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Tanaka Y, Tanioku Y, Nakayama T, Aso K, Yamaguchi T, Kamada H, Obika S. Synthesis of multivalent fatty acid-conjugated antisense oligonucleotides: Cell internalization, physical properties, and in vitro and in vivo activities. Bioorg Med Chem 2023; 81:117192. [PMID: 36780806 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Herein, we describe the design and synthesis of multi-conjugatable fatty acid monomer phosphoramidites and their conjugation to antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs). Multivalent long-chain fatty acid conjugation improved the cellular uptake of ASOs but decreased in vitro activity due to alterations in physical properties and cellular localization. In addition, multivalently fatty acid-conjugated ASOs showed different organ specificity compared with that of unconjugated ASO in in vivo experiment. Although optimization of the linker structure between the fatty acid moiety and the ASO may be required, divalent long-chain fatty acid conjugation provides a new approach to increase endocytosis, thereby potentially improving the activity of therapeutic ASOs.
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- Yuya Tanaka
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, 7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0085, Japan; Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (OTRI), Osaka University, 1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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Aso K, Walsh DA, Wada H, Izumi M, Tomitori H, Fujii K, Ikeuchi M. Time course and localization of nerve growth factor expression and sensory nerve growth during progression of knee osteoarthritis in rats. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2022; 30:1344-1355. [PMID: 35843479 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Nerve growth factor (NGF) and sensory nerves are key factors in established osteoarthritis (OA) knee pain. We investigated the time course of NGF expression and sensory nerve growth across early and late stages of OA progression in rat knees. DESIGN Knee OA was induced by medial meniscectomy in rats. OA histopathology, NGF expression, and calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactive (CGRP-IR) nerves were quantified pre-surgery and post-surgery at weeks 1, 2, 4 and 6. Pain-related behavior was evaluated using dynamic weight distribution and mechanical sensitivity of the hind paw. RESULTS NGF expression in chondrocytes increased from week 1 and remained elevated until the advanced stage. In synovium, NGF expression increased only in early stages, whereas in osteochondral channels and bone marrow, NGF expression increased in the later stages of OA progression. CGRP-IR nerve density in suprapatellar pouch peaked at week 4 and decreased at week 6, whereas in osteochondral channels and bone marrow, CGRP-IR innervation increased through week 6. Percent ipsilateral weight-bearing decreased throughout the OA time course, whereas reduced paw withdrawal thresholds were observed only in later stages. CONCLUSION During progression of knee OA, time-dependent alterations of NGF expression and CGRP-IR sensory innervation are knee tissue specific. NGF expression increased in early stages and decreased in advanced stage in the synovium but continued to increase in osteochondral channels and bone marrow. Increases in CGRP- IR sensory innervation followed increases in NGF expression, implicating that NGF is a key driver of articular nerve growth associated with OA pain.
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- K Aso
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, 185-1 Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku 783-8505, Japan.
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- Pain Centre Versus Arthritis & NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, 185-1 Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, 185-1 Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku 783-8505, Japan
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- Pfizer Japan Inc., 7-22-3 Yoyogi Shibuya-ku Tokyo, Japan
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- Pfizer Japan Inc., 7-22-3 Yoyogi Shibuya-ku Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, 185-1 Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku 783-8505, Japan
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Tarumi M, Amengual O, Fujieda Y, Navidad Fuentes M, Tsuchida N, Yasuda M, Nishino K, Kosumi Y, Takeyama S, Yoshimura M, Ninagawa K, Aso K, Kono M, Kato M, Cáliz Cáliz R, Atsumi T. AB0201 INTAKE OF FISH RICH IN n-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS IS ASSOCIATED WITH GOOD RESPONSE TO TREATMENT IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS RECEIVING TARGETED THERAPIES. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundThe management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been transformed by the use of molecular targeted therapies. Early treatment and treat-to-target approach leads to good clinical response and remission (responders), but not in all patients.Environmental factors including diet contribute to the development, activity and severity of RA. Evidence from clinical trials suggested that dietary interventions, such as Mediterranean diet or supplementation with fish oil rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA), have positive effects on RA. Japanese and Mediterranean diets are associated with longevity and characterized by high fish intake. Clinical studies have identified predictors of treatment response in individual RA patients, however, the influence of fish consumption on treatment response in RA patients treated with targeted therapies has not been elucidated.ObjectivesTo assess whether fish consumption is associated with a good response to targeted therapies in RA patients with Japanese and Mediterranean dietary patterns.MethodsThe study is a collaborative international cross-sectional retrospective study enrolling patients with RA on treatment with biologics or JAK inhibitors attending to Hokkaido University Hospital, Japan or Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Spain.Enrolled patients were asked to complete a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire (BDHQ) and a detailed fish frequency questionnaire (DFFQ) referring to consumption frequency in the previous month. At study entry, alcohol consumption, tobacco habits, educational level and employment status were recorded and RA disease activity evaluated by qualified rheumatologists. Demographic, clinical/laboratory data were retrospectively extracted from the medical records.By December 2021, 279 patients (Japan 217, Spain 62) returned the questionnaires. A preliminary analysis was carried out with the first 58 Japanese patients in which all clinical and laboratory data could be collected. A descriptive analysis was performed and the relative risks approximated by odds ratios.ResultsFifty-eight Japanese RA patients, 45 females, median age at entry 66 yrs [IQR 54-73], median disease duration 11yrs [IQR 7-20] were included in this analysis. Fifty-three (93%) of patients were on biologic therapies and four (7%) on JAK inhibitors with a median treatment duration of 4.5 yrs [IQR 1-7]. Concomitant treatment with conventional DMARDS and glucocorticoids were reported in 69% and 48% of patients, respectively. Forty-two (72%) patients were responders to treatment defined as DASESR ≦3.2. Another systemic autoimmune disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia or gout history were present in 29%, 29%, 9%, 33% and 10% of patients, respectively.All patients had consumption of fish in the last month and an intake of n3-PUFA rich fish (fatty fish) was indicated by 82% (<1 time/week 34%, ≧ 1 time/week 48%).The patients’ fatty and non-fatty fish intake scores were calculated with a mathematical formula based on the intake of each of the fish included in the DFFQ and number of responses. In the group of high fatty fish score patients (≧ 1 time/week) 94% were responders to treatment vs. 6% non-responders, [OR 8.75, CI [1.0-73.54, p= 0.022] while only 63% of patients in the high non-fatty fish score group respond to the treatment.ConclusionFatty fish intake associated with a good response to treatment in patients receiving targeted therapies, suggesting that fish consumption may have some beneficial effects on RA treatment.ReferencesThere is no reference.AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements to Ms. Y. Ikea and S. Kumagai for their enriching support on the nutritional properties of fish. Supported by the Kakenhi C grant number 20K11597 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Radin M, Schreiber K, Cecchi I, Signorelli F, De Jesùs G, Aso K, Kono M, Urban ML, Bacco B, Gallo Cassarino S, Lo Sardo L, Foddai SG, Barinotti A, Gómez García I, Quaglia MI, Tissera Y, Gervasoni F, Aguirre-Zamorano MÁ, Alba P, Benedetto C, Atsumi T, Amengual O, Emmi G, Andrade D, Marozio L, Roccatello D, Sciascia S. AB0458 DISEASE ACTIVITY AT CONCEPTION PREDICTS LUPUS FLARE UP TO 2 YEARS AFTER BIRTH: A MULTICENTRE LONG TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) often affects women in their childbearing years, and pregnancy may affect SLE disease activity during pregnancy and post-partum (1,2). Limited data assessing the likelihood and characteristics of SLE activity in an extended time period post-partum which may be relevant as patients may wish further pregnancies exist.ObjectivesTo assess predicting factors that might influence SLE disease activity in women in an extended follow-up period of 2 years after giving birth and clinical assessment every three months.MethodsThe study was design as an international retrospective, data-driven case collection study, enrolling 119 women with a first birth and with a strictly monitored follow-up period of 2 years.ResultsTable 1 shows pregnancy outcomes of all pregnancies. When considering disease manifestations, joint involvement was present in 80% of patients, acute cutaneous in 64%, haematological in 54%and renal in 41%; 75% of patients were positive for anti-dsDNA, 49% for anti-ENA and 37% for anti-Ro/SSA positive. The mean SLE disease activity index 2000(SLEDAI-2k) at diagnosis was 13.5±6.8 and at first birth was 2.8±4.4.Table 1.Pregnancy outcomes of all pregnancies and relative breastfeeding dataPregnancy CharacteristicsAll (214)%OutcomesLive births16979Miscarriages3717.3Stillbirths83.7Maternal and Foetal ComplicationsPrematurity3918.2Pre-eclampsia2310.7HELLP syndrome41.9Placental Infarction125.6Breastfeeding (all pregnancies)Any breastfeeding (n, %)10964.5*Exclusive breastfeeding (n, %)8751.5*Breastfeeding (after first birth)Any breastfeeding (n, %)8773.1**Any breastfeeding duration (months) (m±sd)10.29±10.04Exclusive breastfeeding*** (n, %)6252.1**Exclusive breastfeeding*** duration (months) (m±sd)6.07±6*Percentages are calculated considering viable babies (total= 169)**Percentages are calculated considering first birth (total= 119)***Exclusive breastfeeding was defined as feeding infants only breast milkAt follow-up, 51.3% of patients had at least one flare after a mean time after birth of 9±6.3 months(mean flare per patient 0.94±1.1). The most frequent flare manifestations were joint involvement(48%), followed by renal(33%), cutaneous(28%) and haematologic(20%).Patients with remission of disease(SLEDAI-2K=0; no clinical or laboratory manifestations of SLE) at conception had significantly lower rates of flares than those not in remission (18/49–37% vs. 43/70–61%;p=0.008) (Figure 1).Figure 1.Flare proportion: Survival Curve based on remission status at conception of the patients included in the study.Patients who experienced a flare during pregnancy (17 patients), when compared to those who did not, had higher rates of flares during follow-up (76% vs. 47%, respectively, p=0.019), lower time for first flare (4.4±2.3 months vs. 10.3±6.5, respectively, p<0.001), lower rate of remission of disease at conception (12% vs. 46%, respectively, p<0.001), lower rates of SLEDAI 2K at conception (5.9±5.6 vs. 2.3±4, respectively, p<0.001) and lower rates of exclusive breastfeeding (24% vs. 57%, respectively, p=0.009).Remission of disease and flares during pregnancy remained significantly associated with the development of flares during follow-up after multivariate analysis.ConclusionRemission at conception can influence SLE disease positively, even at long-term. Planned pregnancy counseling is fundamental when managing SLE patients.References[1]Tincani A, Nalli C, Khizroeva J, Bitsadze V, Lojacono A, Andreoli L, et al. Autoimmune diseases and pregnancy. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019;33.[2]Clowse MEB, Magder LS, Witter F, Petri M. The impact of increased lupus activity on obstetric outcomes. Arthritis Rheum 2005;52:514–521.Disclosure of InterestsNone declared
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Aso K, Shahtaheri SM, Hill R, Wilson D, McWilliams DF, Nwosu LN, Chapman V, Walsh DA. Contribution of nerves within osteochondral channels to osteoarthritis knee pain in humans and rats. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2020; 28:1245-1254. [PMID: 32470596 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Subchondral bone may contribute to knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain. Nerve growth factor (NGF) can stimulate nerve growth through TrkA. We aimed to identify how sensory nerve growth at the osteochondral junction in human and rat knees associates with OA pain. METHODS Eleven symptomatic chondropathy cases were selected from people undergoing total knee replacement for OA. Twelve asymptomatic chondropathy cases who had not presented with knee pain were selected post-mortem. OA was induced in rat knees by meniscal transection (MNX) and sham-operated rats were used as controls. Twice-daily oral doses (30 mg/kg) of TrkA inhibitor (AR786) or vehicle were administered from before and up to 28 days after OA induction. Joints were analysed for macroscopic appearances of articular surfaces, OA histopathology and calcitonin gene-related peptide-immunoreactive (CGRP-IR) sensory nerves in medial tibial plateaux, and rats were assessed for pain behaviors. RESULTS The percentage of osteochondral channels containing CGRP-IR nerves in symptomatic chondropathy was higher than in asymptomatic chondropathy (difference: 2.5% [95% CI: 1.1-3.7]), and in MNX-than in sham-operated rat knees (difference: 7.8% [95%CI: 1.7-15.0]). Osteochondral CGRP-IR innervation was significantly associated with pain behavior in rats. Treatment with AR786 prevented the increase in CGRP-IR nerves in osteochondral channels and reduced pain behavior in MNX-operated rats. Structural OA was not significantly affected by AR786 treatment. CONCLUSIONS CGRP-IR sensory nerves within osteochondral channels are associated with pain in human and rat knee OA. Reduced pathological innervation of the osteochondral junction might contribute to analgesic effects of reduced NGF activity achieved by blocking TrkA.
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- K Aso
- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre & NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, 185-1 Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku, 783-8505, Japan.
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- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre & NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre & NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK; Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre & NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK; Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre & NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre & NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK; Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL, UK
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Oda S, Izumi M, Aso K, Ikeuchi M. Impact of medial versus lateral knee pain on deep tissue hyperalgesia and muscle strength. Eur J Pain 2018; 22:1757-1766. [PMID: 29934985 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Accumulating evidence indicates that knee pain gives rise to sensory and motor alterations, however, whether different profile of knee pain causes different alterations has not been investigated. The purpose of this experimental study is to clarify characteristics of medial and lateral knee pain and its potential for modulating sensory and motor function in humans. METHODS Fourteen healthy men were included. Medial knee pain (MP) was induced by injection of hypertonic saline (0.5 mL) into the tibial insertion of the medial collateral ligament. For comparison, lateral knee pain (LP) was induced by injection of hypertonic saline identically into the iliotibial tract. Isotonic saline was injected contralaterally as control. Pain intensity was assessed on a continuous electronic visual analogue scale (VAS). Before, during and after the painful state, pressure pain thresholds from the knee (PPTs), maximal isometric muscle strength of the quadriceps and grip power were assessed bilaterally. RESULTS MP demonstrated significantly higher VAS scores than LP and compared with control. PPTs decreased on medial and lateral knee in MP but only on the lateral knee in LP. Quadriceps muscle strength and grip power reduced bilaterally in both models, however, MP caused significantly greater reduction of ipsilateral quadriceps strength compared with LP. CONCLUSION Medial knee pain has a greater impact on deep tissue hyperalgesia and reduction of the muscle strength compared with lateral knee pain. This is a novel finding that should be taken into consideration in a treatment strategy for painful knee patients. SIGNIFICANCE The experimental medial knee pain model demonstrated higher pain intensity, more localized pain distribution, widespread deep tissue hyperalgesia and more severe inhibition of muscle strength compared with the lateral knee pain model.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Center, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Center, Kochi Medical School Hospital, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
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Aso K, Kondo S, Amano M. Platelet-dependent serum factor that stimulates the proliferation of epidermal cells in vitro. Curr Probl Dermatol 2015; 10:83-9. [PMID: 6972288 DOI: 10.1159/000396283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Agglutinated platelets are known to release a factor that stimulates the growth of arterial smooth muscle cells or dermal fibroblasts. The present study was designed to see the effect of this platelet factor on epidermal cells. The growth of cultured epidermal cells and dermal fibroblasts obtained from guinea pig ear skin was observed using 10% platelet-rich serum or platelet-poor serum in the culture medium. These sera were prepared from fresh human blood according to the method described by Ross. The cell growth was checked by counting the number of cells in culture or by the uptake of labeled thymidine by the cells. The platelet-rich serum significantly stimulated the growth of epidermal cells as well as fibroblasts as compared with the platelet-poor serum. This implies that platelet factor released after injury to cutaneous vessels in trauma or inflammation plays an important role in initiating proliferation of epidermal cells and dermal fibroblasts.
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Ikeuchi M, Izumi M, Aso K, Sugimura N, Kato T, Tani T. Effects of intra‐articular hyaluronic acid injection on immunohistochemical characterization of joint afferents in a rat model of knee osteoarthritis. Eur J Pain 2015; 19:334-40. [DOI: 10.1002/ejp.551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- M. Ikeuchi
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kochi Medical School Kochi University Nankoku Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kochi Medical School Kochi University Nankoku Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kochi Medical School Kochi University Nankoku Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kochi Medical School Kochi University Nankoku Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kochi Medical School Kochi University Nankoku Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kochi Medical School Kochi University Nankoku Japan
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Aso K. SY05-2 * ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS AFTER HANSHIN AWAJI EARTHQUAKE. Alcohol Alcohol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agu052.27] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Aso K. OR11-4 * LONG TERM OUTPATIENT DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT OF OPIOID DEPENDENCE BY BUPRENORPHINE SUPPOSITORY: CASE REPORT. Alcohol Alcohol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agu053.53] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sugimura N, Ikeuchi M, Izumi M, Kawano T, Aso K, Kato T, Ushida T, Yokoyama M, Tani T. Repeated intra-articular injections of acidic saline produce long-lasting joint pain and widespread hyperalgesia. Eur J Pain 2014; 19:629-38. [PMID: 25158678 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Synovial fluid in inflamed joint shows a drop in pH, which activates proton-gated ion channels in nociceptors. No studies have ever tried to develop and characterize acid-induced joint pain. METHODS Rats were injected intra-articularly with pH 4.0 acidic saline twice, 5 days apart. Pain-related behaviour tests including weight-bearing asymmetry, paw withdrawal threshold and knee compression threshold were conducted. To clarify the roles of proton-gated ion channels, rats were injected intra-articularly with selective antagonists for ASIC1a, ASIC3 and TRPV1 on day 5 (before the second injection) or on day 14. Underlying peripheral and central pain mechanisms were evaluated using joint histology, interleukin-1β concentrations in the synovium, single-fibre recording of the knee afferent and expression of phosphorylated cyclic adenosine monophosphate-responsive element-binding protein (p-CREB) in the spinal dorsal horn. RESULTS Repeated injections of acidic saline induced weight-bearing asymmetry, decrease in paw withdrawal threshold and knee compression threshold bilaterally, which lasted until day 28. Early administration of ASIC3 antagonist reduced the bilateral and long-lasting hyperalgesia. Neither articular degeneration nor synovial inflammation was observed. C-fibre of the knee afferent was activated by acidic saline, which was attenuated by pre-injection of ASIC3 antagonist. p-CREB expression was transiently up-regulated bilaterally on day 6, but not on day 14. CONCLUSION We developed and characterized a model of acid-induced long-lasting bilateral joint pain. Peripheral ASIC3 and spinal p-CREB played important roles for the development of hyperalgesia. This animal model gives insights into the mechanisms of joint pain, which is helpful in developing better pain treatments.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan
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Natsume J, Maeda N, Itomi K, Kidokoro H, Ishihara N, Takada H, Okumura A, Kubota T, Miura K, Aso K, Morikawa T, Kato K, Negoro T, Watanabe K. PET in infancy predicts long-term outcome during adolescence in cryptogenic West syndrome. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2014; 35:1580-5. [PMID: 24676006 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Developmental and seizure outcomes in patients with cryptogenic West syndrome are variable. Our aim was to clarify the relationship between FDG-PET findings in infancy and long-term seizure and developmental outcome in cryptogenic West syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 1991 to 1999, we prospectively performed FDG-PET from the onset of cryptogenic West syndrome in 27 patients. PET was performed at onset and at 10 months of age. In 2012, we evaluated the educational status, psychomotor development, and seizure outcome in 23 of the 27 patients (13-22 years of age). The correlation between PET findings and outcome was evaluated. RESULTS At onset, PET showed hypometabolism in 13 patients (57%). The second PET after the initial treatment revealed cortical hypometabolism in 7 patients (30%). While hypometabolism at onset disappeared on the second PET in 9 patients, it was newly revealed in 3 patients on the second PET. In 2012, seven patients had persistent or recurrent seizures. Eight patients had intellectual impairment. The first PET did not correlate with seizure or developmental outcome. Five of 7 patients (71%) with hypometabolism seen on the second PET had persistent or recurrent seizures, while 14 of 16 (88%) patients with normal findings on the second PET were free of seizures. Five of 7 patients (71%) showing hypometabolism on the second PET had intellectual impairment. Thirteen of 16 (81%) patients with normal findings on the second PET showed normal intelligence. A significant correlation was found between the second PET and long-term seizure (P = .01) or developmental outcome (P = .03). CONCLUSIONS Cortical hypometabolism is not permanent; it changes with clinical symptoms. Hypometabolism after initial treatment predicts long-term seizures and poor developmental outcome.
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- J Natsume
- From the Departments of Pediatrics (J.N., N.M., H.K., N.I., H.T., K.M., T.N.)
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (J.N., N.M., H.K., N.I., H.T., K.M., T.N.)
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- Department of Neurology (K.I.), Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, Obu, Japan
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (J.N., N.M., H.K., N.I., H.T., K.M., T.N.)
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (J.N., N.M., H.K., N.I., H.T., K.M., T.N.)
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (J.N., N.M., H.K., N.I., H.T., K.M., T.N.)
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- Department of Pediatrics (A.O.), Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics (T.K.), Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (J.N., N.M., H.K., N.I., H.T., K.M., T.N.)
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- Department of Pediatrics (K.A.), Aichi Prefecture Medical Welfare Center of Aoitori, Nagoya, Japan
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- Radiological and Medical Laboratory Sciences (K.K.), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics (J.N., N.M., H.K., N.I., H.T., K.M., T.N.)
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (K.W.), Aichi Shukutoku University, Nagakute, Japan
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Aso K, Ikeuchi M, Izumi M, Sugimura N, Kato T, Ushida T, Tani T. Nociceptive phenotype of dorsal root ganglia neurons innervating the subchondral bone in rat knee joints. Eur J Pain 2013; 18:174-81. [DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00360.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- K. Aso
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School; Kochi University; Nankoku Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School; Kochi University; Nankoku Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School; Kochi University; Nankoku Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School; Kochi University; Nankoku Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School; Kochi University; Nankoku Japan
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- Multidisciplinary Pain Center; Aichi Medical School; Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School; Kochi University; Nankoku Japan
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Sugai K, Aso K. [The present status and problems of Compensation System for Birth Troubles]. No To Hattatsu 2013; 45:235-238. [PMID: 23785842] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Sugai K, Aso K. [The present status and problems of compensation system for birth troubles]. No To Hattatsu 2012; 44:221-224. [PMID: 22712223] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Narai-Kanayama A, Tokita N, Aso K. Dependence of Fructooligosaccharide Content on Activity of Fructooligosaccharide-Metabolizing Enzymes in Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) Tuberous Roots during Storage. J Food Sci 2007; 72:S381-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2007.00422.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Furuta K, Takahashi T, Aso K, Hoshino H, Sato K, Kakita A. Fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis in a liver transplant recipient with hepatitis C virus infection: a case report. Transplant Proc 2003; 35:389-91. [PMID: 12591454 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(02)03976-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- K Furuta
- Department of Surgery, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Sato K, Ogawa K, Onumata O, Aso K, Nakayama Y, Yoshida K, Endo T, Kakita A. Cause of death in renal transplant patients: a comparison between azathioprine and ciclosporin. Surg Today 2002; 31:681-7. [PMID: 11510603 DOI: 10.1007/s005950170070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The results of renal transplantation have improved due to advances in immunosuppression techniques of preservation, and pre- and postoperative treatments; however, both morbidity and mortality remain serious problems. To decrease the morbidity and mortality rates we analyzed the causes of death after renal transplantation in our hospital. Between 1972 and 1999, we performed 364 renal transplantations, 257 of which were living-related and 107, cadaveric. There were 178 patients given azathioprine and 186 given ciclosporin. The survival rate of the patients on ciclosporin therapy was much better than that of those on azathioprine therapy. Of the total 364 renal transplant patients, 59 (16.2%) died, and 28 (47.5%) of these 59 deaths occurred within 1 year after renal transplantation. The causes of death were infection in 19 (32.2%) patients, gastrointestinal diseases in 16 (27.1%), cardiovascular diseases in 11 (18.6%), cerebrovascular diseases in 6 (10.2%), suicide in 3 (5.1%), and other causes in 4 (6.8%). These findings reinforce that early diagnosis and treatment are essential to decrease the morbidity and mortality rates assoiated with renal transplantation.
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- K Sato
- Department of Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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Aso K, Imai Y, Yukishige K, Ootsu K, Akimoto H. Pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine thymidylate synthase inhibitors: design and synthesis of one-carbon bridge derivatives. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2001; 49:1280-7. [PMID: 11605654 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.49.1280] [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: 11/22/2022]
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A series of novel pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives was designed and synthesized as thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibitors. Molecular design was performed on the human TS complex model built on the basis of the reported structure of TS-deoxyuridinemonophosphate (dUMP)-CB3717 ternary complex. From a docking study, we expected that a one-carbon bridge between pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine and an aromatic ring was suitable. Moreover, we found that the bridge carbon could be replaced with an alkyl group to fill out the unoccupied space. Based on this design, we synthesized five pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives with one-carbon bridge and evaluated their TS inhibitory activities. All synthesized compounds inhibited TS more potently than compound 2 (LY231514), and the C8-ethyl analogue (7) showed a remarkable inhibitory activity against TS (IC50=0.017 microM).
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- K Aso
- Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratories, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
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Nakamura K, Okada M, Yoneda M, Takamoto S, Nakade Y, Tamori K, Aso K, Makino I. Macrophage inflammatory protein-2 induced by TNF-alpha plays a pivotal role in concanavalin A-induced liver injury in mice. J Hepatol 2001; 35:217-24. [PMID: 11580144 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(01)00109-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2), one of the CXC chemokines, is involved in the recruitment of neutrophils in several tissue injuries. In this study, we investigated the role of MIP-2 in concanavalin A (Con A)-induced liver injury in mice. METHODS Liver injury was induced by intravenous injection of Con A (15 mg/kg) and plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT), MIP-2 levels were determined and histological assessment of the liver was performed. Anti-mouse MIP-2 antibody was intravenously administered 30 min before Con A injection. RESULTS The plasma ALT level significantly elevated and reached a maximum at 8 h after Con A injection. The plasma MIP-2 level was also elevated and reached a peak value at 2 h after Con A injection. The elevated ALT level by Con A injection was significantly inhibited by the MIP-2 antibody. The elevated plasma MIP-2 level after Con A injection was significantly reduced by the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) antibody, and MIP-2 was induced in plasma after recombinant TNF-alpha injection. Hepatic necrosis and infiltration of neutrophils were observed after Con A injection, and these histological changes were attenuated by the MIP-2 antibody. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that Con A induces TNF-alpha release, and this TNF-alpha stimulates MIP-2 induction, at least partially contributing to the liver injury mediated through the recruitment of neutrophils.
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- K Nakamura
- Second Department of internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
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Koriyama N, Kakei M, Nakazaki M, Yaekura K, Hashiguchi H, Aso K, Fukudome M, Yada T, Ito S, Tei C. Free radical-mediated tolbutamide desensitization of K+ATP channels in rat pancreatic beta-cells. Endocr J 2001; 48:337-44. [PMID: 11523905 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.48.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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To study the effects of hydroxyl radicals on the sensitivity of the ATP-sensitive K+ (K+ ATP) channel to tolbutamide, we used patch clamp and microfluorometric techniques in pancreatic beta-cells isolated from rats. cell-attached membrane patches, exposure of the cells to 0.3 mM H2O2 increased the probability of opening of K+ATP channels in the presence of 2.8 mM glucose. Tolbutamide dose-dependently inhibited the K+ATP channel with half-maximal inhibition (IC50) at 0.8 microM before and immediately after exposure to H2O2. After prolonged exposure (>20 min) to H2O2, the IC50 was increased to 15 microM. The presence of both ATP and ADP at concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 0.1 mM in the inside-out bath solution significantly enhanced the inhibition of the channels by 10 microM tolbutamide. Addition of 0.3 mM H2O2 induced a transient minute increase in the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) within 10 min, followed by a sustained pronounced increase in [Ca2]i. After more than 20 min of exposure of cells to 0.3mM H2O2, [Ca2]i was increased to above 2 microM. Treatment of the cytoplasmic face of inside-out membrane patches with 1 microM Ca2+ attenuated the tolbutamide-sensitivity of the K+ATP channel, but not the ATP-sensitivity of the channel. These findings indicate that H2O2 reduces tolbutamide sensitivity by inducing a sustained increase in [Ca2+]i.
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- N Koriyama
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan
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Minemawari Y, Nakagawa Y, Shido K, Aso K, Ohura T, Kawabata M, Kondo K. [Evaluation and improvement of medical and nursing service and caregiving for the elderly using MDS. 3. Revised recording system of diagnoses and symptoms suitable for use in Japan]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 2001; 38:347-51. [PMID: 11431889 DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.38.347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Diagnoses and symptoms are recorded by physicians in the chapter E of the Minimum Data Set (MDS), if they are relevant to disabilities of activities of daily living, cognition, behavior, medical treatments or risk of death. We improved the chapter so that it is suited to disease patterns in Japan in a format useful not only for nursing and ADL care but for medical treatment in our practice. In E1, diseases directly underlying the current disability states were recorded in the international classification of Disease, 9th Revision (ICD9). In 24, 670, 195, and 45 patients respectively, there were 0, 1, 2, and 3 separate recorded diseases. A Total of 63 ICD9 codes were observed, but only four codes; 290, 332, 431, and 434, were underlying diseases for 3% or more patients. These codes included mostly ischemic and degenerative disease of the brain.
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We retrospectively examined 169 patients who had cryptogenic or symptomatic localization-related epilepsies (LRE) and were followed-up for more than 5 years. The probability of seizure control was 0.13 during the first year of treatment, 0.25 during the first 5 years, and 0.09 during the second and third 5 years. No patients who continued to have intractable seizures for 15 years became free of seizures. The onset of LRE at the age of 3 years or less, seizure cluster, mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS), and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) were significantly associated with a poor seizure control. If an antiepileptic drug (AED) failed to control seizures, probability of seizure control by the next drug was low, in particular in patients in whom more than 4 AEDs have already been tried, and seizure control could not be expected after a trial of 6 AEDs. A tentative indication of epilepsy surgery for LRE of childhood onset may be 5 years of poor seizure control and/or failure of four AEDs.
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- K Aso
- Department of Pediatrics, Aichi Prefecture Medical Welfare Center of Aoitori Gakuen.
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Aso K, Watanabe K. [Focal heterotopia]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2001:477-83. [PMID: 11043301] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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- K Aso
- Aichi Prefecture Institute for Handicapped Children of Daiichi Aoitori Gakuen
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Nakagawa Y, Shido K, Minemawari Y, Kawabata M, Iwasaka N, Aso K, Ohura T, Kato T, Kondo K. [Evaluation and improvement of medical and nursing service and caregiving for the elderly using MDS. 2. Diagnosis and symptoms, especially diseases causing care-requiring conditions]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 2000; 37:1014-21. [PMID: 11201179 DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.37.1014] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Diagnoses recorded in the chapter E of Minimum Data Set (MDS) were analyzed in patients requiring care admitted in a geriatric hospital in Sapporo, Japan. They were classified as: A-diseases causing care-requiring conditions, B-their symptoms, and C-coexisting diseases requiring no care. Orthopedic diseases were not analyzed because they were not adequately recorded in MDS system. Class A diagnoses varied, but only five diagnoses were responsible for 3% or more of the total patients who required care. They were 1) Alzheimer's disease (AD), 2) Parkinson's disease, 3) dementia other than AD without neurological symptoms, 4) dementia other than AD with sequelae of stroke, and 5) sequelae of stroke without dementia. These diagnoses pooled represented over 90% of all patients. "Diagnoses and symptoms" in MDS were useful to 1) describe medical problems briefly in a predetermined format, 2) evaluate urgent or unstable conditions separately from stable diagnoses and symptoms, and 3) use common information by various professions, but have difficulties because 1) preselected diagnoses were few and unsuited to practices in Japan, 2) it is impossible to record a previous disease in the past that initiated the process leading to the present disabilities, and 3) it is also impossible to record the severities of the diseases and symptoms.
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- Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University School of Medicine
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We sought to elucidate the clinical features of transient seizure remission in intractable cryptogenic or symptomatic localization-related epilepsy of childhood onset. Transient seizure remission has been reported to occur in mesial temporal sclerosis or focal cortical dysplasia, but few reports have focused on this phenomenon. We retrospectively scrutinized the temporal profiles of seizure frequency of 99 patients with intractable localization-related epilepsy by reviewing their medical charts. Ten patients (10%) had transient seizure remissions that lasted for 2 years or longer. When an appropriate antiepileptic agent was administered, seizure remission occurred within 1-18 months. Without any triggering factors, the seizures recurred abruptly in seven patients and gradually in three. Epileptiform discharges on electroencephalography disappeared during the transient remission in seven patients and reappeared in five of them after recurrence. After recurrence, no antiepileptic agent was able to control the seizures. In comparison with those without transient seizure remission, these 10 patients tended to have normal intelligence and a positive family history for epilepsy. Transient seizure remission occurs in a variety of pathologic changes and may be a result of an interaction between the progressive nature of some types of epileptogenic foci and an effect of the antiepileptic drugs.
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- J Takenaka
- Department of Pediatrics; Nagoya University School of Medicine;, Nagoya, Japan
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Aso K. [A trial to improve the quality of care in our long-stay chronic care hospital]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 2000; 37:786-9. [PMID: 11215216] [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: 02/19/2023]
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Makino I, Nakamura K, Miura T, Aso K. [Diagnosis and treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis of the liver]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2000; 89:1909-14. [PMID: 11051671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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AIMS To assess changes in alcohol consumption attributable to the Great Hanshin Earthquake to test the assumption that alcohol consumption increases after natural disasters. METHODS Quarterly alcohol sales figures were compared for three periods: before, immediately after and subsequent to the Great Hanshin Earthquake in three areas of the Hyogo prefecture: the severely affected area, the moderately affected area and the unaffected area. Possible confounding by population movement, damage to retail outlets and normal variation in sales, was assessed. FINDINGS The quantity of alcoholic beverages consumed in the heavily damaged areas as well as throughout the prefecture decreased from the 1994 pre-disaster level, both immediately after the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January-March 1995) and 2 years after the disaster. This finding remained once possible confounding factors were taken into consideration. CONCLUSIONS More attention should be placed on drinking in the cultural context where a disaster occurs. It may sometimes deter, rather than encourage, drinking among the affected population.
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- S Shimizu
- National Institute of Mental Health, Chiba, Japan.
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To elucidate the clinical characteristics of disability due to various basic disease groups, by using Japanese Minimum Data Set (MDS), Nishimura's mental scale (NM) and activity of daily living scale (N-ADL), cognitive function and basic activity of daily living (ADL) together with the grading scale of nursing care (freedom-grade of daily living: N1. frequency of bedside visits by a nurse: N2) and nutritional function (serum albumin: SA) were assessed in 926 elderly disabled inpatients in April 1998 in our long-stay chronic care hospital. Basic diseases were divided into five groups: cerebrovascular (C), senile dementia (D), bone and joint (B), Parkinson's disease (P) and other diseases (O). (1) In all patients, women were 2.9 years significantly older than men. Mean age in disease groups was significantly greater in the following decreasing order, B > D > C > P. (2) In all patients and patients with C, significant negative correlations were found between age and the scores of various scales (NM, N-ADL, N1, SA). In patients with D and B, significant negative correlations were found only between age and N-ADL and N1, but not NM or SA. In patients with P, no correlations were found between age and the various scales. (3) The cognitive function score decreased significantly as follows, B > C > P > D and the score of ADL decreased significantly as follows, B > D > C > P. (4) In patients with C and P, significant positive correlations were found between 3 scores (Cognition, ADL, SA). In patients with D, significant positive correlation was found between only two scores (ADL, SA) and in patients with B, no correlations were found between SA and other scores. (5) Because in all patients and in patients with all disease groups, significant positive correlations were found between the scores of cognition, ADL by MDS and the scores of NM, N-ADL respectively, the scales of cognition and ADL evaluated by MDS were validated for us to assess cognitive function and ADL and are probably suitable tools for evaluating elderly disabled patients. The other various functional states should also be assessed in elderly disabled patients where the quality of life of the patients must take priority over other considerations in decision making for medical interventions, including care. We should discuss care in detail and continue more medical studies to improve the quality of care.
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Kubota T, Aso K, Negoro T, Okumura A, Natsume J, Takada H, Itomi K, Watanabe K, Yamamoto N. Epileptic spasms preceded by partial seizures with a close temporal association. Epilepsia 1999; 40:1572-9. [PMID: 10565585 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb02042.x] [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: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the distinctive features of patients with West syndrome who had partial seizures followed by epileptic spasms (PS-ES). METHODS We examined 45 patients with West syndrome whose epileptic spasms were recorded with simultaneous video-electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring between 1982 and 1996. We investigated the patients who had PS-ES and compared the PS-ES patients with the 37 patients without PS-ES. RESULTS Of the 45 patients who had epileptic spasms in clusters (ES) and hypsarrhythmia on the interictal EEG, eight (17%) had ES preceded by partial seizures (PS) with a close temporal association. Seven of these eight were female patients. The underlying disorders were tuberous sclerosis (one patient), Aicardi syndrome (one), nonketotic hyperglycinemia (one), and focal cortical dysplasia (one). The etiology was unknown in the remaining four patients, but was suspected to be of prenatal origin in three. Three types of seizure sequence were identified: PS followed several seconds later by ES (two patients), alternating PS and ES starting with PS (three), and PS gradually replaced by ES with overlapping of the two (three). PS-ES disappeared or was replaced by other types of seizures in 1-34 months. Six patients could not walk, and all patients could not speak any sentences at age 3 years. CONCLUSIONS Compared with patients without PS-ES, those with PS-ES more often had organic brain lesions of prenatal origin, other types of seizures before the onset of ES, asymmetric hypsarrhythmia on the EEG, and poor psychomotor outcome.
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- T Kubota
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Aso K, Wakakura M. [Corneal amyloidosis complicated by trichiasis--immunohistochemical identification of the amyloid light chain protein]. Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 1999; 103:754-60. [PMID: 10554551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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PURPOSE To identify the amyloid protein of the corneal amyloidosis complicated by trichiasis. METHODS The two patients were 41-year-old and 38-year-old women with trichiasis. They had gelatinous drop-like corneal change in hemilateral eye. The lesion was excised and examined by light and electron microscopy. Additionally, we performed an immunohistochemical study with immunofluorescence techniques using cryosections. RESULTS The amyloid deposits were confirmed with light and electron microscopy. Congo red positive staining was not reduced following pretreatment with potassium permanganate. Immunohistochemically, amyloid deposits in the cornea stained positively with serum human light chain kappa and lambda. Pretreatment of the section with 0.05% Tween-20 did not decrease the staining with fluorescence. The deposits stained negatively with serum prealbumin and keratin antibodies. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate the protein of the corneal amyloidosis complicating trichiasis to be an amyloid light chain (AL) protein that has never been identified in this kind of corneal amyloidosis.
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- K Aso
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan
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Kondo K, Shido K, Kato T, Ohura T, Minemawari Y, Nakagawa Y, Aso K, Ohnishi Y, Iwasaka N, Kawabata M. [Evaluation and improvement of medical and nursing service and caregiving for the elderly using MDS. 1. Diagnosis and some problems in dementias]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 1999; 36:631-7. [PMID: 10572447 DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.36.631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A Minimum Data Set (MDS) was recorded in two geriatric hospitals every 4 months for about 5 years. The initial records were available in a total of 1,735 disabled elderly. In MDS, about 360 trigger items were recorded. A selection was made to determine whether there were problems of care in 18 areas of Resident Assessment Protocols. We analyzed errors and biases in selection of the diagnosis in the chapter E of MDS disclosing that: 1) they were almost satisfactorily made in diseases except dementias, 2) diagnosis of dementias was biased in several ways, particularly Alzheimer's disease was overselected, and 3) preprinted diagnostic options in MDS were not suited with the Japanese practice and were insufficient for comprehensive medical/nursing service and caregiving.
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- K Kondo
- Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University School of Medicine
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PURPOSE A large number of children had fits while watching the animated cartoon television (TV) program "Pocket Monster." To elucidate the seizures associated with the TV program, we administered a questionnaire survey in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. METHODS The questionnaires were sent to 75 hospitals located in and around Aichi prefecture. The presence of epileptic seizures and the types of seizures were determined by three pediatric neurologists. RESULTS Sixty-one hospitals responded to the questionnaire survey. Among 95 patients living in Aichi prefecture for whom enough information on seizure manifestations and EEG was available, < or =93 patients were considered to have epileptic seizures while watching the TV program. Most seizures occurred at a scene in which red and blue frames alternated at 12 Hz. Sixty-nine (74%) patients had no history of epilepsy. Thirty-nine patients had generalized seizures, and 49 patients had partial seizures. Partial seizures occurred more frequently in the younger age group than did generalized seizures. The EEG revealed a photoparoxysmal response (PPR) in 43% of patients. PPR was present not only in patients with a history of epilepsy (54%) but also in those with no history of epilepsy (38%). CONCLUSIONS Almost all seizures induced by the TV program "Pocket Monster" were epileptic, and partial seizures were induced more frequently than generalized seizures. The incidence of this "Pocket Monster"-induced seizures was roughly estimated as > or =1 in 4,923 individuals aged 6-18 years.
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- H Takada
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Nakamura K, Yoneda M, Takamoto S, Nakade Y, Yokohama S, Tamori K, Aso K, Matui T, Sato Y, Aoshima M, Makino I. Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on autoimmune-associated chronic hepatitis C. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1999; 14:413-8. [PMID: 10355503 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.01898.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hypergammaglobulinaemia and various auto-antibodies which are commonly seen in autoimmune hepatitis are also found in patients with chronic hepatitis C. We recently reported that ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) improved liver function tests and immunoserological markers in patients with type I autoimmune hepatitis. The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the efficacy of UDCA on autoimmune-associated chronic hepatitis C. METHODS Immunoglobulin G (IgG), anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) and anti-smooth muscle antibodies (ASMA) were determined in 95 patients with chronic hepatitis C. All patients were positive for hepatitis C virus RNA. Autoimmune-associated chronic hepatitis C (C-AIH) was defined by elevated serum IgG level (> or = 2.0 g/dL) and high titres of ANA and/or ASMA (> or = 1 : 160). Nine (9%) of 95 patients were diagnosed as C-AIH. All the C-AIH patients and 30 of the remaining 86 chronic hepatitis C patients without autoimmune features (CHC) were treated with UDCA (600 mg/day) for 1 year. RESULTS Autoimmune-associated chronic hepatitis C patients included one man and eight women and their AIH scores, as defined by the International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group, were significantly higher than the CHC patients. Before UDCA therapy, there were no significant differences in aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and y-glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GTP) levels between C-AIH and CHC patients. However, after 1 year UDCA therapy, AST, ALT and gamma-GTP were significantly lower in C-AIH patients (P< 0.05) than in CHC patients. In C-AIH, ANA titres in seven of nine patients and ASMA titres in five of seven patients were reduced after 1 year UDCA treatment. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that UDCA is a useful therapeutic agent for autoimmune-associated chronic hepatitis C.
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- K Nakamura
- Second Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
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Aso K, Kato M, Banks JA, Hasebe M. Characterization of homeodomain-leucine zipper genes in the fern Ceratopteris richardii and the evolution of the homeodomain-leucine zipper gene family in vascular plants. Mol Biol Evol 1999; 16:544-52. [PMID: 10331279 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) genes encode transcription factors that are characterized by the presence of both a homeodomain and a leucine zipper motif. They belong to the homeobox gene superfamily and have been reported only from flowering plants. This article is the first report on the ferm HD-Zip genes (named Crhb1-Crhb11) isolated from the homosporous ferm Ceratopteris richardii. Phylogenetic analyses of the II Crhb genes with previously reported angiosperm HD-Zip genes show that the Crhb genes belong to three of the four different angiosperm HD-Zip subfamilies (HD-Zip I, II, and IV), indicating that these subfamilies of HD-Zip genes originated before the diversification of the ferm and seed plant lineages. The Crhb4-Crhb8 and Crhb11 genes belong to the HD-Zip I subfamily but differ from angiosperm HD-Zip I genes by the presence of a seven-amino-acid indel in the leucine zipper motif. By the northern analyses, Crhb1 and Crhb3 were expressed only in gametophyte tissue. Expression of Crhb2 and Crhb11 genes could not be detected in any tissue examined, while all other Crhb genes were expressed in most sporophytic and gametophytic tissues. Although the functions of the Crhb genes in Ceratopteris are unknown, their patterns of expression suggest that they regulate developmental or physiological processes common to both the gametophyte and the sporophyte generations of the fern. Differences in the expression of Crhb1 between male gametophytes and male-hermaphrodite mixed populations of gametophytes suggests that the Crhb1 gene is involved in gametophytic sex determination.
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- K Aso
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Lin Y, Itomi K, Takada H, Kuboda T, Okumura A, Aso K, Negoro T, Watanabe K. Benign myoclonic epilepsy in infants: video-EEG features and long-term follow-up. Neuropediatrics 1998; 29:268-71. [PMID: 9810563 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We report video-EEG findings and a long-term follow-up study in 10 patients with benign myoclonic epilepsy in infants (BMEI). A high incidence of a past and family history of febrile convulsions was noted. Six of the 10 patients manifested characteristic vocalization associated with myoclonic seizures. It consisted of a sudden, brief expiratory noise and is considered to be characteristic of BMEI. Afebrile convulsions occurred before the onset of myoclonic seizures or during the clinical course in six patients, but the accurate type of these seizures remains to be clarified. Monotherapy with valproatic acid (VPA) was very effective, but plasma VPA levels over 100 micrograms/ml were initially necessary in most of the cases, although they did not need to be maintained for further seizure control. All patients showed a favorable long-term seizure outcome, although one showed moderate mental retardation.
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- Y Lin
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Okumura A, Watanabe K, Negoro T, Aso K, Natsume J, Kubota T, Matsumoto A, Miura K, Furune J, Nomura K, Hayakawa F, Kato T. Evolutional changes and outcome of West syndrome: correlation with magnetic resonance imaging findings. Epilepsia 1998; 39 Suppl 5:46-9. [PMID: 9737445 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb05150.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The prognosis and evolutional changes of 77 patients with West syndrome (WS) were studied after patients were classified into four groups on the basis of their magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings: anomaly, perinatal injury, normal, and the other groups. The average age at onset of spasms was earliest in the patients with anomalies and latest in patients with normal MRI findings. Patients with normal MRI findings had the shortest duration of spasms, and patients with anomalies had the longest duration of spasms. Antecedent seizures were observed in 6 patients (3 patients with anomalies, 1 patient with normal MRI findings, and 2 patients with other abnormalities). Thirty-five patients had subsequent seizures. Patients with anomalies often had partial seizures and patients with perinatal injuries often had generalized seizures. Seizures were infrequent in patients with normal MRI findings. Developmental outcome was best in the patients with normal MRI findings and worst in patients with perinatal injuries. Various types of epileptic syndromes occurred subsequent to WS in patients with anomalies, although nonspecific symptomatic generalized epilepsy was common in patients with perinatal injuries. These results suggest that seizure prognosis, evolutional changes in seizures, and developmental outcome are different among the types of brain lesions.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Age of Onset
- Brain/abnormalities
- Brain/physiopathology
- Brain Diseases/classification
- Brain Diseases/diagnosis
- Brain Diseases/physiopathology
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Electroencephalography
- Epilepsies, Partial/classification
- Epilepsies, Partial/diagnosis
- Epilepsies, Partial/physiopathology
- Epilepsy, Generalized/classification
- Epilepsy, Generalized/diagnosis
- Epilepsy, Generalized/physiopathology
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Infant
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Outcome Assessment, Health Care
- Prognosis
- Seizures/classification
- Seizures/diagnosis
- Seizures/physiopathology
- Spasms, Infantile/classification
- Spasms, Infantile/diagnosis
- Spasms, Infantile/physiopathology
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- A Okumura
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Tsuge I, Matsuoka H, Nakagawa A, Kamachi Y, Aso K, Negoro T, Ito M, Torii S, Watanabe K. Necrotizing toxoplasmic encephalitis in a child with the X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 1998; 157:735-7. [PMID: 9776532 DOI: 10.1007/s004310050925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED We report on a 9-year-old boy with the hyper-IgM syndrome who presented with rapid impairment of consciousness. The brain CT scan showed multiple round lucencies, and the brain histology revealed necrotizing toxoplasmic encephalitis. This patient, whose CD40/CD40 ligand system was impaired, indicates the importance of this system for defence against toxoplasmic infection. CONCLUSION Although disseminated toxoplasmosis is a rare complication of the hyper-IgM syndrome, it must be included in the differential diagnosis of infections.
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- I Tsuge
- Department of Paediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Yoneda M, Nakamura K, Yokohama S, Tamori K, Sato Y, Aso K, Aoshima M, Kono T, Makino I. Neuropeptide Y stimulates bile secretion via Y1 receptor in the left dorsal vagal complex in rats. Hepatology 1998; 28:670-6. [PMID: 9731557 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) injected into the cerebrospinal fluid and the left dorsal vagal complex enhances bile acid-independent and bicarbonate-dependent bile secretion through vagal muscarinic pathways in animal models. NPY binds to and activates six different receptor subtypes, and NPY Y1 and Y2 receptors are distributed in the dorsal vagal complex. We sought to determine which NPY receptor subtypes are involved in central stimulation of bile secretion by examining the effect of microinjection of specific NPY receptor agonists into the dorsal vagal complex. The bile duct was cannulated in urethane-anesthetized and bile acid-compensated rats. After measuring basal secretion, NPY, peptide YY (PYY), [Leu31, Pro34]NPY, NPY(13-36), or NPY(3-36) was microinjected into the either right or left dorsal vagal complex and bile secretion was observed for 100 minutes. Hepatic branch vagotomy was performed 2 hours before the peptide injection. Microinjection of NPY and PYY (8 pmol) into the left dorsal vagal complex increased bile secretion. [Leu31, Pro34]NPY microinjected into the left dorsal vagal complex also dose-dependently (1-8 pmol) stimulated bile acid-independent and bicarbonate-dependent bile secretion. Microinjection of NPY(13-36) into the left dorsal vagal complex did not stimulate and NPY(3-36) dose-dependently inhibited bile secretion. Stimulation of bile secretion by [Leu31, Pro34]NPY was abolished by hepatic branch vagotomy. NPY acts in the left dorsal vagal complex to stimulate bile acid-independent and bicarbonate-dependent bile secretion via Y1 receptor subtype.
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- M Yoneda
- Second Department of Medicine and Surgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Nishikagura, Japan
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Tsuge I, Makimura K, Natsume J, Kubota T, Hasegawa S, Kawabe T, Nakashima S, Aso K, Negoro T, Watanabe K. Successful polymerase chain reaction-based diagnosis of fungal meningitis in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease. Acta Paediatr Jpn 1998; 40:356-9. [PMID: 9745780 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1998.tb01947.x] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Meningitis is not a common complication of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). Here, we present details of a 3-year-old boy with X-linked CGD, who suffered from fungal meningitis. While 19 samplings using conventional cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures failed to detect any organisms, fungal DNA was identified in the CSF by a new polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method. The patient recovered without any sequelae after treatment with a combination of antifungal agents, interferon-gamma and granulocyte infusions. This case report demonstrates that fungal meningitis must be included in the differential diagnosis of infections in CGD patients and that the PCR-based detection of fungal DNA is a powerful tool for diagnosis.
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- I Tsuge
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Nakamura K, Yoneda M, Yokohama S, Tamori K, Sato Y, Aso K, Aoshima M, Hasegawa T, Makino I. Efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid in Japanese patients with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1998; 13:490-5. [PMID: 9641646 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.tb00674.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has been shown to have beneficial effects on patients with primary biliary cirrhosis, suggesting that UDCA has immunomodulating effects. We investigated the effect of UDCA in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) which is characterized by immunological abnormalities. Eight patients with type 1 AIH were treated with 600 mg of UDCA per day for 2 years. Based on the criteria of the International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group, five patients were diagnosed as definite and three as probable type 1 AIH. Liver function tests were performed every 4 weeks, before and during UDCA therapy and the serum levels of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), smooth muscle antibodies (SMA), immunoglobulin G and gamma globulin were determined every 3 months. The levels of serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase significantly decreased from 154 +/- 24 IU/L and 170 +/- 17 IU/L before UDCA therapy to 31 +/- 3 IU/L and 25 +/- 5 IU/L (P < 0.001) after 1 year of treatment and 28 +/- 2 IU/L and 23 +/- 4 IU/L (P < 0.001) after 2 years of treatment. After 2 years of treatment, the levels of serum immunoglobulin G and gamma globulin significantly decreased (P < 0.05) and ANA titres (5/8 patients) were reduced and SMA (3/5 patients) became negative. Furthermore, hepatic histopathological changes of four patients were assessed after 1 year of treatment, and an improvement of intrahepatic inflammation, but not fibrosis, was observed. In conclusion, these results suggest that UDCA has a beneficial therapeutic effect in patients with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis.
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- K Nakamura
- Second Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Nishikagura, Japan
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Watanabe T, Matsuura O, Natsume J, Kubota T, Nakashima S, Aso K, Negoro T, Watanabe K. [Dramatic improvement with immunoabsorption therapy in a 7-year-old girl with severe Guillain-Barré syndrome after unsuccessful gammaglobulin therapy]. No To Hattatsu 1998; 30:255-60. [PMID: 9613160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We report a 7-year-old girl with severe Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) who showed dramatic improvement after immunoabsorption therapy. She had progressive muscle weakness with resultant respiratory failure. On the 7th day of the illness, she was nearly quadriplegic and dependent on mechanical ventilation. In addition, she had autonomic manifestations, areflexia, abolished or delayed peripheral nerve conduction, and increased CSF protein. Administration of a high dose of gammaglobulin failed to improve the symptoms. Immunoabsorption therapy using a tryptophan column was performed 9 times during 17 days. After 5 times of immunoabsorption therapy, the muscle weakness improved dramatically; she was extubated 16 days after the institution of the therapy and walked without assistance on the 41st day. She regained normal muscle power without any sequelae. The immunoabsorption therapy caused hemolysis and decrease of serum fibrinogen, but no serious complications. The clinical course of this patient suggests the efficacy of immunoabsorption therapy in GBS.
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- T Watanabe
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine
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Changes in seizure type of severe myoclonic epilepsy (SME) in infancy were reviewed retrospectively in 14 patients (11 males and 3 females) who were followed-up to the age of 7 years or more. The observation period ranged from 5 to 16 years with a mean of 10 years. During the follow-up, three or four types of seizures were seen per patient, but the pattern of appearance and disappearance of each seizure type varied considerably among the patients. Tonic-clonic convulsion, either generalized or unilateral, was seen most consistently through the entire course, and it continued to the end of follow-up in 11 patients (79%). On the contrary, myoclonic seizure, complex partial seizure, and atypical absence often disappeared and reappeared repeatedly during the course. In SME, seizure symptoms varied widely among patients in comparison with other neurological symptoms, and the most consistent core seizure type was tonic-clonic convulsions.
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- T Ohki
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Aso K, Nakashima S, Watanabe K. [Neuronal migration disorders and epilepsy]. No To Hattatsu 1997; 29:129-33. [PMID: 9071190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We retrospectively studied 32 patients who had cortical dysplasia and epilepsy. Cortical dysplasia was classified into diffuse cortical dysplasia (8 patients), bilateral localized cortical dysplasia (5), unilateral diffuse cortical dysplasia (2), and focal cortical dysplasia (17). The onset of epilepsy was younger in patients with more widespread lesions. At the onset, patients with bilateral lesions generally had symptomatic generalized epilepsy, while those with unilateral cortical dysplasia tended to have symptomatic localization-related epilepsy. In patients with focal cortical dysplasia, however, 4 patients had West syndrome, either at the onset of epilepsy or during the follow up period. Seizure outcome was poor in any type of cortical dysplasia. An evaluation of prognostic factors in patients with focal cortical dysplasia did not show any of statistical significance, including gender, age at onset of epilepsy, psychomotor delay and the presence of high intensity areas in T2-weighted MRI.
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- K Aso
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Medical School of Medicine
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Brobey R, Sano G, Itoh F, Aso K, Kimura M, Mitamura T, Horii T. Recombinant Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase-based in vitro screen for antifolate antimalarials. Parasitol Int 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(97)82567-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE We examined the relation between cortical hypometabolism and delayed myelination in patients with West syndrome (WS). METHODS Serial positron emission tomography (PET) with [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed in 18 patients with WS, first at the onset of epileptic spasms and later at age 10 months. The age at onset of seizures ranged from 2 to 7 months. Ten patients were diagnosed as having cryptogenic WS and 8 as having symptomatic WS. RESULTS Cortical hypometabolism was detected in many patients at onset of epilepsy, but disappeared later, whereas delayed myelination tended to become evident with age. PET showed diffuse or focal cortical hypometabolism in 12 patients at onset, but in only 6 patients at age 10 months. MRI showed delayed myelination in only 2 patients at onset of epilepsy, but the number of patients with delayed myelination increased to 12 at age 10 months. Delayed myelination was more often present in patients with cortical hypometabolism. Delayed myelination was noted in 11 (85%) of 13 patients with cortical hypometabolism on first or second PET scans, but in only 1 (20%) of 5 patients who did not show PET abnormalities. Hypometabolism on the first or second PET scan was positively correlated with delayed myelination at age 10 months. CONCLUSIONS In patients with WS, assessing myelination with MRI again at age 8-10 months is important even when MRI at the onset of epilepsy appears normal. Serial MRI and PET scans disclose more detailed pathophysiology of WS.
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- J Natsume
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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We report three patients with localization-related epilepsy of neonatal onset. They exhibited favourable psychomotor development and had no cerebral lesions on neuroimaging studies despite the presence of intractable partial seizures of neonatal onset. Although rare, some cases of epilepsy of neonatal onset may be cryptogenic, i.e. they belong to neither the symptomatic nor the idiopathic group.
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- J Natsume
- Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University, School of Medicine, Japan
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