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Ogai K, Nagase S, Mukai K, Iuchi T, Mori Y, Matsue M, Sugitani K, Sugama J, Okamoto S. Corrigendum: A Comparison of Techniques for Collecting Skin Microbiome Samples: Swabbing Versus Tape-Stripping. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2812. [PMID: 30519225 PMCID: PMC6256254 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Kazuhiro Ogai
- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Advanced Health Care Science Research Unit, Innovative Integrated Bio-Research Core, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Ogai K, Nagase S, Mukai K, Iuchi T, Mori Y, Matsue M, Sugitani K, Sugama J, Okamoto S. A Comparison of Techniques for Collecting Skin Microbiome Samples: Swabbing Versus Tape-Stripping. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2362. [PMID: 30333815 PMCID: PMC6176111 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The swabbing and tape-stripping methods have traditionally been used for collecting skin microbiome samples for skin bacterial analysis, although no reports have compared the outcome of these methods for collecting skin bacteria. Our purpose was to show the differences in microbial composition between samples collected using the swabbing and tape-stripping methods, by both the next generation sequencing and culture studies. The skin microbiome was collected by both methods, and the samples were processed for a sequence-based microbiome analysis and culture study. The next-generation sequencing results showed that skin bacteria collected using the tape-stripping method were comparable to those collected using the swabbing method. In the culture study, the tape-stripping method collected a greater number and wider variety of viable skin bacteria than the swabbing method. These results suggest that the tape-stripping method is comparable to the swabbing method for collecting viable skin bacteria, without losing fidelity to the composition of skin microbiome.
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- Kazuhiro Ogai
- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Advanced Health Care Science Research Unit, Innovative Integrated Bio-Research Core, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Tazaki Y, Sugitani K, Ogai K, Kobayashi I, Kawasaki H, Aoyama T, Suzuki N, Tabuchi Y, Hattori A, Kitamura KI. RANKL, Ephrin-Eph and Wnt10b are key intercellular communication molecules regulating bone remodeling in autologous transplanted goldfish scales. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2018; 225:46-58. [PMID: 29886255 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the precise data of gene expression, functions, and chronological relationships amongst communication molecules involved in the bone remodeling process with an in vivo model using autologous transplanted scales of goldfish. Autotransplantation of methanol-fixed cell-free scales triggers scale resorption and regeneration, as well as helps elucidate the process of bone remodeling. We investigated osteoclastic markers, osteoblastic markers, and gene expressions of communicating molecules (RANKL, ephrinB2, EphB4, EphA4, Wnt10b) by qPCR, in situ hybridization for Wnt10b, and immunohistochemistry for EphrinB2 and EphA4 proteins to elucidate the bone remodeling process. Furthermore, functional inhibition experiments for the signaling of ephrinB2/Eph, ephrin/EphA4, and Wnt10b using specific antibodies, revealed that these proteins are involved in key signaling pathways promoting normal bone remodeling. Our data suggests that the remodeling process comprises of two successive phases. In the first absorption phase, differentiation of osteoclast progenitors by RANKL is followed by the bone absorption by mature, active osteoclasts, with the simultaneous induction of osteoblast progenitors by multinucleated osteoclast-derived Wnt10b, and proliferation of osteoblast precursors by ehprinB2/EphB4 signaling. Subsequently, during the second formation phase, termination of bone resorption by synergistic cooperation occurs, with downregulation of RANKL expression in activated osteoblasts and Ephrin/EphA4-mediated mutual inhibition between neighboring multinucleated osteoclasts, along with simultaneous activation of osteoblasts via forward and reverse EphrinB2/EphB4 signaling between neighboring osteoblasts. In addition, the present study shows that autologous transplantation of methanol-fixed cell-free scale is an ideal in vivo model to study bone remodeling.
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- Yuya Tazaki
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan; Clinical Laboratory, Kanazawa University Hospital, Takara-machi Kanazawa Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakumamachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan
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- Noto Marine Laboratory, Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Kanazawa University, Noto-cho, Ishikawa 927-0553, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Genetics Research, Life Science Research Center, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-0827, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0942, Japan.
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Tanii H, Sugitani K, Saijoh K. Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Repeated Exposure to Cruciferous Allyl Nitrile in Sensitizer-Induced Ear Edema in Mice. Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2016; 22:20-6. [PMID: 26932717 PMCID: PMC4807966 DOI: 10.12659/msmbr.897771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background Skin sensitizers induce allergic reactions through the induction of reactive oxygen species. Allyl nitrile from cruciferous vegetables has been reported to induce antioxidants and phase II detoxification enzymes in various tissues. We assessed the effects of repeated exposure to allyl nitrile on sensitizer-induced allergic reactions. Material/Methods Mice were dosed with allyl nitrile (0–200 μmol/kg), and then received a dermal application of 1 of 3 sensitizers on the left ear or 1 of 2 vehicles on the right ear. Quantitative assessment of edema was carried out by measuring the difference in weight between the portions taken from the right and left ears. We tested enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in ears. Results Repeated exposure to allyl nitrile reduced edemas induced by glutaraldehyde and by 2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), but not by formaldehyde. The repeated exposure decreased levels of TBARS, a marker of oxidative stress, induced by glutaraldehyde and by DNCB, but not by formaldehyde. Allyl nitrile elevated SOD levels for the 3 sensitizers, and CAT levels for formaldehyde and DNCB. Allyl nitrile also increased GPx levels for formaldehyde and DNCB, but not for glutaraldehyde. The reduced edemas were associated with changes in oxidative stress levels and antioxidant enzymes. Conclusions Repeated exposure to allyl nitrile reduced allergic reactions induced by glutaraldehyde and by DNCB, but not by formaldehyde. This reduction was associated with changes in ROS levels and antioxidant enzyme activities.
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- Hideji Tanii
- Department of Hygiene, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Sugitani K, Koriyama Y, Ogai K, Wakasugi K, Kato S. A Possible Role of Neuroglobin in the Retina After Optic Nerve Injury: A Comparative Study of Zebrafish and Mouse Retina. Adv Exp Med Biol 2016; 854:671-5. [PMID: 26427474 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17121-0_89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a new member of the family of heme proteins and is specifically expressed in neurons of the central and peripheral nervous systems in all vertebrates. In particular, the retina has a 100-fold higher concentration of Ngb than do other nervous tissues. The role of Ngb in the retina is yet to be clarified. Therefore, to understand the functional role of Ngb in the retina after optic nerve injury (ONI), we used two types of retina, from zebrafish and mice, which have permissible and non-permissible capacity for nerve regeneration after ONI, respectively. After ONI, the Ngb protein in zebrafish was upregulated in the amacrine cells within 3 days, whereas in the mouse retina, Ngb was downregulated in the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) within 3 days. Zebrafish Ngb (z-Ngb) significantly enhanced neurite outgrowth in retinal explant culture. According to these results, we designed an overexpression experiment with the mouse Ngb (m-Ngb) gene in RGC-5 cells (retinal precursor cells). The excess of m-Ngb actually rescued RGC-5 cells under hypoxic conditions and significantly enhanced neurite outgrowth in cell culture. These data suggest that mammalian Ngb has positive neuroprotective and neuritogenic effects that induce nerve regeneration after ONI.
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- Kayo Sugitani
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, 920-0942, Kanazawa, Japan.
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- Graduate School and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Sciences, 3500-3 Minamitamagaki, 513-8670, Suzuka, Mie, Japan.
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- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, 920-0942, Kanazawa, Japan.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, 153-8902, Meguro-ku, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, 920-8640, Kanazawa, Japan.
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Ogai K, Hisano S, Sugitani K, Koriyama Y, Kato S. Cell Fate of Müller Cells During Photoreceptor Regeneration in an N-Methyl-N-nitrosourea-Induced Retinal Degeneration Model of Zebrafish. Adv Exp Med Biol 2016; 854:685-92. [PMID: 26427476 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17121-0_91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zebrafish can regenerate several organs such as the tail fin, heart, central nervous system, and photoreceptors. Very recently, a study has demonstrated the photoreceptor regeneration in the alkylating agent N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced retinal degeneration (RD) zebrafish model, in which whole photoreceptors are lost within a week after MNU treatment and then regenerated within a month. The research has also shown massive proliferation of Müller cells within a week. To address the question of whether proliferating Müller cells are the source of regenerating photoreceptors, which remains unknown in the MNU-induced zebrafish RD model, we employed a BrdU pulse-chase technique to label the proliferating cells within a week after MNU treatment. As a result of the BrdU pulse-chase technique, a number of BrdU(+) cells were observed in the outer nuclear layer as well as the inner nuclear layer. This implies that regenerating photoreceptors are derived from proliferating Müller cells in the zebrafish MNU-induced RD model.
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- Kazuhiro Ogai
- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medial, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, 920-0942, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Ishikawa, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, 920-0942, Ishikawa, Japan.
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- Graduate School and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, 3500-3 Minamitamagaki, 513-8670, Suzuka, Mie, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, 920-8640, Ishikawa, Japan.
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Sugitani K, Mimura K, Takeuchi M, Lepot K, Ito S, Javaux EJ. Early evolution of large micro-organisms with cytological complexity revealed by microanalyses of 3.4 Ga organic-walled microfossils. Geobiology 2015; 13:507-521. [PMID: 26073280 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The Strelley Pool Formation (SPF) is widely distributed in the East Pilbara Terrane (EPT) of the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, and represents a Paleoarchean shallow-water to subaerial environment. It was deposited ~3.4 billion years ago and displays well-documented carbonate stromatolites. Diverse putative microfossils (SPF microfossils) were recently reported from several localities in the East Strelley, Panorama, Warralong, and Goldsworthy greenstone belts. Thus, the SPF provides unparalleled opportunities to gain insights into a shallow-water to subaerial ecosystem on the early Earth. Our new micro- to nanoscale ultrastructural and microchemical studies of the SPF microfossils show that large (20-70 μm) lenticular organic-walled flanged microfossils retain their structural integrity, morphology, and chain-like arrangements after acid (HF-HCl) extraction (palynology). Scanning and transmitted electron microscopy of extracted microfossils revealed that the central lenticular body is either alveolar or hollow, and the wall is continuous with the surrounding smooth to reticulated discoidal flange. These features demonstrate the evolution of large micro-organisms able to form an acid-resistant recalcitrant envelope or cell wall with complex morphology and to form colonial chains in the Paleoarchean era. This study provides evidence of the evolution of very early and remarkable biological innovations, well before the presumed late emergence of complex cells.
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- K Sugitani
- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences, Université de Lille, CNRS UMR8187, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Geology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Sugitani K, Mimura K, Takeuchi M, Yamaguchi T, Suzuki K, Senda R, Asahara Y, Wallis S, Van Kranendonk MJ. A Paleoarchean coastal hydrothermal field inhabited by diverse microbial communities: the Strelley Pool Formation, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Geobiology 2015; 13:522-545. [PMID: 26189535 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
The 3.4-Ga Strelley Pool Formation (SPF) at the informally named 'Waterfall Locality' in the Goldsworthy greenstone belt of the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, provides deeper insights into ancient, shallow subaqueous to possibly subaerial ecosystems. Outcrops at this locality contain a thin (<3 m) unit of carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous cherts and silicified sandstones that were deposited in a shallow-water coastal environment, with hydrothermal activities, consistent with the previous studies. Carbonaceous, sulfide-rich massive black cherts with coniform structures up to 3 cm high are characterized by diverse rare earth elements (REE) signatures including enrichment of light [light rare earth elements (LREE)] or middle rare earth elements and by enrichment of heavy metals represented by Zn. The massive black cherts were likely deposited by mixing of hydrothermal and non-hydrothermal fluids. Coniform structures in the cherts are characterized by diffuse laminae composed of sulfide particles, suggesting that unlike stromatolites, they were formed dominantly through physico-chemical processes related to hydrothermal activity. The cherts yield microfossils identical to previously described carbonaceous films, small and large spheres, and lenticular microfossils. In addition, new morphological types such as clusters composed of large carbonaceous spheroids (20-40 μm across each) with fluffy or foam-like envelope are identified. Finely laminated carbonaceous cherts are devoid of heavy metals and characterized by the enrichment of LREE. This chert locally contains conical to domal structures characterized by truncation of laminae and trapping of detrital grains and is interpreted as siliceous stromatolite formed by very early or contemporaneous silicification of biomats with the contribution of silica-rich hydrothermal fluids. Biological affinities of described microfossils and microbes constructing siliceous stromatolites are under investigation. However, this study emphasizes how diverse the microbial community in Paleoarchean coastal hydrothermal environment was. We propose the diversity is at least partially due to the availability of various energy sources in this depositional environment including reducing chemicals and sunlight.
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- K Sugitani
- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan
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- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Australian Centre for Astrobiology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Hisano S, Koriyama Y, Ogai K, Sugitani K, Kato S. Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation as a Trigger of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-Induced Photoreceptor Cell Death. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2015; 854:379-84. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17121-0_50] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Koriyama Y, Hisano S, Ogai K, Sugitani K, Furukawa A, Kato S. Involvement of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced retinal degeneration in mice. J Pharmacol Sci 2015; 127:394-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2015.02.008] [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] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Revised: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Ogai K, Kuwana A, Hisano S, Nagashima M, Koriyama Y, Sugitani K, Mawatari K, Nakashima H, Kato S. Upregulation of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) during the early stage of optic nerve regeneration in zebrafish. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106010. [PMID: 25162623 PMCID: PMC4146584 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Fish retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) can regenerate their axons after optic nerve injury, whereas mammalian RGCs normally fail to do so. Interleukin 6 (IL-6)-type cytokines are involved in cell differentiation, proliferation, survival, and axon regrowth; thus, they may play a role in the regeneration of zebrafish RGCs after injury. In this study, we assessed the expression of IL-6-type cytokines and found that one of them, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), is upregulated in zebrafish RGCs at 3 days post-injury (dpi). We then demonstrated the activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), a downstream target of LIF, at 3–5 dpi. To determine the function of LIF, we performed a LIF knockdown experiment using LIF-specific antisense morpholino oligonucleotides (LIF MOs). LIF MOs, which were introduced into zebrafish RGCs via a severed optic nerve, reduced the expression of LIF and abrogated the activation of STAT3 in RGCs after injury. These results suggest that upregulated LIF drives Janus kinase (Jak)/STAT3 signaling in zebrafish RGCs after nerve injury. In addition, the LIF knockdown impaired axon sprouting in retinal explant culture invitro; reduced the expression of a regeneration-associated molecule, growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43); and delayed functional recovery after optic nerve injury invivo. In this study, we comprehensively demonstrate the beneficial role of LIF in optic nerve regeneration and functional recovery in adult zebrafish.
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- Kazuhiro Ogai
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
- Graduate School and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Koriyama Y, Sugitani K, Ogai K, Kato S. Heat shock protein 70 induction by valproic acid delays photoreceptor cell death by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea in mice. J Neurochem 2014; 130:707-19. [PMID: 24773621 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 04/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Retinal degenerative diseases (RDs) are a group of inherited diseases characterized by the loss of photoreceptor cells. Selective photoreceptor loss can be induced in mice by an intraperitoneal injection of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) and, because of its selectivity, this model is widely used to study the mechanism of RDs. Although it is known that calcium-calpain activation and lipid peroxidation are involved in the initiation of cell death, the precise mechanisms of this process remain unknown. Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been shown to function as a chaperone molecule to protect cells against environmental and physiological stresses. In this study, we investigated the role of HSP70 on photoreceptor cell death in mice. HSP70 induction by valproic acid, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, attenuated the photoreceptor cell death by MNU through inhibition of apoptotic caspase signals. Furthermore, HSP70 itself was rapidly and calpain-dependently cleaved after MNU treatment. Therefore, HSP70 induction by valproic acid was dually effective against MNU-induced photoreceptor cell loss as a result of its anti-apoptotic actions and its ability to prevent HSP70 degradation. These findings might help lead us to a better understanding of the pathogenic mechanism of RDs. Retinal degenerative diseases are characterized by the loss of photoreceptor cells. We proposed the following cascade for N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced photoreceptor cell death: MNU gives rise to cleavage of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70); HSP70 induction by valproic acid (VPA) is dually effective against MNU-induced photoreceptor cell loss because of its anti-apoptotic actions and its ability to prevent HSP70 degradation. We hope that the present study heralds a new era in developing therapeutic tools against retinal degenerative diseases.
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- Yoshiki Koriyama
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; Graduate School and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Japan
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Koriyama Y, Sugitani K, Ogai K, Kato S. Neuritogenic activity of trichostatin A in adult rat retinal ganglion cells through acetylation of histone H3 lysine 9 and RARβ induction. J Pharmacol Sci 2013; 124:112-6. [PMID: 24389816 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.13171sc] [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] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Like other CNS neurons, mature retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) cannot regenerate their axons after nerve injury due to loss of regenerative capacity. One of the reasons why they lose their capacity seems to be a dramatic shift in gene expression of RGCs under epigenetic modulation. In here, we found that levels of histone H3 lysine 9 acetylation decreased after birth in RGCs. This decrease showed good correlation with restriction of retinoic acid receptor β (RARβ) expression in RGCs after birth. Furthermore, we demonstrated that a histone deacetylase inhibitor, trichostatin A, induced axonal regeneration of adult rat RGCs through RARβ induction.
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- Yoshiki Koriyama
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Komori K, Mukai M, Ishitoko C, Sugitani K, Nakata Y, Tei G, Masu Y, Shioyama W, Awata N, Hori M. Relationship Between Hypertension and Proteinuria Associated with Bevacizumab : Retrospective Study on Cardiac Toxicity. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt459.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kato S, Matsukawa T, Koriyama Y, Sugitani K, Ogai K. A molecular mechanism of optic nerve regeneration in fish: the retinoid signaling pathway. Prog Retin Eye Res 2013; 37:13-30. [PMID: 23994437 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2013.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The fish optic nerve regeneration process takes more than 100 days after axotomy and comprises four stages: neurite sprouting (1-4 days), axonal elongation (5-30 days), synaptic refinement (35-80 days) and functional recovery (100-120 days). We screened genes specifically upregulated in each stage from axotomized fish retina. The mRNAs for heat shock protein 70 and insulin-like growth factor-1 rapidly increased in the retinal ganglion cells soon after axotomy and function as cell-survival factors. Purpurin mRNA rapidly and transiently increased in the photoreceptors and purpurin protein diffusely increased in all nuclear layers at 1-4 days after injury. The purpurin gene has an active retinol-binding site and a signal peptide. Purpurin with retinol functions as a sprouting factor for thin neurites. This neurite-sprouting effect was closely mimicked by retinoic acid and blocked by its inhibitor. We propose that purpurin works as a retinol transporter to supply retinoic acid to damaged RGCs which in turn activates target genes. We also searched for genes involved in the second stage of regeneration. The mRNA of retinoid-signaling molecules increased in retinal ganglion cells at 7-14 days after injury and tissue transglutaminase and neuronal nitric oxide synthase mRNAs, RA-target genes, increased in retinal ganglion cells at 10-30 days after injury. They function as factors for the outgrowth of thick, long neurites. Here we present a retinoid-signaling hypothesis to explain molecular events during the early stages of optic nerve regeneration in fish.
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- Satoru Kato
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.
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Koriyama Y, Takagi Y, Chiba K, Yamazaki M, Sugitani K, Arai K, Suzuki H, Kato S. Requirement of retinoic acid receptor β for genipin derivative-induced optic nerve regeneration in adult rat retina. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71252. [PMID: 23940731 PMCID: PMC3735487 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Like other CNS neurons, mature retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are unable to regenerate their axons after nerve injury due to a diminished intrinsic regenerative capacity. One of the reasons why they lose the capacity for axon regeneration seems to be associated with a dramatic shift in RGCs’ program of gene expression by epigenetic modulation. We recently reported that (1R)-isoPropyloxygenipin (IPRG001), a genipin derivative, has both neuroprotective and neurite outgrowth activities in murine RGC-5 retinal precursor cells. These effects were both mediated by nitric oxide (NO)/S-nitrosylation signaling. Neuritogenic activity was mediated by S-nitrosylation of histone deacetylase-2 (HDAC2), which subsequently induced retinoic acid receptor β (RARβ) expression via chromatin remodeling in vitro. RARβ plays important roles of neural growth and differentiation in development. However, the role of RARβ expression during adult rat optic nerve regeneration is not clear. In the present study, we extended this hypothesis to examine optic nerve regeneration by IPRG001 in adult rat RGCs in vivo. We found a correlation between RARβ expression and neurite outgrowth with age in the developing rat retina. Moreover, we found that IPRG001 significantly induced RARβ expression in adult rat RGCs through the S-nitrosylation of HDAC2 processing mechanism. Concomitant with RARβ expression, adult rat RGCs displayed a regenerative capacity for optic axons in vivo by IPRG001 treatment. These neuritogenic effects of IPRG001 were specifically suppressed by siRNA for RARβ. Thus, the dual neuroprotective and neuritogenic actions of genipin via S-nitrosylation might offer a powerful therapeutic tool for the treatment of RGC degenerative disorders.
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- Yoshiki Koriyama
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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Koriyama Y, Nakayama Y, Matsugo S, Sugitani K, Ogai K, Takadera T, Kato S. Anti-inflammatory effects of lipoic acid through inhibition of GSK-3β in lipopolysaccharide-induced BV-2 microglial cells. Neurosci Res 2013; 77:87-96. [PMID: 23892131 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Activated microglial cells play an important role in immune and inflammatory responses in CNS and play a role in neurodegenerative diseases. We examined the effects of lipoic acid (LA) on inflammatory responses of BV-2 microglial cells activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and explored the underlying mechanisms of action of LA. BV-2 cells treated with LPS showed an up-regulation of mRNA of the pro-inflammatory molecules, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). LA suppressed the expression of iNOS and furthermore, LPS-induced production of nitrite. Moreover, LA suppressed the nuclear translocation of RelA, a component of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) that contains transcriptional activator domain for LPS. The mechanisms of LA-mediated anti-inflammatory effects on microglia remain unknown, and we suggested an involvement of Akt/glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) phosphorylation. The results showed that inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase prevented LA-mediated suppression of LPS induction of RelA and expression of iNOS. Furthermore, these inflammatory actions were prevented by GSK-3β inhibitors. These data demonstrate a role for LA as a chemical modulator of inflammatory responses by microglia, and thus may be a therapeutic strategy for treating neurodegenerative diseases with an inflammatory component.
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- Yoshiki Koriyama
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan.
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Kamioka Y, Fujikawa C, Ogai K, Sugitani K, Watanabe S, Kato S, Wakasugi K. Functional characterization of fish neuroglobin: zebrafish neuroglobin is highly expressed in amacrine cells after optic nerve injury and can translocate into ZF4 cells. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013; 1834:1779-88. [PMID: 23481873 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2013.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2012] [Revised: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Neuroglobin (Ngb) is a recently discovered vertebrate heme protein that is expressed in the brain and can reversibly bind oxygen. Mammalian Ngb is involved in neuroprotection under conditions of oxidative stress, such as ischemia and reperfusion. We previously found that zebrafish Ngb can penetrate the mammalian cell membrane. In the present study, we investigated the functional characteristics of fish Ngb by using the zebrafish cell line ZF4 and zebrafish retina. We found that zebrafish Ngb translocates into ZF4 cells, but cannot protect ZF4 cells against cell death induced by hydrogen peroxide. Furthermore, we demonstrated that a chimeric ZHHH Ngb protein, in which module M1 of human Ngb is replaced by that of zebrafish, is a cell-membrane-penetrating protein that can protect ZF4 cells against hydrogen peroxide exposure. Moreover, we investigated the localization of Ngb mRNA and protein in zebrafish retina and found that Ngb mRNA is expressed in amacrine cells in the inner nuclear layer and is significantly increased in amacrine cells 3days after optic nerve injury. Immunohistochemical studies clarified that Ngb protein levels were increased in both amacrine cells and presynaptic regions in the inner plexiform layer after nerve injury. Taken together, we hypothesize that fish Ngb, whose expression is upregulated in amacrine cells after optic nerve injury, might be released from amacrine cells, translocate into neighboring ganglion cells, and function in the early stage of optic nerve regeneration. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Oxygen Binding and Sensing Proteins.
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- Yuki Kamioka
- Department of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Ogai K, Hisano S, Mawatari K, Sugitani K, Koriyama Y, Nakashima H, Kato S. Upregulation of anti-apoptotic factors in upper motor neurons after spinal cord injury in adult zebrafish. Neurochem Int 2012; 61:1202-11. [PMID: 22982298 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Revised: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Unlike mammals, fish motor function can recover within 6-8weeks after spinal cord injury (SCI). The motor function of zebrafish is regulated by dual control; the upper motor neurons of the brainstem and motor neurons of the spinal cord. In this study, we aimed to investigate the framework behind the regeneration of upper motor neurons in adult zebrafish after SCI. In particular, we investigated the cell survival of axotomized upper motor neurons and its molecular machinery in zebrafish brain. As representative nuclei of upper motor neurons, we retrogradely labeled neurons in the nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus (NMLF) and the intermediate reticular formation (IMRF) using a tracer injected into the lesion site of the spinal cord. Four to eight neurons in each thin sections of the area of NMLF and IMRF were successfully traced at least 1-15days after SCI. TUNEL staining and BrdU labeling assay revealed that there was no apoptosis or cell proliferation in the axotomized neurons of the brainstem at various time points after SCI. In contrast, axotomized neurons labeled with a neurotracer showed increased expression of anti-apoptotic factors, such as Bcl-2 and phospho-Akt (p-Akt), at 1-6days after SCI. Such a rapid increase of Bcl-2 and p-Akt protein levels after SCI was quantitatively confirmed by western blot analysis. These data strongly indicate that upper motor neurons in the NMLF and IMRF can survive and regrow their axons into the spinal cord through the rapid activation of anti-apoptotic molecules after SCI. The regrowing axons from upper motor neurons reached the lesion site at 10-15days and then crossed at 4-6weeks after SCI. These long-distance descending axons from originally axotomized neurons have a major role in restoration of motor function after SCI.
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- Kazuhiro Ogai
- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Sugitani K, Ogai K, Hitomi K, Nakamura-Yonehara K, Shintani T, Noda M, Koriyama Y, Tanii H, Matsukawa T, Kato S. A distinct effect of transient and sustained upregulation of cellular factor XIII in the goldfish retina and optic nerve on optic nerve regeneration. Neurochem Int 2012; 61:423-32. [PMID: 22709671 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Unlike in mammals, fish retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) have a capacity to repair their axons even after optic nerve transection. In our previous study, we isolated a tissue type transglutaminase (TG) from axotomized goldfish retina. The levels of retinal TG (TG(R)) mRNA increased in RGCs 1-6weeks after nerve injury to promote optic nerve regeneration both in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, we screened other types of TG using specific FITC-labeled substrate peptides to elucidate the implications for optic nerve regeneration. This screening showed that the activity of only cellular coagulation factor XIII (cFXIII) was increased in goldfish optic nerves just after nerve injury. We therefore cloned a full-length cDNA clone of FXIII A subunit (FXIII-A) and studied temporal changes of FXIII-A expression in goldfish optic nerve and retina during regeneration. FXIII-A mRNA was initially detected at the crush site of the optic nerve 1h after injury; it was further observed in the optic nerve and achieved sustained long-term expression (1-40days after nerve injury). The cells producing FXIII-A were astrocytes/microglial cells in the optic nerve. By contrast, the expression of FXIII-A mRNA and protein was upregulated in RGCs for a shorter time (3-10days after nerve injury). Overexpression of FXIII-A in RGCs achieved by lipofection induced significant neurite outgrowth from unprimed retina, but not from primed retina with pretreatment of nerve injury. Addition of extracts of optic nerves with injury induced significant neurite outgrowth from primed retina, but not from unprimed retina without pretreatment of nerve injury. The transient increase of cFXIII in RGCs promotes neurite sprouting from injured RGCs, whereas the sustained increase of cFXIII in optic nerves facilitates neurite elongation from regrowing axons.
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- Kayo Sugitani
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-0942, Japan.
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Nagaoka H, Takahashi T, Endo K, Sugitani K, Nakagami K, Kim Y, Yoshida Y, Ooki U, Horiguchi J, Takeyoshi I. 179 Biomarker (ER, PR, Her2 and Ki67) Testing On Core Needle Biopsy Specimens From Primary Breast Cancer – Their Usefulness and Limitations. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)70247-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Koriyama Y, Takagi Y, Chiba K, Yamazaki M, Arai K, Matsukawa T, Suzuki H, Sugitani K, Kagechika H, Kato S. Neuritogenic activity of a genipin derivative in retinal ganglion cells is mediated by retinoic acid receptor β expression through nitric oxide/S-nitrosylation signaling. J Neurochem 2011; 119:1232-42. [PMID: 21995424 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07533.x] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Genipin, a herbal iridoid, is known to have both neuroprotective and neuritogenic activity in neuronal cell lines. As it is structurally similar to tetrahydrobiopterin, its activity is believed to be nitric oxide (NO)-dependent. We previously proposed a novel neuroprotective activity of a genipin derivative, (1R)-isoPropyloxygenipin (IPRG001), whereby it reduces oxidative stress in RGC-5, a neuronal precursor cell line of retinal origin through protein S-nitrosylation. In the present study, we investigated another neuritogenic property of IPRG001 in RGC-5 cells and retinal explant culture where in we focused on the NO-cGMP-dependent and protein S-nitrosylation pathways. IPRG001 stimulated neurite outgrowth in RGC-5 cells and retinal explant culture through NO-dependent signaling, but not NO-dependent cGMP signaling. Neurite outgrowth with IPRG001 requires retinoic acid receptor β (RARβ) expression, which is suppressed by an RAR blocking agent and siRNA inhibition. Thereby, we hypothesized that RARβ expression is mediated by protein S-nitrosylation. S-nitrosylation of histone deacetylase 2 is a key mechanism in chromatin remodeling leading to transcriptional gene activation. We found a parallelism between S-nitrosylation of histone diacetylase 2 and the induction of RARβ expression with IPRG001 treatment. The both neuroprotective and neuritogenic activities of genipin could be a new target for the regeneration of retinal ganglion cells after glaucomatous conditions.
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- Yoshiki Koriyama
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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Kaneda M, Nagashima M, Mawatari K, Nunome T, Muramoto K, Sugitani K, Kato S. Growth-Associated Protein43 (GAP43) Is a Biochemical Marker for the Whole Period of Fish Optic Nerve Regeneration. Retinal Degenerative Diseases 2010; 664:97-104. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1399-9_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Nagashima M, Mawatari K, Tanaka M, Higashi T, Saito H, Muramoto KI, Matsukawa T, Koriyama Y, Sugitani K, Kato S. Purpurin is a key molecule for cell differentiation during the early development of zebrafish retina. Brain Res 2009; 1302:54-63. [PMID: 19748496 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2009] [Revised: 08/20/2009] [Accepted: 09/04/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Recently, we cloned purpurin cDNA as an upregulated gene in the axotomized fish retina. The retina-specific protein was secreted from photoreceptors to ganglion cell layer during an early stage of optic nerve regeneration in zebrafish retina. The purpurin worked as a trigger molecule for axonal regrowth in adult injured fish retina. During zebrafish development, purpurin mRNA first appeared in ventral retina at 2 days post-fertilization (dpf) and spread out to the outer nuclear layer at 3 dpf. Here, we investigated the role of purpurin for zebrafish retinal development using morpholino gene knockdown technique. Injection of purpurin morpholino into the 1-2 cell stage of embryos significantly inhibited the transcriptional and translational expression of purpurin at 3 dpf. In the purpurin morphant, the eyeball was significantly smaller and retinal lamination of nuclear and plexiform layers was not formed at 3 dpf. Retinal cells of purpurin morphants were still proliferative and undifferentiated at 3 dpf. The visual function of purpurin morphant estimated by optomotor response was also suppressed at 5 dpf. By contrast, the control morphants with random sequence morpholino showed retinal lamination with distinct layers and differentiated cells at 3 dpf. These results strongly suggest that purpurin is a key molecule for not only optic nerve regeneration in adult but also cell differentiation during early development in embryo.
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- Mikiko Nagashima
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Koriyama Y, Yasuda R, Homma K, Mawatari K, Nagashima M, Sugitani K, Matsukawa T, Kato S. Nitric oxide-cGMP signaling regulates axonal elongation during optic nerve regeneration in the goldfish in vitro and in vivo. J Neurochem 2009; 110:890-901. [PMID: 19457064 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06182.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) signaling results in both neurotoxic and neuroprotective effects in CNS and PNS neurons, respectively, after nerve lesioning. We investigated the role of NO signaling on optic nerve regeneration in the goldfish (Carassius auratus). NADPH diaphorase staining revealed that nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity was up-regulated primarily in the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) 5-40 days after axotomy. Levels of neuronal NOS (nNOS) mRNA and protein also increased in the RGCs alone during this period. This period (5-40 days) overlapped with the process of axonal elongation during regeneration of the goldfish optic nerve. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of NO signaling molecules upon neurite outgrowth from adult goldfish axotomized RGCs in culture. NO donors and dibutyryl cGMP increased neurite outgrowth dose-dependently. In contrast, a nNOS inhibitor and small interfering RNA, specific for the nNOS gene, suppressed neurite outgrowth from the injured RGCs. Intra-ocular dibutyryl cGMP promoted the axonal regeneration from injured RGCs in vivo. None of these molecules had an effect on cell death/survival in this culture system. This is the first report showing that NO-cGMP signaling pathway through nNOS activation is involved in neuroregeneration in fish CNS neurons after nerve lesioning.
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- Yoshiki Koriyama
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology and Division of Laboratory Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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Kaneda M, Nagashima M, Nunome T, Muramatsu T, Yamada Y, Kubo M, Muramoto K, Matsukawa T, Koriyama Y, Sugitani K, Vachkov IH, Mawatari K, Kato S. Changes of phospho-growth-associated protein 43 (phospho-GAP43) in the zebrafish retina after optic nerve injury: a long-term observation. Neurosci Res 2008; 61:281-8. [PMID: 18485507 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2008.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Revised: 03/19/2008] [Accepted: 03/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The major model animal of optic nerve regeneration in fish is goldfish. A closely related zebrafish is the most popular model system for genetic and developmental studies of vertebrate central nervous system. A few challenging works of optic nerve regeneration have been done with zebrafish. However, knowledge concerning the long term of optic nerve regeneration apparently lacks in zebrafish. In the present study, therefore, we followed changes of zebrafish behavior and phosphorylated form of growth-associated protein 43 (phospho-GAP43) expression in the zebrafish retina over 100 days after optic nerve transection. Optomotor response was fast recovered by 20-25 days after axotomy whereas chasing behavior (a schooling behavior) was slowly recovered by 80-100 days after axotomy. The temporal pattern of phospho-GAP43 expression showed a biphasic increase, a short-peak (12 folds) at 1-2 weeks and a long-plateau (4 folds) at 1-2 months after axotomy. The recovery of optomotor response well correlated with projection of growing axons to the tectum, whereas the recovery of chasing behavior well correlated with synaptic refinement of retinotectal topography. The present data strongly suggest that phospho-GAP43 plays an active role in both the early and late stages of optic nerve regeneration in fish.
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- Manabu Kaneda
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan
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Chen W, Zhu X, Nemoto T, Kitamura KI, Sugitani K, Wei D. Unconstrained monitoring of long-term heart and breath rates during sleep. Physiol Meas 2008; 29:N1-10. [DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/29/2/n01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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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Sugitani K, Matsukawa T, Maeda A, Kato S. Upregulation of transglutaminase in the goldfish retina during optic nerve regeneration. Adv Exp Med Biol 2007; 572:525-30. [PMID: 17249619 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-32442-9_73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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To elucidate the molecular involvement of transglutaminase (TG) in central nervous system (CNS) regeneration, we cloned a full-length cDNA for neural TG (TG(N)) from axotomized goldfish retinas and produced a recombinant TG(N) protein from this cDNA. The levels of TG(N) mRNA and protein were increased at 10-30 days after optic nerve transection, and this increase in TG(N) was only localized in the ganglion cells in goldfish retinas. In retinal explant cultures, the recombinant TG(N) protein induced a drastic enhancement of neurite outgrowth, while TG(N)-specific RNAi significantly suppressed this neurite outgrowth. Taken together, these data strongly indicate that TG(N) is a key regulatory molecule for CNS regeneration.
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- Kayo Sugitani
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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Koriyama Y, Homma K, Sugitani K, Higuchi Y, Matsukawa T, Murayama D, Kato S. Upregulation of IGF-I in the goldfish retinal ganglion cells during the early stage of optic nerve regeneration. Neurochem Int 2007; 50:749-56. [PMID: 17363112 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2007.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2006] [Revised: 01/19/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Goldfish retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) can regrow their axons after optic nerve injury. However, the reason why goldfish RGCs can regenerate after nerve injury is largely unknown at the molecular level. To investigate regenerative properties of goldfish RGCs, we divided the RGC regeneration process into two components: (1) RGC survival, and (2) axonal elongation processes. To characterize the RGC survival signaling pathway after optic nerve injury, we investigated cell survival/death signals such as Bcl-2 family members in the goldfish retina. Amounts of phospho-Akt (p-Akt) and phospho-Bad (p-Bad) in the goldfish retina rapidly increased four- to five-fold at the protein level by 3-5 days after nerve injury. Subsequently, Bcl-2 levels increased 1.7-fold, accompanied by a slight reduction in caspase-3 activity 10-20 days after injury. Furthermore, level of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), which activates the phosphatidyl inositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt system, increased 2-3 days earlier than that of p-Akt in the goldfish retina. The cellular localization of these molecular changes was limited to RGCs. IGF-I treatment significantly induced phosphorylation of Akt, and strikingly induced neurite outgrowth in the goldfish retina in vitro. On the contrary, addition of the PI3K inhibitor wortmannin, and IGF-I antibody inhibited Akt phosphorylation and neurite outgrowth in an explant culture. Thus, we demonstrated, for the first time, the signal cascade for early upregulation of IGF-I, leading to RGC survival and axonal regeneration in adult goldfish retinas through PI3K/Akt system after optic nerve injury. The present data strongly indicate that IGF-I is one of the most important molecules for controlling regeneration of RGCs after optic nerve injury.
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- Yoshiki Koriyama
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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Sugitani K, Matsukawa T, Koriyama Y, Shintani T, Nakamura T, Noda M, Kato S. Upregulation of retinal transglutaminase during the axonal elongation stage of goldfish optic nerve regeneration. Neuroscience 2006; 142:1081-92. [PMID: 16997488 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2006] [Revised: 07/21/2006] [Accepted: 07/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fish CNS neurons can repair their axons following nerve injury, whereas mammalian CNS neurons cannot regenerate, and become apoptotic within 1-2 weeks after the nerve lesion. One explanation for these differences is that one, or several molecules are upregulated in fish CNS neurons during nerve regeneration, and this same molecule is downregulated in mammalian CNS neurons before the development of apoptosis caused by nerve injury. A molecule satisfying these criteria might successfully rescue and repair the mammalian CNS neurons. In this study, we looked for such a candidate molecule from goldfish retinas. Transglutaminase derived from goldfish retina (TG(R)) was characterized as a regenerating molecule after optic nerve injury. A full-length cDNA for TG(R) was isolated from the goldfish retinal cDNA library prepared from axotomized retinas. Levels of TG(R) mRNA and protein increased only in the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) between 10 and 40 days after optic nerve transection. Recombinant TG(R) protein enhanced neurite outgrowth from adult fish RGCs in culture. Specific interference RNA and antibodies for TG(R) inhibited neurite outgrowth both in vitro and in vivo. In contrast, the level of TG(R) protein decreased in rat RGCs within 1-3 days after nerve injury. Furthermore, the addition of recombinant TG(R) to retinal cultures induced striking neurite outgrowth from adult rat RGCs. These molecular and cellular data strongly suggest that TG(R) promotes axonal elongation at the surface of injured RGCs after optic nerve injury.
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- K Sugitani
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-8640, Japan
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Matsukawa T, Sugitani K, Mawatari K, Koriyama Y, Liu Z, Tanaka M, Kato S. Role of purpurin as a retinol-binding protein in goldfish retina during the early stage of optic nerve regeneration: its priming action on neurite outgrowth. J Neurosci 2005; 24:8346-53. [PMID: 15385617 PMCID: PMC6729683 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1809-04.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Unlike mammals, the fish optic nerve can regenerate after injury. So far, many growth or trophic factors have been shown as an axon-regenerating molecule. However, it is totally unknown what substance regulates or triggers the activity of these factors on axonal elongation. Therefore, we constructed a goldfish retina cDNA library prepared from the retina treated with optic nerve transection 5 d previously, when it was just before regrowing optic axons after injury. A cDNA clone for goldfish purpurin for which expression was upregulated during the early stage of optic nerve regeneration was isolated from the retina cDNA library. Purpurin was discovered as a secretory retinol-binding protein in developing chicken retinas. Levels of purpurin mRNA and protein transiently increased and rapidly decreased 2-5 d and 10 d after axotomy, respectively. Purpurin mRNA was localized to the photoreceptor cells, whereas the protein was diffusely found in all of the retinal layers. A recombinant purpurin alone did not affect any change of neurite outgrowth in explant culture of the control retina, whereas a concomitant addition of the recombinant purpurin and retinol first induced a drastic enhancement of neurite outgrowth. Furthermore, the action of retinol-bound purpurin was effective only in the control (untreated) retinas but not in those primed (treated) with a previous optic nerve transection. Thus, purpurin with retinol is the first candidate molecule of priming neurite outgrowth in the early stage of optic nerve regeneration in fish.
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- Toru Matsukawa
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan
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Kato S, Nakagawa T, Ohkawa M, Muramoto K, Oyama O, Watanabe A, Nakashima H, Nemoto T, Sugitani K. A computer image processing system for quantification of zebrafish behavior. J Neurosci Methods 2004; 134:1-7. [PMID: 15102498 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2003.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2003] [Revised: 09/26/2003] [Accepted: 09/29/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The tropical zebrafish (Danio rerio) has frequently been used for investigating developmental biology. Here, we developed a computer image processing system for quantifying zebrafish behavior. We could acquire an image of zebrafish freely moving in an aquarium using a CCD camera through a graphic I/O board. To acquire the image of moving zebrafish in real time, we required high spatial (256 x 256 pixels) and temporal (10 frames/s) resolution. Such a high speed of data analysis was accomplished using a skipping search method. By using a small aquarium, trackings of newborn zebrafish could be traced. The velocity of adult zebrafish (7.2 cm/s) was far faster than that of newborn zebrafish (1.8 cm/s). Furthermore, by separation of occluded images of two fish, we could acquire images of the two zebrafish. They behaved as in a school in which one fish chased the other. The chasing was defined by the distance, angle and approach of the two fishes. The chasing ratio of pairs of zebrafish was 37%, whereas those of pairs of different fish were significantly reduced to less than 20%. The present image processing system is a very useful tool for quantitatively scoring the schooling behavior of multiple fish.
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- Satoru Kato
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan.
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Sugitani K, Shime N, Hayashi K, Kakihara K, Ukimura O, Tanaka Y. Autonomic hyperreflexia during intravesical administration of resiniferatoxin. Anaesth Intensive Care 2003; 31:231-2. [PMID: 12712792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Nakagami K, Takahashi T, Sugitani K, Sasaki T, Yokomori T, Iesato H, Ohya T, Ohwada S, Morishita Y. [Lymph node and peritoneum metastases of bile duct cancer responding to chronochemotherapy--a case report]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2000; 27:1429-31. [PMID: 10969601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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A 68-year-old man underwent curative pancreaticoduodenectomy for bile duct cancer. The histological diagnosis was well differentiated, invasive type tubular adenocarcinoma, which was 2 x 2 cm in size and had invaded to the adventitia. Lymph node metastasis was not present. The postoperative course was uneventful, but lymph node and peritoneum metastases were detected 18 months after surgery. Chronochemotherapy of 5-FU (500 mg/body), leucovorin (21 mg/body), mitomycin C (2 mg/body) and cisplatin (80 mg/body) was performed without significant side effects. One course of chronochemotherapy was effective for lymph node and peritoneum metastases. The patient died of peritonitis carcinomatosa 10 months after recurrence.
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- K Nakagami
- Dept. of Surgery, Ogawa Red Cross Hospital
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Devadas M, Sugawara K, Shimada Y, Sugitani K, Liu ZW, Matsukawa T, Kato S. Slow recovery of goldfish retinal ganglion cells' soma size during regeneration. Neurosci Res 2000; 37:289-97. [PMID: 10958977 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-0102(00)00131-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The goldfish optic nerve regenerates after sectioning. Recently both short-term (30 days) and long-term (4 months) recovery of various goldfish behaviors were observed after optic nerve section. Using intracellular injection of Lucifer Yellow (LY) the morphology of regenerating ganglion cells in goldfish retina after optic nerve section over a 4 month period have been investigated. In normal retinas, most cells (96-98%) were 7-10 microm in soma diameter which increased with increasing distance from the optic disc. Only two or three short, thin processes could be traced with LY. The remaining cells (2-4%) were 13-16 microm in soma diameter and all of the long dendritic trees could be traced with LY. The most conspicuous morphological change observed was cellular hypertrophy, which occurred for 20-90 days after axotomy. Neuronal processes were also hypertrophic in this period. The percentage increase in hypertrophy of the central ganglion cells tended to be slightly higher compared to cells from other regions. These morphological changes peaked at 60 days after axotomy and fully disappeared by 120 days after axotomy. The slow recovery of ganglion cells' soma size may reflect the slow return to the normal number of optic axon terminals in the tectum during regeneration.
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- M Devadas
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Kanazawa, Japan
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Gunn rats have a congenital deficiency of bilirubin-uridine diphosphate glucuronyltransferase (B-UDP-GT) activity and are unable to glucuronidate bilirubin in the bile, resulting in unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. Other than the liver, several organs, including small bowel and kidneys, are known to have B-UDP-GT activity in normal rats. We performed total- or partial-small-bowel transplantation as well as kidney transplantation for Gunn rats in congenic combination and compared the effects of these procedures. Serum total bilirubin (TBil) levels significantly decreased from 7.84 +/- 0.24 mg/dl to 2.19 +/- 0.43 mg/dl 2 weeks after total-small-bowel transplantation (n = 12). Correlation of hyperbilirubinemia was roughly proportional to the length of the transplanted small bowel. There were no difference in metabolic correction between jejunal and ileal transplantation. Serum TBil levels significantly decreased from 7.83 +/- 0.21 mg/dl to 2.24 +/- 0.98 mg/dl 2 weeks after kidney transplantation (n = 5). In conclusion, small-bowel and kidney transplantation were effective in correcting metabolic abnormality in Gunn rats for the period of 4-6 months. Estimated total B-UDP-GT activity supplemented by small-bowel or kidney transplantation was about 1/5-1/4 of the minimal requirement for the complete normalization of serum total bilirubin levels.
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- N Kokudo
- Department of Surgery, Meikai University, Saitama, Japan
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Nakagami K, Takahashi T, Sugitani K, Sasaki T, Ohwada S, Morishita Y. Uterine cervix metastasis from rectal carcinoma: a case report and a review of the literature. Jpn J Clin Oncol 1999; 29:640-2. [PMID: 10721949 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/29.12.640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A 59-year-old woman underwent a radical hysterectomy for a metastatic uterine cervix tumor caused by rectal carcinoma, which had been previously resected. Metastatic carcinoma from the large bowel to the uterus is rare. A total of 48 patients (including nine Japanese patients) with metastasis from the large bowel to the uterus were reviewed. The metastatic site of the uterus was the cervix in 27 cases and the corpus in 18. The interval between primary carcinoma and the secondary diagnosis was 17 months. The mean survival after the diagnosis of the secondary deposit was 11 months. Our patient died of lymph node, lung, local and bone metastases 7 months after the diagnosis of the secondary deposit.
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- K Nakagami
- Department of Surgery, Ogawa Red Cross Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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In order to avoid the use of experimental animals, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was applied to differentiate Clostridium perfringens into five toxin types. Twenty-two out of 23 strains tested produced the toxin(s) corresponding to the toxin gene(s) identified by PCR, and vice versa. Consequently, the gene typing was consistent with conventional typing by animal tests. Twenty-five strains were identified as types different from original ones by the PCR method as well as a toxin neutralization test. These findings suggest that the PCR method, which is easy and timesaving, is applicable to identify the toxin types of C. perfringens as an alternative to animal tests, and that beta-, epsilon- and iota-toxin genes might be lost by long-term preservation. The reasons why the strains lost the genes are discussed.
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- T Yamagishi
- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno, Ishikawa, Japan
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Mawatari K, Yasui Y, Sugitani K, Takadera T, Kato S. Reactive oxygen species involved in the glutamate toxicity of C6 glioma cells via xc antiporter system. Neuroscience 1996; 73:201-8. [PMID: 8783242 DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00025-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 02/02/2023]
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We recently demonstrated that continuous L-glutamate exposure led to cell death in C6 glioma cells over a period of 24-36 h, due to inhibition of cystine uptake through the cystine/glutamate (XC) antiporter. The antioxidant vitamin E provided protection against this effect, supporting the hypothesis that depletion of glutathione might be responsible, resulting from insufficient cystine uptake. To clarify the content of oxidative stress after glutathione depletion, the present study was done to investigate accumulation and target molecules of reactive oxygen species induced by glutamate treatment. The accumulation of reactive oxygen species was increased three-fold as compared to a control culture. Membrane oxidation, as judged by lipid peroxidation, was increased two-fold after glutamate treatment. Cellular ATP content was significantly reduced by glutamate exposure. For the two cytosolic enzymes examined, activity of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase was slightly enhanced by glutamate treatment, while activity of glutamine synthetase was not changed. Impairment of nuclear DNA after glutamate exposure was also revealed by nuclear chromatin condensation with DNA fragmentation. Thus, the multiple targets (membrane, cytoplasm and nuclei) of oxygen radicals in glutamate toxicity through the xc antiporter system were evaluated for the first time. Furthermore, prevention from cell death and from cellular toxicity induced by oxygen radicals could be seen using three specific oxygen radical scavengers, catalase, 3,3,5,5-tetramethyl-pyrroline N-oxide and alpha-phenyl-N-t-butylnitrone, without restoring the glutathione deficit. This indicates that radical scavengers did not interact with the xc antiporter system, but directly scavenged the oxygen radicals. Taken together, the data strongly suggest that O2-, H2O2 and OH accumulate in response to oxidative stress after glutathione depletion, resulting in glutamate cell death of C6 glioma cells.
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- K Mawatari
- Department of Laboratory Sciences, University of Kanazawa Faculty of Medicine, Japan
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Takahashi S, Nozawa M, Sugitani K, Ishida K. Effect of small bowel transplantation in the congenitally enzyme-deficient Gunn rat. Transplant Proc 1994; 26:1675-8. [PMID: 8030084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- S Takahashi
- Department of Surgery, Meikai University, Sakado, Japan
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Sugitani K, Nozawa M, Takahashi S, Ishida K. Partial small bowel transplant to supplement the enzyme for hyperbilirubinemia in Gunn rats. Transplant Proc 1994; 26:1679-80. [PMID: 8030085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- K Sugitani
- Department of Surgery, Meikai University, Sakado, Japan
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Hayashi A, Ishida H, Kamagata S, Ueno S, Sugitani K, Murakoshi T, Katsumata K. [Late complications of Hirschsprung's disease and anorectal manometry]. Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 1985; 86:1290-2. [PMID: 4088256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In 84 patients treated with Soave-Denda method, informations of their bowel habits were obtained through a questionnaire. These patients were classified into 4 groups (A; less than 3 years, B; 3 to 6 years, C; 7 to 9 years and D; more than 10 years after the operation) and analyzed by comparing their bowel habits with those of normal children in corresponding age group. Some late complications were demonstrated although 80% of patients followed for more than 10 years had a normal bowel habit. Frequent incontinence (more than once a week) was found in 18.2% of group B and 5% of group C. No patients has incontinence in group D. Frequent soiling (more than once a week) was demonstrated in 58.8% of group B, 30% of group C and 23.1% of group D although the incidence of frequent soiling ranged from 0.5 to 2.1% in normal children of these age group. Manometry to detect a rectonal reflex was useful to evaluate anorectal function because patients who showed normal reflex had excellent bowel habits without incontinence. These unexpected high incidence of late complications indicate that postoperative training of defecation is extremely important to give normal bowel habit to the patients with Hirschsprung's disease.
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