifeedant activity against the common cutworm (Spodoptera litura F.). These flavonoids were detected in small amounts in the plant by HPLC analysis, but these natural compounds had strong antifeedant activity against the common cutworm. On the other hand, 4 was detected in a large amount in the plant, but this compound had only a slight activity. Therefore, these natural compounds were regarded as one of the plant's defensive systems against phytophagous insects along with the woolly plant surface. As for the structure-activity relationship, it is an advantage for antifeedant activity to have no oxy-substituents on the B-ring of the flavonoid but have an ether linkage such as a pyran in the chemical structure.
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- M Morimoto
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kinki University, Nakamachi, Nara 3327-204, Japan
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Taki J, Nakajima K, Hwang EH, Matsunari I, Komai K, Yoshita M, Sakajiri K, Tonami N. Peripheral sympathetic dysfunction in patients with Parkinson's disease without autonomic failure is heart selective and disease specific. taki@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp. Eur J Nucl Med 2000; 27:566-73. [PMID: 10853813 DOI: 10.1007/s002590050544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED The study was undertaken to investigate by means of iodine-123-labelled metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy the peripheral sympathetic function in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) without autonomic failure and in patients with related neurodegenerative diseases with parkinsonism. Seventy patients (33 men and 37 women, mean age 63+/-9.7 years) with parkinsonism and ten control subjects underwent MIBG scintigraphy. Of these 70 patients, 41 were diagnosed as having idiopathic PD, 9 multiple system atrophy (MSA), 6 progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and 2 corticobasal degeneration (CBD); the remaining 12 were diagnosed as having neurodegenerative disease with parkinsonism (P-nism) that did not meet the diagnostic criteria of any specific disease. Cardiac planar and tomographic imaging studies and subsequent whole-body imaging were performed 20 min and 3 h after the injection of 111 MBq MIBG. The early MIBG heart to mediastinum (H/M) ratio in PD (1.61+/-0.29) was significantly lower than that in the control group (2.24+/-0.14, P<0.01), P-nism (2.15+/-0.31, P<0.01), MSA (2.08+/-0.31, P<0.05) and PSP (2.30+/-0.24, P<0.01). The delayed H/M ratio in PD (1.47+/-0.34) was also significantly lower than that in the control group (2.37+/-0.14, P<0.01), P-nism (2.13+/-0.38, P<0.01), PSP (2.36+/-0.36, P<0.01) and MSA (2.17+/-0.36, P<0.01). In patients with PD, early and delayed H/M ratios were significantly decreased in disease stages I, II and III (established using the Hoehn and Yahr criteria) as compared with control subjects, and there were no significant differences among the stages. Only PD showed a significantly higher washout rate (WR) than that in the control subjects (27%+/-8.0% vs. 11%+/-4.2%, P<0.01). Early and delayed uptake ratios of the lung, parotid gland, thyroid gland, liver and femoral muscles in each of the patient groups were not significantly different from those in control subjects. Only the early and delayed uptake ratios of the lower leg muscles in MSA were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). IN CONCLUSION In patients with PD without autonomic failure, only cardiac MIBG uptake was severely reduced in the earliest phase of the disease (stage I). Parkinsonian syndromes other than PD did not demonstrate significant reduction in MIBG uptake in any organs except for the lower legs in MSA. In patients with PD without autonomic failure, reduction in MIBG uptake occurs selectively in the heart; this is considered to be a specific finding for PD and useful for the differential diagnosis of the parkinsonian syndromes.
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- J Taki
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan.
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In the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), an autoimmune disease that is often associated with lung cancer and characterized by reduced quantal release of acetylcholine from the motor nerve terminal, our studies to search for the target of LEMS antibodies have brought the voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) into relief. Among multiple types of VGCCs, the P/Q-type was highly recognized by LEMS antibodies. Using synthetic peptides or recombinant proteins as antigens, the study specified the S5-S6 linker regions in 3 of 4 domains as immunodominant sites in the molecular structure of P/Q-type VGCC alpha1 subunit. Synaptotagmin, one of the functionally VGCC-associated synaptic proteins, was also found to be an immunogen in the pathogenesis of LEMS.
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- M Takamori
- Neurological Center, Kanazawa-Nishi Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), often associated with small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), is a disease of neuromuscular transmission in which antibodies directed against voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) in the motor nerve terminal play a crucial role in causing a deficient quantal release of acetylcholine. We focused attention on the P/Q-type VGCC, against which a majority of LEMS patients carry the specific antibody. Since the P/Q-type VGCC expresses in SCLC, the motor nerve terminal and SCLC may share a common VGCC antigen. In search for antigenic sites at the molecular level, We employed peptides or recombinant protein corresponding to the S5-S6 linker of each of four domains forming the alpha 1A subunit and tested their antigenicity. As the result, we specified the domain II, III and IV as immunodominant sites by the induction of an immune-mediated animal model of LEMS and the assay for antibodies in LEMS patients. Also, by use of peptides or recombinant protein corresponding to the synaptotagmin I, we found that in this VGCC-associated protein, the segment which exposes extracellularly during exocytosis can be antigenic for LEMS.
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- M Takamori
- Neurological Center, Kanazawa-Nishi Hospital, 77, Ko, Kita-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
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The authors studied sera from 36 patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) by immunoblots using the recombinant protein derived from the DNA sequence encoding for the domain III S5-S6 linker of the P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channel al subunit. The results of 18 patients were positive for antibodies to this recombinant protein. The results of 2 of 10 patients with lung cancer without LEMS were also positive.
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- K Iwasa
- Department of Neurology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Ushijima K, Nishida T, Okura N, Sugiyama T, Komai K, Tanaka H, Ohbuchi M, Okuda K, Tanaka M, Yakushiji M. Solitary splenic recurrence of ovarian cancer: case report and review of the literature. Arch Gynecol Obstet 1999; 263:79-81. [PMID: 10728636 DOI: 10.1007/s004040050268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report a rare case of solitary recurrence of ovarian cancer in the spleen which developed 4 years after initial treatment. Only six cases have been reported in the literature and all were serous carcinoma. Our patient had a splenectomy without any complications but developed a liver metastasis 10 months after splenectomy.
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- K Ushijima
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
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The Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is a disorder of neuromuscular transmission characterized by the reduced quantal release of acetylcholine from the motor nerve terminal, wherein the P/Q-type of voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) and is attacked by a majority of LEMS antibodies. Using the molecular structure of the alpha1 subunit (consisting of 4 domains) of the P/Q-type VGCC as a reference, we synthesized the extracellular region (S5-S6 linker) of the domain III, known as the segment which plays an important role in channel functions. Six of the ten Lewis rats immunized with this synthetic peptide conjugated with carrier protein showed moderate weakness (grade 1 in a 3-graded scale, for myasthenic weakness in experimental animals) and a reduction in acetylcholine quantum content of end-plate potentials. Antipeptide antibodies raised in test rats reacted with omega-conotoxin MVIIC-sensitive cerebellar extract (P/Q-type VGCC) and the domain III peptide inhibited the binding of rat antibodies to VGCCs. Our findings suggest the identification of one of the potential epitopes of LEMS antibodies.
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- K Komai
- Department of Neurology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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Yakushiji M, Fujiyoshi K, Komai K, Imamura K. [Trends in comprehensive treatment for gynecologic malignancies]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1999; 26 Suppl 1:145-56. [PMID: 10410669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Advances in many areas, including oncology-epidemiology, chemotherapy, diagnosis, surgery, radiology, and clinical research have all had a positive impact on the treatment of gynecologic malignancies, so that today we have achieved an improved quality of life concomitant with increased survival rates in patients. The improvements in therapy for gynecologic malignancies have been in diagnostic procedures, such as tumor markers, molecular biologic methods, and image analysis. Considerable progress has been made in surgical management, from focal excision of primary lesions to minimal debulking surgery after the initial chemotherapy for advanced cancer. Chemotherapy has advanced markedly after the introduction of cisplatin, and various regimens or anticancer drug-analogs of cisplatin, camptotesin, and paclitaxel have been introduced. In recent years, the quality of life of patients with malignancies has been one of the most important factors in treatment. Intensive and combination therapies will be put to greater use for gynecologic malignancy in the future.
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- M Yakushiji
- Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine
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Komai K, Matsumoto Y, Takamori M. [Premutation in myotonic dystrophy]. Nihon Rinsho 1999; 57:927-31. [PMID: 10222791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Myotonic dystrophy(MyD) is caused by the abnormal expansion of CTG repeats in the 3' untranslated region of a gene encoding a protein kinase. Although some sporadic cases of MyD have been reported, the molecular basis of the intergenerational CTG expansion from asymptomatic parents is not fully understood. To determine the frequency of sporadic cases, we surveyed our clinical records of 40 MyD patients. Four cases with no family history were found, and we analyzed DNA extracted from the peripheral-blood lymphocytes of 2 unrelated patients and their family members. We identified 3 asymptomatic cases, 2 male and 1 female, with premutations which were genetically defined as 40 to 50 abnormal repeats of CTG. The fact that, in our study, the transmitting parents were both male may indicate that paternal transmission could be significant in sporadic MyD cases. We also reviewed the literature of premutation in triplet diseases and discussed the molecular mechanism of marked elongation in triplet repeats during transmission.
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- K Komai
- Department of Neurology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine
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Yoshida N, Sugama H, Gotoh S, Matsuda K, Nishimura K, Komai K. Detection of ALMB-toxin in the larval body of Myrmeleon bore by anti-N-terminus peptide antibodies. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1999; 63:232-4. [PMID: 10052150 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Antibodies were raised against a synthetic antigen carrying the N-terminus peptide of ALMB-toxin, which had been isolated from the antlion, Myrmeleon bore, that exhibited high specificity to the toxin. Analyses with the antibodies showed the toxin to be present mainly at the larval stage and localized in a region from the thorax to abdomen of the larval body.
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- N Yoshida
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara, Japan
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The mechanism of muscle weakness in myasthenia gravis and its possible relation to antibodies that are directed against the ryanodine receptor (RyR) were studied by the use of the spontaneous thymoma rat (Buffalo/Mna strain). The present study focused on the motor dysfunction as complicated by impaired subcellular machineries and noted particularly in patients with thymus abnormalities. Rats began to develop skeletal muscle weakness soon after birth and worsened progressively. Rats aged 3 months showed a benign thymoma characterized by proliferative lymphocytes; epithelial cells were stained with anti-RyR peptide antibody. The rat serum contained anti-RyR antibodies, but no anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies. The electrophysiological study in muscle showed a reduction of contractile force without abnormality in synaptic transmission and membrane properties, suggesting a defect in excitation-contraction coupling. Hypothetically, thymic epithelial cells and skeletal muscles share a common RyR antigen, so that anti-RyR antibodies that target the thymic tissue may react with a homologous target in the muscle.
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- K Iwasa
- Department of Neurology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan
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