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Ikebuchi A, Komatsu H, Yamamoto K, Okawa M, Hikino K, Iida Y, Hosokawa M, Sawada M, Kudoh A, Sato S, Harada T, Taniguchi F. Outcome of robot-assisted surgery for stage IA endometrial cancer compared to open and laparoscopic surgeries: a retrospective study at a single institution. J Robot Surg 2024; 18:133. [PMID: 38520654 DOI: 10.1007/s11701-024-01897-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Few studies have compared the efficacy of robot-assisted, laparoscopic, and open surgeries for endometrial cancer. When considering the position of robotic surgery in Japan, it was necessary to determine whether it was effective or not. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of these three types of surgeries for early-stage endometrial cancer. In total, 175 patients with endometrial cancer of preoperative stage IA, who had undergone laparotomic (n = 80), laparoscopic (n = 40), or robot-assisted (n = 55) modified radical hysterectomy at our hospital from 2010 to 2022, were included; surgical outcomes, perioperative complications, and prognoses were compared. Total operative and console times for robot-assisted surgery between patients who did or did not undergo pelvic lymphadenectomy were assessed. The robot-assisted group had the shortest total operative time. The estimated blood loss was lower in the laparoscopic and robot-assisted groups than in the laparotomy group. In advanced postoperative stage IA cases, there were no differences in progression-free and overall survival among the three groups. In the robot-assisted group, the operative time decreased as the number of operations increased; the learning curve was reached after 10 cases each of patients with and without pelvic lymphadenectomy. The frequency of perioperative complications of Clavien-Dindo classification Grade 1 or higher was the lowest in the robot-assisted group (p = 0.02). There were no complications of Clavien-Dindo classification Grade 2 or higher in the robot-assisted group. Robot-assisted surgery for stage IA endometrial cancer, a minimally invasive procedure, has fewer operative times and complications than those of laparoscopic and open surgeries in a single institution in Japan.
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- Ai Ikebuchi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, 683-8504, Japan
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Sawada M, Oishi T, Nonaka M, Hikino K, Ookawa M, Iida Y, Hosokawa M, Komatsu H, Kudoh A, Sato S, Taniguchi F. Malignant Pericardial Tamponade Secondary to Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma. Yonago Acta Med 2023; 66:459-462. [PMID: 38028261 PMCID: PMC10674060 DOI: 10.33160/yam.2023.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Malignant pericardial effusion is an uncommon metastatic manifestation of ovarian carcinoma. Few cases of ovarian serous carcinoma have been previously reported. Ovarian clear cell carcinoma is the second most common histologic subtype in East Asian countries and is a relatively rare in Western countries. Here, we report the case of cardiac tamponade secondary to Ovarian clear cell carcinoma. A 46-year-old woman with recurrent Ovarian clear cell carcinoma presented with worsening cough, palpitations, and shortness of breath during chemotherapy. Chest radiography and computed tomography confirmed a pleural effusion with cardiac tamponade. The patient underwent pericardial fenestration and drainage for cardiac tamponade. Pericardial fluid cytology showed malignant cells forming papillary and ball-like clusters with irregular stacking. The cells had a mirror ball-like appearance and collagenous stroma, in which a homogenous hyaline core was observed in the center of most tumor cell clusters. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of Ovarian clear cell carcinoma metastasis was made. She received palliative care and died 5 months after the operation without recurrent cardiac tamponade. This case suggests that cytological findings from pericardial effusion are useful in diagnosing Ovarian clear cell carcinoma metastasis.
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- Mayumi Sawada
- Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan and
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Matsue City Hospital, Matsue 690-8509, Japan and
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital, Tottori 680-0901, Japan
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- Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan and
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- Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan and
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- Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan and
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- Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan and
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- Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan and
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- Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan and
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- Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan and
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- Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan and
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Myojin M, Kikkawa T, Takahashi H, Hosokawa M. Long-Term Outcomes in a Phase II Study of Hypofractionated IGRT 60Gy/ 20F in Patients with Isolated Lymph Node Recurrence after Surgery for Esophageal Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e327-e328. [PMID: 37785160 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2375] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) In oligo metastases in lymph node recurrence after surgery for esophageal cancer, since SBRT (BED>100 Gy10) to mediastinal and abdominal lymph node lesions was not an option due to toxicities in the organs at risk (OAR) such as vessels and gastrointestinal tract, we performed a prospective cohort study of hypofractionated IGRT for isolated lesions. The primary end-points of this study are disease specific survival (DSS) and late treatment toxicities. MATERIALS/METHODS From 2011 to 2021, 60 Gy/20F/4-4.5wks (78 Gy10) hypofractionated IGRT was performed in a total ITT population of 70 patients after radical surgery (67 cases) and ESD (3 cases), who were diagnosed by CT/PET-CT as having solitary lymph node recurrence (62 cases) or up to 2 adjacent nodes (8 cases). The mean time from surgery to recurrence was 17.9 months (SD 18.1) with a mean age of 67.5 years (SD 9.3), and male to female ratio was 62:8. Pathological results showed that 63 patients (90%) had squamous cell carcinoma. The mean maximum diameter of lesions was 2.5 cm (SD; 1.1 cm). And 51 cases (73%) were treated with CRT concurrently using 5FU plus CDDP (FP), and the rest were treated with RT alone. Lymph node location was lower neck or upper mediastinum in 42 cases, middle and lower mediastinum in 16 cases, and abdomen in 12 cases, respectively. Treatment planning was performed by taking 4DCT fusing PET or MRI images. The Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazards regression model were used for overall survival (OS), DSS, and progression free survival (PFS). RESULTS The mean observation period was 38 months. Primary efficacy was CR in 45 cases (64%), but CR was maintained only in 29 cases (41%). Twenty-two of the 70 patients were relapse-free. OS were 53% and 34% at 2 and 5 years, DSS were 56% and 38% at 2 and 5 years, and PFS were 40% and 39% at 2 and 5 years, respectively. The site of first recurrence was the same or adjacent lymph nodes in 33 cases (47%) and distant metastases in 9 cases (13%). Number of tumors (1 vs. 2), age, and CRT were not significant prognostic factors for OS, DSS, or PFS. In a multivariate analysis, the time from surgery to recurrence ≥12 months was the only significant prognostic factor for PFS (p = 0.018, HR0.50). The same multivariate analysis showed that the only significant prognostic factor for DSS was the location of the recurrent lymph node in the neck and upper mediastinal regions (p = 0.009, HR 0.59). The only late adverse events of Grade 2 or higher were Grade 2 pleural effusion (little and transient) in 6 cases and Grade 2 radiation pneumonitis in 1 case. No acute adverse events were observed other than hematologic toxicity due to FP administration. CONCLUSION In locally advanced esophageal cancer, a relatively reliable regional lymph node dissection is often performed, so there is still a chance to aim for cure in cases of solitary recurrence. We found that if the lesion is solitary, localized RT of about 60 Gy/20F/4-4.5 weeks with IGRT can achieve a long-term survival in 40% of patients without any significant adverse events.
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- M Myojin
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Keiyukai Daini Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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Miyai T, Kawasaki H, Hosokawa M, Matsunaga H, Fukushima-Nomura A, Sekita A, Amagai M, Takeyama H, Koseki H. 265 Microdissection-based spatial transcriptomics unraveled orchestrated epidermal-dermal interactions in atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.277] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Hakozaki T, Nolin-Lapalme A, Kogawa M, Okuma Y, Nakamura S, Tamura T, Hosomi Y, Takeyama H, Richard C, Hosokawa M, Routy B. 1076P Cancer cachexia associated with gut microbiota and clinical outcomes of patients with non-small cell lung cancer amenable to immunotherapy. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Miyazaki T, Myojin M, Takahashi H, Hosokawa M, Shimizu N, Uchinami Y, Aoyama H. The Role of Endoscopic Resection in Long-Term Results of Chemoradiotherapy for T1bN0M0 Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sawada K, Yamashita R, Horasawa S, Fujisawa T, Yoshikawa A, Nakamura Y, Taniguchi H, Kadowaki S, Hosokawa M, Kodama T, Kato K, Satoh T, Komatsu Y, Shiota M, Yasui H, Yamazaki K, Yoshino T. 60MO Gut microbiota and efficacy of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in patients (pts) with advanced solid tumor: SCRUM-Japan MONSTAR-SCREEN. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Miyai T, Kawasaki H, Matsunaga H, Hosokawa M, Sekita A, Takeyama H, Amagai M, Koseki H. 162 Application of microdissection-based spatial transcriptomics for mechanistic and biomarker investigations in dermatology. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.182] [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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Miyai T, Kawasaki H, Hosokawa M, Matsunaga H, Satoh R, Sekita A, Takeyama H, Amagai M, Koseki H. 837 Micro-regional transcriptome reveals local dermal-epidermal intercorrelation in atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Myojin M, Hosokawa M, Takahashi H. Prognostic Significance of the Upper-Mediastinal Elective Nodal Irradiation in Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer Treated with Preoperative Chemoradiation Followed By Surgery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2107] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Yamauchi R, Maguin E, Horiuchi H, Hosokawa M, Sasaki Y. The critical role of urease in yogurt fermentation with various combinations of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus. J Dairy Sci 2018; 102:1033-1043. [PMID: 30594386 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The protocooperation between Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus relies on metabolite exchanges that accelerate acidification during yogurt fermentation. Conflicting results have been obtained in terms of the effect of the Strep. thermophilus urease and the NH3 and CO2 that it generates on the rate of acidification in yogurt fermentation. It is difficult to perform a systematic study of the effects of urease on protocooperation because it is necessary to distinguish among the direct, indirect, and strain-specific effects resulting from the combination of the strains of both species. To evaluate the direct effects of urease on protocooperation, we generated 3 urease-deficient mutants (ΔureC) of fast- and slow-acidifying Strep. thermophilus strains and observed the effects of NH3 or CO2 supplementation on acidification by the ΔureC strains. Further, we examined 5 combinations of 3 urease-deficient ΔureC strains with 2 CO2-responsive or CO2-unresponsive strains of L. bulgaricus. Urease deficiency induced a shortage of ammonia nitrogen and CO2 for the fast- and slow-acidifying Strep. thermophilus and for the CO2-responsive L. bulgaricus, respectively. Notably, the shortage of ammonia nitrogen had more severe effects than that of CO2 on yogurt fermentation, even if coculture with L. bulgaricus masked the effect of urease deficiency. Our work established (1) that urease deficiency inhibits the fermentative acceleration of protocooperation regardless of the Strep. thermophilus and L. bulgaricus strain combinations, and (2) that urease is an essential factor for effective yogurt acidification.
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- R Yamauchi
- Graduate School of Agriculture, University of Meiji, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan.
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- INRA UMR1319 Micalis Allée de Vilvert Bat. 440, R-1, Pce 420, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas Cedex, Ile de France, France
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- Food Development Laboratories, R&D Division, Meiji Co., Ltd., 1-29-1 Nanakuni, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0919, Japan
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- Chuo University of Junior and High School, 3-22-1 Nukuikitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8575, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, University of Meiji, 1-1-1 Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan
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Odake Y, Yoshita M, Hosokawa M. The polysomnography study of inpatients with severe neurodegenerative disorders. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hosokawa M, Murata K, Ito H. Superficial siderosis associated with duplicated dura mater. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Affiliation(s)
- T. Takizuka
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Naka Fusion Institute, 801-1 Mukouyama, Naka, 311-0193, Japan,
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- Research Organization for Information Science & Technology, 2-4 Shirakata-Shirane, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1106, Japan
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Myojin M, Hosokawa M, Kobayashi Y, Uchinami Y, Shimizu S. Biological Benefits of Hypofractionated Image Guided Radiation Therapy in Postoperative Oligorecurrence of Thoracic Esophageal Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.959] [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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Kobayashi Y, Myojin M, Ishikawa M, Takahashi H, Shimazaki T, Hosokawa M. A Retrospective Analysis of ITV Margins in 4DCT Planning for Patients With Esophageal Cancer Treated With Chemoradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Myojin M, Hosokawa M, Takahashi H, Shimizu S, Harada K. Predictive Factors of Prognosis for Patients With cT4 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Chemoradiation Therapy Including Treatment Concerned Essential Issues. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Myojin M, Tanabe S, Harada K, Shirato H, Hosokawa M. The Significance of 3DCRT/VMAT Hybrid Plan to Reduce Pericardial Toxicity After Chemoradiation for Thoracic Esophageal Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.1115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ganesan K, Suresh Kumar K, Subba Rao P, Tsukui Y, Bhaskar N, Hosokawa M, Miyashita K. Studies on chemical composition of three species of Enteromorpha. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bionut.2014.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Takatani N, Nishida K, Sawabe T, Maoka T, Miyashita K, Hosokawa M. Identification of a novel carotenoid, 2′-isopentenylsaproxanthin, by Jejuia pallidilutea strain 11shimoA1 and its increased production under alkaline condition. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:6633-40. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5702-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2013] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Myojin M, Hosokawa M, Tanabe S, Takahashi H, Nishikawa N, Shimizu S. The Common Late Toxicities Observed After Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy for Esophageal Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yamazaki K, Umeno J, Takahashi A, Hirano A, Johnson TA, Kumasaka N, Morizono T, Hosono N, Kawaguchi T, Takazoe M, Yamada T, Suzuki Y, Tanaka H, Motoya S, Hosokawa M, Arimura Y, Shinomura Y, Matsui T, Matsumoto T, Iida M, Tsunoda T, Nakamura Y, Kamatani N, Kubo M. A genome-wide association study identifies 2 susceptibility Loci for Crohn's disease in a Japanese population. Gastroenterology 2013; 144:781-8. [PMID: 23266558 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Revised: 12/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease induced by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Genome-wide association studies have identified genetic factors that affect the risk for Crohn's disease in European populations, but information from other ethnic groups is scarce. We therefore investigated genetic factors associated with Crohn's disease in the Japanese population. METHODS We performed a genome-wide association study with 372 individuals with Crohn's disease (cases) and 3389 controls, all from the Japanese population. To confirm identified associations, we performed a replication study with an independent panel of 1151 Crohn's disease cases and 15,800 controls. We also performed an association analysis using genome-wide genotype imputation in the discovery cohort. RESULTS We confirmed associations of Crohn's disease with variants in MHC (rs7765379, P = 2.11 × 10(-59)), TNFSF15 (rs6478106, P = 3.87 × 10(-45)), and STAT3 (rs9891119, P = 2.24 × 10(-14)). We identified 2 new susceptibility loci: on chromosome 4p14 (rs1487630, P = 2.40 × 10(-11); odds ratio, 1.33), and in the SLC25A15-ELF1-WBP4 region on 13q14 (rs7329174 in ELF1, P = 5.12 × 10(-9); odds ratio, 1.27). CONCLUSIONS In a genome-wide association study, we identified 2 new susceptibility loci for Crohn's disease in a Japanese population. These findings could increase our understanding of the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease.
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- Keiko Yamazaki
- Laboratory for Genotyping Development, Center for Genomic Medicine, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Yokohama, Japan
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Chiba Y, Takei S, Kawamura N, Kawaguchi Y, Sasaki K, Hasegawa-Ishii S, Furukawa A, Hosokawa M, Shimada A. Immunohistochemical localization of aggresomal proteins in glial cytoplasmic inclusions in multiple system atrophy. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2013; 38:559-71. [PMID: 22013984 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2011.01229.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is pathologically characterized by the formation of α-synuclein-containing glial cytoplasmic inclusions (GCIs) in oligodendrocytes. However, the mechanisms of GCI formation are not fully understood. Cellular machinery for the formation of aggresomes has been linked to the biogenesis of the Lewy body, a characteristic α-synuclein-containing inclusion of Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Here, we examined whether GCIs contain the components of aggresomes by immunohistochemistry. METHODS Sections from five patients with MSA were stained immunohistochemically with antibodies against aggresome-related proteins and analysed in comparison with sections from five patients with no neurological disease. We evaluated the presence or absence of aggresome-related proteins in GCIs by double immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy. RESULTS GCIs were clearly immunolabelled with antibodies against aggresome-related proteins, such as γ-tubulin, histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) and 20S proteasome subunits. Neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions (NCIs) were also immunopositive for these aggresome-related proteins. Double immunofluorescence staining and quantitative analysis demonstrated that the majority of GCIs contained these proteins, as well as other aggresome-related proteins, such as Hsp70, Hsp90 and 62-kDa protein/sequestosome 1 (p62/SQSTM1). Immunoelectron microscopy demonstrated immunoreactivities for γ-tubulin and HDAC6 along the fibrils comprising GCIs. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that GCIs, and probably NCIs, share at least some characteristics with aggresomes in terms of their protein components. Therefore, GCIs and NCIs may be another manifestation of aggresome-related inclusion bodies observed in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Department of Pathology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
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Koh Y, Kenmotsu H, Hosokawa M, Yoshino T, Naito T, Watanabe R, Ono S, Kanbara H, Matsunaga T, Yamamoto N. 260 Deformability-based Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells in Lung Cancer Patients with Microcavity Array System. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)72058-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Toyama K, Yonezawa A, Masuda S, Osawa R, Hosokawa M, Fujimoto S, Inagaki N, Inui K, Katsura T. Loss of multidrug and toxin extrusion 1 (MATE1) is associated with metformin-induced lactic acidosis. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 166:1183-91. [PMID: 22242910 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.01853.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUNDS AND PURPOSE Lactic acidosis is a fatal adverse effect of metformin, but the risk factor remains unclear. Multidrug and toxin extrusion 1 (MATE1) is expressed in the luminal membrane of the kidney and liver. MATE1 was revealed to be responsible for the tubular and biliary secretion of metformin. Therefore, some MATE polymorphisms, that cause it to function abnormally, are hypothesized to induce lactic acidosis. The purpose of this study is to clarify the association between MATE dysfunction and metformin-induced lactic acidosis. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Blood lactate, pH and bicarbonate ion (HCO(3) (-) ) levels were evaluated during continuous administration of 3 mg·mL(-1) metformin in drinking water using Mate1 knockout (-/-), heterozygous (+/-) and wild-type (+/+) mice. To determine the tissue accumulation of metformin, mice were given 400 mg·kg(-1) metformin orally. Furthermore, blood lactate data were obtained from diabetic patients given metformin. KEY RESULTS Seven days after metformin administration in drinking water, significantly higher blood lactate, lower pH and HCO(3) (-) levels were observed in Mate1(-/-) mice, but not in Mate1(+/-) mice. The blood lactate levels were not affected in patients with the heterozygous MATE variant (MATE1-L125F, MATE1-G64D, MATE2-K-G211V). Sixty minutes after metformin administration (400 mg·kg(-1) , p.o.) the hepatic concentration of metformin was markedly higher in Mate1(-/-) mice than in Mate1(+/+) mice. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS MATE1 dysfunction caused a marked elevation in the metformin concentration in the liver and led to lactic acidosis, suggesting that the homozygous MATE1 variant could be one of the risk factors for metformin-induced lactic acidosis.
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- K Toyama
- Department of Pharmacy, Kyoto University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Nishibe M, Une Y, Kobayashi M, Kuramitsu Y, Hosokawa M, Uchino J. HLA class I antigens are possible prognostic factors in hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Oncol 2012; 8:1243-7. [PMID: 21544490 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.8.6.1243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Thirty patients who underwent hepatectomy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were examined for expression of HLA class I antigens on HCC cells by flow cytometry. The expression was found significantly lower in cases of stage IV compared with those of stage I or stage II (p<0.05), and in cases of intrahepatic metastases compared with those without metastases (p<0.001). In cases of non-curative hepatectomy, the expression of HLA class I antigens was lower compared with those treated by curative resection. Postoperative cumulative disease-free survival rates were well correlated with the expression rate of HLA class I antigens (p<0.05). Expression of HLA class I antigens on HCC may indicate low malignancy and better prognosis.
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- M Nishibe
- HOKKAIDO UNIV,SCH MED,INST CANC,PATHOL LAB,SAPPORO,HOKKAIDO 060,JAPAN
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Takei S, Hasegawa-Ishii S, Uekawa A, Chiba Y, Umegaki H, Hosokawa M, Woodward DF, Watanabe K, Shimada A. Immunohistochemical demonstration of increased prostaglandin F₂α levels in the rat hippocampus following kainic acid-induced seizures. Neuroscience 2012; 218:295-304. [PMID: 22609937 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Revised: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 05/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Prostaglandin (PG) F(2α) is one of the major prostanoids biosynthesized by cyclooxygenases (COXs) from arachidonic acid. Although it has been reported that there is a selective surge in PGF(2α) production in the hippocampus during kainic acid (KA)-induced seizure activity, the precise intra-hippocampal distribution of PGF(2α) has not been elucidated due to the paucity of effective histological techniques for detecting PGs in tissues. We investigated the tissue distribution of PGF(2α) in the rat hippocampus 30 min after KA injection by developing fixation and immunohistological-staining methods. To detect PGF(2α) directly on histological sections, we used systemic perfusion fixation with water-soluble carbodiimide fixative, followed by immersion of the brains in Zamboni's fixative. We then performed immunofluorescence staining with anti-PGF(2α) antibody, with negative control experiments used to confirm the staining specificity. Definitive immunolabeling for PGF(2α) was evident most markedly in pyramidal cells of the hippocampal cornu Ammonis (CA) 3 sector and neurons of the hilus in KA-treated rats. Immunolabeling for PGF(2α) was also evident in granule cells of the dentate gyrus. Double immunfluorescence staining revealed that PGF(2α)-immunopositive neurons expressed cytosolic phospholipases A(2), COX-2, and FP receptor. These results suggest that the major source of PGF(2α) production immediately after KA injection was neurons of the hippocampal CA3 sector, hilus and dentate gyrus. These neurons exert PGF(2α)-mediated functions via FP receptors in an autocrine/paracrine manner and may play pathophysiological roles in the acute phase (30 min) of excitotoxicity.
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- S Takei
- Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, 713-8 Kamiya-cho, Kasugai, Aichi 480-0392, Japan
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Kubo T, Akutsu N, Wakasugi H, Shitani M, Ohashi H, Kashiwaya K, Hosokawa M, Takagi H, Yamamoto H, Sasaki S, Mizuguchi T, Hirata K, Hasegawa T, Shinomura Y. [A case of hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosed based on the result of a bone biopsy, in which the primary hepatocellular carcinoma was identified in the liver 14 months after the initial diagnosis]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2011; 108:805-812. [PMID: 21558749] [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: 05/30/2023]
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A 64-year-old man complained of pain in his left humerus. A histopathological examination of biopsy specimens taken from the lesion revealed a hepatocellular carcinoma. No primary hepatic lesion was revealed in a subsequent examination performed at this time. Enhanced computed tomography examination of the abdomen 14 months later, showed a nodular lesion, approximately 15 mm in diameter, therefore a partial hepatectomy was performed. The lesion was histopathologically diagnosed as a moderately-poorly differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma. The inability to identify the primary hepatocellular carcinoma is quite rare, and the present case may be the first report of the discovery of the primary hepatocellular cancer after the diagnosis of a secondary lesion.
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- Toshiyuki Kubo
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University.
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Takahashi H, Arimura Y, Okahara S, Uchida S, Ishigaki S, Tsukagoshi H, Shinomura Y, Hosokawa M. Risk of perforation during dilation for esophageal strictures after endoscopic resection in patients with early squamous cell carcinoma. Endoscopy 2011; 43:184-9. [PMID: 21234854 DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [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: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Growing evidence suggests that esophageal stricture frequently develops after endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) or endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in early esophageal cancer patients, with an incidence proportional to the greater extent of mucosal defects resulting from improved EMR/ESD techniques. There seems to be a potential risk of perforation during bougienage in such patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS 648 stricture dilations for 78 lesions in 76 patients were consecutively included. The outcomes after combined use of Maloney and Savary wire-guided bougienage for esophageal strictures after EMR/ESD were analyzed in a single-institute retrospective case series study. The perforation rate was determined and risk factors for perforation were identified. RESULTS Patients underwent a median of 5.0 dilation procedures performed over a median 3.0 months for post-EMR/ESD strictures. Initial dilation was done a median 14 days following endoscopic resection. Perforations developed in seven patients (7/648 dilation procedures, 1.1%), all in the lower esophagus, and bleeding occurred in one patient (0.1% dilations). Two independent risk factors for development of perforation during dilation therapy for post-EMR/ESD stricture were identified: multiple dilations (odds ratio [OR] 1.2; P=0.012), and lower site of stricture (OR 12.8; P=0.043). Dysphagia was ameliorated by the dilations, and no patient required surgery. CONCLUSIONS A specific emerging risk of perforation in dilation therapy for post-EMR/ESD strictures was identified. Carefully planned treatment is necessary in patients with severe post-EMR/ESD strictures especially strictures requiring multiple dilations or located in the lower esophagus.
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- H Takahashi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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Fujita Y, Hosokawa M, Fujimoto S, Mukai E, Abudukadier A, Obara A, Ogura M, Nakamura Y, Toyoda K, Nagashima K, Seino Y, Inagaki N. Metformin suppresses hepatic gluconeogenesis and lowers fasting blood glucose levels through reactive nitrogen species in mice. Diabetologia 2010; 53:1472-81. [PMID: 20349346 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1729-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/24/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Metformin, the major target of which is liver, is commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes. Although metformin activates AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in hepatocytes, the mechanism of activation is still not well known. To investigate AMPK activation by metformin in liver, we examined the role of reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in suppression of hepatic gluconeogenesis. METHODS To determine RNS, we performed fluorescence examination and immunocytochemical staining in mouse hepatocytes. Since metformin is a mild mitochondrial complex I inhibitor, we compared its effects on suppression of gluconeogenesis, AMPK activation and generation of the RNS peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) with those of rotenone, a representative complex I inhibitor. To determine whether endogenous nitric oxide production is required for ONOO(-) generation and metformin action, we used mice lacking endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). RESULTS Metformin and rotenone significantly decreased gluconeogenesis and increased phosphorylation of AMPK in wild-type mouse hepatocytes. However, unlike rotenone, metformin did not increase the AMP/ATP ratio. It did, however, increase ONOO(-) generation, whereas rotenone did not. Exposure of eNOS-deficient hepatocytes to metformin did not suppress gluconeogenesis, activate AMPK or increase ONOO(-) generation. Furthermore, metformin lowered fasting blood glucose levels in wild-type diabetic mice, but not in eNOS-deficient diabetic mice. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Activation of AMPK by metformin is dependent on ONOO(-). For metformin action in liver, intra-hepatocellular eNOS is required.
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- Department of Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin, Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Kashiwaya K, Nakagawa H, Hosokawa M, Mochizuki Y, Ueda K, Piao L, Chung S, Hamamoto R, Eguchi H, Ohigashi H, Ishikawa O, Janke C, Shinomura Y, Nakamura Y. Involvement of the tubulin tyrosine ligase-like family member 4 polyglutamylase in PELP1 polyglutamylation and chromatin remodeling in pancreatic cancer cells. Cancer Res 2010; 70:4024-33. [PMID: 20442285 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-4444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Polyglutamylation is a new class of posttranslational modification in which glutamate side chains are formed in proteins, although its biological significance is not well known. Through our genome-wide gene expression profile analyses of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells, we identified the overexpression of tubulin tyrosine ligase-like family member 4 (TTLL4) in PDAC cells. Subsequent reverse transcription-PCR and Northern blot analyses confirmed its upregulation in several PDACs. TTLL4 belongs to the TTLL family which was reported to have polyglutamylase activity. Knockdown of TTLL4 by short hairpin RNA in PDAC cells attenuated the growth of PDAC cells and exogenous introduction of TTLL4 enhanced cell growth. We also found that TTLL4 expression was correlated with polyglutamylation levels of a glutamate stretch region of the proline, glutamate, and leucine-rich protein 1 (PELP1) that was shown to interact with various proteins such as histone H3, and was involved in several signaling pathways through its function as a scaffold protein. PELP1 polyglutamylation could influence its interaction with histone H3 and affect histone H3 acetylation. We also identified the interaction of PELP1 with LAS1L and SENP3, components of the MLL1-WDR5 supercomplex involving chromatin remodeling. Our findings imply that TTLL4 could play important roles in pancreatic carcinogenesis through its polyglutamylase activity and subsequent coordination of chromatin remodeling, and might be a good molecular candidate for the development of new therapeutic strategies for pancreatic cancer.
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- Kotoe Kashiwaya
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Asakawa H, Tsunoda M, Kaido T, Hosokawa M, Sugaya C, Inoue Y, Kudo Y, Satoh T, Katagiri H, Akita H, Saji M, Wakasa M, Negishi T, Tashiro T, Aizawa Y. Enhanced inhibitory effects of TBT chloride on the development of F1 rats. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2010; 58:1065-1073. [PMID: 19937321 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-009-9421-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2009] [Accepted: 11/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Neurotoxicity is one of the major effects of tributyltin (TBT). The effects on the next generation of F(1) rats exposed to TBT via the placenta and their dams' milk may be stronger than those on adults. Pregnant Wister rats were exposed to TBT at 0 and 125 ppm in their food. Half of the female F(1) rats in both groups were exposed to TBT at 125 ppm in their food from 9 to 15 weeks of age. Female F(1) rats were divided into the following groups: the control-control (CC) group, with no exposure; the TBT-control (TC) group, exposed to TBT via the placenta and their dams' milk; the control-TBT (CT) group, exposed to TBT via their food from 9 to 15 weeks of age; and the TBT-TBT (TT) group, exposed to TBT via the placenta, their dams' milk, and their food (n = 10/group). After administration, an open-field test and prepulse inhibition (PPI) test were performed at 15 weeks of age. The mean body weights of the TC and TT groups were significantly lower than that of the CC group from 9 to 15 weeks of age. The mean relative thymus weight of the TC and TT groups was significantly lower than that of the CC group. In the open-field test, a marked decrease in the total locomotion distance was observed in the TT group. The mean values in the TT and TC groups were significantly lower than that in the CC group. For the locomotion distance between 15 and 20 min, the mean values in the CT, TC, and TT groups were significantly lower than that in the CC group. The mean locomotor distance between 25 and 30 min in the TT group was significantly lower than that in the CC and TC groups. The mean values of instances of wall rearing in the TC, CT, and TT groups were significantly lower than that in the CC group. The mean value of face washing or body washing in the TT group was significantly lower than that in the CT group. There were no significant differences in indexes of the PPI test. Exposure to TBT via the placenta and their dams' milk inhibited the development of F(1) rats, which continued after weaning. Inhibition of the rats' activity induced by exposure to TBT via the placenta and their dams' milk and/or via their food was suggested. The effects were most evident in the TT group.
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- H Asakawa
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228-8555, Japan
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Sachindra NM, Airanthi MKWA, Hosokawa M, Miyashita K. Radical scavenging and singlet oxygen quenching activity of extracts from Indian seaweeds. J Food Sci Technol 2010; 47:94-9. [PMID: 23572608 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-010-0022-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2008] [Accepted: 06/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Free radicals and singlet oxygen are responsible for oxidative stress related diseases and many natural compounds are known to have antioxidant properties. In this study, extracts from brown and red seaweeds of Indian origin were evaluated for their ability to scavenge different radicals and quench singlet oxygen. The crude extract in methanol and its fractions in different solvents were evaluated for their activity. The methanol extract and its fractions from brown seaweed exhibited higher 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothizoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical scavenging activity with more than 90% scavenging in butanol and ethyl acetate fractions and correlated with polyphenol content. There was a significant difference (p≤0.001) in hydroxyl radical scavenging activity between different fractions of the same seaweed. Among the crude extracts, extract from Gracilaria corticata showed the highest (14.0%) activity. Crude extract from brown seaweeds showed higher peroxyl radical scavenging activity compared to red seaweeds. In fractions from brown seaweed extracts, highest activity was observed in ethyl acetate fraction (>88%) followed by hexane fraction (>40 %). Ethyl acetate fraction from crude extract showed higher inhibitory activity against hemoglobin induced linoleic acid oxidation. Singlet oxygen quenching activity of the crude extract from brown seaweed was lower (<13%) compared to red seaweeds (16.4-20.5%).
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- N M Sachindra
- Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, 3-1-1 Minato, Hakodate, 041-8611 Japan ; Central Food Technological Research Institute (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Mysore, 570 020 India
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Miyashita K, Maeda H, Tsukui T, Okada T, Hosokawa M. ANTI-OBESITY EFFECT OF ALLENE CAROTENOIDS, FUCOXANTHIN AND NEOXANTHIN FROM SEAWEEDS AND VEGETABLES. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2009.841.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Yabana T, Arimura Y, Tanaka H, Goto A, Hosokawa M, Nagaishi K, Yamashita K, Yamamoto H, Adachi Y, Sasaki Y, Isobe M, Fujimiya M, Imai K, Shinomura Y. Enhancing epithelial engraftment of rat mesenchymal stem cells restores epithelial barrier integrity. J Pathol 2009; 218:350-9. [PMID: 19291714 DOI: 10.1002/path.2535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The cellular origin, in vivo function and fate of donor bone marrow-derived cells residing in the recipient intestinal epithelial cells, pericryptal myofibroblasts or endothelial cells remain obscure. Although 'immunoprivileged' mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are prime candidates for cell- and gene-based therapy, their precise role in colitis remains largely undetermined. Using a dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) colitis with busulphan (BU)-induced hypoplastic marrow model, we examined the therapeutic effects of MSC transplantation, focusing on the role of MSCs as both cell providers and immunomodulators. Donor-derived MSCs were detected by eGFP immunofluorescence and fluorescence in situ hybridization for Y-chromosome (Y-FISH) analysis. Western blot analysis of apical-most tight junction proteins was performed with antibodies against claudin-2, -7, -8, -12, -13, -15 and ZO-1. Cytokine and cell cycle profiles were analysed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and flow cytometry. Susceptibility to DSS colitis was significantly increased by co-existing BU-induced bone marrow hypoplasia and this increase was significantly reduced by enhancing epithelial engraftment of MSCs, an effect depending on restoring epithelial barrier integrity rather than inhibiting host immune responses. We provide evidence that implicates MSCs in maintaining epithelial barrier function by reassembling apical-most tight junction proteins, claudins. The therapeutic efficacy of extrinsic MSCs depends on enhancing epithelial engraftment in damaged crypts by busulphan conditioning. Such a role for the MSC-derived intestinal cells in colitis therapy merits further examination and may offer a promising new treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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- Takashi Yabana
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
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Tanaka M, Arimura Y, Goto A, Hosokawa M, Nagaishi K, Yamashita K, Yamamoto H, Sonoda T, Nomura M, Motoya S, Imai K, Shinomura Y. Genetic variants in surfactant, pulmonary-associated protein D (SFTPD) and Japanese susceptibility to ulcerative colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2009; 15:918-25. [PMID: 19340882 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Identifying culprit genes for a complex trait in a homogeneous population such as the Japanese remains challenging. We aimed to use previous achievements of genome-wide association studies to identify precise susceptibility loci for inflammatory bowel disease in Japanese people and to simultaneously investigate the replication of recently identified susceptibility loci. METHODS An unrelated Japanese population of 174 Crohn's disease patients, 296 ulcerative colitis (UC) patients, and 394 healthy controls was consecutively enrolled in this study. Genotype and haplotype analyses focusing on susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease were performed using 7 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) including 5 HapMap tag SNPs within surfactant, pulmonary-associated protein D (SFTPD) along with the 2 Caucasian susceptibility loci. We performed fine-scale mapping of trait-associated loci with the extension of a shattered coalescent process in a Bayesian framework. Epistasis on disease phenotypes was statistically explored with the interaction dendrogram. RESULTS A minor allele G of rs911887 reached statistical significance for susceptibility to UC. The 2-allele haplotype GG comprising rs911887 and rs2243639 (Ala160Thr) within SFTPD was significantly associated with susceptibility to UC. A posterior density plot shows that trait-associated variants in the vicinity of rs911887 are likely to exist. An association between NKX2-3 and UC susceptibility was replicated and diverse evidence of epistasis in Japan was suggested. CONCLUSIONS This preliminary study suggests that SFTPD is both a susceptibility gene and a disease-modifying gene for UC in Japanese. Replication of the causality and functional analyses of SFTPD is urgently warranted.
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- Michihiro Tanaka
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Kashiwaya K, Hosokawa M, Eguchi H, Ohigashi H, Ishikawa O, Shinomura Y, Nakamura Y, Nakagawa H. Identification of C2orf18, termed ANT2BP (ANT2-binding protein), as one of the key molecules involved in pancreatic carcinogenesis. Cancer Sci 2009; 100:457-64. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2008.01058.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Watanabe S, Hosokawa M, Nakagaki S, Tanaka H, Arimura Y, Imai K, Shinomura Y. [Pathology and pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel diseases. 2. Genetic background]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 98:18-24. [PMID: 19334351 DOI: 10.2169/naika.98.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Nakazawa Y, Sashima T, Hosokawa M, Miyashita K. Comparative evaluation of growth inhibitory effect of stereoisomers of fucoxanthin in human cancer cell lines. J Funct Foods 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2008.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Okada T, Noguchi R, Hosokawa M, Fukunaga K, Nishiyama T, Zaima N, Hirata T, Miyashita K. Effects ofTransand Conjugated LC N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Lipid Composition and Abdominal Fat Weight in Rats. J Food Sci 2008; 73:H201-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2008.00916.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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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Hosokawa M, Kashiwaya K, Eguchi H, Ohigashi H, Ishikawa O, Furihata M, Shinomura Y, Imai K, Nakamura Y, Nakagawa H. Over-expression of cysteine proteinase inhibitor cystatin 6 promotes pancreatic cancer growth. Cancer Sci 2008; 99:1626-32. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2008.00869.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Kawamura S, Ando M, Nakamura T, Tsubono K, Tanaka T, Funaki I, Seto N, Numata K, Sato S, Ioka K, Kanda N, Takashima T, Agatsuma K, Akutsu T, Akutsu T, Aoyanagi KS, Arai K, Arase Y, Araya A, Asada H, Aso Y, Chiba T, Ebisuzaki T, Enoki M, Eriguchi Y, Fujimoto MK, Fujita R, Fukushima M, Futamase T, Ganzu K, Harada T, Hashimoto T, Hayama K, Hikida W, Himemoto Y, Hirabayashi H, Hiramatsu T, Hong FL, Horisawa H, Hosokawa M, Ichiki K, Ikegami T, Inoue KT, Ishidoshiro K, Ishihara H, Ishikawa T, Ishizaki H, Ito H, Itoh Y, Kamagasako S, Kawashima N, Kawazoe F, Kirihara H, Kishimoto N, Kiuchi K, Kobayashi S, Kohri K, Koizumi H, Kojima Y, Kokeyama K, Kokuyama W, Kotake K, Kozai Y, Kudoh H, Kunimori H, Kuninaka H, Kuroda K, Maeda KI, Matsuhara H, Mino Y, Miyakawa O, Miyoki S, Morimoto MY, Morioka T, Morisawa T, Moriwaki S, Mukohyama S, Musha M, Nagano S, Naito I, Nakagawa N, Nakamura K, Nakano H, Nakao K, Nakasuka S, Nakayama Y, Nishida E, Nishiyama K, Nishizawa A, Niwa Y, Ohashi M, Ohishi N, Ohkawa M, Okutomi A, Onozato K, Oohara K, Sago N, Saijo M, Sakagami M, Sakai SI, Sakata S, Sasaki M, Sato T, Shibata M, Shinkai H, Somiya K, Sotani H, Sugiyama N, Suwa Y, Tagoshi H, Takahashi K, Takahashi K, Takahashi T, Takahashi H, Takahashi R, Takahashi R, Takamori A, Takano T, Taniguchi K, Taruya A, Tashiro H, Tokuda M, Tokunari M, Toyoshima M, Tsujikawa S, Tsunesada Y, Ueda KI, Utashima M, Yamakawa H, Yamamoto K, Yamazaki T, Yokoyama J, Yoo CM, Yoshida S, Yoshino T. The Japanese space gravitational wave antenna - DECIGO. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/122/1/012006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Dietary effects of herring roe lipids (HR-L) and proteins (HR-P) on plasma lipids and abdominal fat pad weight were determined. The main lipid class of HR-L was phospholipids (74%) and the main fatty acids were palmitic acid (16:0, 25.8%), DHA (22:6n-3, 21.6%), EPA (20:5n-3, 14.4%), and oleic acid (18:1n-9, 13.2%). A little increase in total cholesterol level was observed in plasma lipids of mouse fed with HR-L, although HR-L contained 9% cholesterol. This would be due to the lowering effect of EPA and DHA contained in HR-L on plasma cholesterol. Replacement of a part of dietary protein (5%) to HR-P reduced abdominal fat pad weight, but not significantly. On the other hand, combination of HR-P and HR-L significantly reduced the fat pad weight of the mouse as compared with the control. A significant effect of HR-P + HR-L was also observed in the reducing plasma lipid levels.
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- H Moriya
- Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido Univ., Hakodate 041-8611, Japan
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Takehara A, Hosokawa M, Eguchi H, Ohigashi H, Ishikawa O, Nakamura Y, Nakagawa H. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) stimulates pancreatic cancer growth through overexpressing GABAA receptor pi subunit. Cancer Res 2007; 67:9704-12. [PMID: 17942900 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-2099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [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: 01/19/2023]
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) functions primarily as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mature central nervous system, and GABA/GABA receptors are also present in nonneural tissues, including cancer, but their precise function in nonneuronal or cancerous cells has thus far been poorly defined. Through the genome-wide cDNA microarray analysis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells as well as subsequent reverse transcription-PCR and Northern blot analyses, we identified the overexpression of GABA receptor pi subunit (GABRP) in PDAC cells. We also found the expression of this peripheral type GABAA receptor subunit in few adult human organs. Knockdown of endogenous GABRP expression in PDAC cells by small interfering RNA attenuated PDAC cell growth, suggesting its essential role in PDAC cell viability. Notably, the addition of GABA into the cell culture medium promoted the proliferation of GABRP-expressing PDAC cells, but not GABRP-negative cells, and GABAA receptor antagonists inhibited this growth-promoting effect by GABA. The HEK293 cells constitutively expressing exogenous GABRP revealed the growth-promoting effect of GABA treatment. Furthermore, GABA treatment in GABRP-positive cells increased intracellular Ca2+ levels and activated the mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/Erk) cascade. Clinical PDAC tissues contained a higher level of GABA than normal pancreas tissues due to the up-regulation of glutamate decarboxylase 1 expression, suggesting their autocrine/paracrine growth-promoting effect in PDACs. These findings imply that GABA and GABRP could play important roles in PDAC development and progression, and that this pathway can be a promising molecular target for the development of new therapeutic strategies for PDAC.
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- Akio Takehara
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Shimada A, Keino H, Kawamura N, Chiba Y, Hosokawa M. Limbic structures are prone to age-related impairments in proteasome activity and neuronal ubiquitinated inclusions in SAMP10 mouse: a model of cerebral degeneration. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2007; 34:33-51. [PMID: 17973906 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2007.00878.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AIMS Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by ubiquitinated inclusions in selective brain regions. Here we investigated whether the dysfunction of the ubiquitin proteasome system might be involved in the pathogenesis and regional selectivity of neuronal ubiquitinated inclusions using the SAMP10 strain of mouse, an inbred model of age-related cerebral degeneration. METHODS By comparing SAMP10 mice at various ages with SAMR1 and C57BL mice as normal brain ageing controls, we studied morphological features and distribution of inclusions. We measured tissue proteasome activity in different brain regions of mice at various ages by fluorogenic substrate assays. We induced inclusions in cultured neurones by inhibiting the proteasome and analysed changes in the dendritic morphology. RESULTS Inclusions were formed in association with lipofuscin in neuronal perikarya and occurred most frequently in the limbic-related forebrain structures. There were sparse inclusion-bearing neurones in the non-limbic forebrain. In aged SAMR1 and C57BL, there were far fewer inclusions in the limbic-related forebrain than in aged SAMP10. The proteasome activity in the limbic-related forebrain decreased much more rapidly and remarkably upon ageing (26% activity was detected in 17-month-old compared with 3-month-old mice) in SAMP10 than in SAMR1. The proteasome activity in the non-limbic forebrain did not change significantly with advancing age in either SAMP10 or SAMR1. Proteasomal inhibition enhanced the formation of ubiquitinated inclusions in cultured neurones. Neurones bearing inclusions had shortened neurites. CONCLUSIONS We propose that the regional selectivity of proteasomal impairment is causally related to the selectivity of inclusion formation and associated dendritic degeneration in neurones of ageing SAMP10 mice.
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- A Shimada
- Department of Pathology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan.
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Hosokawa M, Takehara A, Matsuda K, Eguchi H, Ohigashi H, Ishikawa O, Shinomura Y, Imai K, Nakamura Y, Nakagawa H. Oncogenic role of KIAA0101 interacting with proliferating cell nuclear antigen in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Res 2007; 67:2568-76. [PMID: 17363575 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-4356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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]
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To isolate novel diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for pancreatic cancer, we earlier did expression profile analysis of pancreatic cancer cells using a genome-wide cDNA microarray combined with microdissection. Among dozens of trans-activated genes in pancreatic cancer cells, this study focused on KIAA0101 whose overexpression in pancreatic cancer cells was validated by immunohistochemical analysis. KIAA0101 was previously identified as p15(PAF) [proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-associated factor] to bind with PCNA; however, its function remains unknown. To investigate for the biological significance of KIAA0101 overexpression in cancer cells, we knocked down KIAA0101 by small interfering RNA (siRNA) in pancreatic cancer cells and found that the reduced expression by siRNA caused drastic attenuation of their proliferation as well as significant decrease in DNA replication rate. Concordantly, exogenous overexpression of KIAA0101 enhanced cancer cell growth, and NIH3T3 derivative cells expressing KIAA0101 revealed in vivo tumor formation, implying its growth-promoting and oncogenic property. We also showed that the expression of KIAA0101 was regulated tightly by the p53-p21 pathway. To consider the KIAA0101/PCNA interaction as a therapeutic target, we designed the cell-permeable 20-amino-acid dominant-negative peptide and found that it could effectively inhibit the KIAA0101/PCNA interaction and resulted in the significant growth suppression of cancer cells. Our results clearly implicated that suppression of the KIAA0101 and PCNA oncogenic activity, or the inhibition of KIAA0101/PCNA interaction, is likely to be a promising strategy to develop novel cancer therapeutic drugs.
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- Masayo Hosokawa
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Iiizumi M, Hosokawa M, Takehara A, Chung S, Nakamura T, Katagiri T, Eguchi H, Ohigashi H, Ishikawa O, Nakamura Y, Nakagawa H. EphA4 receptor, overexpressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, promotes cancer cell growth. Cancer Sci 2006; 97:1211-6. [PMID: 16965393 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2006.00313.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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] Open
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To isolate novel diagnostic markers and drug targets for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), we previously performed expression profile analysis of PDAC cells using a genome-wide cDNA microarray combined with laser microdissection. Among dozens of up-regulated genes identified in PDAC cells, we herein focused on one tyrosine kinase receptor, Eph receptor A4 (EphA4), as a molecular target for PDAC therapy. Immunohistochemical analysis validated EphA4 overexpression in approximately half of the PDAC tissues. To investigate its biological function in PDAC cells, we knocked down EphA4 expression by siRNA, which drastically attenuated PDAC cell viability. In concordance with the siRNA experiment, PDAC-derivative cells that were designed to constitutively express exogenous EphA4 showed a more rapid growth rate than cells transfected with mock vector, suggesting a growth-promoting effect of EphA4 on PDAC cells. Furthermore, the expression analysis for ephrin ligand family members indicated the coexistence of ephrinA3 ligand in PDAC cells with EphA4 receptor, and knockdown of ephrinA3 by siRNA also attenuated PDAC cell viability. These results suggest that the EphA4-ephrinA3 pathway is likely to be a promising molecular target for pancreatic cancer therapy.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma/metabolism
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Blotting, Northern
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/genetics
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology
- Receptor, EphA4/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, EphA4/genetics
- Receptor, EphA4/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Up-Regulation
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- Megumi Iiizumi
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Takehara A, Eguchi H, Ohigashi H, Ishikawa O, Kasugai T, Hosokawa M, Katagiri T, Nakamura Y, Nakagawa H. Novel tumor marker REG4 detected in serum of patients with resectable pancreatic cancer and feasibility for antibody therapy targeting REG4. Cancer Sci 2006; 97:1191-7. [PMID: 16918991 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2006.00297.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 12/24/2022] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) shows the worst mortality rate among common malignancies, with a 5-year survival rate of only 4%, and the majority of PDAC patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage in which no effective therapy is available at present. Although the proportion of curable cases is still not so high, surgical resection of early stage PDAC is the only way to cure the disease. Hence, establishment of a screening strategy to detect early stage PDAC by novel serological markers is required urgently, and development of novel molecular therapies for PDAC treatment is also eagerly expected. We here report overexpression of REG4, a new member of the regenerating islet-derived (REG) family, in PDAC cells on the basis of genome-wide cDNA microarray analysis as well as reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemical analysis. We also detected significant elevation of REG4 in the serum of some patients with early-stage PDAC using our enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system, indicating the possibility of REG4 as a new serological marker of PDAC. Furthermore, we found that knockdown of endogenous REG4 expression in PDAC cell lines with small interfering RNA caused a decrease in cell viability. Concordantly, addition of recombinant REG4 to the culture medium enhanced growth of a PDAC cell line in a dose-dependent manner. A monoclonal antibody against REG4 neutralized its growth-promoting effects and attenuated significantly the growth of PDAC cells. These findings indicate that REG4 is a promising tumor marker to screen early-stage PDAC, and also that neutralization of REG4 by the antibody may offer novel potential tools for the treatment of PDAC.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/blood
- Adenocarcinoma/immunology
- Adenocarcinoma/therapy
- Aged
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Biomarkers, Tumor/blood
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/blood
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/immunology
- Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/therapy
- Cell Survival
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Feasibility Studies
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genome, Human
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Immunoprecipitation
- Lectins, C-Type/antagonists & inhibitors
- Lectins, C-Type/blood
- Lectins, C-Type/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Proteins/blood
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Pancreatectomy
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/blood
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/immunology
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/therapy
- Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology
- Rabbits
- Recombinant Proteins/immunology
- Recombinant Proteins/isolation & purification
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Tissue Array Analysis
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- Akio Takehara
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Yasui Y, Hosokawa M, Kohno H, Tanaka T, Miyashita K. Troglitazone and 9cis,11trans,13trans-conjugated linolenic acid: comparison of their antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing effects on different colon cancer cell lines. Chemotherapy 2006; 52:220-5. [PMID: 16899971 DOI: 10.1159/000094865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2005] [Accepted: 09/06/2005] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND We have previously reported that troglitazone, a synthetic ligand for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), and bitter gourd seed oil rich in 9cis,11trans,13trans-conjugated linolenic acid (9c,11t,13t-CLN) prevent colon carcinogenesis. To evaluate the chemotherapeutic effect and potency of these compounds on colon cancer cells, we investigated their antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing effects using different human colon cancer cell lines. METHODS The antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing effects of troglitazone and 9c,11t,13t-CLN were evaluated and compared using HT-29, DLD-1 and Caco-2 cells at different stages of enterocytic differentiation. RESULTS Troglitazone and 9c,11t,13t-CLN decreased cell viability and induced apoptosis in three colon cancer cell lines. The susceptibility of HT-29, which expresses PPARgamma at high levels, to troglitazone and 9c,11t,13t-CLN was higher than that of Caco-2 cells with low levels of PPARgamma. CONCLUSION Troglitazone and 9c,11t,13t-CLN exhibited more effective chemotherapeutic effects on HT-29 cells than on Caco-2 cells.
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- Y Yasui
- Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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