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Taguchi T, Minami T, Hihara T, Nikaido F, Asai T, Sakai K, Abe Y, Yogo A, Arikawa Y, Kohri H, Tokiyasu AO, Chu CM, Woon WY, Kodaira S, Kanasaki M, Fukuda Y, Kuramitsu Y. Automation of etch pit analyses on solid-state nuclear track detectors with machine learning for laser-driven ion acceleration. Rev Sci Instrum 2024; 95:033301. [PMID: 38436451 DOI: 10.1063/5.0172202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Solid-state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs) are often used as ion detectors in laser-driven ion acceleration experiments and are considered to be the most reliable ion diagnostics since they are sensitive only to ions and measure ions one by one. However, ion pit analyses require tremendous time and effort in chemical etching, microscope scanning, and ion pit identification by eyes. From a laser-driven ion acceleration experiment, there are typically millions of microscopic images, and it is practically impossible to analyze all of them by hand. This research aims to improve the efficiency and automation of SSNTD analyses for laser-driven ion acceleration. We use two sets of data obtained from calibration experiments with a conventional accelerator where ions with known nuclides and energies are generated and from actual laser experiments using SSNTDs. After chemical etching and scanning the SSNTDs with an optical microscope, we use machine learning to distinguish the ion etch pits from noises. From the results of the calibration experiment, we confirm highly accurate etch-pit detection with machine learning. We are also able to detect etch pits with machine learning from the laser-driven ion acceleration experiment, which is much noisier than calibration experiments. By using machine learning, we successfully identify ion etch pits ∼105 from more than 10 000 microscopic images with a precision of ≳95%. A million microscopic images can be examined with a recent entry-level computer within a day with high precision. Machine learning tremendously reduces the time consumption on ion etch pit analyses detected on SSNTDs.
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- T Taguchi
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Kansai Institute for Photon Science (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Kansai Institute for Photon Science (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
- Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe 658-0022, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshicho, Toki, Gifu, 509-5292, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, 1-2-1 Mikamine, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Department of Physics, National Central University, No. 300, Jhongda Rd., Jhongli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Central University, No. 300, Jhongda Rd., Jhongli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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- Institute for Radiological Science (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe 658-0022, Japan
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- Kansai Institute for Photon Science (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Minami T, Tokiyasu AO, Kohri H, Abe Y, Iwasaki K, Taguchi T, Oda K, Suzuki S, Asai T, Tanaka SJ, Isayama S, Kanasaki M, Kodaira S, Fukuda Y, Kuramitsu Y. Mass-resolved ion measurement by particle counting analysis for characterizing relativistic ion beams driven by lasers. Rev Sci Instrum 2022; 93:113530. [PMID: 36461420 DOI: 10.1063/5.0101872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Particle counting analysis is a possible way to characterize GeV-scale, multi-species ions produced in laser-driven experiments. We present a multi-layered scintillation detector to differentiate multi-species ions of different masses and energies. The proposed detector concept offers potential advantages over conventional diagnostics in terms of (1) high sensitivity to GeV ions, (2) realtime analysis, and (3) the ability to differentiate ions with the same charge-to-mass ratio. A novel choice of multiple scintillators with different ion stopping powers results in a significant difference in energy deposition between the scintillators, allowing accurate particle identification in the GeV range. Here, we report a successful demonstration of particle identification for heavy ions, performed at the Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba. In the experiment, the proposed detector setup showed the ability to differentiate particles with similar atomic numbers, such as C6+ and O8+ ions, and provided an excellent energy resolution of 0.41%-1.2% (including relativistic effect, 0.51%--1.6%).
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- T Minami
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Hyogo 658-0022, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Abe Y, Kohri H, Tokiyasu A, Minami T, Iwasaki K, Taguchi T, Asai T, Kanasaki M, Kodaira S, Fujioka S, Kuramitsu Y, Fukuda Y. A multi-stage scintillation counter for GeV-scale multi-species ion spectroscopy in laser-driven particle acceleration experiments. Rev Sci Instrum 2022; 93:063502. [PMID: 35778001 DOI: 10.1063/5.0078817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Particle counting analysis (PCA) with a multi-stage scintillation detector shows a new perspective on angularly resolved spectral characterization of GeV-scale, multi-species ion beams produced by high-power lasers. The diagnosis provides a mass-dependent ion energy spectrum based on time-of-flight and pulse-height analysis of single particle events detected through repetitive experiments. With a novel arrangement of multiple scintillators with different ions stopping powers, PCA offers potential advantages over commonly used diagnostic instruments (CR-39, radiochromic films, Thomson parabola, etc.) in terms of coverage solid angle, detection efficiency for GeV-ions, and real-time analysis during the experiment. The basic detector unit was tested using 230-MeV proton beam from a synchrotron facility, where we demonstrated its potential ability to discriminate major ion species accelerated in laser-plasma experiments (i.e., protons, deuterons, carbon, and oxygen ions) with excellent energy and mass resolution. The proposed diagnostic concept would be essential for a better understanding of laser-driven particle acceleration, which paves the way toward all-optical compact accelerators for a range of applications.
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- Y Abe
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University, Miyagi 982-0826, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe 658-0022, Japan
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- Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe 658-0022, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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Jinno S, Tanaka H, Matsui R, Kanasaki M, Sakaki H, Kando M, Kondo K, Sugiyama A, Uesaka M, Kishimoto Y, Fukuda Y. Characterization of micron-size hydrogen clusters using Mie scattering. Opt Express 2017; 25:18774-18783. [PMID: 29041071 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.018774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Hydrogen clusters with diameters of a few micrometer range, composed of 108-10 hydrogen molecules, have been produced for the first time in an expansion of supercooled, high-pressure hydrogen gas into a vacuum through a conical nozzle connected to a cryogenic pulsed solenoid valve. The size distribution of the clusters has been evaluated by measuring the angular distribution of laser light scattered from the clusters. The data were analyzed based on the Mie scattering theory combined with the Tikhonov regularization method including the instrumental functions, the validity of which was assessed by performing a calibration study using a reference target consisting of standard micro-particles with two different sizes. The size distribution of the clusters was found discrete peaked at 0.33 ± 0.03, 0.65 ± 0.05, 0.81 ± 0.06, 1.40 ± 0.06 and 2.00 ± 0.13 µm in diameter. The highly reproducible and impurity-free nature of the micron-size hydrogen clusters can be a promising target for laser-driven multi-MeV proton sources with the currently available high power lasers.
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Faenov AY, Colgan J, Hansen SB, Zhidkov A, Pikuz TA, Nishiuchi M, Pikuz SA, Skobelev IY, Abdallah J, Sakaki H, Sagisaka A, Pirozhkov AS, Ogura K, Fukuda Y, Kanasaki M, Hasegawa N, Nishikino M, Kando M, Watanabe Y, Kawachi T, Masuda S, Hosokai T, Kodama R, Kondo K. Nonlinear increase of X-ray intensities from thin foils irradiated with a 200 TW femtosecond laser. Sci Rep 2015; 5:13436. [PMID: 26330230 PMCID: PMC4557088 DOI: 10.1038/srep13436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 02/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We report, for the first time, that the energy of femtosecond optical laser pulses, E, with relativistic intensities I > 10(21) W/cm(2) is efficiently converted to X-ray radiation, which is emitted by "hot" electron component in collision-less processes and heats the solid density plasma periphery. As shown by direct high-resolution spectroscopic measurements X-ray radiation from plasma periphery exhibits unusual non-linear growth ~E(4-5) of its power. The non-linear power growth occurs far earlier than the known regime when the radiation reaction dominates particle motion (RDR). Nevertheless, the radiation is shown to dominate the kinetics of the plasma periphery, changing in this regime (now labeled RDKR) the physical picture of the laser plasma interaction. Although in the experiments reported here we demonstrated by observation of KK hollow ions that X-ray intensities in the keV range exceeds ~10(17) W/cm(2), there is no theoretical limit of the radiation power. Therefore, such powerful X-ray sources can produce and probe exotic material states with high densities and multiple inner-shell electron excitations even for higher Z elements. Femtosecond laser-produced plasmas may thus provide unique ultra-bright X-ray sources, for future studies of matter in extreme conditions, material science studies, and radiography of biological systems.
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- A Ya Faenov
- Institute for Academic Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123, USA
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- PPC and Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia.,PPC and Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia.,National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI), Moscow 115409, Russia
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia.,National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI), Moscow 115409, Russia
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- PPC and Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- PPC and Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Academic Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,PPC and Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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Uzu T, Sakaguchi M, Tsuda A, Kadota A, Yokomaku Y, Kume S, Kanasaki M, Isshiki K, Araki SI, Sugiomoto T, Maegawa H, Kashiwagi A. Effects of blood pressure and the renin-angiotensin system on platelet activation in type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Investig 2014; 1:196-201. [PMID: 24843432 PMCID: PMC4020721 DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-1124.2010.00048.x] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Aims/Introduction: Platelet‐derived microparticles (PDMP) are released from the platelets either after activation or in response to physical stimulation in vivo. The present study examined the association between blood pressure and PDMP, and the effects of high‐dose angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) on PDMP in patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: The study subjects consisted of 28 type 2 diabetes patients with blood pressure ≥130/80 mmHg who were treated with valsartan (80 mg daily). The patients were randomly assigned to take either 80 mg of telmisartan (Tel group) or 160 mg of valsartan (Val group) and then were followed up for 24 weeks. Thereafter, the patients were switched to combination therapy (5 mg of amlodipine with 40 mg of telmisartan [Tel group] or 80 mg of valsartan [Val group]) for 12 weeks. Results: Although the ambulatory blood pressure did not change, the PDMP levels were significantly decreased from baseline to week 24 (high dose ARB). In contrast, combination therapy reduced both blood pressure and PDMP levels compared with the baseline. Although the PDMP level was significantly correlated with the morning BP elevation at baseline and week 36 (combination therapy), this same relationship was not found at week 24. There were no significant differences in the blood pressure and PDMP levels between the two groups. Conclusions: Patients with morning hypertension might be at risk for cardiovascular diseases. High‐dose renin‐angiotensin system inhibition and blood pressure control are both considered to reduce cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. (J Diabetes Invest, doi: 10.1111/j.2040‐1124.2010.00048.x, 2010)
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- Takashi Uzu
- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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Nishiuchi M, Sakaki H, Maeda S, Sagisaka A, Pirozhkov AS, Pikuz T, Faenov A, Ogura K, Kanasaki M, Matsukawa K, Kusumoto T, Tao A, Fukami T, Esirkepov T, Koga J, Kiriyama H, Okada H, Shimomura T, Tanoue M, Nakai Y, Fukuda Y, Sakai S, Tamura J, Nishio K, Sako H, Kando M, Yamauchi T, Watanabe Y, Bulanov SV, Kondo K. Multi-charged heavy ion acceleration from the ultra-intense short pulse laser system interacting with the metal target. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:02B904. [PMID: 24593609 DOI: 10.1063/1.4827111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Experimental demonstration of multi-charged heavy ion acceleration from the interaction between the ultra-intense short pulse laser system and the metal target is presented. Al ions are accelerated up to 12 MeV/u (324 MeV total energy). To our knowledge, this is far the highest energy ever reported for the case of acceleration of the heavy ions produced by the <10 J laser energy of 200 TW class Ti:sapphire laser system. Adding to that, thanks to the extraordinary high intensity laser field of ∼10(21) W cm(-2), the accelerated ions are almost fully stripped, having high charge to mass ratio (Q/M).
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- M Nishiuchi
- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaragi, Japan
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- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaragi, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaragi, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaragi, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Maritime Science, Kobe University, 5-1-1 Fukaeminami-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0022, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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Sakaki H, Nishiuchi M, Maeda S, Sagisaka A, Pirozhkov AS, Pikuz T, Faenov A, Ogura K, Fukami T, Matsukawa K, Kanasaki M, Fukuda Y, Yogo A, Esirkepov T, Kiriyama H, Shimomura T, Nakai Y, Tanoue M, Torimoto K, Okamoto M, Sato T, Niita K, Tamura J, Nishio K, Sako H, Yamauchi T, Watanabe Y, Bulanov S, Kondo K. Measurements of electron-induced neutrons as a tool for determination of electron temperature of fast electrons in the task of optimization laser-produced plasma ions acceleration. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:02A705. [PMID: 24593439 DOI: 10.1063/1.4825154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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High intensity laser-plasma interaction has attracted considerable interest for a number of years. The laser-plasma interaction is accompanied by generation of various charged particle beams, such as high-energy proton and ions with high charge to mass ratio (Q/M; same as multi-charged ions). Results of simultaneous novel measurements of electron-induced photonuclear neutrons (photoneutron), which are a diagnostic of the laser-plasma interaction, are proposed to use for optimization of the laser-plasma ion generation. The proposed method is demonstrated by the laser irradiation with the intensity of 1 × 10(21) W/cm(2) on the metal foil target. The photoneutrons are measured by using NE213 liquid scintillation detectors. Heavy-ion signal is registered with the CR-39 track detector simultaneously. The measured signals of the electron-induced photoneutrons are well reproduced by using the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System. The results obtained provide useful approach for analyzing the various laser based ion beams.
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- H Sakaki
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaragi, Japan
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- Research Organization for Information Science and Technology, Tokai, Ibaragi, Japan
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- J-PARC Center, Tokai, Ibaragi, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaragi, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaragi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan
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Yogo A, Kondo K, Mori M, Kiriyama H, Ogura K, Shimomura T, Inoue N, Fukuda Y, Sakaki H, Jinno S, Kanasaki M, Bolton PR. Insertable pulse cleaning module with a saturable absorber pair and a compensating amplifier for high-intensity ultrashort-pulse lasers. Opt Express 2014; 22:2060-2069. [PMID: 24515215 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.002060] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We demonstrate the performance of an efficient insertable pulse cleaning module (IPCM) that uses a saturable absorber (SA) pair with a compensating multi-pass amplifier. IPCM consists of a first SA, a grating compressor, a second SA, a stretcher and a compensating Ti:sapphire amplifier. It is implemented with a conventional chirped pulse amplification (CPA) Ti:sapphire laser system, resulting in a double CPA system architecture, and suppresses the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) level of the pulse pedestal by about three orders of magnitude while preserving the output pulse energy and repetition-rate of the overall laser system. The duration of recompressed cleaned pulses is comparable to that obtained without the cleaning module. The effectiveness of the cleaning module is confirmed in laser-driven proton acceleration experiments. At the 10(9) W/cm2 pedestal level, the surface structure and electrical resistivity of an insulator target (100 nm silicon nitride) are preserved prior to the arrival of the intense ultrashort pulse.
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Isshiki K, Nishio T, Isono M, Makiishi T, Shikano T, Tomita K, Nishio T, Kanasaki M, Maegawa H, Uzu T. Glycated albumin predicts the risk of mortality in type 2 diabetic patients on hemodialysis: evaluation of a target level for improving survival. Ther Apher Dial 2013; 18:434-42. [PMID: 24251784 DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.12123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Glycated albumin (GA) is considered a more reliable marker than glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) for monitoring glycemic control, particularly in diabetic hemodialysis patients. We investigated the associations of GA, HbA1c, and random serum glucose levels with survival, and evaluated possible targets for improving survival in diabetic hemodialysis patients. In this prospective, longitudinal, observational study, we enrolled 90 diabetic hemodialysis patients across six dialysis centers in Japan. The median duration of follow-up was 36.0 months (mean follow-up, 29.8 months; range, 3-36 months). There were 11 deaths during the observation period. GA was a significant predictor for mortality (hazard ratio, 1.143 per 1% increase in GA; 95% confidence interval, 1.011-1.292; P = 0.033), whereas HbA1c and random glucose levels were not predictors for mortality. Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis showed that the cutoff value of GA for predicting the risk of mortality was 25%. In the Kaplan-Meier analysis, the cumulative survival rate was significantly greater in patients with GA ≤ 25% than in patients with GA >25%. GA predicted the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in diabetic hemodialysis patients. Our results suggest that GA ≤ 25% is an appropriate target for improving survival in diabetic hemodialysis patients.
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- Keiji Isshiki
- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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Jinno S, Fukuda Y, Sakaki H, Yogo A, Kanasaki M, Kondo K, Faenov AY, Skobelev IY, Pikuz TA, Boldarev AS, Gasilov VA. Mie scattering from submicron-sized CO2 clusters formed in a supersonic expansion of a gas mixture. Opt Express 2013; 21:20656-20674. [PMID: 24103939 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.020656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A detailed mathematical model is presented for a submicron-sized cluster formation in a binary gas mixture flowing through a three-staged conical nozzle. By measuring the angular distribution of light scattered from the clusters, the size of CO(2) clusters, produced in a supersonic expansion of the mixture gas of CO(2)(30%)/H(2)(70%) or CO(2)(10%)/He(90%), has been evaluated using the Mie scattering method. The mean sizes of CO(2) clusters are estimated to be 0.28 ± 0.03 μm for CO(2)/H(2) and 0.26 ± 0.04 μm for CO(2)/He, respectively. In addition, total gas density profiles in radial direction of the gas jet, measuring the phase shift of the light passing through the target by utilizing an interferometer, are found to be agreed with the numerical modeling within a factor of two. The dryness (= monomer/(monomer + cluster) ratio) in the targets is found to support the numerical modeling. The apparatus developed to evaluate the cluster-gas targets proved that our mathematical model of cluster formation is reliable enough for the binary gas mixture.
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Fukuda Y, Sakaki H, Kanasaki M, Yogo A, Jinno S, Tampo M, Faenov A, Pikuz T, Hayashi Y, Kando M, Pirozhkov A, Shimomura T, Kiriyama H, Kurashima S, Kamiya T, Oda K, Yamauchi T, Kondo K, Bulanov S. Identification of high energy ions using backscattered particles in laser-driven ion acceleration with cluster-gas targets. RADIAT MEAS 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2012.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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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Sakaki H, Kanasaki M, Fukuda Y, Nishiuchi M, Hori T, Yogo A, Jinno S, Niita K. Development of a single-shot-imaging thin film for an online Thomson parabola spectrometer. Rev Sci Instrum 2013; 84:013301. [PMID: 23387636 DOI: 10.1063/1.4773546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A single-shot-imaging thin scintillator film was developed for an online Thomson parabola (TP) spectrometer and the first analysis of laser accelerated ions, using the online TP spectrometer, was demonstrated at the JAEA-Kansai Advanced Relativistic Engineering Laser System (J-KAREN). An energy spectrum of ~4.0 MeV protons is obtained using only this imaging film without the need of a microchannel plate that is typically utilized in online ion analyses. A general-purpose Monte Carlo particle and heavy ion-transport code system, which consists of various quantum dynamics models, was used for the prediction of the luminescent properties of the scintillator. The simulation can reasonably predict not only the ion trajectories detected by the spectrometer, but also luminescence properties.
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- H Sakaki
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan.
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Uzu T, Sakaguchi M, Yokomaku Y, Kume S, Kanasaki M, Isshiki K, Araki SI, Sugiomoto T, Koya D, Haneda M, Kashiwagi A. Erratum to: Effects of high sodium intake and diuretics on the circadian rhythm of blood pressure in type 2 diabetic patients treated with an angiotensin II receptor blocker. Clin Exp Nephrol 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10157-009-0185-3] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Uzu T, Hatta T, Deji N, Izumiya T, Ueda H, Miyazawa I, Kanasaki M, Isshiki K, Nishio T, Arimura T. Target for glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients on hemodialysis: effects of anemia and erythropoietin injection on hemoglobin A(1c). Ther Apher Dial 2009; 13:89-94. [PMID: 19379146 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00661.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In hemodialysis (HD) patients the glycated hemoglobin (Hb(A1c)) level may underestimate glycemic control. The aim of this study is to estimate accurate glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients on HD. Type 2 diabetes patients (N = 87) who had been receiving maintenance HD for at least one year were enrolled. Hb(A1c) and the percentage of glycated albumin relative to total the serum albumin (%GA) were measured in blood samples and the factors that affected the %GA/Hb(A1c) ratio were examined. There were significant and positive correlations between the plasma glucose and either the Hb(A1c) levels (r = 0.539, P < 0.01) or the %GA level (r = 0.520, P < 0.01). No relationship between the serum albumin levels and %GA levels was observed. A weekly dose of erythropoietin (EPO) was positively correlated with the ratio of %GA/Hb(A1c) and hematocrit (Ht) correlated negatively. There was no significant correlation between the %GA/Hb(A1c) level and the EPO dose in patients with Ht > or = 30%, although a significant correlation was found between those parameters in the Ht < 30% group. The mean of the %GA/Hb(A1c) ratios in patients with Ht > or = 30%, with Ht < 30% and treated with EPO < 100 IU/kg/week, and with Ht < 30% and treated with EPO > or = 100 IU/kg/week were 3.41, 3.56 and 4.13, respectively. In HD patients, accurate glycemic control may be estimated as: Hb(A1c) x 1.14 if Ht > or = 30%; Hb(A1c) x 1.19 if Ht < 30% and treated with low dosages of EPO; and Hb(A1c) x 1.38 if Ht < 30% and treated with high dosages of EPO.
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- Takashi Uzu
- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan.
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Sugimoto T, Yasuda M, Sakaguchi M, Koyama T, Uzu T, Kashiwagi A, Isshiki K, Kanasaki M. Oliguric acute renal failure following oral valacyclovir therapy. QJM 2008; 101:164-6. [PMID: 18180255 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Uzu T, Kimura G, Yamauchi A, Kanasaki M, Isshiki K, Araki SI, Sugiomoto T, Nishio Y, Maegawa H, Koya D, Haneda M, Kashiwagi A. Enhanced sodium sensitivity and disturbed circadian rhythm of blood pressure in essential hypertension. J Hypertens 2007; 24:1627-32. [PMID: 16877966 DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000239299.71001.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether an association between sodium-sensitive hypertension and metabolic syndrome exists; and whether, in patients with metabolic syndrome, the nocturnal fall of blood pressure decreases and salt restriction affects the circadian blood pressure rhythm. METHODS Japanese patients with essential hypertension, who were treated without any antihypertensive agent, were maintained on a high-sodium diet and a low-sodium diet for 1 week each. On the last day of each diet, the 24-h blood pressures were measured. A diagnosis of metabolic syndrome was made according to the International Diabetes Foundation definition RESULTS Among the 56 patients with essential hypertension, 15 patients were complicated with metabolic syndrome while 41 patients were not. The nocturnal blood pressure fall was significant in patients without metabolic syndrome, while it was not so in patients with metabolic syndrome. Only in patients with metabolic syndrome was the nocturnal blood pressure fall enhanced by sodium restriction. The prevalence of sodium-sensitive hypertension in patients with metabolic syndrome was significantly higher than in those without metabolic syndrome (70.6 versus 36.0%, respectively; P = 0.017). A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed central obesity to be an independent risk factor for sodium-sensitive hypertension (odds ratio, 1.41; 95% confidence interval, 1.04-1.91). CONCLUSIONS In patients with essential hypertension, an inter-relationship exists among metabolic syndrome, enhanced sodium sensitivity of the blood pressure and non-dipping. The elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases in patients with metabolic syndrome may be related to sodium-sensitive hypertension and non-dipping.
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- Takashi Uzu
- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
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Wang X, Uzu T, Isshiki K, Kanasaki M, Hirata K, Soumura M, Nakazawa J, Kashiwagi A, Takaya K, Isono M, Nishimura M, Shikano T, Nishio T, Tomita K, Arimura T. Iron status and the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in hemodialysis patients. Ther Apher Dial 2007; 11:215-9. [PMID: 17498004 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2007.00476.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We examined whether the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can affect the anemia and iron status of hemodialysis patients. We recruited patients from six dialysis centers who had undergone maintenance hemodialysis for at least four months. We examined the use of NSAIDs during the past three months based on their medical records and assigned the patients to three groups (group A, non-NSAID group; group B, aspirin group; and group C, non-aspirin NSAID group). Of the 446 patients, 95 (21.3%) were treated with aspirin and 103 (23.1%) were treated with non-aspirin NSAIDs. The serum iron level and transferrin saturation (TSAT) were significantly lower in group C patients than those in group A. However, the ratio of the patients who were administrated iron preparations during the past three months was significantly higher than that in the other two groups. The incidences of positive fecal occult blood tests did not differ substantially between the three groups. The ratios of the patients who were administrated recombinant human erythropoietin were the same between three groups. Using a multiple regression analysis, the administration of non-aspirin NSAIDs was identified as an independent factor for the decreased serum iron and the decreased TSAT levels. A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the patients using non-aspirin NSAIDs had an increased the requirement for iron preparation therapy (OR 2.03, 95% CI, 1.28-3.22). The use of non-aspirin NSAIDs may therefore increase the risk of the iron deficiency in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
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- Xiaoxia Wang
- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan
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Sugimoto T, Ogawa N, Aoyama M, Sakaguchi M, Isshiki K, Kanasaki M, Uzu T, Nishio Y, Eguchi Y, Kashiwagi A. Haemolytic uraemic syndrome complicated with norovirus-associated gastroenteritis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22:2098-9. [PMID: 17341500 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfm104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Uzu T, Nishimura M, Fujii T, Sakaguchi M, Kanasaki M, Isshiki K, Araki SI, Sugiomoto T, Kashiwagi A, Kimura G. Benidipine Attenuates Glomerular Hypertension and Reduces Albuminuria in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome. Hypertens Res 2007; 30:161-5. [PMID: 17460386 DOI: 10.1291/hypres.30.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Recent studies have shown that metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk for chronic kidney disease. We recently found that the prevalence of sodium-sensitive hypertension in patients with metabolic syndrome was significantly higher than that in patients with essential hypertension but without metabolic syndrome. We therefore assessed the effects of benidipine, a long-acting calcium channel blocker, on the sodium sensitivity of blood pressure and renal hemodymamics in 5 patients with metabolic syndrome. Glomerular hemodynamics were assessed using pressure-natriuresis curves, which were constructed by plotting the urinary excretion of sodium as a function of the mean arterial pressure, which was calculated as the mean of 48 values based on 24-h monitoring, during the intake of low (3 g NaCl daily) and relatively high (10 g NaCl daily) sodium diets. Under the relatively high sodium diet condition, benidipine significantly lowered systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The pressure-natriuresis curve was steeper after the administration of benidipine. Benidipine lowered glomerular capillary hydraulic pressure (P(GC)) levels (from 54.4+/-7.5 to 47.0+/-7.0 mmHg, p=0.0152) and reduced both the resistance of the afferent arterioles (from 10,338+/-2,618 to 9,026+/-2,627 dyn.s/cm5, p=0.047) and the resistance of the efferent arterioles (from 4,649+/-2,039 to 2,419+/-2,081 dyn.s/cm(5), p=0.003). The urinary albumin excretion rate also decreased after the administration of benidipine. These findings indicated that benidipine may be effective for reducing the risk of developing chronic kidney disease in patients with metabolic syndrome.
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- Takashi Uzu
- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.
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Deji N, Sugimoto T, Kanasaki M, Aoyama M, Tanaka Y, Sakaguchi M, Nishio Y, Uzu T, Kashiwagi A. Emerging minimal-change nephrotic syndrome in a patient with chronic mesangial proliferative lupus nephritis. Intern Med 2007; 46:991-5. [PMID: 17603239 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 41-year-old Japanese woman with a 25-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted because of abrupt onset of nephrotic syndrome and acute renal failure. Renal biopsy specimen showed only mild mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis associated with mesangial deposition of immunoglobulins/complements. No significant immune deposits were found in the glomerular capillary walls, but mild foot process effacement was observed on electron microscopy. Further, two-month corticosteroid therapy improved her massive proteinuria and renal dysfunction, indicating that this patient showed minimal-change nephropathy superimposed on mesangial proliferative lupus nephritis.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Adult
- Biopsy, Needle
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Female
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Follow-Up Studies
- Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative/complications
- Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative/diagnosis
- Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative/therapy
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Japan
- Kidney Function Tests
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnosis
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/therapy
- Lupus Nephritis/complications
- Lupus Nephritis/diagnosis
- Lupus Nephritis/therapy
- Nephrosis, Lipoid/complications
- Nephrosis, Lipoid/diagnosis
- Nephrosis, Lipoid/therapy
- Severity of Illness Index
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- Naoko Deji
- Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu
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Uzu T, Harada T, Sakaguchi M, Kanasaki M, Isshiki K, Araki S, Sugiomoto T, Koya D, Haneda M, Kashiwagi A, Yamauchi A. Glucocorticoid-induced diabetes mellitus: prevalence and risk factors in primary renal diseases. Nephron Clin Pract 2006; 105:c54-7. [PMID: 17135768 DOI: 10.1159/000097598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2006] [Accepted: 08/15/2006] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS In patients with primary renal diseases the current knowledge of hyperglycemia associated with corticosteroid therapy is limited. We therefore examined the prevalence and risk factors of glucocorticoid-induced diabetes mellitus (DM) in primary renal diseases. METHODS Patients were recruited with primary renal diseases who were started on corticosteroids between April 2002 and June 2005. In patients with DM, an impaired fasting glucose level and/or positive urinary glucose analyses before corticosteroids therapy were excluded. RESULTS During corticosteroid therapy (initial dose: prednisolone 0.75 +/- 0.10 mg/kg/day), DM was newly diagnosed in 17 (40.5%) of 42 patients. All of the 17 patients were diagnosed as having DM by postprandial hyperglycemia at 2 h after lunch, although they had normal fasting blood glucose levels. Age (OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.06-1.84) and body mass index (OR 1.87, 95% CI 1.03-3.38) were determined as independent risk factors for glucocorticoid-induced DM. CONCLUSION Over 40% of patients with primary renal disease developed DM during treatment with corticosteroids. A high age and high body mass index are the independent risk factors for glucocorticoid-induced DM. 24-hour urinary glucose analyses and postprandial plasma glucose are useful for detecting glucocorticoid-induced DM.
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- T Uzu
- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
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Uzu T, Takeji M, Kanasaki M, Isshiki K, Araki S, Sugiomoto T, Kashiwagi A, Uemura M, Miyoshi S, Yamauchi A. Change in circadian rhythm of blood pressure by bilateral radical nephrectomy and haemodialysis: a case report. J Hum Hypertens 2006; 20:549-50. [PMID: 16625239 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Maeda K, Sasaki T, Murata Y, Kanasaki M, Terashima T, Kawai H, Yasuda H, Okabe H, Tanaka K. Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration in olfactory neuroepithelioma. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006; 77:123-4. [PMID: 16361612 PMCID: PMC2117391 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.066977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Nishikawa M, Hikosaka M, Yonemoto T, Gondou A, Tabata S, Ogawa Y, Kanasaki M, Miyake Y, Shimizu H, Shouzu A. A case of iatrogenic growth retardation induced by a corticosteroid-containing anti-allergic drug. Horm Metab Res 1995; 27:376-8. [PMID: 7590627 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 01/26/2023]
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A nine-year old boy developed reduced growth velocity at the age of seven. The peak plasma growth hormone (GH) response to 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, GH-releasing factor and insulin was 10.2, 8.1 and 7.6 micrograms/l, respectively, suggesting that the GH reserve was slightly reduced. Serum cortisol was undetectable and urinary excretion of 17-hydroxycorticosteroid was low (0.22-0.31 mg/day), but there were no physical or biochemical signs of adrenocortical insufficiency. He had taken an anti-allergic drug containing 0.25 mg of betamethasone and 2 mg of d-chlorpheniramine maleate per tablet for about 2 years to treat allergic rhinitis. Catch-up growth occurred when this drug was stopped. The present case suggests that daily administration of 0.25 mg of betamethasone can induce growth retardation and that ingestion of corticosteroid-containing preparations needs to be excluded in children who develop short stature without other symptoms.
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- M Nishikawa
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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Murasawa S, Matsubara H, Kanasaki M, Kijima K, Maruyama K, Nio Y, Okubo N, Tsukaguchi H, Mori Y, Inada M. Characterization of glucocorticoid response element of rat angiotensin II type 1A receptor gene. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1995; 209:833-40. [PMID: 7733975 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1995.1575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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: 01/26/2023]
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The responsiveness of the rat angiotensin II type 1a and type 1b receptor (AT1a-R and AT1b-R) genes to glucocorticoid was examined in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and the glucocorticoid response element (GRE) of the AT1a-R gene was characterized. Glucocorticoid induced an increase in AT1a-R mRNA levels, whereas AT1b-R mRNA levels were unaffected. The nuclear run-off assay indicated that the transcription of the AT1a-R gene, but not that of the AT1b-R gene, was increased by glucocorticoid. The mRNA stability of AT1a-R was unchanged by glucocorticoid. Promoter/chrolamphenicol acetyltransferase reporter analysis demonstrated that the 5'-flanking region of the AT1a-R gene was functional in rat VSMCs and established that the GRE motif between -770 to -756 could confer glucocorticoid responsiveness on the AT1a-R gene.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Animals
- Binding Sites
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase/biosynthesis
- DNA/genetics
- DNA/metabolism
- Dexamethasone/pharmacology
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Kinetics
- Male
- Mifepristone/pharmacology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Angiotensin/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Angiotensin/genetics
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
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Affiliation(s)
- S Murasawa
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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Nio Y, Matsubara H, Murasawa S, Kanasaki M, Inada M. Regulation of gene transcription of angiotensin II receptor subtypes in myocardial infarction. J Clin Invest 1995; 95:46-54. [PMID: 7814645 PMCID: PMC295367 DOI: 10.1172/jci117675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 313] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Increasing evidence suggests that angiotensin II (AngII) acts as a modulator for ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction. Using competitive reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, nuclear runoff, and binding assays, we examined the regulation of AngII type 1a and 1b (AT1a-R and AT1b-R) and type 2 receptor (AT2-R) expression in the infarcted rat heart as well as the effects of AngII receptor antagonists. AT1a-R mRNA levels were increased in the infarcted (4.2-fold) and noninfarcted portions (2.2-fold) of the myocardium 7 d after myocardial infarction as compared with those in sham-operated controls, whereas AT1b-R mRNA levels were unchanged. The amount of detectable AT2-R mRNA increased in infarcted (3.1-fold) and noninfarcted (1.9-fold) portions relative to that in the control. The transcription rates for AT1a-R and AT2-R genes, determined by means of a nuclear runoff assay, were significantly increased in the infarcted heart. The AngII receptor numbers were elevated (from 12 to 35 fmol/mg protein) in the infarcted myocardium in which the increases in AT1-R and AT2-R were 3.2- and 2.3-fold, respectively, while the receptor affinity was unchanged. Therapy with AT1-R antagonist for 7 d reduced the increase in AT1-R and AT2-R expressions in the infarcted heart together with a decrease in blood pressure, whereas therapy with an AT2-R antagonist did not affect mRNA levels and blood pressure. Neither AT1-R nor AT2-R antagonists affected the infarct sizes. These results demonstrated that myocardial infarction causes an increase in the gene transcription and protein expression of cardiac AT1a-R and AT2-R, whereas the AT1b-R gene is unaffected, and that therapy with an AT1-R antagonist, but not with an AT2-R antagonist, is effective in reducing the increased expression of AngII receptor subtypes induced by myocardial infarction.
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- Y Nio
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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Kanasaki M, Matsubara H, Murasawa S, Masaki H, Nio Y, Inada M. cAMP responsive element-mediated regulation of the gene transcription of the alpha 1B adrenergic receptor by thyrotropin. J Clin Invest 1994; 94:2245-54. [PMID: 7989580 PMCID: PMC330051 DOI: 10.1172/jci117587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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: 01/28/2023] Open
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To elucidate the molecular mechanism of the stimulatory effect of thyrotropin on the gene regulation of alpha 1B adrenergic receptor in functioning rat thyroid (FRTL-5) cells, we established a competitive reverse-transcriptase (RT) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and nuclear run-off assay to quantify changes in mRNA levels and transcription rates. A binding assay showed that FRTL-5 cells predominantly expressed alpha 1B adrenergic receptor and that thyrotropin increased its expression sevenfold. By means of RT-PCR, we found that thyrotropin induced an 11-fold increase in alpha 1B receptor mRNA abundance. The nuclear run-off assay demonstrated that thyrotropin caused a ninefold increase at the gene transcriptional level, which occurred in the presence of the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide. The half-life of the alpha 1B receptor mRNA in cells incubated with thyrotropin for 1 h increased 1.5-fold but returned to the original value after 12 h. Dibutyryl cAMP and forskolin mimicked the stimulatory effects of thyrotropin on the gene transcriptional level. The 5'-flanking region of the rat alpha 1B receptor gene contained a putative cAMP responsive element (CRE) at nucleotide -438 relative to the translation start site. The promoter analysis using the reporter gene indicated that the CRE motif confers the cAMP sensitivity to the transcription of the rat alpha 1B receptor gene. These results demonstrated that a CRE-mediated mechanism is involved in the transcriptional regulation of the alpha 1B receptor gene by thyrotropin without requiring new protein synthesis.
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- M Kanasaki
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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Matsubara H, Kanasaki M, Murasawa S, Tsukaguchi Y, Nio Y, Inada M. Differential gene expression and regulation of angiotensin II receptor subtypes in rat cardiac fibroblasts and cardiomyocytes in culture. J Clin Invest 1994; 93:1592-601. [PMID: 8163661 PMCID: PMC294187 DOI: 10.1172/jci117139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 01/29/2023] Open
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Although both rat cardiac nonmyocytes (mostly fibroblasts) and cardiomyocytes have a functional angiotensin II (AngII) receptor, the regulation mechanism of its subtype expression in the rat heart remains unknown. In this study, by using a binding assay and a competitive reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, we examined the regulation of AngII types 1a and 1b (AT1a-R and AT1b-R) and type 2 receptor (AT2-R) expression in embryonal day 19 (E19) and neonatal (1-d) rat cardiac fibroblasts and cardiomyocytes. The number of AT2-R in E19 fibroblasts was dramatically decreased (from 305 to 41 fmol/mg protein) in 1-d fibroblasts, whereas that of AT1-R and the mRNA levels remained unchanged. The ratio of AT1a-R to AT1b-R mRNA in both E19 and 1-d fibroblasts was 9:1. The number of AT2-R in E19 cardiomyocytes was also significantly decreased (from 178 to 87 fmol/mg protein) in 1-d cardiomyocytes, whereas the magnitude was less prominent compared with that in fibroblasts. AT1-R expression remained unaltered in E19 and 1-d cardiomyocytes. In E19 and 1-d cardiomyocytes, the AT1b-R mRNA level was 1.5-fold higher than that of AT1a-R mRNA. Dexamethasone induced significant increases in AT1a-R mRNA (2.1-fold) and numbers (1.8-fold) without changing the affinity, whereas neither AT1b-R mRNA nor the number of AT2-R was affected by dexamethasone. The AT1a-R gene transcription rate, determined by means of a nuclear run-off assay, was increased (2-fold) by dexamethasone. The half-life of AT1a-R mRNA (18 h) was unchanged by dexamethasone. These data indicate that AngII receptor subtype expression in the rat heart is regulated in a cell- and subtype-specific manner.
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- H Matsubara
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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Infiltrating cells were analysed in renal biopsy tissue obtained from a 15-year-old girl with acute interstitial nephritis and uveitis using monoclonal antibodies specific for mononuclear cell surface markers. The interstitial infiltrates consisted mainly of T cells and monocytes/macrophages. A considerable proportion of the infiltrating cells were identified by a monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-2 receptor, indicating that a majority of those immune cells are activated. This observation documents the participation of cell-mediated immune injury in interstitial nephritis associated with uveitis.
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- K Yoshioka
- Department of Paediatrics, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-sayama, Japan
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