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- K Akutagawa
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto Medical Center, 1-5, Ninomaru, Chuo-Ward, Kumamoto, 860-0008, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto Medical Center, 1-5, Ninomaru, Chuo-Ward, Kumamoto, 860-0008, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University Hospital, Kitakobayashi 880, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto Medical Center, 1-5, Ninomaru, Chuo-Ward, Kumamoto, 860-0008, Japan
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Tetsuno K, Ajimura S, Akutagawa K, Batpurev T, Chan WM, Fushimi K, Hazama R, Iida T, Ikeyama Y, Khai BT, Kishimoto T, Lee KK, Li X, Matsuoka K, Matsuoka K, Mizukoshi K, Mori Y, Nakajima K, Noithong P, Nomachi M, Ogawa I, Ohsumi H, Ozawa K, Shimizu K, Shokati M, Soberi F, Suzuki K, Takemoto Y, Takihira Y, Tamagawa Y, Tozawa M, Trang VTT, Umehara S, Yamamoto K, Yoshida S, Kim I, Kwon DH, Kim HL, Lee HJ, Lee MK, Kim YH. Status of 48Ca double beta decay search and its future prospect in CANDLES. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1468/1/012132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ouhara K, Munenaga S, Kajiya M, Takeda K, Matsuda S, Sato Y, Hamamoto Y, Iwata T, Yamasaki S, Akutagawa K, Mizuno N, Fujita T, Sugiyama E, Kurihara H. The induced RNA-binding protein, HuR, targets 3'-UTR region of IL-6 mRNA and enhances its stabilization in periodontitis. Clin Exp Immunol 2018; 192:325-336. [PMID: 29393507 PMCID: PMC5980314 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) regulate mRNA stability by binding to the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) region of mRNA. Human antigen-R (HuR), one of the RBPs, is involved in the progression of diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus and some inflammatory diseases. Interleukin (IL)-6 is a major inflammatory cytokine regulated by HuR binding to mRNA. Periodontal disease (PD) is also an inflammatory disease caused by elevations in IL-6 following an infection by periodontopathogenic bacteria. The involvement of HuR in the progression of PD was assessed using in-vitro and in-vivo experiments. Immunohistochemistry of inflamed periodontal tissue showed strong staining of HuR in the epithelium and connective tissue. HuR mRNA and protein level was increased following stimulation with Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), one of the periodontopathogenic bacteria, lipopolysacchride (LPS)-derived from Pg (PgLPS) and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α in OBA-9, an immortalized human gingival epithelial cell. The luciferase activity of 3'-UTR of IL-6 mRNA was increased by TNF-α, Pg and PgLPS in OBA-9. Luciferase activity was also increased in HuR-over-expressing OBA-9 following a bacterial stimulation. Down-regulation of HuR by siRNA resulted in a decrease in mRNA expression and production of IL-6. In contrast, the over-expression of HuR increased IL-6 mRNA expression and production in OBA-9. The HuR inhibitor, quercetin, suppressed Pg-induced HuR mRNA expression and IL-6 production in OBA-9. An oral inoculation with quercetin also inhibited bone resorption in ligature-induced periodontitis model mice as a result of down-regulation of IL-6. These results show that HuR modulates inflammatory responses by regulating IL-6.
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- K. Ouhara
- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Kurume University Medical CenterFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and RheumatologyHiroshima University HospitalHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Periodontal MedicineGraduate School of Biomedical and Sciences, Hiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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Takeshita E, Sakata Y, Hara M, Akutagawa K, Sakata N, Endo H, Ohyama T, Matsunaga K, Yoshioka T, Kawakubo H, Tanaka Y, Shirai S, Ito Y, Tsuruoka N, Iwakiri R, Kusano M, Fujimoto K. Higher Frequency of Reflux Symptoms and Acid-Related Dyspepsia in Women than Men Regardless of Endoscopic Esophagitis: Analysis of 3,505 Japanese Subjects Undergoing Medical Health Checkups. Digestion 2017; 93:266-71. [PMID: 27160990 DOI: 10.1159/000445713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS This study aimed at (i) clarifying the factors associated with high scores on the modified frequency scale for the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (FSSG) among 3,505 relatively healthy subjects undergoing routine medical health checkups with gastrointestinal endoscopy and (ii) comparing risk factors for high FSSG scores between subjects with and without reflux esophagitis. METHODS In total, 3,505 subjects (male/female: 1,922/1,583) who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy during health medical checkups at 5 hospitals in Saga, Japan from January 2013 to December 2013 were enrolled. All subjects completed a modified FSSG questionnaire, which comprised 7 questions regarding reflux symptoms and 7 questions regarding acid-related dyspepsia. Each question was assigned a score based on the frequency of symptoms. RESULTS Younger age, female gender, hiatal herniation, and endoscopic reflux esophagitis were risk factors for a FSSG score with a high total. Subjects with high scores but without esophagitis were women, and hiatal herniation and Barrett's esophagus were frequently seen in patients with reflux esophagitis. CONCLUSION Younger age, female gender, hiatal hernia, and endoscopic esophagitis were risk factors for a high FSSG score, and women tended to complain of upper gastrointestinal symptoms more frequently than did men among subjects without endoscopic esophagitis.
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- Eri Takeshita
- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan
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Yamaguchi S, Sakata Y, Iwakiri R, Hara M, Akutagawa K, Shimoda R, Yamaguchi D, Hidaka H, Sakata H, Fujimoto K, Mizuguchi M, Shimoda Y, Irie H, Noshiro H. Increase in Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Regarding the Therapeutic Approach of Gastric Cancer Detected by Cancer Screening in Saga Prefecture, Japan. Intern Med 2016; 55:1247-53. [PMID: 27181528 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.5339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Objective Despite recent advances in endoscopic treatment and laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancers, an increase in the uptake of these therapeutic approaches has not yet been fully demonstrated. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the change in therapeutic approaches regarding the treatment of gastric cancers detected by cancer screening in Saga Prefecture, Japan between April 2002 and March 2011. Methods Gastric cancer screening by X-ray was performed on 311,074 subjects between April 2002 and March 2011. In total, 534 patients were thereafter diagnosed with gastric cancer. Eighteen subjects were excluded because precise details of their treatment were not available. To evaluate the changes in the therapeutic approach, the observation period was divided into three 3-year intervals: Period I: April 2002 to March 2005; Period II: April 2005 to March 2008; Period III: April 2008 to March 2011. Results The use of open laparotomy for the treatment of gastric cancer decreased, and laparoscopic surgery and endoscopic treatment increased markedly in a time-dependent manner. A 2.5-fold increase in endoscopic treatment, and a 18.4-fold increase in laparoscopic surgery were observed in Period III compared with Period I (after adjusting for age and tumor characteristics). Conclusion Endoscopic treatment and laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer increased during the investigation period (2002-2011), although the tumor characteristics of the gastric cancers detected through cancer screening in Saga Prefecture, Japan did not show any changes.
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Watanabe A, Iwakiri R, Yamaguchi D, Higuchi T, Tsuruoka N, Miyahara K, Akutagawa K, Sakata Y, Fujise T, Oda Y, Shimoda R, Sakata H, Fujimoto K. Risk factors for resistance to proton pump inhibitor maintenance therapy for reflux esophagitis in Japanese women over 60 years. Digestion 2013; 86:323-8. [PMID: 23128344 DOI: 10.1159/000342393] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 08/01/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors for proton pump inhibitor (PPI) resistance in older Japanese female patients with reflux esophagitis evaluated by physicians. METHODS The study included 462 Japanese female patients aged over 60 years with reflux esophagitis who received PPI maintenance therapy for more than 6 months. RESULTS The characteristics of all 462 patients were: age: 76.4 ± 7.6 years, height: 147.2 ± 6.1 cm, weight: 49.9 ± 8.4 kg and body mass index: 24.0 ± 3.5. The reflux esophagitis grades were A in 69.5%, B in 15.8%, C in 9.1% and D in 5.6%. Helicobacter pylori was positive in 60.6%. Regarding PPI maintenance therapy for clinical symptoms evaluated by the attending physicians, 66.7% were 'good control', 26.8% were 'reasonable control' and 6.5% were 'bad control: resistant'. PPI maintenance therapy was less effective in patients with more severe reflux esophagitis of grades C and D (OR: 0.027; 95% CI: 0.010-0.077) and negative H. pylori infection status (OR: 4.470; 95% CI: 1.631-12.247). Lumbar kyphosis and hiatus hernia were risk factors for severity grading of reflux esophagitis. CONCLUSIONS PPI maintenance therapy evaluated by attending physicians indicated that reflux esophagitis severity and negative H. pylori status were risk factors for treatment resistance.
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- Akira Watanabe
- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan
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Takashima T, Iwakiri R, Sakata Y, Yamaguchi D, Tsuruoka N, Akutagawa K, Komatsu-Tanaka M, Higuchi T, Tanaka Y, Shimoda R, Sakata H, Kawakubo M, Oda Y, Fujimoto K. Endoscopic reflux esophagitis and Helicobacter pylori infection in young healthy Japanese volunteers. Digestion 2013; 86:55-8. [PMID: 22722701 DOI: 10.1159/000338849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The prevalence of endoscopic esophagitis in young Japanese individuals is not fully apparent. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of reflux esophagitis (RE) and Helicobacter pylori infection and their relationship in young healthy Japanese volunteers. METHODS Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed in 242 young healthy Japanese medical students (age range 22-29 years, mean 23.2 years) at Saga Medical School between 2008 and 2010. H. pylori infection was determined by detecting urinary IgG antibodies to H. pylori. RESULTS H. pylori antibodies were detected in 30 of the 242 subjects (12.4%). All 30 subjects had endoscopic chronic gastritis without peptic ulcers. Endoscopic RE was present in 27 of the 242 subjects (11.2%), corresponding to grade A in 19 subjects (7.9%), grade B in 7 (2.9%) and grade C in 1 (0.4%). Only 1 subject with RE was H. pylori-positive; the other 26 subjects with esophagitis were H. pylori-negative. We found no risk factors for H. pylori infection, but a risk factor for endoscopic esophagitis was alcohol consumption. CONCLUSION The prevalence of H. pylori infection and endoscopic RE was 12.4 and 11.2%, respectively, in young healthy Japanese volunteers. Alcohol consumption was a risk factor for RE.
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- Toru Takashima
- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan
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Katritzky AR, Akutagawa K, Fan WQ. Carbon dioxide: A reagent for the protection of nucleophilic centers and the simultaneous activation of alternative locations to electrophilic attack: 15. A synthetic method for the α-substitution of N-phenylbenzylamine. Acta Chim Sin 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.19890070515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Masuda K, Yutani C, Akutagawa K, Yamamoto S, Hatsuyama H, Ishibashi-Ueda H, Imakita M, Manaka H, Takahashi J, Nagata I. Cerebral primitive neuroectodermal tumor in an adult male. A case report. Acta Cytol 2000; 44:1050-8. [PMID: 11127734 DOI: 10.1159/000328596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are very rare. Malignant tumors of the cerebrum in young individuals are composed predominantly of undifferentiated cells, with moderate differentiation along either neuronal or glial lines. To our knowledge, cerebral PNETs in adults are extraordinarily rare and have been reported in only 11 cases, with little cytologic documentation in the literature. The cytopathologic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of cerebral PNET arising in an adult male are presented. CASE A cystic tumor, on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, arose from the left frontal lobe in a 39-year-old man and contained histopathologic features of PNET. Specimens obtained from surgery revealed the presence of an undifferentiated type of PNET with moderate neuronal and glial differentiation and mild characteristic findings of peripheral PNET. The cytologic and histologic specimens showed evidence of a scattered pattern of blastic and undifferentiated tumor cells and a neural arrangement with Homer-Wright-like rosettes. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were glial fibrillary acidic protein, neuron-specific enolase, synaptophysin and CD-99 positive and epithelial membrane antigen, S-100 protein and vimentin negative. Ultrastructurally, neither microtubular structures nor intermediate filaments, except neurosecretory granules, were found in the tumor cells. CONCLUSION Both immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies on cytologic and histologic slides were important for the diagnosis of PNET because of establishing not only undifferentiated tumor cells but also neural and glial differentiation.
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- K Masuda
- Departments of Pathology and Neurosurgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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Masuda K, Yutani C, Akutagawa K, Yamamoto S, Ishibashi-Ueda H, Imakita M, Takeda M, Kurata A, Hayashi T, Sasaki M. Cytopathological observations in a 27-year-old female patient with endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in the lower uterine segment of the uterus. Diagn Cytopathol 1999; 21:117-21. [PMID: 10425049 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199908)21:2<117::aid-dc7>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The determination of the malignancy of an endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in the lower uterine segment (LUS) is difficult because of the high degree of differentiation of adenocarcinoma. The cytopathological and immunohistochemical features of endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in the LUS of a young adult female are presented. The preoperative cytopathological examination of a 27-yr-old female could not enable an accurate diagnosis of malignancy. Hysterectomy specimens revealed the presence of an endometrioid-type adenocarcinoma with minimal atypia and myometrial invasion, which was located in the LUS. This tumor was consistent with a histological diagnosis of endometrioid minimal-deviation adenocarcinoma (MDA). Immunohistochemically, the tumor's glands were p53-, proliferating cell nuclear antigen-, and carcinoembryonic antigen-positive, and estrogen receptor-, progesterone receptor-,and vimentin-negative. The cytological and surgical specimens showed a remarkable association of squamous metaplasia. Although cytopathological difficulties in determining malignancy of MDA endometrioid adenocarcinoma arising in the LUS are well-known, the following features worth noting include: 1) squamous metaplasia on cytological and histological slides; 2) epithelial cells incorporating polymorphic nuclear neutrophils on cytological slides; and 3) positive immunohistochemistry of p53 protein. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1999;21:117-121.
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- K Masuda
- Department of Pathology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
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Ganapathy S, Soma Sekhar BBV, Cairns SM, Akutagawa K, Bentrude WG. Photo-Arbuzov Rearrangements of Dimethyl Benzyl and Dimethyl p-Acetylbenzyl Phosphite. J Am Chem Soc 1999. [DOI: 10.1021/ja982440k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Srinivasan Ganapathy
- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
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- Contribution from the Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
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Masuda K, Akutagawa K, Yutani C, Kishita H, Ishibashi-Ueda H, Imakita M. Persistent infection with human polyomavirus revealed by urinary cytology in a patient with heart transplantation. A case report. Acta Cytol 1998; 42:803-6. [PMID: 9622713 DOI: 10.1159/000331852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Management after heart transplantation must deal with the twin risks of rejection and infection. Early infection with viral infection, particularly cytomegalovirus (CMV), is becoming more prevalent two to three months after transplantation. To our knowledge, there has been no previous report of human polyomavirus (HPOV) infection after heart transplantation. CASE A 20-year-old male with a history of Kawasaki disease and who had suffered from severe congestive heart failure after a coronary artery bypass graft, underwent heart transplantation. Urinary cytology demonstrated HPOV infection, the diagnosis of which was established by the immunoperoxidase technique, in situ hybridization and electron microscopy. CONCLUSION The definitive diagnosis of HPOV infection after a heart transplant can be made on urinary cytology.
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- K Masuda
- Department of Pathology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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Seno M, Futami J, Tsushima Y, Akutagawa K, Kosaka M, Tada H, Yamada H. Molecular cloning and expression of human ribonuclease 4 cDNA. Biochim Biophys Acta 1995; 1261:424-6. [PMID: 7742370 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(95)00040-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A cDNA coding for human ribonuclease 4 was isolated from a pancreas cDNA library and sequenced. This cDNA (996 bp) includes an entire open reading frame encoding mature protein (119 aa) following signal peptide (28 aa). Expression of mature protein in Escherichia coli showed an apparent molecular mass of about 16 kDa, which was slightly lower than the mature form of human RNase 1, in SDS-PAGE.
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- M Seno
- Department of Bioengineering Science, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University, Japan
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Bentrude WG, Lee SG, Akutagawa K, Ye W, Charbonnel Y, Omelanczuk J. Photo-Induced Rearrangements of Allyl and Benzyl Phosphites. Potential Phosphoranyl 1,3-Biradical Intermediates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1987. [DOI: 10.1080/03086648708080533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Akutagawa K, Makino M, Ishii K. Ca2+-antagonistic effects of flurazepam, a benzodiazepine derivative, on isolated guinea-pig left atria. Jpn J Pharmacol 1983; 33:845-850. [PMID: 6632383 DOI: 10.1254/jjp.33.845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Effects of flurazepam, a benzodiazepine derivative, on Ca2+-induced cardio-stimulant contractile activity in normal Tyrode's solution and Ca2+-mediated contraction in K+-rich (19-22 mM) Tyrode's solution were investigated in electrically driven left atrial preparations isolated from guinea-pigs. In normal Tyrode's solution, flurazepam (1 X 10(-6), 1 X 10(-5) and 1 X 10(-4) M) noncompetitively shifted the dose-response curves for CaCl2 downwards. In K+ (19 mM)-rich Tyrode's solution, flurazepam (3 X 10(-5) M) decreased contractile amplitude time-dependently; and after addition of CaCl2 (final: 8 mM), contractile amplitude was increased time-dependently. In K+ (19 mM)-depolarized preparations, flurazepam (3 X 10(-5) M) competitively shifted the dose-response curve for CaCl2 rightwards. In the K+ (22 mM)-depolarized isoproterenol (3.8 X 10(-6) M)-treated atrial preparation, flurazepam (3 X 10(-5) M) consistently suppressed contraction. Flurazepam (9 X 10(-5) M) suppressed atrial contraction in tetrodotoxin (TTX) (2 X 10(-5) M)-added normal Tyrode's solution, and CaCl2 (final: 8 mM) partially restored the contraction. These results suggest that flurazepam inhibits transmembrane Ca2+-influx into the atrial muscle cell.
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