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Kinoshita N, Paul M, Kashiv Y, Collon P, Deibel CM, DiGiovine B, Greene JP, Jiang CL, Marley ST, Pardo RC, Rehm KE, Robertson D, Scott R, Schmitt C, Tang XD, Vondrasek R, Yokoyama A. Retraction. Science 2023; 379:1307. [PMID: 36996231 DOI: 10.1126/science.adh7739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- N Kinoshita
- Shimizu Corporation Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Lanzhou, China
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Kanazawa University, Kakumamachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Samukawa N, Yamaguchi T, Ozeki Y, Matsumoto S, Igarashi M, Kinoshita N, Hatano M, Tokudome K, Matsunaga S, Tomita S. An efficient CRISPR interference-based prediction method for synergistic/additive effects of novel combinations of anti-tuberculosis drugs. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168. [PMID: 36748577 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001285] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tuberculosis (TB) is treated by chemotherapy with multiple anti-TB drugs for a long period, spanning 6 months even in a standard course. In perspective, to prevent the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, novel drugs that act synergistically or additively in combination with major anti-TB drugs and, if possible, shorten the duration of TB therapy are needed. However, their combinatorial effect cannot be predicted until the lead identification phase of the drug development. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats interference (CRISPRi) is a powerful genetic tool that enables high-throughput screening of novel drug targets. The development of anti-TB drugs promises to be accelerated by CRISPRi. This study determined whether CRISPRi could be applicable for predictive screening of the combinatorial effect between major anti-TB drugs and an inhibitor of a novel target. In the checkerboard assay, isoniazid killed Mycobacterium smegmatis synergistically or additively in combinations with rifampicin or ethambutol, respectively. The susceptibility to rifampicin and ethambutol was increased by knockdown of inhA, which encodes a target molecule of isoniazid. Additionally, knockdown of rpoB, which encodes a target molecule of rifampicin, increased the susceptibility to isoniazid and ethambutol, which act synergistically with rifampicin in the checkerboard assay. Moreover, CRISPRi could successfully predict the synergistic action of cyclomarin A, a novel TB drug candidate, with isoniazid or rifampicin. These results demonstrate that CRISPRi is a useful tool not only for drug target exploration but also for screening the combinatorial effects of novel combinations of anti-TB drugs. This study provides a rationale for anti-TB drug development using CRISPRi.
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- Noriaki Samukawa
- Department of Pharmacology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Present address: Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
- Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Kampus C Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Kinoshita N, Nawata T, Okuda S, Kubo M, Wada Y, Kobayashi S, Tanaka N, Yano M. Cardiac phenotypes in the acute-phase of microscopic polyangiitis involves dilatation of the left atrium caused by LV diastolic dysfunction. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2756] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a type of primary systemic vasculitis that affects various organs, especially the lungs and kidneys. However, few reports regarding cardiac features of MPA patients were found.
Purpose
We aim to investigate the echocardiographic parameters of acute-phase MPA.
Methods and results
This single-center retrospective study included 15 patients with MPA (Mean age at 72.2±7.1 years, women 73.3%) who underwent echocardiography within two weeks of commencing steroid therapy for induction or reinduction. The echocardiography parameters of the patients were compared with those of 30 age and sex-matched controls. In the MPA group, the commonly affected organs were kidneys (93.3%) and lungs (46.7%); 5 patients (33.3%) had a history of hypertension, which had a similar frequency as the control group. No significant difference in left ventricular (LV) diameter, LV ejection fraction, e', or inferior vena cava diameter was observed between the two groups. However, the MPA group showed significantly higher left atrial (LA) diameter (p=0.033) and LA volume index (p=0.001), as well as higher early diastolic filling velocity (E-wave, p=0.015; E/A, p=0.043; E/e', p=0.041), diastolic pulmonary venous flow velocity (p=0.013), trans-tricuspid pressure gradient (p=0.019), and shorter deceleration time (p=0.038), associated with mildly thicker ventricular walls of left ventricle (LV) than the control group. Moreover, serum levels of C-reactive protein showed significant correlation between E wave (r=0.58, p=0.023), E/A (r=0.67, p=0.006), and deceleration time (r=−0.69, p=0.005) in the MPA group. These results may indicate that in MPA, increased LV stiffness, rather than impairment of LV relaxation was contributed to LV diastolic function, resulting in LA enlargement.
Conclusion
Patients with acute-phase MPA had LA dilatation associated with LV diastolic dysfunction. This finding indicates the importance of cardiac assessment in patients with MPA.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- N Kinoshita
- Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Ube, Japan
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- Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Ube, Japan
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- Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Ube, Japan
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- Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Ube, Japan
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- Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Ube, Japan
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- Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Ube, Japan
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- Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Ube, Japan
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- Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Ube, Japan
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Kinoshita N, Irving LJ, Lustig B, Furukawa J. Effects of nitrogen on caesium allocation in rice plants (Oryza sativa). Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2021; 23:874-877. [PMID: 33915009 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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After the nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, in 2011, 137 Caesium (Cs) contaminated nearby agricultural regions. Studies in these rice fields found that low K and high N fertilizer application enhanced Cs uptake in rice shoots. However, the influence of root and soil physics on these findings, as well as precise nutrient levels, remain to be clarified. We sought to analyse these relationships utilizing hydroponically grown rice plants. The rice plants were subjected to various concentrations of K and N nutrient solutions. We measured Cs allocation within the plants and performed transcript analyses using root tissues. Under low-K conditions, low-N plants accumulated less Cs in shoots and more in roots when compared to control-N conditions, even though overall Cs uptake remained unchanged. Expression analyses of root mRNAs showed that low-N plants accumulated reduced levels of OsAKT1 mRNA, encoding a K transporter. We also found a negative relationship between shoot Cs and K status in control-N but not in low-N conditions. Our results suggest that the application of N shifts Cs from roots into the shoots and that OsAKT1 in root vascular tissues influences Cs allocation. In practice, fine tuning N/K application and targeted breeding of K transporters might mitigate Cs contamination in rice plants.
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- N Kinoshita
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Cormorant Group K.K., Minato, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Wallner A, Froehlich MB, Hotchkis MAC, Kinoshita N, Paul M, Martschini M, Pavetich S, Tims SG, Kivel N, Schumann D, Honda M, Matsuzaki H, Yamagata T. 60Fe and 244Pu deposited on Earth constrain the r-process yields of recent nearby supernovae. Science 2021; 372:742-745. [PMID: 33986180 DOI: 10.1126/science.aax3972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Half of the chemical elements heavier than iron are produced by the rapid neutron capture process (r-process). The sites and yields of this process are disputed, with candidates including some types of supernovae (SNe) and mergers of neutron stars. We search for two isotopic signatures in a sample of Pacific Ocean crust-iron-60 (60Fe) (half-life, 2.6 million years), which is predominantly produced in massive stars and ejected in supernova explosions, and plutonium-244 (244Pu) (half-life, 80.6 million years), which is produced solely in r-process events. We detect two distinct influxes of 60Fe to Earth in the last 10 million years and accompanying lower quantities of 244Pu. The 244Pu/60Fe influx ratios are similar for both events. The 244Pu influx is lower than expected if SNe dominate r-process nucleosynthesis, which implies some contribution from other sources.
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- A Wallner
- Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. .,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
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- Institute of Technology, Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo 135-8530, Japan
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- Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Department for Nuclear Energy and Safety, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Radiochemistry, Department for Nuclear Energy and Safety, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Micro Analysis Laboratory, Tandem Accelerator, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Micro Analysis Laboratory, Tandem Accelerator, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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Yamasaki T, Hattori T, Kakita K, Oota K, Miyai N, Nakamura R, Sawanishi T, Kinoshita N. Quantitative analysis of the isolation area after larger-size laser balloon ablation. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0616] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The visually guided laser balloon ablation is a balloon-based catheter ablation technology used for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation in recent years. This balloon catheter consists of a compliant balloon that has the capability of real-time endoscopic visualization of the targeted pulmonary vein (PV). The sizeable balloon is usually inflated to obtain optimal PV occlusion. The isolation area after laser balloon (LB) ablation was reported to be smaller than that after cryoballoon ablation. However, when LB is inflated with its maximum pressure, it can visualize wide-area PV antrum. Thereby, we suspected that larger-size LB can create wider isolation area.
Purpose
The aim of this study is to quantitatively evaluate the isolation area after LB ablation at the size larger than appropriate size for ablation in the pulmonary vein carina region.
Methods
We assessed 66 patients with AF who underwent LB ablation at the larger inflation size in our hospital during the period from July 2018 to July 2019. After LB ablation, we created voltage maps with a circular mapping catheter and calculated isolation areas with CARTO system.
Results
Figure shows a larger LB with its maximum pressure. PV antrum isolation was extended to the posterior wall in all patients. The left- and right-sided pulmonary vein antrum isolation area were 15.1±3.9 and 19.4±4.3 cm2, respectively.
Conclusion
LB at the larger inflation size with its maximum pressure can isolate wider-area circumferential PV antrum than previously reported. This method may be a new way of pulmonary vein antrum isolation.
Left atrial voltage mapping after PVI.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- T Yamasaki
- Takeda Hospital, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Kyoto, Japan
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- Takeda Hospital, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Kyoto, Japan
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- Takeda Hospital, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Kyoto, Japan
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- Takeda Hospital, Cardiology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Takeda Hospital, Cardiology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Takeda Hospital, Cardiology, Kyoto, Japan
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Nishi H, Hosomi N, Ohta K, Aoki S, Nakamori M, Nezu T, Shigeishi H, Shintani T, Obayashi T, Ishikawa K, Kinoshita N, Shiga Y, Sugiyama M, Ohge H, Maruyama H, Kawaguchi H, Kurihara H. Serum immunoglobulin G antibody titer to Fusobacterium nucleatum is associated with unfavorable outcome after stroke. Clin Exp Immunol 2020; 200:302-309. [PMID: 32155293 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Stroke can be a cause of death, while in non-fatal cases it is a common cause of various disabilities resulting from associated brain damage. However, whether a specific periodontal pathogen is associated with increased risk of unfavorable outcome after stroke remains unknown. We examined risk factors for unfavorable outcome following stroke occurrence, including serum antibody titers to periodontal pathogens. The enrolled cohort included 534 patients who had experienced an acute stroke, who were divided into favorable (n = 337) and unfavorable (n = 197) outcome groups according to modified ranking scale (mRS) score determined at 3 months after onset (favorable = score 0 or 1; unfavorable = score 2-6). The associations of risk factors with unfavorable outcome, including serum titers of IgG antibodies to 16 periodontal pathogens, were examined. Logistic regression analysis showed that the initial National Institutes of Health stroke scale score [odds ratio (OR) = 1·24, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1·18-1·31, P < 0·001] and C-reactive protein (OR = 1·29, 95% CI = 1·10-1·51, P = 0·002) were independently associated with unfavorable outcome after stroke. Following adjustment with those, detection of the antibody for Fusobacterium nucleatum ATCC 10953 in serum remained an independent predictor of unfavorable outcome (OR = 3·12, 95% CI = 1·55-6·29, P = 0·002). Determination of the antibody titer to F. nucleatum ATCC 10953 in serum may be useful as a predictor of unfavorable outcome after stroke.
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- H Nishi
- Department of General Dentistry, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Chikamori Hospital, Kochi, Japan.,Department of Disease Model, Research Institute of Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Public Oral Health, Program of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Public Oral Health, Program of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Center of Oral Examination, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of General Dentistry, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.,Department of Neurology, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Public Oral Health, Program of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of General Dentistry, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Periodontal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Arai K, Sakamoto T, Yamane K, Hirayama Y, Teruya Y, Yanai M, Kinoshita N, Yamaguchi K, Makino H, Kodani M, Igishi T, Yamasaki A. P2.14-44 Tumor Mutation Burden and Efficacy of Molecular Targeted Therapy in Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kinoshita N, Tanaka S, Sugimori Y, Nakahira K, Ryoke K, Matsuoka T, Fujioka M, Miki Y. High contrast between lumbar nerve roots and surrounding structures using dual echo 3D turbo spin echo additional fusion images. Jpn J Radiol 2018; 36:472-476. [DOI: 10.1007/s11604-018-0751-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kinoshita N, Echigo Y, Shinohara S, Gu Y, Miyazaki J, Inoue K, Imamura M. Regulation of Cell Proliferation Using Tissue Engineering in MIN6 Cells. Cell Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.3727/000000001783986477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic islet transplantation for patients with diabetes mellitus has been hindered by the problem of donor shortage, as is the case for transplantation of other organs. Among several measures to overcome this problem, cell transplantation using xenogenic cell lines has been considered. For the treatment of diabetic patients, a murine pancreatic β-cell line MIN6 is a potential source of cell transplant. In order to restrict otherwise unlimited proliferation of transplanted MIN6 cells, cells are rendered to form spheroidal aggregates (SMIN6) on nonadherent culture dishes. SMIN6 stopped its growth around day 7 with a diameter of 220 ± 40 μm and kept its size almost constant at least until day 28. SMIN6 cells, however, had reduced responsiveness of insulin secretion to glucose concentration compared with MIN6 cells cultured in a monolayer. On the other hand, spheroid MIN6 cells formed in the presence of extracellular matrix gel (SMIN6E) possessed the capacity for glucose-dependent insulin secretion comparable with conventional MIN6 cells. SMIN6E encapsulated in agarose beads (SMIN6E-B) was also viable for at least 1 month in vitro with a constant diameter and favorable glucose responsiveness. The development of spheroid-type MIN6 may contribute to the future clinical application of MIN6 or other β-cell lines for treatment of diabetes mellitus.
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- Naoko Kinoshita
- Department of Organ Reconstruction, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Surgery & Surgical Basic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery & Surgical Basic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Otsu Laboratory for Skin Care Science
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- Department of Organ Reconstruction, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Nutrition and Physiological Chemistry, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Organ Reconstruction, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery & Surgical Basic Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Nakashima H, Sakamoto Y, Iwamoto Y, Matsuda N, Kasugai Y, Nakane Y, Masukawa F, Mokhov NV, Leveling AF, Boehnlein DJ, Vaziri K, Sanami T, Matsumura H, Hagiwara M, Iwase H, Kinoshita N, Hirayama H, Oishi K, Nakamura T, Arakawa H, Shigyo N, Ishibashi K, Yashima H, Nakao N, Niita K. Experimental Studies of Shielding and Irradiation Effects at High-Energy Accelerator Facilities. NUCL TECHNOL 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/nt09-a9229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- H. Nakashima
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirane Shirakata 2-4, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirane Shirakata 2-4, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirane Shirakata 2-4, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirane Shirakata 2-4, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirane Shirakata 2-4, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirane Shirakata 2-4, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirane Shirakata 2-4, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510-5011
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510-5011
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510-5011
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510-5011
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Oho1-1, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Oho1-1, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Oho1-1, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Oho1-1, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Oho1-1, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Oho1-1, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan
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- Shimizu Corporation, Etchujima 3-4-17, Koto, Tokyo 135-8530, Japan
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- Tohuku University, Aramaki, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Reactor Research Institute, Asashironishi 2-1010, Kumatori, Sennan Osaka 590-0494, Japan
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- Research Organization for Information Science & Technology, Shirakata Shirane 2-4, Tokai, Naka Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
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Otsubo R, Hirakawa H, Oikawa M, Inamasu E, Baba M, Matsumoto M, Yano H, Kinoshita N, Abe K, Fukuoka J, Nagayasu T. Abstract P2-01-31: Validation of novel diagnostic kits using the semi-dry dot-blot method for detecting metastatic lymph nodes in breast cancer; distinguishing macrometastases and micrometastases. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p2-01-31] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Background: The semi-dry dot-blot (SDB) method is a diagnostic procedure for detecting lymph node (LN) metastases. Metastases are confirmed by the presence of cytokeratin (CK) in lavage fluid of sectioned LNs that contain anti-pancytokeratin antibody, based on the theory that epithelial components such as CK are not found in normal LNs. We evaluated two novel SDB kits that use the newly developed anti-CK19 antibody for diagnosing LN metastases in breast cancer.
Methods: We obtained 159 LNs dissected from 93 breast cancer patients from July 2013 to December 2015 at Nagasaki University Hospital, including 38 dissected axillary LNs and 121 sentinel LNs, sliced at 2-mm intervals and washed with phosphate-buffered saline. The suspended cells in the lavage fluid of sliced LNs were centrifuged and lysed to extract protein. This extracted protein was used with a low-power and a high-power kit to diagnose LN metastasis. The washed LNs were blindly diagnosed by pathologists using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain. Diagnoses based on the kit were compared with their H&E counterparts.
Results: Of the 159 LNs, 68 were assessed as positive and 91 as negative by permanent pathological examination with H&E. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the low-power kit for detecting LN metastases was 83.8%, 100%, and 93.1%, respectively. In 11 false-negative cases, there were nine micrometastases, producing a sensitivity of 96.4% for detecting macrometastases. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the high-power kit for detecting LN metastases was 92.6%, 92.3%, and 92.5%, respectively. Combining the low- and high-power kit results, sensitivity, specificity and accuracy for distinguishing macrometastases from micrometastases was 94.5%, 95.2%, and 95.0%, respectively. Diagnosis was achieved in approximately 20 min using the kits, at a cost of less than 25 USD.
Conclusions: The kits in our study were accurate, quick, and cost-effective in diagnosing LN metastases without the loss of LN tissue. The kits' ability to distinguish macrometastases from micrometastases was excellent, which is important, clinically.
Citation Format: Otsubo R, Hirakawa H, Oikawa M, Inamasu E, Baba M, Matsumoto M, Yano H, Kinoshita N, Abe K, Fukuoka J, Nagayasu T. Validation of novel diagnostic kits using the semi-dry dot-blot method for detecting metastatic lymph nodes in breast cancer; distinguishing macrometastases and micrometastases [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2016 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-01-31.
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- R Otsubo
- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Chiba Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nyuuwakai Oikawa Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Otsubo R, Hirakawa H, Oikawa M, Tanaka A, Matsumoto M, Yano H, Kinoshita N, Abe K, Fukuoka J, Nagayasu T. Validation of novel diagnostic kits using the semi-dry dot-blot method for detecting metastatic lymph nodes in breast cancer; distinguishing macrometastases and micrometastases. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw380.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Hatano M, Kinoshita N, Igarashi M, Nomoto A. Actinocrispum wychmicini gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Pseudonocardiaceae, isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4779-4784. [PMID: 27535579 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel actinomycete, designated MI503-A4T, was isolated from soil. Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that MI503-A4T was phylogenetically related to members of the family Pseudonocardiaceae. The most closely related genus was Kibdelosporangium (95.7-96.2 % sequence similarity). Substrate mycelia were branched and pale yellow to pale yellowish-brown. Straight- to zigzag-shaped aerial mycelia were observed, but Sporangium-like structures were absent. The whole-cell hydrolysate contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. The muramic acid residues in the peptidoglycan were N-acetylated. Whole-cell sugars were rhamnose, ribose, arabinose and galactose (cell wall chemotype IV). The predominant menaquinone was MK-9(H4). A small amount of MK-8(H4) was also detected. The DNA G+C content was 70.3-71.1 mol%. Polar lipids contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and hydroxyl-phosphatidylethanolamine. Cellular fatty acid analysis of MI503-A4T detected predominantly iso-C14 : 0 (11.5 %), iso-C15 : 0 (13.3 %) and iso-C16 : 0 (35.7 %). Phenotypic and phylogenetic characteristics differentiated MI503-A4T from members of all genera within the family Pseudonocardiaceae with validly published names. Therefore, MI503-A4T is proposed to be a representative of a novel species in a novel genus, Actinocrispum wychmicini gen. nov., sp. nov. The type strain of the type species is MI503-A4T (=NBRC 109632T=DSM 45934T).
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- Masaki Hatano
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, 3-14-23 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, 3-14-23 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, 3-14-23 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, 3-14-23 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021, Japan
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Yoshioka T, Sugimoto T, Kinoshita N, Shimazu T, Hiraide A, Kuwagata Y. Effects of Concentration Reduction and Partial Replacement of Paraquat by Diquat on Human Toxicity: A Clinical Survey. Hum Exp Toxicol 2016; 11:241-5. [PMID: 1354970 DOI: 10.1177/096032719201100401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Paraquat poisoning was studied in 174 patients over a 12-month period when a new, low concentration paraquat product (4.5% w/v paraquat ion mixed with 4.5% w/v diquat ion; 6 3 cases) replaced the original high concentration paraquat product (20% w/v paraquat ion only; 111 cases). In both groups approximately 60% of the patients died from circulatory failure accompanied by multiple organ failure within a week of ingesting the products. However, a remarkable reduction in late deaths from respiratory failure was noted in the new product group (17.1% vs 6.3%). This was reflected in this group's improved survival (23.4% vs 34.9%). The improvement in survival seems to be attributable to the dilution of paraquat with diquat which seems to have a different toxicological profile to paraquat.
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- T Yoshioka
- Department of Traumatology, Osaka University School of Medicine, Japan
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Ozeki Y, Igarashi M, Doe M, Tamaru A, Kinoshita N, Ogura Y, Iwamoto T, Sawa R, Umekita M, Enany S, Nishiuchi Y, Osada-Oka M, Hayashi T, Niki M, Tateishi Y, Hatano M, Matsumoto S. A New Screen for Tuberculosis Drug Candidates Utilizing a Luciferase-Expressing Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guéren. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141658. [PMID: 26571296 PMCID: PMC4646695 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease caused by a bacterial pathogen. Mortality from tuberculosis was estimated at 1.5 million deaths worldwide in 2013. Development of new TB drugs is needed to not only to shorten the medication period but also to treat multi-drug resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) grows slowly and only multiplies once or twice per day. Therefore, conventional drug screening takes more than 3 weeks. Additionally, a biosafety level-3 (BSL-3) facility is required. Thus, we developed a new screening method to identify TB drug candidates by utilizing luciferase-expressing recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guéren (rBCG). Using this method, we identified several candidates in 4 days in a non-BSL-3 facility. We screened 10,080 individual crude extracts derived from Actinomyces and Streptomyces and identified 137 extracts which possessed suppressive activity to the luciferase of rBCG. Among them, 41 compounds inhibited the growth of both Mtb H37Rv and the extensively drug-resistant Mtb (XDR-Mtb) strains. We purified the active substance of the 1904–1 extract, which possessed strong activity toward rBCG, Mtb H37Rv, and XDR-Mtb but was harmless to the host eukaryotic cells. The MIC of this substance was 0.13 μg/ml, 0.5 μg/ml, and 2.0–7.5 μg/ml against rBCG, H37Rv, and 2 XDR-strains, respectively. Its efficacy was specific to acid-fast bacterium except for the Mycobacterium avium intracellular complex. Mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses revealed that the active substance of 1904–1 was cyclomarin A. To confirm the mode of action of the 1904-1-derived compound, resistant BCG clones were used. Whole genome DNA sequence analysis showed that these clones contained a mutation in the clpc gene which encodes caseinolytic protein, an essential component of an ATP-dependent proteinase, and the likely target of the active substance of 1904–1. Our method provides a rapid and convenient screen to identify an anti-mycobacterial drug.
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- Yuriko Ozeki
- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Bacteriology Division, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Bioenvironmental Science, Frontier Science Research Center, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Kobe Institute of Health, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Toneyama Institute for Tuberculosis Research, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
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- Food Hygiene and Environmental Health Division of Applied Life Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Bioenvironmental Science, Frontier Science Research Center, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Kinoshita N, Oguchi H, Kita A, Yoshioka C, Sasamoto K, Nishimoto Y, Adachi T, Shioura H, Kimura H. SU-E-T-204: Comparison of Absorbed-Dose to Water in High-Energy Photon Beams Based On Addendum AAPM TG-51, IAEA TRS-398, and JSMP 12. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Yamazaki Y, Someno T, Igarashi M, Kinoshita N, Hatano M, Kawada M, Momose I, Nomoto A. Androprostamines A and B, the new anti-prostate cancer agents produced by Streptomyces sp. MK932-CF8. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2014; 68:279-85. [DOI: 10.1038/ja.2014.135] [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] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Kinoshita N, Takemura A, Toi A, Kita A, Nishimoto Y, Adachi T, Shioura H, Kimura H. PO-0791: Changes in absorbed dose to water for high-energy electron beams by beam quality correction factor. Radiother Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)30909-9] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Yano H, Oikawa M, Matsumoto M, Otsubo R, Shibata K, Hayashi T, Abe K, Kinoshita N, Nagayasu T. Abstract P4-04-14: A novel diagnostic method targeting genomic instability in breast intracystic tumors. Cancer Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs13-p4-04-14] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Background:
In breast lesions, indication for surgery is usually determined by pathological diagnosis together with radiological findings. However, differential preoperative diagnoses of intracystic papillary carcinomas vs. papillomas are very challenging even after needle biopsy, because of their non-specific radiological characteristics, and modest cytological and histological appearance. Hence, surgical excisional biopsy is recommended in the clinical management of these lesions, especially when associated with risk factors for malignancy, such as age (≥50years) and the presence of microcalcifications. Meanwhile, genomic instability (GIN) is an important hallmark of cancer, which may be useful for distinguishing cancers from benign tumors. Specifically, intracystic papillary carcinoma harbors significant GIN compared with intracystic papilloma.We have recently reported that genome-wide copy number aberrations can easily be detected by array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), which can then be used to quantify GIN. The aim of this study is to investigate a novel diagnostic method, targeting GIN in breast intracystic tumors, using tumor DNA from samples obtained by fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB).
Material and Methods:
Thirteen consecutive breast intracystic tumors resected at Nagasaki University Hospital between August 2010 and March 2012, which included five cancers (four invasive carcinomas and one non-invasive carcinoma) and eight benign tumors (five papilloma, two ductal adenoma and one sclerosing papilloma), were studied. FNABs were performed by an experienced surgeon using a 22-gauge aspiration needle, who performed three FNAB passages per tumor. Tumor DNA was extracted using the QIAmp DNA Mini Kit (Qiagen), followed by aCGH analysis using a high-density oligonucleotide microarray (Agilent® SurePrint G3 8×60k microarray). The frequency of aberrant chromosomal regions in the total genome was used as an indicator of GIN. Tumor DNA from the main tumor, taken from FFPE blocks corresponding to FNAB samples, was also analyzed to assess the similarity of cytogenetic profiles.
Results:
After three FNAB passages, sufficient amounts of DNA were obtained with an average of 7.09 μg (0.24-16.1 μg). The quality of the DNA and the aCGH data was excellent, as judged by the mean derivative log ratio spread (DLRSpread) of 0.22 (0.15-0.29), which estimates the log ratio noise by calculating the spread of log ratio differences between consecutive probes along all chromosomes. Further, the cytogenetic profile of paired FNAB and main tumor FFPE samples were highly similar, with an average concordance rate, defined as the ratio of the length of same copy number within pairs, of 97.7% (81.2-100%). aCGH analysis from FNAB samples showed that cancers harbored significantly more GIN than benign tumors, with mean frequencies of aberrant chromosomal regions of 17.5% and 0.34%, respectively (Wilcoxon's rank sum test, P = 0.0016).
Conclusions:
Our novel diagnostic method, which targets genomic instability, can clearly distinguish cancers from benign tumors of breast intracystic lesions with minimum invasion, thereby avoiding the need for surgical excisional biopsy.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2013;73(24 Suppl): Abstract nr P4-04-14.
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- H Yano
- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan; National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan; Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan; National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan; Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan; National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan; Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan; National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan; Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan; National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan; Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan; National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan; Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan; National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan; Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan; National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan; Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan; National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan; Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
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Ando T, Mochizuki Y, Iwata T, Nishikido M, Shimazaki T, Furumoto A, Minami S, Kinoshita N, Kawakami A. Aggressive pulmonary calcification developed after living donor kidney transplantation in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:2825-30. [PMID: 24034059 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.01.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 11/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Metastatic pulmonary calcification, defined as calcium deposition in the intact lung, is commonly seen in patients with chronic renal failure, and it is known to be a benign clinical condition when detected by chance in an asymptomatic patient. Here we report the case of a 33-year-old woman who developed rapid and aggressive metastatic pulmonary calcification shortly after a living donor kidney transplantation, which induced acute antibody-mediated rejection. The patient's metastatic pulmonary calcification was successfully improved by extensive treatment for graft rejection, the correction of her accompanying primary hyperparathyroidism, and medical treatment with a bisphosphonate and sodium thiosulfate. Aggressive pulmonary calcification is reported as a rare complication seen in patients who have undergone a failed renal transplantation. A failed renal graft and accompanying secondary hyperparathyroidism seem to accelerate metastatic calcification. Most of the patients who develop aggressive pulmonary calcification suffer from the rapid progression of dyspnea and occasionally fever, and they die of respiratory failure. Pulmonary calcification should be considered in a patient developing dyspnea and unexplained pulmonary infiltrate, especially in the context of renal graft rejection; otherwise the prognosis of the patient will be very poor.
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- T Ando
- First Department of Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Kinoshita N, Takemura A, Nishimoto Y, Kita A, Toi A, Murai E, Adachi T, Shioura H. SU-E-T-108: Comparison of Absorbed-Dose to Water in High-Energy Photon Beams Due to Differences in Beam Quality Conversion Factor. Med Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4814543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Igarashi M, Watanabe T, Hashida T, Umekita M, Hatano M, Yanagida Y, Kino H, Kimura T, Kinoshita N, Inoue K, Sawa R, Nishimura Y, Utsumi R, Nomoto A. Waldiomycin, a novel WalK-histidine kinase inhibitor from Streptomyces sp. MK844-mF10. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2013; 66:459-64. [DOI: 10.1038/ja.2013.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kawada M, Inoue H, Ohba SI, Hatano M, Amemiya M, Hayashi C, Usami I, Abe H, Watanabe T, Kinoshita N, Igarashi M, Masuda T, Ikeda D, Nomoto A. Intervenolin, a new antitumor compound with anti-Helicobacter pylori activity, from Nocardia sp. ML96-86F2. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2013; 66:543-8. [DOI: 10.1038/ja.2013.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Nosaka C, Adachi H, Sawa R, Nakae K, Atsumi S, Kinoshita N, Kubota Y, Igarashi M, Sei Y, Yamaguchi K, Shibuya M, Nishimura Y, Akamatsu Y. Vegfrecine, an inhibitor of VEGF receptor tyrosine kinases isolated from the culture broth of Streptomyces sp. J Nat Prod 2013; 76:715-719. [PMID: 23414235 DOI: 10.1021/np300535c] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A new inhibitor of VEGF receptor tyrosine kinases, vegfrecine (1), was isolated from the culture broth of Streptomyces sp. MK931-CF8. The molecular structure of 1 was determined by NMR and MS analysis combined with synthesis. Compound 1 showed potent inhibitory activity against vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine kinases in in vitro enzyme assays, but platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGFRs), fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR), and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) responded only weakly. Compound 1 is a promising new selective VEGFR inhibitor for investigating new treatments of cancer and inflammatory diseases.
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- Chisato Nosaka
- Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Tokyo, 3-14-23 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0021, Japan
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Kinoshita N, Awano S, Yoshida A, Soh I, Ansai T. Periodontal disease and gene-expression levels of metalloendopeptidases in human buccal mucosal epithelium. J Periodontal Res 2013; 48:606-14. [PMID: 23360525 DOI: 10.1111/jre.12045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Endopeptidases, such as neutral endopeptidase (NEP), endothelin-converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1) and a disintegrin and metalloprotease 17 (ADAM17), are believed to have various important roles in oral mucosal and epidermal tissue for the regulation of defensive biological responses in the oral cavity, and their expression and activity are influenced by various factors, including oral diseases. However, knowledge concerning these endopeptidases in the oral cavity has been minimal until now. This study focused on three metalloendopeptidases - NEP, ECE-1 and ADAM17 - in the oral buccal mucosal epithelium of patients with periodontal diseases and investigated the relationship between their gene-expression levels and periodontal disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS The levels of expression of NEP, ECE-1 and ADAM17 mRNAs in tissue samples collected from the oral buccal mucosal epithelium of 61 patients were investigated by relative quantification using real-time RT-PCR analysis. information on oral and systemic health was obtained from the clinical record of each patient. RESULTS Among the three groups, classified based on the diagnosis of periodontal diseases (healthy/gingivitis, early periodontitis and moderate/advanced periodontitis), the relative expression level of NEP mRNA was significantly increased in the early periodontitis group and in the moderate/advanced periodontitis group compared with that in the healthy/gingivitis group. Moreover, the relative expression levels of ECE1 and ADAM17 mRNAs were significantly increased in the moderate/advanced periodontitis group compared with those in the healthy/gingivitis group. The correlation coefficients between the mean relative expression levels of NEP and ECE1 mRNAs, NEP and ADAM17 mRNAs, and ECE1 and ADAM17 mRNAs were r = 0.758, r = 0.707 and r = 0.934, respectively (p < 0.001). Furthermore, among the oral-related factors, there was a significant correlation between the number of sites with probing pocket depths of more than 4 mm and of more than 6 mm and the relative expression levels of NEP, ECE1 and ADAM17 mRNAs. In stepwise logistic regression models, high relative expression levels of ECE1 and ADAM17 mRNAs were significantly associated with moderate/advanced periodontitis. CONCLUSION The present study suggests that the severity of periodontal disease may be associated with the expression of metalloendopeptidase genes, including NEP, ECE1 and ADAM17, in the buccal mucosal epithelium.
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- N Kinoshita
- Division of Community Oral Health Science, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, 803-8580, Japan
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Otsubo R, Oikawa M, Shibata K, Hirakawa H, Yano H, Matsumoto M, Hatachi T, Nakao K, Hayashi T, Abe K, Kinoshita N, Nakashima M, Taniguchi H, Omagari T, Itoyanagi N, Nagayasu T. Abstract P1-01-27: Novel diagnostic procedure of metastasis to the sentinel lymph node of breast cancer using a semi-dry dot-blot method. Cancer Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs12-p1-01-27] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is a common surgical procedure. However, novel diagnostic modalities are required because of a shortage of pathology specialists in Japan and discordance between the intraoperative and final pathological diagnosis of SLN metastasis. Efficient methods that use molecular markers for detecting SLN metastasis, such as one-step nucleic acid amplification, are commercially available, but special equipment (e.g., thermal cycler) is costly and the problem of false-negatives for CK19 non-expressing cells remains unresolved. Recently, we developed an easy, quick and cost-effective method for detection of cancer cells in lymph nodes by applying dot-blot analysis technology, called the “semi-dry dot-blot method (SDB method)”. The SDB method visualizes the presence of cancer cells with washing of sectioned lymph nodes by anti-pancytokeratin antibody (AE1/AE3) and chromogen on a dot-blot membrane. This method can detect 0.01 mg/mL protein extracted from cancer tissue and 20 suspension cells (MCF-7) in approximately 20 minutes. The current study evaluated the efficacy of our SDB method in the diagnosis of SLN metastasis in breast cancer.
Methods: (I) One hundred eighty dissected lymph nodes from 29 cases, including breast, lung, gastric and colorectal cancer, were analyzed. Each lymph node was sliced at the maximum diameter and washed by phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and this lavage fluid (PBS) was used for diagnosis of LN metastasis by the SDB method, and washed lymph node was sent to pathological section for pathological diagnosis. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of the SDB method were determined to compare with the final pathology report.
(II) A multicenter prospective clinical trial was conducted, where 132 SLN samples from 78 cases of clinically node-negative breast cancer were analyzed. Each SLN was sliced at 2-mm intervals and washed by PBS. Lavage fluid of sliced SLNs was used for the diagnosis of SLN metastasis by the SDB method in a blinded manner. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and the time required for the SDB method were determined and compared with the intra-operative pathology report.
Results: (I) Lymph node metastasis was detected in 35 lymph nodes (19.4%). Comparison of the results between the final pathology and the SDB method showed complete concordance (accuracy: 100%).
(II) Of the 132 lymph nodes eligible for analysis, 13 (10.0%) were assessed as positive and 114 as negative by the SDB method and intra-operative pathological examination, with an accuracy of 96.2%. All pathologically positive nodes, which included one micro metastasis, were also detected by the SDB method; (sensitivity: 100%). One hundred fourteen of the 119 pathologically negative nodes were assessed as negative with the SDB method (specificity: 95.8%). The mean required times of 16 cases for intra-operative pathological diagnosis and simultaneous SDB method were 43.5 and 42.2 minutes, respectively.
Conclusions: The SDB method is simple, fast, accurate and cost-effective for the intra-operative diagnosis of SLN metastasis. Because there is no loss of lymph node tissue, the SDB method and pathological investigation can be performed simultaneously.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2012;72(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-01-27.
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- R Otsubo
- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan; Aiyuukai Memorial Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki, Japan; St. Francis Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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Arai Y, Iinuma H, Ikeda Y, Igarashi M, Hatano M, Kinoshita N, Ukaji T, Simizu S, Umezawa K. Migracins A and B, new inhibitors of cancer cell migration, produced by Streptomyces sp. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2012; 66:225-30. [DOI: 10.1038/ja.2012.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sawa R, Takahashi Y, Hashizume H, Sasaki K, Ishizaki Y, Umekita M, Hatano M, Abe H, Watanabe T, Kinoshita N, Homma Y, Hayashi C, Inoue K, Ohba S, Masuda T, Arakawa M, Kobayashi Y, Hamada M, Igarashi M, Adachi H, Nishimura Y, Akamatsu Y. Amycolamicin: a novel broad-spectrum antibiotic inhibiting bacterial topoisomerase. Chemistry 2012; 18:15772-81. [PMID: 23129443 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201202645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The abuse of antibacterial drugs imposes a selection pressure on bacteria that has driven the evolution of multidrug resistance in many pathogens. Our efforts to discover novel classes of antibiotics to combat these pathogens resulted in the discovery of amycolamicin (AMM). The absolute structure of AMM was determined by NMR spectroscopy, X-ray analysis, chemical degradation, and modification of its functional groups. AMM consists of trans-decalin, tetramic acid, two unusual sugars (amycolose and amykitanose), and dichloropyrrole carboxylic acid. The pyranose ring named as amykitanose undergoes anomerization in methanol. AMM is a potent and broad-spectrum antibiotic against Gram-positive pathogenic bacteria by inhibiting DNA gyrase and bacterial topoisomerase IV. The target of AMM has been proved to be the DNA gyrase B subunit and its binding mode to DNA gyrase is different from those of novobiocin and coumermycin, the known DNA gyrase inhibitors.
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- Ryuichi Sawa
- Institute of Microbial Chemistry, BIKAKEN, Tokyo, Japan
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Fukasawa H, Furuya R, Ishigaki S, Kinoshita N, Isobe S, Fujigaki Y. Hyponatremia in a patient with scleroderma renal crisis: a potential role of activated renin-angiotensin system. BMC Nephrol 2012; 13:47. [PMID: 22738362 PMCID: PMC3439364 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-13-47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 01/02/2012] [Accepted: 06/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Scleroderma renal crisis is an important complication of scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. On the other hand, hyponatremia has never been reported in patients with scleroderma renal crisis. Case presentation A 66-year-old man with scleroderma was admitted to our hospital for an evaluation of renal dysfunction and extreme hypertension. The laboratory evaluation revealed remarkably high plasma renin activity in association with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and the anti-RNA polymerase III antibody assessment was positive. The patient was diagnosed with scleroderma renal crisis and was started treatment with enalapril maleate, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. During hospitalization, the patient developed symptomatic hyponatremia three times and each laboratory analysis revealed improperly high levels of antidiuretic hormone without signs of extracellular fluid volume depletion as well as remarkably high plasma renin activities and angiotensin levels. However, hyponatremia has not been demonstrated to occur as a result of combined therapy with candesartan cilexetil, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, and aliskiren fumarate, a direct renin inhibitor. The plasma renin activities and angiotensin levels were normalized and the renal function was maintained after treatment. Conclusions To our best knowledge, this is the first documented case of scleroderma renal crisis complicated with hyponatremia. This report also suggests that the activated renin-angiotensin system may play a role in the development of hyponatremia and that hyponatremia should be taken into consideration as a rare but possible complication associated with screloderma renal crisis.
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- Hirotaka Fukasawa
- Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwata City Hospital, 512-3 Ohkubo, Iwata, Shizuoka 438-8550, Japan.
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Hideharu M, Masai N, Oh R, Shiomi H, Yamada K, Morita Y, Kinoshita N, Sasaki J, Inoue T. EP-1544 APPROACH TO THE DOSE DEFINITION OF THE GROSS TUMOR VOLUME FOR LUNG CANCER WITH RESPIRATORY TUMOR. Radiother Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(12)71877-7] [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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Kinoshita N, Paul M, Kashiv Y, Collon P, Deibel CM, DiGiovine B, Greene JP, Henderson DJ, Jiang CL, Marley ST, Nakanishi T, Pardo RC, Rehm KE, Robertson D, Scott R, Schmitt C, Tang XD, Vondrasek R, Yokoyama A. A Shorter
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The extinct p-process nuclide (146)Sm serves as an astrophysical and geochemical chronometer through measurements of isotopic anomalies of its α-decay daughter (142)Nd. Based on analyses of (146)Sm/(147)Sm α-activity and atom ratios, we determined the half-life of (146)Sm to be 68 ± 7 (1σ) million years, which is shorter than the currently used value of 103 ± 5 million years. This half-life value implies a higher initial (146)Sm abundance in the early solar system, ((146)Sm/(144)Sm)(0) = 0.0094 ± 0.0005 (2σ), than previously estimated. Terrestrial, lunar, and martian planetary silicate mantle differentiation events dated with (146)Sm-(142)Nd converge to a shorter time span and in general to earlier times, due to the combined effect of the new (146)Sm half-life and ((146)Sm/(144)Sm)(0) values.
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- Research Facility Center for Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel 91904
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- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556–5670, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556–5670, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 46624, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556–5670, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556–5670, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556–5670, USA
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Tomita H, Ogawa F, Yoshizaki A, Akiyama Y, Kinoshita N, Utani A. Periorbital milia-like calcinosis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2012; 37:787-8. [PMID: 22439895 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2012.04348.x] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Fukasawa H, Hayashi M, Kinoshita N, Ishigaki S, Isobe S, Sakao Y, Kato A, Fujigaki Y, Furuya R. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis associated with PR3-ANCA positive subacute bacterial endocarditis. Intern Med 2012; 51:2587-90. [PMID: 22989831 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.8081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Patients with bacterial endocarditis often have renal complications. This report presents the case of an elderly man with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) due to Enterococcus faecalis infection. The patient was positive for anti-proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (PR3-ANCA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) with hypocomplementemia. Treatment for SBE with antibiotics and the surgical replacement of the affected valves resulted in an improvement of RPGN, the disappearance of PR3-ANCA and RF, and the normalization of hypocomplementemia. This rare case suggests the importance of recognizing the cause of positive PR3-ANCA, because SBE could be an occult cause of RPGN mimicking ANCA-associated vasculitis.
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- Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwata City Hospital, Japan.
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Furuya R, Kumagai H, Miyata T, Fukasawa H, Isobe S, Kinoshita N, Hishida A. High plasma pentosidine level is accompanied with cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients. Clin Exp Nephrol 2011; 16:421-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s10157-011-0573-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Ishii H, Isomoto H, Taniguchi H, Kinoshita N, Matsushima K, Taguchi J, Miyazaki Y, Nakao K. Education and Imaging: Gastrointestinal: gastroduodenal involvement of ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011; 26:933. [PMID: 21488949 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06665.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- H Ishii
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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AbstractIn 1991, we reported a normal isotope effect in organic superconductor κ-(BEDT–TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br, when all the hydrogen atoms of BEDT – TTF were replaced with deuterium. In other words, Tc was depressed by as much as 0.9 K, in contrast to the “inverse isotope effect” commonly observed in 10K-class organic superconductors. Recently, it was reported that the deuterated κ-(BEDT–TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br shows an insulating nature when cooled very rapidly. Therefore, it is necessary for us to reexamine the superconducting transition of both deuterated and undeuterated κ- (BEDT – TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br by SQUID measurements with special attention to the cooling speed. We studied the effect of cooling rate ranging from 10 K/min down to as slow as 0.02 K/min, and observed a significant effect not only on the superconducting transition temperature Tc but also on the superconducting volume fraction.
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OBJECTIVE Aseptic loosening is one of the most important problems that can occur after total hip arthroplasty (THA). In this study, we analysed levels of large tenascin-C (TN-C) variants and compared them in pseudosynovial fluid from patients with aseptic loosening after THA with those in synovial fluid from patients undergoing primary THA (control). METHODS Pseudosynovial fluid samples (n = 24) were obtained by aspiration at the time of revision THA performed due to aseptic loosening. Synovial fluid samples (n = 12) were obtained by aspiration at the time of primary THA. Expression of TN-C splice variants was examined using immunoblotting. TN-C levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system that we developed previously. RESULTS Western blotting showed the presence of large TN-C variants in pseudosynovial fluid of artificial joints with loosening. TN-C levels were approximately three times higher in pseudosynovial fluid of loose artificial joints (median 151.9 ng/mL) than in synovial fluid controls (median 50.1 ng/mL) (p = 0.035). CONCLUSION Levels of TN-C including large variant subunits are elevated in pseudosynovial fluid of loose artificial joints, indicating that TN-C is a useful novel biochemical marker of loose hip prostheses.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
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Takano T, Kinoshita N, Narumiya S, Takeuchi Y. Aprosencephaly with rhombencephalosynapsis and hamartomatous midbrain dysplasia. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2009; 36:353-5. [PMID: 20102515 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2010.01066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Matsumura H, Masumoto K, Toyoda A, Kinoshita N. List-mode coincidence data analysis for highly selective and low background detection of gamma-nuclides in activated samples. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-008-1602-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: 11/28/2022]
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Fission yeast has at least ten protein phosphatase genes that appear to play distinct roles in cell cycle control. Because of functional overlap, a clear lethal phenotype can be obtained only after multiple genetic alterations. Cells that have lost the protein phosphatase 1 (PP1)-like dis2/sds21 phosphatase activities prematurely enter mitosis and remain in a defective mitotic state with high H1 kinase activity and without sister chromatid disjunction. The same phenotype can be obtained in the presence of hydroxyurea. Overexpression of PP1-like phosphatase, on the other hand, delays the entry into mitosis. Cells that have lost PP2A-like ppa2 phosphatase activity also prematurely enter mitosis with a reduction in cell size. This semi-wee phenotype is enhanced in delta ppa2 mutants treated with the phosphatase inhibitor, okadaic acid. Genetic interactions between ppa2 and mitotic regulators suggest that ppa1/ppa2 phosphatase may directly or indirectly inhibit p34cdc2/cyclin kinase. Thus both PP1- and PP2A-like phosphatases in fission yeast may negatively regulate entry into mitosis. The major property of the dis2/sds21 mutant which is distinct from those of the ppa2/ppa1 mutant is its failure to inactivate the p34cdc2/cyclin complex after entry into mitosis. A novel phosphatase regulator encoded by sds22+ binds to dis2 phosphatase and controls the substrate specificity which appears to become essential in the progression from metaphase to anaphase.
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- M Yanagida
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Japan
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Kinoshita N, Hashimoto T, Nakanishi T, Yokoyama A, Amakawa H, Mitsugashira T, Ohtsuki T, Takahashi N, Ahmad I, Greene JP, Henderson DJ, Jiang CL, Notani M, Pardo RC, Patel N, Rehm KE, Scott R, Vondrasek R, Jisonna L, Collon P, Robertson D, Schmitt C, Tang XD, Kashiv Y, Paul M. Technological Development for Half-life Measurement of 146Sm Nuclide. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.14494/jnrs2000.8.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Yamazaki Y, Someno T, Minamiguchi K, Kawada M, Momose I, Kinoshita N, Doi H, Ikeda D. Inhibitory Activity of the Hypoxia-inducible Factor-1 Pathway by Tartrolone C. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2006; 59:693-7. [PMID: 17256467 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2006.92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a central mediator of cellular responses to low oxygen and has recently become an important therapeutic target for solid tumor therapy. To identify small molecule inhibitors of the HIF-1 transcriptional activation, we have established a high through-put assay system using a stable transformant of mammalian cells that express a luciferase reporter gene construct containing a HIF-1 binding site. Using this system, we screened 5000 cultured broths of microorganisms, and we found that fermentation broth produced by Streptomyces strain 1759-27 showed significant inhibition of the reporter activity induced by hypoxic conditions. The active substance NBRI759-27 was purified and determined to be tartrolone C by several methods including X-ray crystallography. In the reporter gene assay, tartrolone C inhibited the HIF-1 transcriptional activity under hypoxic conditions with an IC50 value of 0.17 microg/ml.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- CHO Cells
- Cell Hypoxia
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cricetinae
- Cricetulus
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Humans
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/antagonists & inhibitors
- Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism
- Inhibitory Concentration 50
- Macrolides/chemistry
- Macrolides/isolation & purification
- Macrolides/pharmacology
- Models, Molecular
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
- Optical Rotation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
- Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
- Streptomyces/chemistry
- Streptomyces/metabolism
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- Yohko Yamazaki
- Numazu Bio-Medical Research Institute, Microbial Chemistry Research Center, 18-24 Miyamoto, Numazu-shi, Shizuoka 410-0301, Japan
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Hui Z, Minamiguchi K, Doi H, Kinoshita N, Kanouchi H, Oka T. Recombinant alkaline serine protease II degrades scrapie isoform of prion protein. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2005; 40:293-6. [PMID: 15723565 DOI: 10.1290/0406041.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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An efficient Escherichia coli expression system for the production of mature-type alkaline serine protease II (mASP II) has been constructed. Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid-encoding mASP II was inserted into the inducible bacterial expression vector pGE-30. After introduction into E. coli, the plasmid was expressed by isopropyl-1-thio-beta-D-galactopyranoside, and the recombinant product was purified using a Ni-nitrilotriacetic acid column. The purified product had the expected NH2-terminal sequence and showed a scrapie isoform of prion protein-degrading activity using hamster scrapie 263K prions as a substrate.
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- Zhao Hui
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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Ohno O, Ikeda Y, Sawa R, Igarashi M, Kinoshita N, Suzuki Y, Miyake K, Umezawa K. Isolation of Heptadepsin, a Novel Bacterial Cyclic Depsipeptide that Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide Activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 11:1059-70. [PMID: 15324807 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2004.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2003] [Revised: 05/01/2004] [Accepted: 05/13/2004] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is considered to cause various inflammatory reactions. We searched among microbial secondary metabolites for compounds that could inhibit LPS-stimulated adhesion between human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and human myelocytic cell line HL-60 cells. In the course of our screening, we isolated a novel cyclic depsipeptide, which we named heptadepsin, from the whole culture broth of Paenibacillus sp. The addition of heptadepsin prior to LPS stimulation decreased HL-60 cell-HUVEC adhesion without showing any cytotoxicity. It also inhibited the cellular adhesion induced by lipid A, the active component of LPS, but it did not inhibit TNF-alpha or IL-1beta-induced cell adhesion. The result of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis revealed that heptadepsin interacted with lipid A directly. Thus, heptadepsin, a novel naturally occurring cyclic heptadepsipeptide, was shown to inactivate LPS by direct interaction with LPS.
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- Osamu Ohno
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-0061, Japan
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Kasono K, Yasu T, Kakehashi A, Kinoshita N, Tamemoto H, Namai K, Ohno R, Ueba H, Kuroki M, Ishikawa S, Kawakami M. Nicorandil improves diabetes and rat islet beta-cell damage induced by streptozotocin in vivo and in vitro. Eur J Endocrinol 2004; 151:277-85. [PMID: 15296485 DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1510277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-nicotinamide nitrate (nicorandil) is a unique anti-anginal agent, reported to act as both an ATP-sensitive K(+) channel opener (PCO) and a nitric oxide donor. It also has an anti-oxidant action. We examined the effects of nicorandil on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced islet beta-cell damage both in vivo and in vitro. DESIGN AND METHODS STZ-induced diabetic Brown Norway rats (STZ-DM) were fed with nicorandil-containing chow from day 2 (STZ-DM-N48), 3 (STZ-DM-N72), and 4 (STZ-DM-N96) to day 30. Body weight, blood glucose, and plasma insulin were measured every week. For the in vitro assay, neonatal rat islet-rich cultures were performed and cells were treated with nicorandil from 1 h before to 2 h after exposure to STZ for 30 min. Insulin secretion from islet cells was assayed after an additional 24 h of culture. We also observed the effect of nicorandil on the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from rat inslinoma cells (RINm5F). RESULTS Body weight loss and blood glucose levels of STZ-DM-N48 rats were significantly lower than those of STZ-DM rats. Immunohistochemical staining of insulin showed preservation of insulin-secreting islet beta-cells in STZ-DM-N48 rats. Nicorandil also dose-dependently recovered the insulin release from neonatal rat islet cells treated with STZ in in vitro experiments. Nicorandil did not act as a PCO on neonatal rat islet beta-cells or RINm5F cells, and did not show an inhibitory effect on poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1. However, the drug inhibited the production of ROS stimulated by high glucose (22.0 mmol/l) in RINm5F cells. CONCLUSIONS These results suggested that nicorandil improves diabetes and rat islet beta-cell damage induced by STZ in vivo and in vitro. It protects islet beta-cells, at least partly, via a radical scavenging effect.
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- K Kasono
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Jichi Medical School, Omiya Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
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Kinoshita N, Kakehashi A, Yasu T, Katayama T, Kuroki M, Tsurimaki Y, Ono R, Yamagami H, Saito M, Kawakami M. A new form of retinopathy associated with myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 88:494-6. [PMID: 15031163 PMCID: PMC1772107 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.027136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/04/2022]
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AIM To report a new form of retinopathy that was observed in patients who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS Serial ophthalmological examinations were conducted in 40 patients who underwent PCI. Thirty patients were diagnosed with AMI, and another 10 had stable angina pectoris. RESULTS Cotton wool spots developed in 17 (57%) patients from the group with AMI undergoing PCI (n = 30) within 2 months. Of these, 41% (seven patients) also developed superficial haemorrhages. Retinopathy was most prominent 1-2 months after AMI and then tended to become quiescent afterwards, without treatment. CONCLUSION We have identified a new form of retinopathy in patients with AMI that spontaneously subsides without treatment.
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- N Kinoshita
- Department of Ophthalmology, Omiya Medical Center, Jichi Medical School, 1-847 Amanuma, Saitama 300-8503, Japan.
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Toyoshima A, Haba H, Tsukada K, Asai M, Akiyama K, Nishinaka I, Nagame Y, Saika D, Matsuo K, Sato W, Shinohara A, Ishizu H, Ito M, Saito J, Goto S, Kudo H, Kikunaga H, Kinoshita N, Kato C, Yokoyama A, Sueki K. Elution Curve of Rutherfordium (Rf) in Anion-Exchange Chromatography with Hydrofluoric Acid Solution. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.14494/jnrs2000.5.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [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: 11/18/2022]
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The efficacy of electrocardiography (ECG) in the diagnosis of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy in 890 males, newly recruited to Japanese professional sumo wrestling (15.9 +/- 1.8 years of age, 177.8 +/- 4.7cm, 107.3 +/- 4.7kg), was tested by comparing simple, widely employed ECG criteria (Sokolow-Lyon chest and limb lead voltages and Cornell voltage with repolarisation criteria) with echocardiographic evaluations of LV mass indexed to body surface area. LV hypertrophy was defined as a LV mass index > 2 SD above the mean value obtained from 115 age-matched, normotensive, sedentary, male controls. The prevalence of LV hypertrophy as determined by echocardiography was 9.0% the entire group and was 8.3% among the 484 normotensives. The sensitivities of the three ECG criteria were < or = 36.0%, and their specificities were 70.0-99.0%. In contrast to the Sokolow-Lyon chest lead criteria, the diagnostic performance of the Cornell criteria was little affected by body mass index (BMI), and stepwise regression revealed that BMI did not significantly correlate with Cornell voltage. Still, the diagnostic efficacy of ECG was not sufficient to merit its use for primary recognition of LV hypertrophy among professional sumo wrestlers. Indeed, LV hypertrophy will likely go undetected by ECG in most overweight muscular athletes.
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- N Kinoshita
- Sports Medicine Research Center, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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