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Niwase T, Watanabe YX, Hirayama Y, Mukai M, Schury P, Andreyev AN, Hashimoto T, Iimura S, Ishiyama H, Ito Y, Jeong SC, Kaji D, Kimura S, Miyatake H, Morimoto K, Moon JY, Oyaizu M, Rosenbusch M, Taniguchi A, Wada M. Discovery of New Isotope ^{241}U and Systematic High-Precision Atomic Mass Measurements of Neutron-Rich Pa-Pu Nuclei Produced via Multinucleon Transfer Reactions. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 130:132502. [PMID: 37067317 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.132502] [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] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The new isotope ^{241}U was synthesized and systematic atomic mass measurements of nineteen neutron-rich Pa-Pu isotopes were performed in the multinucleon transfer reactions of the ^{238}U+^{198}Pt system at the KISS facility. The present experimental results demonstrate the crucial role of the multinucleon transfer reactions for accessing unexplored neutron-rich actinide isotopes toward the N=152 shell gap in this region of nuclides.
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- T Niwase
- Wako Nuclear Science Center, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- School of Physics, Engineering and Technology, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Basic Science, 70, Yuseong-daero 1689-gil, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 43000, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institute for Basic Science, 70, Yuseong-daero 1689-gil, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 43000, Korea
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, Kumatori, Osaka 590-0494, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Hernandez AG, Brunton AE, Ato M, Morimoto K, Machida S, Henkle E, Winthrop KL. Use of Anti-Glycopeptidolipid-Core Antibodies Serology for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease in the United States. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofac528. [PMID: 36349274 PMCID: PMC9636853 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background There is an unmet need for rapid, accurate, and noninvasive assays for diagnosis and monitoring of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD). We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of an anti-glycopeptidolipid (GPL)-core immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibody test in a US cohort of MAC patients, and we described serial serology changes during antimicrobial therapy. Methods We identified serum samples from MAC patients starting treatment at enrollment and control subjects with or without bronchiectasis within OHSU's NTM Biobank. We conducted diagnostic test accuracy. Changes in mean levels of anti-GPL-core IgA antibodies between 0 and 3, 6, or 12 months after treatment start were assessed using the Student's paired t test. Pearson's correlation coefficient was calculated for IgA antibody levels and Student paired t test measures. Results We included 25 MAC patients and 18 controls. At baseline, IgA antibody concentrations in MAC patients (3.40 ± 6.77 U/mL) were significantly higher than in controls without bronchiectasis (0.14 ± 0.03 U/mL, P = .02). Sensitivity and specificity for MAC-PD in this population was 48% and 89% (cutoff point 0.7 U/mL), respectively. Among MAC patients starting antimicrobial therapy, mean IgA levels decreased 0.3202 U/mL (P = .86) at month 3, 0.8678 U/mL (P = .47) at month 6, and 1.9816 U/mL (P = .41) at 1 year. Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis Respiratory Symptom Scale improvement correlated with decreasing IgA titers after 12 months of treatment in MAC patients (r = −0.50, P = .06). Conclusions Anti-GPL-core IgA antibody levels are relatively specific for MAC-PD and decrease with treatment. Larger studies are warranted to evaluate the role of IgA serology in monitoring treatment response or for disease relapse/reinfection.
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- A G Hernandez
- Center for Infectious Disease Studies, School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, Oregon , USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease Studies, School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, Oregon , USA
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- Department of Mycobacteriology, Leprosy Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases , Aoba-cho, Higashimurayama, Tokyo , Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association , Matsuyama, Kiyose City, Tokyo , Japan
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- Department of Mycobacteriology, Leprosy Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases , Aoba-cho, Higashimurayama, Tokyo , Japan
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- Center for Infectious Disease Studies, School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, Oregon , USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease Studies, School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University , Portland, Oregon , USA
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Matsumura Y, Tabusadani M, Yamane K, Takao S, Kuroyama Y, Mori K, Ono K, Kawahara K, Omatsu S, Furuuchi K, Fujiwara K, Morimoto K, Kimura H, Senjyu H. Prevalence of and risk factors for depressive symptoms in non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2022; 26:310-316. [PMID: 35351235 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: The presence of depressive symptoms in patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) is an important research topic; however, the prevalence of depressive symptoms and the factors that influence their development are unclear.OBJECTIVE: To analyse the association between CES-D (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale) scores and clinical parameters such as age, disease duration, pulmonary function, imaging findings, blood data, physical functions, sleep disturbances, respiratory symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional retrospective study of 114 patients with NTM-PD at a single centre from March 2016 to January 2021 to evaluate the relationship between CES-D scores and clinical parameters.RESULTS: Participants had a median age of 64 years; 32.5% of them had depressive symptoms. Disease duration, albumin, C-reactive protein, pulmonary function, dyspnoea, exercise capacity, respiratory symptoms, cough-related HRQOL and sleep disturbances were associated with depressive symptoms. Binomial logistic regression analyses indicated that the CES-D score was significantly associated with cough-related HRQOL and sleep disturbances.CONCLUSION: A high percentage of NTM-PD patients in this study experienced depressive symptoms, and these patients had abnormalities of various clinical parameters. Cough-related HRQOL and sleep disturbance had a strong influence on the development of depressive symptoms.
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- Y Matsumura
- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Social Work Studies, Josai International University, Chiba, Japan
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- Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Department of Rehabilitation, Showa General Hospital, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Diseases Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Basic Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Respiratory Diseases Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Basic Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Respiratory Diseases Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Clinical Research, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan, Respiratory Diseases Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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Noda J, Tomizawa S, Takahashi K, Morimoto K, Mitarai S. Air pollution and airborne infection with mycobacterial bioaerosols: a potential attribution of soot. Int J Environ Sci Technol (Tehran) 2022; 19:717-726. [PMID: 33643419 PMCID: PMC7897364 DOI: 10.1007/s13762-021-03203-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Atmospheric pollutants are hypothesized to enhance the viability of airborne microbes by preventing them from degradation processes, thereby enhancing their atmospheric survival. In this study, Mycobacterium smegmatis is used as a model airborne bacteria, and different amounts of soot particles are employed as model air pollutants. The toxic effects of soot on aerosolized M. smegmatis are first evaluated and excluded by introducing them separately into a chamber, being sampled on a filter, and then cultured and counted. Secondly, the bacteria-soot mixture is exposed to UV with different durations and then cultured for bacterial viability evaluations. The results show that under UV exposure, the survival rates of the low-, medium-, and high-soot groups are 1.1 (±0.8) %, 70.9 (±4.3) %, and 61.0 (±17.6) %, respectively. This evidence significantly enhanced survival rates by soot at all UV exposures, though the combinations of UV exposure and soot amounts revealed a changing pattern of survival rates. The possible influence by direct and indirect effects of UV-damaging mechanisms is proposed. This study indicates the soot-induced survival rate enhancements of M. smegmatis under UV stress conditions, representing the possible relations between air pollution and the extended pathogenic viability and, therefore, increased airborne infection probability.
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- J. Noda
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido Japan
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- Division of Clinical Research, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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Himoto T, Yamamoto S, Morimoto K, Tada S, Mimura S, Fujita K, Tani J, Morishita A, Masaki T. Clinical impact of antibodies to Sp100 on a bacterial infection in patients with primary biliary cholangitis. J Clin Lab Anal 2021; 35:e24040. [PMID: 34623692 PMCID: PMC8605154 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.24040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A specific antinuclear antibody for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is anti-Sp100, which was recognized as a serological marker of concurrent urinary tract infection. We sought to determine the clinical characteristics of PBC patients who had anti-Sp100. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-one patients with PBC and 10 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled. Anti-Sp100 were determined with an ELISA method. Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) was measured as a serological hallmark for bacterial infection. The correlations of anti-Sp100 with demographic, laboratory, and pathological parameters were investigated. RESULTS Six of the 51 (11.8%) PBC patients had anti-Sp100, whereas none of the HCs did. There was no significant difference in the frequency of antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) between PBC patients with and without anti-Sp100 (67% vs. 82%, p = 0.5839). Biochemical and immunological parameters were not associated with the emergence of anti-Sp100 in these patients. The clinical stage by Scheuer classification was not correlated with the existence of anti-Sp100. No significant difference in the serum LBP levels was found between PBC patients with and without anti-Sp-100, although serum LBP levels were significantly higher in PBC patients with anti-Sp100 than in HCs (8.30 ± 2.24 ng/ml, vs. 5.12 ± 2.48 ng/ml, p = 0.0022). The frequency of granuloma formation was higher in the liver specimens of PBC patients with anti-Sp100 than in those without anti-Sp100 (67% vs 29%, p = 0.0710). CONCLUSION anti-Sp100 does not become a complementary serological marker for PBC in AMA-negative patients. A bacterial infection may trigger the production of anti-Sp100. Another factor is required to initiate the autoantibody production.
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- Takashi Himoto
- Department of Medical TechnologyKagawa Prefectural University of Health SciencesTakamatsuJapan
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- Department of Medical TechnologyKagawa Prefectural University of Health SciencesTakamatsuJapan
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- Department of Medical TechnologyKagawa Prefectural University of Health SciencesTakamatsuJapan
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- Department of Medical TechnologyKagawa Prefectural University of Health SciencesTakamatsuJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and NeurologyKagawa University School of MedicineTakamatsuJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and NeurologyKagawa University School of MedicineTakamatsuJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and NeurologyKagawa University School of MedicineTakamatsuJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and NeurologyKagawa University School of MedicineTakamatsuJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and NeurologyKagawa University School of MedicineTakamatsuJapan
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Takeuchi H, Matsumoto T, Morimoto K, Atsumi J, Yamamoto S, Nakagawa T, Yamada S, Kurosaki A, Shiraishi Y, Hasebe T. Pre-operative endovascular coil embolisation for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021; 25:725-731. [PMID: 34802494 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively evaluate the clinical outcomes of pre-operative endovascular coil embolisation (ECE) for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA).METHODS: We evaluated surgical patients with CPA between November 2016 and April 2020. Pre-operative ECE for CPA with severe adhesions was selectively performed to reduce intra-operative blood loss. ECE procedures, operative procedures, intra-operative blood loss and complications were evaluated.RESULTS: Twenty-eight patients (21 males and 7 females; median age: 55 years) were included in the study. Of the 28 patients, 8 (28.6%) underwent pre-operative ECE. Technical success rate in pre-operative ECE was 100%. The median time required for ECE procedures was 123 min. The median number of vessels embolised per procedure was 2.5. The median period between embolisation and surgery was 5 days. Major complications were observed in three patients (10.7%). There were no significant differences between patients with and without pre-operative ECE in operative time (284 vs. 365 min, respectively, P = 0.7602) and intra-operative blood loss (294 vs. 228 mL, respectively, P = 0.8987).CONCLUSIONS: Pre-operative ECE for CPA appears to be feasible and safe; however, its role in reducing intra-operative blood loss needs further investigation.
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- H Takeuchi
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan, Department of Radiology, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kawahara K, Tabusadani M, Yamane K, Takao S, Kuroyama Y, Matsumura Y, Mori K, Ono K, Omatsu S, Furuuchi K, Fujiwara K, Morimoto K, Kimura H, Senjyu H. Health-related quality of life associates with clinical parameters in patients with NTM pulmonary disease. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021; 25:299-304. [PMID: 33762074 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0790] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown a reduction in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). However, the causes of this decline and the factors that contribute to it are unknown. This study was conducted to analyse the association between the St George´s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and clinical parameters, including age, disease duration, body composition, pulmonary function, chest X-ray findings, blood data and physical function.METHODS: We performed a single-centre, cross-sectional, retrospective study of 101 patients with NTM-PD from December 2016 to October 2019. The relationship between the SGRQ scores and clinical parameters was evaluated.RESULTS: The median patient age was 67.0 years. Pulmonary function, radiological score, albumin levels, C-reactive protein levels and incremental shuttle walk test distance (ISWD) were significantly correlated with the total and component scores on the SGRQ. Multiple regression analysis showed that the SGRQ score was significantly associated with radiological score, pulmonary function and ISWD.CONCLUSION: This study was the first to assess the effect of clinical parameters on the SGRQ in patients with NTM-PD. HRQoL as determined using the SGRQ was associated with the radiological score, pulmonary function and ISWD in patients with NTM-PD.
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- K Kawahara
- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Diseases Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Basic Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Respiratory Diseases Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Diseases Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Clinical Research, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan, Respiratory Diseases Center, Fukujuji Hospital, JATA, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Mycobacteriology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA), Tokyo, Japan
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Morimoto K, Matsui M, Samejima K, Kanki T, Nishimoto M, Tanabe K, Murashima M, Eriguchi M, Akai Y, Iwano M, Shiiki H, Yamada H, Kanauchi M, Dohi K, Tsuruya K, Saito Y. Renal arteriolar hyalinosis, not intimal thickening in large arteries, is associated with cardiovascular events in people with biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy. Diabet Med 2020; 37:2143-2152. [PMID: 32276289 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIMS Diabetic nephropathy, a pathologically diagnosed microvascular complication of diabetes, is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular events, which mainly involve arteries larger than those affected in diabetic nephropathy. However, the association between diabetic nephropathy pathological findings and cardiovascular events has not been well studied. We aimed to investigate whether the pathological findings in diabetic nephropathy are closely associated with cardiovascular event development. METHODS This retrospective cohort study analysed 377 people with type 2 diabetes and biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy, with a median follow-up of 5.9 years (interquartile range 2.0 to 13.5). We investigated how cardiovascular events were impacted by two vascular diabetic nephropathy lesions, namely arteriolar hyalinosis and arterial intimal thickening, and by glomerular and interstitial lesions. RESULTS Of the 377 people with diabetic nephropathy, 331 (88%) and 295 (78%) had arteriolar hyalinosis and arterial intimal thickening, respectively. During the entire follow-up period, those with arteriolar hyalinosis had higher cardiovascular event rates in the crude Kaplan-Meier analysis than those without these lesions (P = 0.005, log-rank test). When fully adjusted for clinically relevant confounders, arteriolar hyalinosis independently predicted cardiovascular events [hazard ratio (HR) 1.99; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12, 3.86], but we did not find any relationship between arterial intimal thickening and cardiovascular events (HR 0.89; 95% CI 0.60, 1.37). Additionally, neither glomerular nor interstitial lesions were independently associated with cardiovascular events in the fully adjusted model. CONCLUSIONS Arteriolar hyalinosis, but not intimal thickening of large arteries, was strongly associated with cardiovascular events in people with diabetic nephropathy.
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- K Morimoto
- Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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Tanaka T, Morita K, Morimoto K, Kaji D, Haba H, Boll RA, Brewer NT, Van Cleve S, Dean DJ, Ishizawa S, Ito Y, Komori Y, Nishio K, Niwase T, Rasco BC, Roberto JB, Rykaczewski KP, Sakai H, Stracener DW, Hagino K. Study of Quasielastic Barrier Distributions as a Step towards the Synthesis of Superheavy Elements with Hot Fusion Reactions. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:052502. [PMID: 32083897 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.052502] [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] [Received: 10/06/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The excitation functions for quasielastic scattering of ^{22}Ne+^{248}Cm, ^{26}Mg+^{248}Cm, and ^{48}Ca+^{238}U are measured using a gas-filled recoil ion separator. The quasielastic barrier distributions are extracted for these systems and are compared with coupled-channel calculations. The results indicate that the barrier distribution is affected dominantly by deformation of the actinide target nuclei, but also by vibrational or rotational excitations of the projectile nuclei, as well as neutron transfer processes before capture. From a comparison between the experimental barrier distributions and the evaporation residue cross sections for Sg (Z=106), Hs (108), Cn (112), and Lv (116), it is suggested that the hot fusion reactions take advantage of a compact collision, where the projectile approaches along the short axis of a prolately deformed nucleus. A new method is proposed to estimate the optimum incident energy to synthesize unknown superheavy nuclei using the barrier distribution.
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- T Tanaka
- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 982-0826, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Tsutsui S, Ogihara Y, Hayashi H, Fukushima K, Yoshida S, Mori M, Takatani H, Fukuda T, Minami K, Fukushima A, Morimoto K, Kuroda K, Nagayasu T, Yamaguchi H, Mukae H, Fukuda M, Ashizawa K. P2.11-43 Management of Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT: Multicenter Collaborative Study in Nagasaki Prefecture. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1743] [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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TASAKI H, Itano A, Morimoto K. SUN-254 PREDICTIVE FACTORS FOR END-STAGE RENAL FAILURE IN PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CKD-G5 AT THE FIRST VISIT. Kidney Int Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.659] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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Bakuła Z, Arias F, Bachiyska E, Borroni E, Cirillo DM, Coulter C, Giske C, Humięcka J, Van Ingen J, Ioannidis P, Kranzer K, Kuzmič U, Levina K, Lillebæk T, Mokrousov I, Morimoto K, Nikolayevskyy V, Norman A, Papaventsis D, Peuchant O, Safianowska A, Ulmann V, Vasiliauskiene E, Won-Jung K, Zhuravlev V, Žolnir-Dovč M, Krenke R, Jagielski T. MOLECULAR TYPING OF MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII — A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.15789/2220-7619-2018-4-6.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Z. Bakuła
- Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw
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- Mycobacteria Laboratory, Public Health Institute of Chile, Santiago
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- National Reference Laboratory for Tuberculosis, Sofia
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- Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano
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- Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano
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- Queensland Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory, Queensland, Brisbane
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna
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- Hospital of Infectious Diseases in Warsaw, Warsaw
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen
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- National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, “Sotiria” Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens
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- National Reference Center for Mycobacteria, Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften, Borstel
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- Laboratory for Mycobacteria, University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik
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- Mycobacteriology Section Laboratory, North Estonia Medical Centre, Tallinn
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- International Reference Laboratory of Mycobacteriology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, St. Petersburg Pasteur Institute, St. Petersburg
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo
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- International Reference Laboratory of Mycobacteriology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen
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- National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, “Sotiria” Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases & Allergy, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw
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- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Hospital, Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
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- Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology, St. Petersburg
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- Laboratory for Mycobacteria, University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases & Allergy, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw
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- Department of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw
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Ito Y, Schury P, Wada M, Arai F, Haba H, Hirayama Y, Ishizawa S, Kaji D, Kimura S, Koura H, MacCormick M, Miyatake H, Moon JY, Morimoto K, Morita K, Mukai M, Murray I, Niwase T, Okada K, Ozawa A, Rosenbusch M, Takamine A, Tanaka T, Watanabe YX, Wollnik H, Yamaki S. First Direct Mass Measurements of Nuclides around Z=100 with a Multireflection Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrograph. Phys Rev Lett 2018; 120:152501. [PMID: 29756864 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.152501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The masses of ^{246}Es, ^{251}Fm, and the transfermium nuclei ^{249-252}Md and ^{254}No, produced by hot- and cold-fusion reactions, in the vicinity of the deformed N=152 neutron shell closure, have been directly measured using a multireflection time-of-flight mass spectrograph. The masses of ^{246}Es and ^{249,250,252}Md were measured for the first time. Using the masses of ^{249,250}Md as anchor points for α decay chains, the masses of heavier nuclei, up to ^{261}Bh and ^{266}Mt, were determined. These new masses were compared with theoretical global mass models and demonstrated to be in good agreement with macroscopic-microscopic models in this region. The empirical shell gap parameter δ_{2n} derived from three isotopic masses was updated with the new masses and corroborates the existence of the deformed N=152 neutron shell closure for Md and Lr.
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- Y Ito
- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990-8560, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako 351-0198, Japan
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1185, Japan
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, IN2P3-CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Rare Isotope Science Project, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 305-811, Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako 351-0198, Japan
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Sophia University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA
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- RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Wako 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Saitama University, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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Matsuda S, Suzuki S, Morimoto K, Aono A, Nishio K, Asakura T, Sasaki Y, Namkoong H, Nishimura T, Ogata H, Hasegawa N, Kurashima A, Ishii M, Tatsumi K, Mitarai S, Goto H. Mycobacterium triplex pulmonary disease with acquired macrolide resistance in immunocompetent patients. Clin Microbiol Infect 2018; 24:671-672. [PMID: 29309938 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 12/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- S Matsuda
- Respiratory Disease Centre, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Centre, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan; Division of Clinical Research, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Ida Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Centre, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Health Centre, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Centre, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Centre, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respirology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Centre, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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Eichler R, Asai M, Brand H, Chiera N, Di Nitto A, Dressler R, Düllmann C, Even J, Fangli F, Goetz M, Haba H, Hartmann W, Jäger E, Kaji D, Kanaya J, Kaneya Y, Khuyagbaatar J, Kindler B, Komori Y, Kraus B, Kratz J, Krier J, Kudou Y, Kurz N, Miyashita S, Morimoto K, Morita K, Murakami M, Nagame Y, Ooe K, Piguet D, Sato N, Sato T, Steiner J, Steinegger P, Sumita T, Takeyama M, Tanaka K, Tomitsuka T, Toyoshima A, Tsukada K, Türler A, Usoltsev I, Wakabayashi Y, Wang Y, Wiehl N, Wittwer Y, Yakushev A, Yamaki S, Yano S, Yamaki S, Qin Z. Complex chemistry with complex compounds. EPJ Web Conf 2016. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201613107005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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Fujita T, Stano P, Allison G, Morimoto K, Sato Y, Larsson M, Park JH, Ludwig A, Wieck AD, Oiwa A, Tarucha S. Signatures of Hyperfine, Spin-Orbit, and Decoherence Effects in a Pauli Spin Blockade. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 117:206802. [PMID: 27886503 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.206802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We detect in real time interdot tunneling events in a weakly coupled two-electron double quantum dot in GaAs. At finite magnetic fields, we observe two characteristic tunneling times T_{d} and T_{b}, belonging to, respectively, a direct and a blocked (spin-flip-assisted) tunneling. The latter corresponds to the lifting of a Pauli spin blockade, and the tunneling times ratio η=T_{b}/T_{d} characterizes the blockade efficiency. We find pronounced changes in the behavior of η upon increasing the magnetic field, with η increasing, saturating, and increasing again. We explain this behavior as due to the crossover of the dominant blockade-lifting mechanism from the hyperfine to spin-orbit interactions and due to a change in the contribution of the charge decoherence.
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- T Fujita
- Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 845 11 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, Gebäude NB, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, Gebäude NB, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Due to the ozone depletion potential (ODP) problem of CFCs and HCFCs, a number of alternative physical blowing agents for isocyanate-based foams are being investigated. Among them, two representative candidates are HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) and halogen-free, aliphatic hydrocarbons in which the major hydrocarbons are n-pentane and cyclopentane. Another accompanying problem of CFCs and HCFCs is global warming potential (GWP). This paper describes azeotropic blowing agents (hereinafter referred to as AZBs [32,33]) having no halogens. The AZBs employed in this study comprise a C5-C7 hydrocarbon and a compound selected from the group consisting of C2-C4 carboxylic acid esters, C3-C4 ketones, and C4 ethers. These halogen-free azeotropes have advantages of zero ODP, zero GWP, and lower K-factor. The AZBs have the following advantages over HFCs and hydrocarbons: (a) they have a minimum boiling point and thus give more efficient blowing action than that of the respective individual components, resulting in lower density foams; (b) the AZBs-blown foams have lower K-factor than that of the foams blown with the respective individual blowing agents; (c) the adequate polarity of the AZBs exhibits better compatibility with foaming ingredients and results in finer celled foams than by the use of a single hydrocarbon blowing agent, e.g., cyclopentane; (d) due to the similarity of boiling points and polarity of the AZBs with those of CFC-11, the AZBs are a direct replacement for CFC-11 without any change of CFC-11-based formulations and without the use of special raw materials; (e) in general, the foam density is roughly proportional to the number of moles of blowing agent; the AZBs have lower molecular weights than CFC-11 and therefore, smaller amounts can be used. Also their costs are far less than that of CFCs or HCFCs; (f) the AZBs have zero ODP, zero GWP, and are halogen-free; therefore, there are no environmental problems. A number of the AZBs can be used as blowing agents, for example a blend of n-pentane/methyl formate at a weight ratio of 47/53. The blend has a boiling point of 21.8°C, which is almost equal to that of CFC-11. The AZBs can be used for various isocyanate-based foams, eg., flexible and rigid urethane foams, modified isocyanurate foams, urea foams, flexible and rigid integral skin foams.
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- K. Ashida
- University of Detroit Mercy, Polymer Institute, P.O. Box 19900, Detroit, Michigan 48219-0900
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- Nisshinbo Ind. Inc., Tokyo Plant, 1-18-1, Nishiarai Sakae-cho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, 123, Japan
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- Nisshinbo Ind. Inc., Tokyo Plant, 1-18-1, Nishiarai Sakae-cho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, 123, Japan
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Toda M, Sakaguchi Y, Morimoto K. Correlation between Serum IgE and Salivary Cortisol Levels in Subjects with Type I Allergic Disorders. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2016; 20:203-5. [PMID: 17346446 DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study compares the relationship between serum IgE and salivary Cortisol levels in 42 normal and in 18 type I allergic subjects. Levels of serum total IgE and salivary Cortisol were determined with the UniCAP system and ELISA respectively. In the type I allergic subjects, there was a significant correlation between serum IgE and salivary Cortisol levels ( p < 0.01). In the normal subjects, on the other hand, no correlation was found. These findings suggest that there may be an association between stress and allergic disorders.
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To investigate the relationships among Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) symptoms, we conducted a questionnaire and an indoor environment mold survey in a sample of newly built dwellings in Japan. The questionnaire included questions on SBS symptoms and lifestyle and a mold survey conducted in the living room of each dwelling. The odds ratios (OR) for insufficient sleep were 3.58 in males and 2.57 (weighted for SBS symptoms; W) in females, 0.38 (W) for alcohol consumption in males, and 0.10 (W) for working hours in females. The ORs for total molds were 2.90 and 2.90 (W): 2.25 (W) for Cladosporium cladosporioides, 3.60 and 7.69 (W) for Penicillium sp. in females, and 4.08 and 8.82 (W) for Alternaria alternata in males. These results suggest that the presence of Penicillium sp. in females and Alternaria alternata in males increases the risk of SBS, whereas sufficient sleep, moderate alcohol consumption for males, and fewer working hours for females might alleviate SBS symptoms.
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- K Nakayama
- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Otsuki T, Sakaguchi H, Hatayama T, Takata A, Hyodoh F, Tsujita S, Ueki A, Morimoto K. Secretory Ig a in Saliva and Academic Stress. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2016; 17:45-8. [PMID: 15345191 DOI: 10.1177/03946320040170s208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Several reports have proposed that the concentration of secretory immunoglobulin A (S-IgA) in saliva is an indicator of psychological stress. With this in mind, we decided to examine it in 10 second year medical student volunteers at Kawasaki Medical School course between May 4 and July 13, 2000 and discussed the relationship between S-IgA and the stress from academic examinations. Saliva was collected three times (on rising, at forenoon, and at bedtime) every Thursday. During this period, sporadic academic examinations were held twice and term-end examinations occurred during the last two weeks. Results showed the concentration of S-IgA significantly higher at the on rising time-point than at the other two time-points. There was also a tendency for the S-IgA level in saliva to be higher on the day before academic examinations and during them and lower on the days between these examinations. In addition, daily variations in the S-IgA concentration sometimes seemed to be disturbed by other academic stress. Therefore, it may be possible to use this measurement to monitor psychological stress in students and workers.
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- T Otsuki
- Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
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Matsumoto J, Lohman BD, Morimoto K, Ichinose Y, Hattori T, Taira Y. Damage control interventional radiology (DCIR) in prompt and rapid endovascular strategies in trauma occasions (PRESTO): A new paradigm. Diagn Interv Imaging 2015; 96:687-91. [PMID: 26119866 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This article proposes an innovative concept of interventional radiology for hemodynamically unstable trauma patients. Damage control interventional radiology (DCIR) is an aggressive and time-conscious algorithm that prioritizes saving life of the hemorrhaging patient in extremis which conventional emergency interventional radiology (CEIR) cannot efficiently do. Briefly, DCIR aims to save life while CEIR aims to control bleeding with a constant concern to time-awareness. This article also presents the concept of "Prompt and Rapid Endovascular Strategies in Traumatic Occasions" (PRESTO) that entirely oversees and manages trauma patients from arrival to the trauma bay until initial completion of hemostasis with endovascular techniques. PRESTO's "Start soon and finish sooner" relies on the earlier activation of interventional radiology team but also emphasizes on a rapid completion of hemostasis in which DCIR has been specifically tailored. Both DCIR and PRESTO expand the role of IR and represent a paradigm shift in the realm of trauma care.
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- J Matsumoto
- Departments of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Saint-Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, 216-8511 Kanagawa, Japan; Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Departments of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Saint-Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, 216-8511 Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Saint-Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Departments of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Saint-Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, 216-8511 Kanagawa, Japan.
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Kano H, Okada K, Morimoto K, Bao W, Fukase K, Ito A, Okita Y. Prediction of reversibility of intestinal mucosal damage after ischemia-reperfusion injury by plasma intestinal fatty acid-binding protein levels in pigs. Perfusion 2014; 30:617-25. [DOI: 10.1177/0267659114566063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Objective: The aims of this study were to elucidate the association between plasma intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) level and actual pathological damage of intestinal mucosa and its reversibility. Methods: An intestinal ischemia-reperfusion model was created by temporary occlusion of the descending aorta in 9 pigs which were divided into 3 groups according to the duration of visceral ischemic insult: 15-minute ischemia (n=3), 30-minute ischemia (n=3) and 60-minute ischemia (n=3). Blood samples and short segments of the jejunum for pathological examinations, including immunohistochemical staining of I-FABP, Ki-67 and E-cadherin, were taken at the beginning of the operation (T1) and 15 minutes (T2), 30 minutes (T3), 45 minutes (T4) and 60 minutes (T5) after reperfusion. Results: Plasma I-FABP after 15 minutes of ischemia reached a peak of 1859±1089 pg/ml at T3, while the level after 30 minutes of ischemia achieved a peak level of 5053±1717 pg/ml at T5. The level after 60 minutes of ischemia demonstrated a rapid increment up to 10734±93 pg/ml at T3. There was a significant difference in the trend of plasma I-FABP levels between 30 minutes and 60 minutes of ischemia (p=0.01). The strongest immunohistochemical staining of the intestinal epithelium for I-FABP was observed at T4 after 30 minutes of ischemia, with the shedding of injured epithelium followed by re-epithelialisation, with sequential up-regulation of Ki67 and E-cadherin. However, the intestinal epithelium after 60 minutes of ischemia demonstrated the lack of I-FABP expression with irreversible damage. Conclusion: Plasma I-FABP levels may be a crucial marker to recognize the reversibility of damage of the intestinal epithelium after an ischemic insult and the level of 5000 pg/ml is considered to be the critical borderline for irreversibility, which might prevent diagnostic delay in the clinical setting.
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- H Kano
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Even J, Yakushev A, Düllmann CE, Haba H, Asai M, Sato TK, Brand H, Di Nitto A, Eichler R, Fan FL, Hartmann W, Huang M, Jäger E, Kaji D, Kanaya J, Kaneya Y, Khuyagbaatar J, Kindler B, Kratz JV, Krier J, Kudou Y, Kurz N, Lommel B, Miyashita S, Morimoto K, Morita K, Murakami M, Nagame Y, Nitsche H, Ooe K, Qin Z, Schädel M, Steiner J, Sumita T, Takeyama M, Tanaka K, Toyoshima A, Tsukada K, Türler A, Usoltsev I, Wakabayashi Y, Wang Y, Wiehl N, Yamaki S. Nuclear chemistry. Synthesis and detection of a seaborgium carbonyl complex. Science 2014; 345:1491-3. [PMID: 25237098 DOI: 10.1126/science.1255720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Experimental investigations of transactinoide elements provide benchmark results for chemical theory and probe the predictive power of trends in the periodic table. So far, in gas-phase chemical reactions, simple inorganic compounds with the transactinoide in its highest oxidation state have been synthesized. Single-atom production rates, short half-lives, and harsh experimental conditions limited the number of experimentally accessible compounds. We applied a gas-phase carbonylation technique previously tested on short-lived molybdenum (Mo) and tungsten (W) isotopes to the preparation of a carbonyl complex of seaborgium, the 106th element. The volatile seaborgium complex showed the same volatility and reactivity with a silicon dioxide surface as those of the hexacarbonyl complexes of the lighter homologs Mo and W. Comparison of the product's adsorption enthalpy with theoretical predictions and data for the lighter congeners supported a Sg(CO)6 formulation.
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- J Even
- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany. GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany. Institut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany.
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- RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland. Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan. Department of Chemistry, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan
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- RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. Department of Chemistry, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460, USA. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720-8169, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Niigata University, Niigata, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland. Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland. Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 730000 Lanzhou, China
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- Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany. Institut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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- RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. Department of Physics, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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Nakamura S, Morimoto K, Katayama S, Nakamura K. Overexpression of bioactive human stefins by codon optimization in Pichia pastoris. PharmaNutrition 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phanu.2013.11.082] [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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Araki A, Saito I, Kanazawa A, Morimoto K, Nakayama K, Shibata E, Tanaka M, Takigawa T, Yoshimura T, Chikara H, Saijo Y, Kishi R. Phosphorus flame retardants in indoor dust and their relation to asthma and allergies of inhabitants. Indoor Air 2014; 24:3-15. [PMID: 23724807 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [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: 01/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Organophosphate esters are used as additives in flame retardants and plasticizers, and they are ubiquitous in the indoor environment. Phosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) are present in residential dust, but few epidemiological studies have assessed their impact on human health. We measured the levels of 11 PFRs in indoor floor dust and multi-surface dust in 182 single-family dwellings in Japan. We evaluated their correlations with asthma and allergies of the inhabitants. Tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate was detected in all samples (median value: 580 μg/g in floor dust, 111 μg/g in multi-surface dust). Tris(2-chloro-iso-propyl) phosphate (TCIPP) was detected at 8.69 μg/g in floor dust and 25.8 μg/g in multi-surface dust. After adjustment for potential confounders, significant associations were found between the prevalence of atopic dermatitis and the presence of TCIPP and tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate in floor dust [per log10 -unit, odds ratio (OR): 2.43 and 1.84, respectively]. Tributyl phosphate was significantly associated with the prevalence of asthma (OR: 2.85 in floor dust, 5.34 in multi-surface dust) and allergic rhinitis (OR: 2.55 in multi-surface dust). PFR levels in Japan were high compared with values reported previously for Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the USA. Higher levels of PFRs in house dust were related to the inhabitants' health status.
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- A Araki
- Hokkaido University Center for Environmental and Health Sciences, Sapporo, Japan; Department of Public Health Sciences, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Hirano Y, Hagino H, Nakamura K, Katagiri H, Okano T, Kishimoto H, Morimoto K, Teshima R, Yamamoto K. Longitudinal change in periprosthetic, peripheral, and axial bone mineral density after total hip arthroplasty. Mod Rheumatol 2014; 11:217-21. [DOI: 10.3109/s101650170007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Morimoto K, Iwamoto Y, Katashima T, Takeeda T, Nakamoto Y, Morisaka K. Absorption and bioavailability of diclofenac after rectal administration of diclofenac-na gel preparation in rat and man. Pharm Res 2013; 2:166-70. [PMID: 24272807 DOI: 10.1023/a:1016383921320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In order to evaluate diclofenac-Na (DC-Na) micro-enema, DC-Na gel preparations were administered to rats and man. When DC-Na gel preparations were rectally administered at various pH (pH 5- 8) to rats, their bioavailability increased at higher pH. The bioavailability of DC-Na gel preparations (pH 8.0) in rats was significantly higher than that with conventional suppository bases, Witepsol H-15 and polyethylene glycol 1000 (PEG 1000). In man, the DC-Na gel preparation showed higher Cmax and higher bioavailability than commercial suppository made with an oily base. DC-Na gel preparations containing 10% v/v oleic acid showed a prolonged action. The irritative effect of DC-Na gel preparation on rectal mucosa in rats was weaker than that of PEG 1000, but similar to that of Witepsol H-15. Therefore, the present results suggest that gel preparation is a favorable form for rectal administration of diclofenac-Na.
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- K Morimoto
- Osaka College of Pharmacy, 2-10-65, Kawai Matsubara, Osaka, 580, Japan
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Fujita T, Kiyama H, Morimoto K, Teraoka S, Allison G, Ludwig A, Wieck AD, Oiwa A, Tarucha S. Nondestructive real-time measurement of charge and spin dynamics of photoelectrons in a double quantum dot. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:266803. [PMID: 23848908 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.266803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We demonstrate one and two photoelectron trapping and the subsequent dynamics associated with interdot transfer in double quantum dots over a time scale much shorter than the typical spin lifetime. Identification of photoelectron trapping is achieved via resonant interdot tunneling of the photoelectrons in the excited states. The interdot transfer enables detection of single photoelectrons in a nondestructive manner. When two photoelectrons are trapped at almost the same time we observed that the interdot resonant tunneling is strongly affected by the Coulomb interaction between the electrons. Finally the influence of the two-electron singlet-triplet state hybridization has been detected using the interdot tunneling of a photoelectron.
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- T Fujita
- Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Yoshida Y, Kang S, Morishima A, Akihiko N, Hishitani Y, Maeda Y, Nishide M, Hamano M, Morimoto K, Hirano T, Shima Y, Narazaki M, Tanaka T, Ogata A, Kumanogoh A. AB0114 Semaphorin3a and semaphorin4d in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Komiya K, Kurashima A, Ihi T, Nagai H, Matsumoto N, Ishii H, Morimoto K, Takahashi O, Kudoh S, Kadota JI. P300 Erythromycin monotherapy for Mycobacterium avium complex infection. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(13)70541-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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To evaluate secretory immunoglobulin A (slgA) in saliva as an immunological stress marker, we reviewed the literature on slgA and its variation caused by psychosocial factors. Among the studies on the effect of academic stress on slgA secretion, we could distinguish two kinds of stress effects: the immediate stress effect which increases slgA secretion immediately after stress, and the delayed stress effect which decreases slgA secretion several days after stress. On the basis of production and secretion mechanisms of slgA, we also speculated on possible mechanisms that underlie the variations of slgA caused by stress. Eventually, we concluded diat slgA in saliva can be a useful stress marker if we analyze the delayed stress effect on slgA separately from the immediate stress effect on slgA.
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- S Tsujita
- Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, 565-0871, Osaka, Japan
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Nakayama K, Yamaguchi K, Maruyama S, Morimoto K. The relationship of lifestyle factors, personal character, and mental health status of employees of a major Japanese electrical manufacturer. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 5:144-9. [PMID: 21432403 DOI: 10.1007/bf02918290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 02/17/2000] [Accepted: 07/07/2000] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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To examine the relationship lifestyle factors, personal character, mental health status, and job strain a self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted among employees of a leading electrical manufacturing company in Japan. A total of 2,327 workers (Male=1,668, Female=659) responded to the survey. We analyzed the relationships of health practices based on such factors as: Free child (FC) from the Egogram, the Working-life satisfaction, and the General Health Questionnaire-28 through Path-analysis techniques.The following results were obtained: The mental health status was significantly affected by such factors as health practices, Working-life satisfaction, personal character (FC), life satisfaction, and age. Health practices and personal character (FC) showed a direct relationship to the mental health status and an indirect relationship to the Working-life satisfaction and life satisfaction. The variances accounting for mental health status were 41.8% in male workers and 43.8% in female workers.Path-analysis data suggested that mental health status was affected about 40% by lifestyle, personal character, Working-life satisfaction, and life satisfaction. It was suggested that there might be important factors affecting mental health status but which are unknown to us by as much as 60% in the present day. These findings suggested the necessity of further investigation of the relationship among lifestyle factors, mental health status, and job strain among employees of a reputable company in the present day.
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- K Nakayama
- Matsushita Science Center of Industrial Hygiene, Osaka, Japan
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Kondo H, Morimoto K. Effects of mental arithmetic stress on blood cell counts and the immune system. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 1:76-9. [PMID: 21432426 DOI: 10.1007/bf02931194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/1995] [Accepted: 04/23/1996] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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To determine whether acute mental stress alters the composition of peripheral blood cells or components of the immune system, we determined blood cell counts and leukocyte differential counts, and examined lymphocyte subsets, before, during, and after 10 min. of mental arithmetic in 20 healthy female students. During mental stress the absolute number of leukocytes, lymphocytes, CD8+ cells, and CD16+ cells increased significantly, and the rate of CD8+ cell increase was higher than CD4+ cell increase. Therefore the CD4+/CD8+ ratio decreased significantly during mental stress. Erythrocyte counts, hemoglobin concentrations and packed cell volumes remained unchanged during and after mental stress. These results demonstrate that acute mental stress is associated mainly with rapid peripheral blood lymphocyte changes, including the release of CD8+ and CD 16+ cells into circulation. The absence of significant increases in erythrocyte counts, hemoglobin concentrations, and packed cell volumes during stress indicates that changes in lymphocyte composition cannot be explained by the hemoconcentration. Thus, acute mental stress has a detectable influence on peripheral blood cell counts and the immune system.
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- H Kondo
- Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, 2-22, Yamadaoka, 565, Suita, Japan
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Toda M, Morimoto K, Nakamura S, Umeda T, Nakaji S, Sugawara K. The unique correlation between anti-mutagenicity of human saliva and change in body weight. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 6:82-7. [PMID: 21432241 DOI: 10.1007/bf02897950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 06/14/2000] [Accepted: 01/06/2001] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of weight reduction on the anti-mutagenicity of human saliva. Subjects were 16 male college judo players. The anti-mutagenicity of the saliva was measured using the umu test. There was an inhibiting effect of the saliva on the mutagenicity of AF-2. However, a modifying effect of the saliva on Trp-P-1 was not observed. On the day before a competition and 7 days after the competition, the inhibiting capacity of the saliva for the mutagenicity of AF-2 decreased and increased in two non-weight reduction and two weight reduction groups, respectively.However, on the day before the competition, the changed body weights (r=-0.77, p<0.01) and BMI (r=-0.77, p<0.01) were significantly correlated with that of the inhibiting capacity of the saliva for the mutagenicity of AF-2. In addition, the BMI at 20 days before the competition was not significantly but markedly correlated with it (r=0.50, p=0.057). At 7 days after the competition, however, these correlations were not found.These findings suggest a unique correlation between the anti-mutagenicity of human saliva and body weight or BMI.
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- M Toda
- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-Oka, 565-0871, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Pan JB, Takeshita T, Morimoto K. P300 as a measure of cognitive dysfunction from occupational and environmental insults. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 4:103-10. [PMID: 21432181 DOI: 10.1007/bf02932264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 07/21/1999] [Accepted: 12/26/1999] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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The P300 component of the event-related brain potential (ERP) is a sensitive, non-invasive, and convenient measure of cognitive dysfunction resulting from a variety of etiological agents. Application-orientated research on using the P300 measure as a cognitive probe for a wide range of neurological and psychiatric situations has been expanding rapidly in the last decade.The aim of this paper is to preview issues of application-oriented P300 research in occupational and environment medicine. Firstly, the neurophysiological background of the P300 is outlined. Secondly, the recent findings of P300 abnormalities following various occupational and environmental exposures are overviewed. Thirdly, the empirical issues for application-oriented research such as the potential causes of variability, limitation and difficulty are summarized, with suggestion for controlling them and for future standardization. Finally, it is concluded that P300 assessments demonstrate promising possibility as a sensitive marker for general cognitive dysfunction in occupational and environmental medicine.
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- J B Pan
- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka
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Inoue C, Takeshita T, Kondo H, Morimoto K. Cigarette smoking is associated with the reduction of lymphokine-activated killer cell and natural killer cell activities. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 1:14-9. [PMID: 21432415 DOI: 10.1007/bf02931167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/1995] [Accepted: 08/16/1995] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cell and natural killer (NK) cell activities were determined in a group of healthy individuals with differing smoking habits. The study population consisted of 54 Japanese males, including 23 smokers, 8 ex-smokers and 23 non-smokers. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated and used as effector cells. LAK cells were generated by incubation of PBMC with interleukin-2 for 72 h. LAK cell activity against NK-resistant Raji cells and NK cell activity against NK-sensitive K562 cells were examined by 4-h51Cr-release assay. LAK cell activity in the smokers was significantly lower than that in the nonsmokers. The smokers showed significantly lower NK cell activity than the nonsmokers, whereas NK cell activity of the ex-smokers was comparable to that of the non-smokers. The proportion of NK cells (CD3-16+56-, CD3-16-56+, or CD3-16+56+ cells) in the smokers was significantly lower than that in the nonsmokers. The present study demonstrates for the first time that cigarette smokers have lower LAK cell activity than nonsmokers.
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- C Inoue
- Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, 565, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Hagihara A, Tarumi K, Morimoto K. The association between annually-repeated health screening and health behavior among company employees. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 1:57-64. [PMID: 21432423 DOI: 10.1007/bf02931191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/1995] [Accepted: 02/29/1996] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Although several studies have been undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of health screening in causing changes in health-related behavior, there are few findings with respect to the efficacy of annually repeated health screening.Using cross-sectional data drawn from a population consisting of white-collar workers in Osaka, Japan, the relation between the results of annually repeated health screening and individual health behavior was examined.Several diseases were related to diet and alcohol consumption, but not to physical exercise habits. High γ-GTP or alcoholic liver damage and hypertension were related to moderate alcohol consumption (p<0.001 and 0.05). A high cholesterol level was related to a nutritionally balanced diet (p<0.05). However, there were no diseases related to increased physical exercise.Findings in the present study, in combination with the literature indicate the possibility that annually repeated health screening intervention has been effective in promoting positive lifestyle changes in diet and alcohol consumption among participants. However, to conclusively evaluate the effucacy of the annually repeated health screening, further study is necessary.
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- A Hagihara
- Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Yamadaoka 2-2, 565, Suita-city, Osaka, Japan
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Lu Y, Takeshita T, Morimoto K. Single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCG)-A review and discussion. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 2:53-8. [PMID: 21432452 DOI: 10.1007/bf02931964] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/1997] [Accepted: 03/06/1997] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCG) is a simple, sensitive and effective technique. Being able to reflect quantitatively the genotoxicity of many hazardous agents, it is promising for application in environmental genotoxic monitoring and the study of carcinogenesis. In clinics, it can be used to evaluate the DNA repair ability and monitor DNA breaks during cancer therapy. As a biomarker, it has its own merits and limitations, being different from other biomarkers such as sister chromatid exchange (SCE) test and micronuclei (MN) assay. In many studies, it is more sensitive than SCE or MN. Combination studies with other biomarkers like SCE, MN, chromosomal aberration, bcl-2 and genetic polymorphisms have begun to demonstrate its great importance for the understanding of carcinogenesis and the genotoxicities of environmental factors.
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- Y Lu
- Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565, Osaka, Japan
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Yuquan L, Takeshita T, Morimoto K. Effects of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) on DNA strand breaks as evaluated by single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCG) in human lymphocytes. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 5:150-4. [PMID: 21432404 DOI: 10.1007/bf02918291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/1999] [Accepted: 07/15/2000] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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(-)-Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a catechin polyphenol component, is the main ingredient of green tea extract. Although the anti-carcinogenic and cancer inhibitory effects of EGCG have been widely reported, its genotoxicity is not clear and seldom reported. In this study, we examined the effects of EGCG on DNA strand breaks in the isolated lymphocytes and whole blood lymphocytes obtained from two smoking subjects and a nonsmoking healthy subject using a single cell gel electrophoresis (SCG) assay. The results showed that after 2 hrs of treating the isolated lymphocytes from the smokers, EGCG induced a significant, increase in DNA strand breaks at concentrations from 2.5×10(-5) M to 2.0×10(-4) M, while after 2 hrs of treating the whole blood obtained from the same smokers, EGCG suppressed the DNA strand breaks in the lymphocytes at concentrations of 1.0×10(-4) M and 2.0×10(-4) M. A similar suppressive result was also shown in the whole blood lymphocytes from the nonsmoker at nearly the same concentrations, while at concentrations of 1.0×10(-3) M or 2.0×10(-3) M, EGCG induced a significant increase in DNA strand breaks in the whole blood lymphocytes from the nonsmoker. This result suggests that EGCG is not only inhibitory against DNA strand breaks in whole blood, but also genotoxic to the isolated or whole blood lymphocytes at high concentrations. Thus, more research is needed to comprehensively assess the effects of EGCG on genetic materials.
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- L Yuquan
- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, 565-0871, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Kwon YS, Maruyama S, Morimoto K. Life events and posttraumatic stress in Hanshin-Awaji earthquake victims. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 6:97-103. [PMID: 21432244 DOI: 10.1007/bf02897953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2000] [Accepted: 02/08/2001] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Stress induced by disaster is experienced to varying degrees by all respondents, and is known to evoke psychophysiological reactions. In this study, we investigated the relationships between earthquake-related life events and posttraumatic stress symptoms. A total of 380 adults were surveyed one year after the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji earthquake in Japan. The questionnaire included items concerning earthquake-related life events, emotional support and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.As a result, after controlling for demographic variables, earthquake-related life events were significantly related to the grade of posttraumatic stress and its three components: re-experience, avoidance and arousal, in both male and female subjects. Male subjects who currently had lower emotional support showed higher scores of posttraumatic stress and arousal. In conclusion, a higher experience of earthquake-related life events appears to be an important risk factor for development of poor mental health status following an earthquake disaster.
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- Y S Kwon
- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine F1, Course of Social Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, 565-0871, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Miyai M, Sobue I, Hayashi H, Mukai C, Takeshita T, Morimoto K, Sugiura H, Nishida H, Sugiura H, Inaba R, Iwata H, Wei CN, Yonemitsu H, Shibayama H, Ueda A, Kurosawa Y, Naruse Y, Kagamimori S, Mikawa K, Ueshima H, Shono N, Kugino K, Yoshida S, Nakayama M, Ueno H, Nishizumi M, Matsushima F, Meshitsuka S, Nose T, Yoneyama K, Ikeda J, Nagata H. Abstracts from Japanese journal of hygiene(Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) vol. 51 no. 4. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 1:220-3. [PMID: 21432479 DOI: 10.1007/bf02931221] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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- M Miyai
- College of Liberal Arts, Himeji Dokkyo University, Himeji
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Fukuda S, Morimoto K. Lifestyle, stress and cortisol response: Review I : Mental stress. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 6:9-14. [PMID: 21432231 DOI: 10.1007/bf02897303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 05/02/2000] [Accepted: 10/13/2000] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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The incidences of diseases related to mental stress are increasing in Japan. Mental stress, unacknowledged for long periods, has been shown to lead to the development of a number of diseases. Thus, an index for mental stress is important to induce awareness of its presence. We focused on the relationship between cortisol and mental stress in this review. We will discuss both the usefulness and problems of cortisol as a mental stress index by summarizing the relationship between cortisol and mental stress. The present findings suggested that cortisol appears to be an adequate index for mental stress. However, there are several problems; the present group clarifies these problems and builds the comprehensive mental stress assessment systems by using saliva samples.
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- S Fukuda
- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Course of Social Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamada-oka, 565-0871, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Morimoto K, Inouye K. Flow cytometric analysis of sialyl Lewis A antigen on human cancer cells by using F(ab')2μ fragments prepared from a mouse IgM monoclonal antibody. Cytotechnology 2012; 24:219-26. [PMID: 22358765 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007940830409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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F(ab')2 fragments, herein designated as F(ab')2μ fragments, were prepared from a mouse IgM monoclonal antibody specific to sialyl Lewis A antigen. The fragments were applied to flow cytometry to analyze the antigen on human cancer cells. The binding of the fragments to the antigen-positive cells was stronger than that of the original IgM. The non-specific binding of the IgM antibody to the antigen-negative cells was much decreased by using the F(ab')2μ fragments. These results indicate that the F(ab')2μ fragments are more suitable than the original IgM monoclonal antibody in flow cytometric analysis.
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Morimoto K, Kanda N, Shinde S, Isobe N. Effect of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli vaccine on innate immune function of bovine mammary gland infused with lipopolysaccharide. J Dairy Sci 2012; 95:5067-5074. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Togami K, Chono S, Morimoto K. Transport characteristics of clarithromycin, azithromycin and telithromycin, antibiotics applied for treatment of respiratory infections, in Calu-3 cell monolayers as model lung epithelial cells. Pharmazie 2012; 67:389-393. [PMID: 22764569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We have shown that clarithromycin (CAM), a macrolide antibiotic, more highly distributes from plasma to lung epithelium lining fluid (ELF), the infection site of pathogens, than azithromycin (AZM) and telithromycin (TEL). Transporter(s) expressed on lung epithelial cells may contribute to the distribution of the compiunds to the ELF. However, distribution mechanisms are not well known. In this study, their transport characteristics in Calu-3 cell monolayers as model lung epithelial cells were examined. The basolateral-to-apical transport of CAM through Calu-3 cell monolayers was greater than that of AZM and TEL. Although verapamil and cyclosporine A as MDR1 substrates completely inhibited the basolateral-to-apical transport, probenecid as MRP1 inhibitor did not show an effect. These results suggest that the antibiotics are transported from plasma to ELF by MDR1 of lung epithelial cells. In addition, their affinity and binding rate to MDR1 was examined by ATP activity assay. The affinity and binding rate of CAM was greater than those of AZM and TEL. These corresponded with the distributions from plasma to ELF as described above. The present study suggests that the more highly distribution of CAM from plasma to ELF is due to the high affinity and binding rate to MDR1 of lung epithelial cells.
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- K Togami
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Ohu University, Fukushima, Japan
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Demizu Y, Terashima K, Mima M, Fujii O, Niwa Y, Morimoto K, Sasaki R, Hishikawa Y, Abe M, Murakami M. Treatment Outcomes of Particle Radiotherapy using Protons or Carbon Ions as a Single-modality Therapy for Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.1696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Senba M, Buziba N, Mori N, Morimoto K, Nakamura T. Increased prevalence of Kaposi΄s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus in the Kaposi΄s sarcoma-endemic area of western Kenya in 1981-2000. Acta Virol 2011; 55:161-4. [PMID: 21692565 DOI: 10.4149/av_2011_02_161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Kaposi΄s sarcoma (KS) had been endemic in Africa before the appearance of human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) in 1985. Incidence of African KS has increased over the time and the risk of contracting KS become greater in HIV-positive as opposed to HIV-negative individuals. KS specimens were collected in 1981-2000 from 228 surgical cases originating from a KS-endemic area of Western Kenya and examined for Kaposi΄s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) by an immunoperoxidase assay. The results showed that the specimens from 1981-1985 (before the HIV epidemic) were KSHV-positive in 10.3% in contrast to the KSHV positivity of 50.1-63.5% in 1986-2000. The linear increase of KSHV positivity in 1981-2000 was statistically significant. The most plausible explanation for the increased prevalence of KSHV in KS cases is that the endemic KS has changed to the epidemic one.
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- M Senba
- Department of Pathology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Japan
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Mitarai S, Okumura M, Toyota E, Yoshiyama T, Aono A, Sejimo A, Azuma Y, Sugahara K, Nagasawa T, Nagayama N, Yamane A, Yano R, Kokuto H, Morimoto K, Ueyama M, Kubota M, Yi R, Ogata H, Kudoh S, Mori T. Evaluation of a simple loop-mediated isothermal amplification test kit for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2011; 15:1211-7, i. [DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- S. Mitarai
- Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research, Bacteriology Division, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organisation, Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Microbiology Laboratory, National Hospital Organisation, Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Microbiology Laboratory, National Hospital Organisation, Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Microbiology Laboratory, National Hospital Organisation, Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organisation, Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organisation, Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory and Internal Medicine, Double-Barred Cross Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research, Bacteriology Division, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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Ono S, Tanaka T, Ishida M, Kinoshita A, Fukuoka J, Takaki M, Sakamoto N, Ishimatsu Y, Kohno S, Hayashi T, Senba M, Yasunami M, Kubo Y, Yoshida LM, Kubo H, Ariyoshi K, Yoshiura K, Morimoto K. Surfactant protein C G100S mutation causes familial pulmonary fibrosis in Japanese kindred. Eur Respir J 2011; 38:861-9. [PMID: 21828032 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00143610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Several mutations in the surfactant protein C (SP-C) gene (SFTPC) have been reported as causing familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF). However, the genetic background and clinical features of FPF are still not fully understood. We identified one Japanese kindred, in which at least six individuals over three generations were diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. We examined the patients radiologically and histopathologically and sequenced their SFTPC and ABCA3 genes. We also established a cell line stably expressing the mutant gene. All the patients had similar radiological and histopathological characteristics. Their histopathological pattern was that of usual interstitial pneumonia, showing numerous fibroblastic foci even in areas without abnormal radiological findings on chest high-resolution computed tomography. No child had respiratory symptoms in the kindred. Sequencing of SFTPC showed a novel heterozygous mutation, c.298G>A (G100S), in the BRICHOS domain of proSP-C, which co-segregated with the disease. However, in the ABCA3 gene, no mutation was found. In vitro expression of the mutant gene revealed that several endoplasmic reticulum stress-related proteins were strongly expressed. The mutation increases endoplasmic reticulum stress and induces apoptotic cell death compared with wild-type SP-C in alveolar type II cells, supporting the significance of this mutation in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis.
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- S Ono
- Department of Human Genetics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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Morimoto K, Iioka H, Asada H, Kichikawa K, Taniguchi S, Kuwahara M. Diffuse dermal angiomatosis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2011; 42:381-3. [PMID: 21641837 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Diffuse dermal angiomatosis (DDA) is characterized clinically by painful erythematous lesions with ulcers and histologically by a benign, diffuse, and self-limited proliferation of tiny blood vessels in the superficial layers of the reticular dermis. Here we describe a case of DDA with leg ulcer. Erythematous lesions presented around the ulcer and angiogram revealed an occlusion of the superficial femoral artery. The erythematous lesions disappeared after revascularization. Although DDA is extremely rare, early correction of the ischemia in the peripheral artery should be taken into consideration.
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- K Morimoto
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo, Kashihara, Nara 634-8521, Japan.
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