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Sourander A, Ishikawa S, Ståhlberg T, Kishida K, Mori Y, Matsubara K, Zhang X, Hida N, Korpilahti-Leino T, Ristkari T, Torii S, Gilbert S, Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki S, Savolainen H, Närhi V. Cultural adaptation, content, and protocol of a feasibility study of school-based "Let's learn about emotions" intervention for Finnish primary school children. Front Psychiatry 2024; 14:1334282. [PMID: 38274431 PMCID: PMC10810134 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1334282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Introduction Emotional awareness and emotion regulation are crucial for cognitive and socio-emotional development in children. School-based interventions on socio-emotional skills have the potential to prevent these problems and promote well-being of children. The Japanese school-based program, Universal Unified Prevention Program for Diverse Disorders (Up2-D2), has shown preventive effects on mental health of children in Japan. The aims of this protocol paper are to describe the unique process of adapting the Up2-D2 from Eastern to Western context, and to present a feasibility study of the intervention, conducted in Finland. Methods The cultural adaptation process started with the linguistic translation of materials, followed by the modification of language to fit the Finnish context. While the Japanese ideology was saved, some content was adapted to fit Finnish school children. Further modifications were made based on feedback from pupils and teachers. The Finnish version of the program was named "Let's learn about emotions" and consisted of 12 sessions and targeted 8- to 12-year-old pupils. A teacher education plan was established to assist Finnish teachers with the intervention, including a workshop, teachers' manual, brief introductory videos, and online support sessions. A feasibility study involving 512 4th graders in the City of Hyvinkää, South of Finland, was conducted. It assessed emotional and behavioral problems, classroom climate, bullying, loneliness, perception of school environment, knowledge of emotional awareness, and program acceptability. Discussion The originality of this study underlies in the East-West adaptation of a cognitive behavioral therapy-based program. If promising feasibility findings are replicated in Finland, it could pave the way for further research on implementing such programs in diverse contexts and cultures, promoting coping skills, awareness, social skills and early prevention of child mental health problems. Ethics The ethical board of the University of Turku gave ethics approval for this research. The educational board of the City of Hyvinkää accepted this study.
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- A. Sourander
- Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- INVEST Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department for Child Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Faculty of Psychology, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- INVEST Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department for Adolescent Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- School of Humanities, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- INVEST Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Organization for Research Initiatives and Development, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- INVEST Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Center for Wing of Empirically Supported Treatments, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- INVEST Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- INVEST Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- INVEST Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- INVEST Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- INVEST Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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Morimura Y, Tanaka S, Matsubara K, Tanaka S, Kanou T, Yamada Y, Yutaka Y, Ohsumi A, Nakajima D, Hamaji M, Shintani Y, Sugimoto S, Toyooka S, Date H. Indication and Long-Term Outcome of Pediatric Lung Transplantation in Japan; A Multicenter, Retrospective Study. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.094] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Matsubara K, Miyoshi K, Takeshi K, Kawana S, Kubo Y, Shimizu D, Hashimoto K, Tanaka S, Okazaki M, Sugimoto S, Toyooka S. A Novel Strategy In Vivo Lung Recovery for Prompt Recovery from Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.888] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Choshi H, Miyoshi K, Ujike H, Kawana S, Kubo Y, Shimizu D, Matsubara K, Hashimoto K, Tanaka S, Shien K, Suzawa K, Yamamoto H, Okazaki M, Sugimoto S, Toyooka S. Successful Lung Re-Transplantation with Perioperative Desensitization for Sensitized Recipient with Donor Specific DQ Antibody. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1279] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Kubo Y, Sugimoto S, Choshi H, Ujike H, Kawana S, Shimizu D, Matsubara K, Hashimoto K, Tanaka S, Shien K, Suzawa K, Miyoshi K, Yamamoto H, Okazaki M, Toyooka S. Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein Ameliorates Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in a Mouse. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1562] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Ujike H, Tanaka S, Choshi H, Kawana S, Kubo Y, Shimizu D, Matsubara K, Hashimoto K, Shien K, Suzawa K, Miyoshi K, Yamamoto H, Okazaki M, Sugimoto S, Toyooka S. Bilateral Lung Transplantation from Living Donors in a 67-Year-Old Patient. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.904] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Tomioka Y, Sugimoto S, Kawana S, Kubo Y, Shimizu D, Matsubara K, Tanaka S, Miyoshi K, Okazaki M, Toyooka S. Identification of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Renal Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation Using Ethnic-Specific SNP Array. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Kubo Y, Sugimoto S, Shiotani T, Kawana S, Shimizu D, Matsubara K, Hashimoto K, Tanaka S, Shien K, Suzawa K, Miyoshi K, Yamamoto H, Okazaki M, Toyooka S. The Percentage of Low Attenuation Area on Computed Tomography to Detect Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction After Bilateral Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Shimizu D, Okazaki M, Sugimoto S, Kinoshita R, Kawana S, Kubo Y, Matsubara K, Nakata K, Matsukawa A, Sakaguchi M, Toyooka S. Inhibiting S100A8/A9 Attenuates Airway Obstruction in a Mouse Heterotopic Tracheal Transplantation Model. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.191] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Nagai N, Shindo N, Wada A, Izu H, Fujii T, Matsubara K, Wada Y, Sakane N. Effects of Rice Wine Lees on Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Physically Active Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. J Prev Alzheimers Dis 2021; 7:95-103. [PMID: 32236398 DOI: 10.14283/jpad.2019.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rice wine lees (RWL), a Japanese traditional fermented product, is a rich source of one-carbon metabolism-related nutrients, which may have beneficial effects on cognitive function. OBJECTIVES We aimed to examine the effect of the RWL on cognitive function in community-dwelling physically active older adults. DESIGN Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study (clinical trial number: UMIN 000027158). SETTING Community-based intervention including assessments conducted at the University of Hyogo and a public liberal arts school in Himeji City, Japan. PARTICIPANTS A total of 35 community-dwelling older adults (68-80 years) who performed mild exercise before and during the trial were assigned to either the RWL (n=17) or the placebo group (n=18). INTERVENTION Daily consumption of 50 g RWL powder, which contained one-carbon metabolism-related nutrients, or the placebo powder (made from soy protein and dextrin) for 12 weeks. Both supplements included equivalent amounts of energy and protein. MEASUREMENTS Montreal Cognitive Assessment, computerized cognitive function test, and measurements of serum predictive biomarkers (transthyretin, apolipoprotein A1, and complement C3) were conducted at baseline and follow-up. RESULTS Visual selective attention and serum transthyretin significantly improved in the RWL group, whereas there was no significant change in the placebo group. No significant group difference was observed in the remaining cognitive performance tests. CONCLUSIONS RWL supplements seem to have a few effects on cognitive function in community-dwelling physically active older adults. However, the impact was limited; therefore, further studies with sufficient sample size are warranted to elucidate this issue.
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- N Nagai
- Narumi Nagai, Department of Food and Nutritional Science, School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo, 1-1-12 Shinzaike-honcho, Himeji, Hyogo, 670-0092 Japan, , Tel.: +81792921515, Fax.: +81792935710
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Otani S, Tomioka Y, Matsubara K, Shimizu D, Yamamoto H, Shiotani T, Suzawa K, Miyoshi K, Yamamoto H, Okazaki M, Sugimoto S, Yamane M, Toyooka S. Pediatric Lung Transplantation−Intermediate Outcomes of a Japanese Center. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Matsubara K, Otani S, Shimizu D, Tomioka Y, Shiotani T, Yamamoto H, Miyoshi K, Okazaki M, Sugimoto S, Yamane M, Toyooka S. Risk Assessment of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Phenotypes after Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation According to the 2019 ISHLT Classification System. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Yamamoto H, Sugimoto S, Suzuki E, Tomioka Y, Shiotani T, Shimizu D, Matsubara K, Miyoshi K, Otani S, Okazaki M, Yamane M, Toyooka S. Combination of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Glasgow Prognostic Score Improves Prognostic Accuracy in Lung Transplantation: Validation of 9 Preoperative Prognostic Scoring Methods. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Shiotani T, Sugimoto S, Yamamoto H, Matsubara K, Shimizu D, Nakata K, Tomioka Y, Miyoshi K, Otani S, Okazaki M, Yamane M, Toyooka S. Plasma Levels of Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein are Associated with the Development of Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Tomioka Y, Sugimoto S, Matsubara K, Shimizu D, Yamamoto H, Shiotani T, Miyoshi K, Ohtani S, Okazaki M, Yamane M, Toyooka S. The UNCX Polymorphism is Associated with the Development of Renal Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Yoshida T, Miyado M, Mikami M, Suzuki E, Kinjo K, Matsubara K, Ogata T, Akutsu H, Kagami M, Fukami M. Aneuploid rescue precedes X-chromosome inactivation and increases the incidence of its skewness by reducing the size of the embryonic progenitor cell pool. Hum Reprod 2020; 34:1762-1769. [PMID: 31398259 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dez117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
STUDY QUESTION Do monosomy rescue (MR) and trisomy rescue (TR) in preimplantation human embryos affect other developmental processes, such as X-chromosome inactivation (XCI)? SUMMARY ANSWER Aneuploid rescue precedes XCI and increases the incidence of XCI skewness by reducing the size of the embryonic progenitor cell pools. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY More than half of preimplantation human embryos harbor aneuploid cells, some of which can be spontaneously corrected through MR or TR. XCI in females is an indispensable process, which is predicted to start at the early-blastocyst phase. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION We examined the frequency of XCI skewness in young females who carried full uniparental disomy (UPD) resulting from MR or TR/gamete complementation (GC). The results were statistically analyzed using a theoretical model in which XCI involves various numbers of embryonic progenitor cells. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS We studied 39 children and young adults ascertained by imprinting disorders. XCI ratios were determined by DNA methylation analysis of a polymorphic locus in the androgen receptor gene. We used Bayesian approach to assess the probability of the occurrence of extreme XCI skewness in the MR and TR/GC groups using a theoretical model of 1-12 cell pools. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE A total of 12 of 39 individuals (31%) showed skewed XCI. Extreme skewness was observed in 3 of 15 MR cases (20%) and 1 of 24 TR/GC cases (4.2%). Statistical analysis indicated that XCI in the MR group was likely to have occurred when the blastocyst contained three or four euploid embryonic progenitor cells. The estimated size of the embryonic progenitor cell pools was approximately one-third or one-fourth of the predicted size of normal embryos. The TR/GC group likely had a larger pool size at the onset of XCI, although the results remained inconclusive. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION This is an observational study and needs to be validated by experimental analyses. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS This study provides evidence that the onset of XCI is determined by an intrinsic clock, irrespectively of the number of embryonic progenitor cells. Our findings can also be applied to individuals without UPD or imprinting disorders. This study provides a clue to understand chromosomal and cellular dynamics in the first few days of human development, their effects on XCI skewing and the possible implications for the expression of X-linked diseases in females. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This study was supported by the Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (17H06428) and for Scientific Research (B) (17H03616) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and grants from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) (18ek0109266h0002 and 18ek0109278h0002), National Center for Child Health and Development and Takeda Science Foundation. The authors declare no conflict of interest. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Not applicable.
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- T Yoshida
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 157-8535 Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Advanced Pediatric Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 157-8535 Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 157-8535 Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Data Management, Center for Clinical Research, National Center for Child Health and Development, 157-8535 Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 157-8535 Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 157-8535 Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 157-8535 Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 431-3125 Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 157-8535 Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 157-8535 Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 157-8535 Tokyo, Japan
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Karim MKA, Rahim NA, Matsubara K, Hashim S, Mhareb MHA, Musa Y. The effectiveness of bismuth breast shielding with protocol optimization in CT Thorax examination. J Xray Sci Technol 2019; 27:139-147. [PMID: 30584178 DOI: 10.3233/xst-180397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Numerous techniques had been proposed to reduce radiation exposure in computed tomography (CT) including the use of radiation shielding. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate efficacy of using a bismuth breast shield and optimized scanning parameter to reduce breast absorbed doses from CT thorax examination. METHODS Five protocols comprising the standard CT thorax clinical protocol (CP1) and four modified protocols (CP2 to CP5) were applied in anthropomorphic phantom scans. The phantom was configured as a female by placing a breast component on the chest. The breast component was divided into four quadrants, where 2 thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLD-100) were inserted into each quadrant to measure the absorbed dose. The bismuth shield was placed over the breast component during CP4 and CP5 scans. RESULTS The pattern of absorbed doses in each breast and quadrant were approximately the same for all protocols, where the 4th quadrant > 3rd quadrant > 2nd quadrant > 1st quadrant. The mean absorbed dose value in CP3 was reduced to almost 34% of CP1's mean absorbed dose. It was reduced even lower to 15% of CP1's mean absorbed dose when the breast shield was used in CP5. CONCLUSION This study showed that CT radiation exposure on the breast could be reduced by using a bismuth shield and low tube potential protocol without compromising the image quality.
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- M K A Karim
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Radiology, National Cancer Institute, Precint 7, 62250 Putrajaya, Malaysia
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- Department of Quantum Medical Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor Baru, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdurrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, City Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor Baru, Malaysia
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Sekiguchi H, Kuramochi M, Ikezaki K, Okamura Y, Yoshimura K, Matsubara K, Chang JW, Ohta N, Kubo T, Mio K, Suzuki Y, Chavas LMG, Sasaki YC. Diffracted X-ray Blinking Tracks Single Protein Motions. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17090. [PMID: 30504916 PMCID: PMC6269541 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35468-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Single molecule dynamics studies have begun to use quantum probes. Single particle analysis using cryo-transmission electron microscopy has dramatically improved the resolution when studying protein structures and is shifting towards molecular motion observations. X-ray free-electron lasers are also being explored as routes for determining single molecule structures of biological entities. Here, we propose a new X-ray single molecule technology that allows observation of molecular internal motion over long time scales, ranging from milliseconds up to 103 seconds. Our method uses both low-dose monochromatic X-rays and nanocrystal labelling technology. During monochromatic X-ray diffraction experiments, the intensity of X-ray diffraction from moving single nanocrystals appears to blink because of Brownian motion in aqueous solutions. X-ray diffraction spots from moving nanocrystals were observed to cycle in and out of the Bragg condition. Consequently, the internal motions of a protein molecule labelled with nanocrystals could be extracted from the time trajectory using this diffracted X-ray blinking (DXB) approach. Finally, we succeeded in distinguishing the degree of fluctuation motions of an individual acetylcholine-binding protein (AChBP) interacting with acetylcholine (ACh) using a laboratory X-ray source.
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- Hiroshi Sekiguchi
- Research & Utilization Div., Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, 567-5198, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Research & Utilization Div., Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, 567-5198, Japan
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- Molecular Profiling Research Center for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064, Japan.,JapanAIST-UTokyo Advanced Operando Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Molecular Profiling Research Center for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064, Japan.,JapanAIST-UTokyo Advanced Operando Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan
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- Proxima-I, Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin, BP 48 91192, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Research & Utilization Div., Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, 567-5198, Japan. .,Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan. .,JapanAIST-UTokyo Advanced Operando Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8561, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Mio K, Kuramochi M, Matsubara K, Ikezaki K, Mio M, Sekiguchi H, Kubo T, Sasaki YC. Rotational Brownian Motion of TRPV1 Channel Observed by Synchrotron Diffracted X-Ray Tracking and Laboratory X-Ray Blinking Analysis. Biophys J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.11.2645] [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] Open
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Yoshimura K, Yano I, Yamamoto T, Kawanishi M, Isomoto Y, Yonezawa A, Kondo T, Takaori-Kondo A, Matsubara K. Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of mycophenolic acid using the prospective data in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2017; 53:44-51. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2017.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Katada Y, Nakagawa S, Minakata K, Odaka M, Taue H, Sato Y, Yonezawa A, Kayano Y, Yano I, Nakatsu T, Sakamoto K, Uehara K, Sakaguchi H, Yamazaki K, Minatoya K, Sakata R, Matsubara K. Efficacy of protocol-based pharmacotherapy management on anticoagulation with warfarin for patients with cardiovascular surgery. J Clin Pharm Ther 2017; 42:591-597. [PMID: 28503837 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12560] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE Anticoagulation therapy with warfarin requires periodic monitoring of prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR) and adequate dose adjustments based on the data to minimize the risk of bleeding and thromboembolic events. In our hospital, we have developed protocol-based pharmaceutical care, which we called protocol-based pharmacotherapy management (PBPM), for warfarin therapy. The protocol requires pharmacists to manage timing of blood sampling for measuring PT-INR and warfarin dosage determination based on an algorithm. This study evaluated the efficacy of PBPM in warfarin therapy by comparing to conventional pharmaceutical care. METHODS From October 2013 to June 2015, a total of 134 hospitalized patients who underwent cardiovascular surgeries received post-operative warfarin therapy. The early series of patients received warfarin therapy as the conventional care (control group, n=77), whereas the latter received warfarin therapy based on the PBPM (PBPM group, n=68). These patients formed the cohort of the present study and were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS The indications for warfarin included aortic valve replacement (n=56), mitral valve replacement (n=4), mitral valve plasty (n=22) and atrial fibrillation (n=29). There were no differences in patients' characteristics between both groups. The percentage time in therapeutic range in the first 10 days was significantly higher in the PBPM group (47.1%) than that in the control group (34.4%, P<.005). The average time to reach the steady state was significantly (P<.005) shorter in the PBPM group compared to the control group (7.3 vs 8.6 days). WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION Warfarin therapy based on our novel PBPM was clinically safe and resulted in significantly better anticoagulation control compared to conventional care.
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- Y Katada
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- K. Matsubara
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken, Japan
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Kano F, Yamamoto A, Matsubara K, Hibi H. Secreted ectodomain of sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin-9 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 derived from dental pulp stem cells synergistically regenerate transected rat peripheral nerves by altering macrophage polarity. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.02.702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fukami M, Shima H, Suzuki E, Ogata T, Matsubara K, Kamimaki T. Catastrophic cellular events leading to complex chromosomal rearrangements in the germline. Clin Genet 2017; 91:653-660. [PMID: 27888607 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 08/28/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Although complex chromosomal rearrangements were thought to reflect the accumulation of DNA damage over time, recent studies have shown that such rearrangements frequently arise from 'all-at-once' catastrophic cellular events. These events, designated chromothripsis, chromoanasynthesis, and chromoanagenesis, were first documented in the cancer genome and subsequently observed in the germline. These events likely result from micronucleus-mediated chromosomal shattering and subsequent random reassembly of DNA fragments, although several other mechanisms have also been proposed. Typically, only one or a few chromosomes of paternal origin are affected per event. These events can produce intrachromosomal deletions, duplications, inversions, and translocations, as well as interchromosomal translocations. Germline complex rearrangements of autosomes often result in developmental delay and dysmorphic features, whereas X chromosomal rearrangements are usually associated with relatively mild clinical manifestations. The concept of these catastrophic events provides novel insights into the etiology of human genomic disorders. This review introduces the molecular characteristics and phenotypic outcomes of catastrophic cellular events in the germline.
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- M Fukami
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shizuoka City Shimizu Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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Ikezaki K, Matsubara K, Matsushita Y, Jaewon C, Sekiguchi H, Sasaki YC. A New Technique for Molecular Dynamics Observation using Laboratory X-Ray Source. Biophys J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.11.3116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Periodontal-ligament-associated protein-1 ( PLAP-1) is preferentially expressed in the periodontal ligament (PDL) and encodes a novel small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan protein. PLAP-1 expression was induced during the course of cytodifferentiation of PDL cells into mineralized-tissue-forming cells in vitro, suggesting the possible involvement of PLAP-1 in the mineralization process of PDL cells. In this study, we hypothesized that PLAP-1 expression is regulated by mineralization-related cytokines in PDL cells. PLAP-1 expression was clearly down-regulated when the cytodifferentiation of PDL cells was reversibly inhibited by fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2). In contrast, bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) enhanced PLAP-1 expression. Up-regulation of PLAP-1 expression by BMP-2 was confirmed at the protein level when PDL cells were immunostained with anti-PLAP-1 polyclonal antibody. These results revealed the cytokine-mediated regulatory mechanisms of PLAP-1 expression and suggested that PLAP-1 expression may be associated with the process of cytodifferentiation of PDL cells.
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- S Yamada
- Department of Periodontology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Japan
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Matsubara K, Mori H, Hirai N, Yasukawa K, Honda T, Takanashi JI. Elevated taurine and glutamate in cerebral juvenile xanthogranuloma on MR spectroscopy. Brain Dev 2016; 38:964-967. [PMID: 27435377 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2016.07.001] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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MRI in a 2-year-old female presenting afebrile seizures and left blepharoptosis revealed multiple well-marginated round-shaped lesions, isointensity to gray matter on T1- and T2-weighted images with homogenously reduced diffusion and diffuse contrast enhancement. MRS revealed elevation of taurine, choline and glutamate, and reduction of N-acetylaspartate. A brain biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG). JXG should be considered when MR spectroscopy shows elevated taurine and glutamate, which has only previously been reported in medulloblastomas.
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- Ken Matsubara
- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center, Yachiyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center, Yachiyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center, Yachiyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center, Yachiyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center, Yachiyo, Japan.
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Fujino H, Matsubara K, Tokoro N, Nozawa T. Improvement of Demold Time for Rigid Polyurethane Foam. J CELL PLAST 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0021955x8902500607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- H. Fujino
- Polymer Research Laboratory Central Research Institute 2-5, Kasumigaseki 3-Chome Chiydaku, Tokyo Japan
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- Polymer Research Laboratory Central Research Institute 2-5, Kasumigaseki 3-Chome Chiydaku, Tokyo Japan
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- Polymer Research Laboratory Central Research Institute 2-5, Kasumigaseki 3-Chome Chiydaku, Tokyo Japan
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- Polymer Research Laboratory Central Research Institute 2-5, Kasumigaseki 3-Chome Chiydaku, Tokyo Japan
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Fujino H, Matsubara K, Tokoro N, Nozawa T. Improvement of Demold Time for Rigid Polyurethane Foam. J CELL PLAST 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0021955x8902500601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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de l’Hortet AC, Takeishi K, Guzman-Lepe J, Handa K, Matsubara K, Fukumitsu K, Dorko K, Presnell SC, Yagi H, Soto-Gutierrez A. Liver-Regenerative Transplantation: Regrow and Reset. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:1688-96. [PMID: 26699680 PMCID: PMC4874858 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Liver transplantation, either a partial liver from a living or deceased donor or a whole liver from a deceased donor, is the only curative therapy for severe end-stage liver disease. Only one-third of those on the liver transplant waiting list will be transplanted, and the demand for livers is projected to increase 23% in the next 20 years. Consequently, organ availability is an absolute constraint on the number of liver transplants that can be performed. Regenerative therapies aim to enhance liver tissue repair and regeneration by any means available (cell repopulation, tissue engineering, biomaterials, proteins, small molecules, and genes). Recent experimental work suggests that liver repopulation and engineered liver tissue are best suited to the task if an unlimited availability of functional induced pluripotent stem (iPS)-derived liver cells can be achieved. The derivation of iPS cells by reprogramming cell fate has opened up new lines of investigation, for instance, the generation of iPS-derived xenogeneic organs or the possibility of simply inducing the liver to reprogram its own hepatocyte function after injury. We reviewed current knowledge about liver repopulation, generation of engineered livers and reprogramming of liver function. We also discussed the numerous barriers that have to be overcome for clinical implementation.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Organovo Holdings Inc., San Diego, CA
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute and McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA,Corresponding author: Alejandro Soto-Gutierrez,
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Matsubara K, Kobayashi A, Kobayashi M, Noto K, Koshida K. SU-G-IeP2-11: Measurement of Equilibrium Doses in Computed Tomography: Comparative Study of Ionization and Solid-State Dosimeters. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4957016] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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Kisu I, Kato Y, Yamada Y, Matsubara K, Obara H, Emoto K, Adachi M, Umene K, Nogami Y, Banno K, Kitagawa Y, Aoki D. Organ Perfusion for Uterus Transplantation in Non-Human Primates With Assumed Procurement of a Uterus From a Brain-Dead Donor. Transplant Proc 2016; 48:1266-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.12.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Received: 11/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Murayama T, Yamada R, Matsubara K, Sadanari H. Inhibition of CCL2 dependent human cytomegalovirus replication by tricin. Int J Infect Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Matsubara K, Murakami N, Fukami M, Kagami M, Nagai T, Ogata T. Risk assessment of medically assisted reproduction and advanced maternal ages in the development of Prader-Willi syndrome due to UPD(15)mat. Clin Genet 2015; 89:614-9. [PMID: 26526156 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recent studies have suggested that disomic oocyte-mediated uniparental disomy 15 (UPD(15)mat) is increased in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) born after medically assisted reproduction (MAR). However, it remains unknown whether the increase is primarily due to MAR procedure itself or advanced maternal childbearing ages as a predisposing factor for the disomic oocyte production. To examine this matter, we studied 122 naturally conceived PWS patients (PWS-NC group) and 13 MAR-conceived patients (PWS-MAR group). The relative frequency of disomic oocyte-mediated UPD(15)mat was significantly higher in PWS-MAR group than in PWS-NC group (7/13 vs 20/122, p = 0.0045), and the maternal childbearing ages were significantly higher in PWS-MAR group than in PWS-NC group [median (range), 38 (26-45) vs 30 (19-42), p = 0.0015]. However, the logistic regression analysis revealed no significant association between the occurrence of disomic oocyte-mediated UPD(15)mat and MAR, after adjusting for childbearing age (p = 0.25). Consistent with this, while the frequency of assisted reproductive technology (ART)-conceived livebirths was higher in the PWS patients than in the Japanese general population (6.4% vs 1.1%, p = 0.00018), the distribution of childbearing ages was significantly skewed to the increased ages in the PWS patients (p < 2.2 × 10(-16) ). These results argue against a positive association of MAR procedure itself with the development of UPD(15)mat.
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- K Matsubara
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Maeda T, Matsubara K, Ibaraki M, Kinoshita T, Sugawara M, Muraoka R, Shinoda T. Cerebral glucose metabolism in Parkinson’s disease with cognitive decline. J Neurol Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Svrcek V, Yamanari T, Mariotti D, Mitra S, Velusamy T, Matsubara K. A silicon nanocrystal/polymer nanocomposite as a down-conversion layer in organic and hybrid solar cells. Nanoscale 2015; 7:11566-11574. [PMID: 26084561 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr02703a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Silicon nanocrystal (Si-nc) down-conversion is demonstrated to enhance organic and hybrid organic/inorganic bulk heterojunction solar cells based on PTB7:[70]PCBM bulk heterojunction devices. Surfactant free surface-engineered Si-ncs can be integrated into the device architecture to be optically active and provide a means of effective down-conversion of blue photons (high energy photons below ∼450 nm) into red photons (above ∼680 nm) leading to 24% enhancement of the photocurrent under concentrated sunlight. We also demonstrate that the down-conversion effect under 1-sun is enhanced in the case of hybrid solar cells where engineered Si-ncs are also included in the active layer.
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- V Svrcek
- Research Center for Photovoltaic Technologies, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 2, Umezono 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8568, Japan.
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Yorifuji T, Matsubara K, Sakakibara A, Hashimoto Y, Kawakita R, Hosokawa Y, Fujimaru R, Murakami A, Tamagawa N, Hatake K, Nagasaka H, Suzuki J, Urakami T, Izawa M, Kagami M. Abnormalities in chromosome 6q24 as a cause of early-onset, non-obese, non-autoimmune diabetes mellitus without history of neonatal diabetes. Diabet Med 2015; 32:963-7. [PMID: 25809823 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12758] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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AIMS Abnormalities in the imprinted locus on chromosome 6q24 are the most common causes of transient neonatal diabetes mellitus (6q24-related transient neonatal diabetes). 6q24-Related transient neonatal diabetes is characterized by the patient being small-for-gestational age, diabetes mellitus at birth, spontaneous remission within the first few months and frequent recurrence of diabetes after childhood. However, it is not clear whether individuals with 6q24 abnormalities invariably develop transient neonatal diabetes. This study explored the possibility that 6q24 abnormalities might cause early-onset, non-autoimmune diabetes without transient neonatal diabetes. METHODS The 6q24 imprinted locus was screened for abnormalities in 113 Japanese patients with early-onset, non-obese, non-autoimmune diabetes mellitus who tested negative for mutations in the common maturation-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) genes and without a history of transient neonatal diabetes. Positive patients were further analysed by combined loss of heterozygosity / comparative genomic hybridization analysis and by microsatellite analysis. Detailed clinical data were collected through the medical records of the treating hospitals. RESULTS Three patients with paternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 6q24 were identified. None presented with hyperglycaemia in the neonatal period. Characteristically, these patients were born small-for-gestational age, representing 27.2% of the 11 patients whose birth weight standard deviation score (SDS) for gestational age was below -2.0. CONCLUSIONS Abnormalities in the imprinted locus on chromosome 6q24 do not necessarily cause transient neonatal diabetes. Non-penetrant 6q24-related diabetes could be an underestimated cause of early-onset, non-autoimmune diabetes in patients who are not obese and born small-for-gestational age.
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- T Yorifuji
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children's Medical Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Genetic Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
- Clinical Research Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children's Medical Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children's Medical Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children's Medical Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children's Medical Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Children's Medical Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Takarazuka City Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Shinoda M, Itano O, Obara H, Kitagoo M, Hibi T, Abe Y, Yagi H, Matsubara K, Yamada Y, Fujino A, Hoshino K, Kuroda T, Kitagawa Y. P-136 De novo malignancy after living donor liver transplantation. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv233.136] [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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Nakakura M, Ohtake M, Matsubara K, Yoshida K, Cho H, Kodama T, Gokon N. Development of a Receiver Evaluation System Using 30 kWth Point Concentration Solar Simulator. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hashi S, Masuda S, Kikuchi M, Uesugi M, Yano I, Omura T, Yonezawa A, Fujimoto Y, Ogawa K, Kaido T, Uemoto S, Matsubara K. Assessment of four methodologies (microparticle enzyme immunoassay, chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay, affinity column-mediated immunoassay, and flow injection assay-tandem mass spectrometry) for measuring tacrolimus blood concentration in Japanese liver transplant recipients. Transplant Proc 2015; 46:758-60. [PMID: 24767342 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.11.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and subsequent dosage adjustment for individual patients in the treatment with tacrolimus are required after liver transplantation to prevent rejection and over-immunosuppression, which leads to severe infection and adverse reactions including nephrotoxicity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the analytical performance among commercially available immunoassay methods, which were microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA), chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLIA), and affinity column-mediated immunoassay (ACMIA), compared with an assay using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). In addition, the flow injection assay (FIA-MS/MS) was also evaluated to determine whether it could be available as a new method of analysis in tacrolimus therapy. The blood tacrolimus concentrations in samples from liver transplant recipients (n = 102) were measured using MEIA, CLIA, ACMIA, and LC-MS/MS. Additional blood samples from liver transplant recipients (n = 54) were analyzed using both FIA-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS. Because the assay performance and characteristics of MEIA, CLIA, ACMIA, and FIA-MS/MS are relatively different, the measured data should be carefully considered depending on the methodology.
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- S Hashi
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Education, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
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Arai Y, Kondo T, Kitano T, Hishizawa M, Yamashita K, Kadowaki N, Yamamoto T, Yano I, Matsubara K, Takaori-Kondo A. Monitoring mycophenolate mofetil is necessary for the effective prophylaxis of acute GVHD after cord blood transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 50:312-4. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kato K, Nagao M, Nakano S, Yunoki T, Hotta G, Yamamoto M, Matsumura Y, Ito Y, Takakura S, Chen F, Bando T, Matsuda Y, Matsubara K, Date H, Ichiyama S. Itraconazole prophylaxis for invasiveAspergillusinfection in lung transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis 2014; 16:340-3. [DOI: 10.1111/tid.12187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 07/06/2013] [Accepted: 08/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- K. Kato
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy; Kyoto University Hospital; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy; Kyoto University Hospital; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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Nakajima T, Matsubara K, Moore JE, Murayama T, Matsuda M. Molecular cloning and characterisation of the methionine sulphoxide reductase A (msrA) gene locus in Campylobacter lari organisms. Br J Biomed Sci 2014; 70:135-43. [PMID: 24400424 DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2013.11669947] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The methionine sulphoxide reductase A (msrA) gene and its adjacent genetic loci from urease-negative (UN) Campylobacter lari RM2100 and urease-positive thermophilic Campylobacter (UPTC)CF89-12 strains appear to be composed of a msrA structure gene (507 base pairs [bp]) and another five-gene cluster (approximately 6300 bp) in the same strand and direction. A primer pair (F1/R4-msrA) for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification was designed to generate a product of approximately 900 bp of the msrA gene, including its adjacent genetic loci for the thermophilic Campylobacter organisms and generate an amplicon with 16 C. lari isolates (n = 4 for UN C. lari; n = 12 for UPTC). Following direct nucleotide sequencing, sequence analysis and nucleotide sequence alignment analysis, the putative full-length msrA gene from the 16 C. lari isolates showed high nucleotide sequence similarities (91.8-100%) to each other and relatively low similarity (69.3-71.8%) to three reference C. jejuni and C. coli strains. In addition, the msrA gene was transcribed in both the UPTC CF89-12 and NCTC12893 cells using reverse transcription PCR. An immunoreactively positive signal was identified in the UPTC CF89-12 and NCTC12893 cells with anti-UPTC MsrA synthetic peptide antibodies.
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- T Nakajima
- Graduate School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokuriku University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Belfast City Hospital, UK
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokuriku University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
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Suzuki A, Koshida K, Matsubara K. Effects of Pacemaker, Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, and Left Ventricular Leads on CT-Based Attenuation Correction. J Nucl Med Technol 2014; 42:37-41. [DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.113.133736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Matsubara K, Kazuma Y, Sakurai A, Suzuki S, Soon-Jae L, Kodama T, Gokon N, Seok CH, Yoshida K. High-temperature Fluidized Receiver for Concentrated Solar Radiation by a Beam-down Reflector System. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Higashimoto K, Jozaki K, Kosho T, Matsubara K, Fuke T, Yamada D, Yatsuki H, Maeda T, Ohtsuka Y, Nishioka K, Joh K, Koseki H, Ogata T, Soejima H. A novel de novo point mutation of the OCT-binding site in the IGF2/H19-imprinting control region in a Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome patient. Clin Genet 2013; 86:539-44. [PMID: 24299031 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Revised: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The IGF2/H19-imprinting control region (ICR1) functions as an insulator to methylation-sensitive binding of CTCF protein, and regulates imprinted expression of IGF2 and H19 in a parental origin-specific manner. ICR1 methylation defects cause abnormal expression of imprinted genes, leading to Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) or Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS). Not only ICR1 microdeletions involving the CTCF-binding site, but also point mutations and a small deletion of the OCT-binding site have been shown to trigger methylation defects in BWS. Here, mutational analysis of ICR1 in 11 BWS and 12 SRS patients with ICR1 methylation defects revealed a novel de novo point mutation of the OCT-binding site on the maternal allele in one BWS patient. In BWS, all reported mutations and the small deletion of the OCT-binding site, including our case, have occurred within repeat A2. These findings indicate that the OCT-binding site is important for maintaining an unmethylated status of maternal ICR1 in early embryogenesis.
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- K Higashimoto
- Division of Molecular Genetics & Epigenetics, Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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Nakamura N, Matsubara K, Sanoh S, Ohta S, Uramaru N, Kitamura S, Yamaguchi M, Sugihara K, Fujimoto N. Cell type-dependent agonist/antagonist activities of polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Toxicol Lett 2013; 223:192-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Matsubara K, Kageyama S. The Existence of Two Pairwise Additive BIBD for Any v. Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/15598608.2013.783742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Švrček V, Mariotti D, Blackley RA, Zhou WZ, Nagai T, Matsubara K, Kondo M. Semiconducting quantum confined silicon-tin alloyed nanocrystals prepared by ns pulsed laser ablation in water. Nanoscale 2013; 5:6725-6730. [PMID: 23783181 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr00891f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Here we demonstrate the material's synthetic feasibility for semiconducting alloyed silicon-tin nanocrystals (SiSn-NCs) with quantum confinement effects. An environmentally friendly synthesis is achieved by ns laser ablation of amorphous SiSn in water at ambient conditions. Plasmas generated in the liquid by laser pulses are characterized by spatial confinement with very high pressure (GPa), which allowed the growth of the SiSn-NCs via kinetic pathways. We further illustrate that surface engineering by a direct-current atmospheric pressure microplasma is capable of tailoring the SiSn-NCs surface properties without the need for lengthy surfactants, resulting in room temperature photoluminescence (PL); the PL peak wavelength is red-shifted by more than 250 nm with respect to the PL peak wavelengths observed for comparable elemental silicon nanocrystals.
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- V Švrček
- Research Center for Photovoltaic Technologies, AIST, Tsukuba, 305-8568, Japan.
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