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Amir I, Ito N, Tsubokura M. No need to panic over the release of 'treated water' containing tritium from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. QJM 2023; 116:957. [PMID: 37738579 PMCID: PMC10674086 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcad211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- I Amir
- Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Hikarigaoka-1, Fukushima City, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Hikarigaoka-1, Fukushima City, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Hikarigaoka-1, Fukushima City, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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Ito N, Sakamoto S, Obayashi F, Kanda T. Central odontogenic fibroma with amyloid: a diagnostically challenging case. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023; 52:1035-1038. [PMID: 36804052 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2023.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Odontogenic fibroma is a rare benign mesenchymal odontogenic tumor, with its histological diversity possibly posing diagnostic challenges. A case of the amyloid variant of central odontogenic fibroma, with epithelial cells in perineural and intraneural locations, is reported herein. The 46-year-old female patient had experienced discomfort related to her anterior right hard palate for approximately 25 years. Clinical examination revealed a depression in the anterior hard palate, and radiographic examination showed a well-defined radiolucent lesion with root resorption of the adjacent teeth. Histologically, the well-circumscribed tumor was composed of hypocellular collagenous connective tissue with small islands of odontogenic epithelium. In addition, the juxta-epithelial deposition of amyloid globules without calcification and epithelial cells in perineural and intraneural locations were observed, which posed a diagnostic challenge in differentiating the lesion from the non-calcifying variant of calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor and sclerosing odontogenic carcinoma. However, on the basis of the clinical and radiographic findings, which were suggestive of a benign and slowly progressive process given the corticated, unilocular radiolucency, the considerable root resorption, and the long history of this finding in an otherwise healthy patient, the final diagnosis was amyloid variant of central odontogenic fibroma. Increased recognition of this variant of odontogenic fibroma and its differentiation from other more aggressive lesions could help the clinician to avoid overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
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- N Ito
- Department of Oral Oncology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Center of Oral Clinical Examination, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Oncology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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Koga M, Kinoshita Y, Kato H, Kobayashi H, Shinoda Y, Nangaku M, Makita N, Dahir KM, Ito N. Massive calcification around large joints in a patient subsequently diagnosed with adult-onset hypophosphatasia. Osteoporos Int 2022; 33:505-509. [PMID: 34494146 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-06145-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We report a 64-year-old Japanese woman with a history of progressive loss of motor function and painful swelling of large joints. At the age of 54, profound calcification appeared around the shoulder and hip joints, which did not heal after repeated surgical resections. Iliac bone biopsy revealed osteomalacic changes. Laboratory data showed low serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and a high urine phosphoethanolamine (PEA) concentration with normal serum calcium, phosphate, and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels. Subsequent genetic analysis of the ALPL gene confirmed the diagnosis of hypophosphatasia (HPP) with the identification of a heterozygous single nucleotide deletion, c.1559delT (p.Leu520ArgfsX86). We started a mineral-targeted enzyme replacement therapy, asfotase alfa (AA), to treat the patient's musculoskeletal symptoms. A follow-up bone biopsy after 12 months of AA treatment showed improvement of osteomalacia. Calcified deposits around the large joints were unchanged radiographically. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with an adult-onset HPP who presented with profound calcification around multiple joints. Nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms in patients with adult-onset HPP often result in delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis. We propose that bone biopsy and genetic analysis should be considered along with laboratory analysis for all patients with ectopic calcification around joints of unknown etiology for accurate diagnosis and better treatment.
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- M Koga
- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Program for Metabolic Bone Disorders, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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Sawano T, Ito N, Ozaki A, Nishikawa Y, Nonaka S, Kobashi Y, Higuchi A, Tsubokura M. Evacuation of residents in a natural disaster during the COVID-19 era. QJM 2021; 114:445-446. [PMID: 33647970 PMCID: PMC7989190 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcab044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- T Sawano
- Research Center for Community Health, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, 54-6, 2 Choume, Takami-cho, Haramachi-ku, Minamisoma, Fukushima 975-0033, Japan
- Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Banchi, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Fukushima 960-1247, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, 57 Banchi, Jyobankamiyunaga-Yamachi, Iwaki, Fukushima 972-8322, Japan
- Address correspondence to Dr T. Sawano, Research Center for Community Health, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, Fukushima 975-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Banchi, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Fukushima 960-1247, Japan
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- Research Center for Community Health, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, 54-6, 2 Choume, Takami-cho, Haramachi-ku, Minamisoma, Fukushima 975-0033, Japan
- Department of Breast Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, 57 Banchi, Jyobankamiyunaga-Yamachi, Iwaki, Fukushima 972-8322, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Soma Central Hospital, 5-18, 3 Choume, Okinouchi, Soma, Fukushima 976-0016, Japan
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- Research Center for Community Health, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, 54-6, 2 Choume, Takami-cho, Haramachi-ku, Minamisoma, Fukushima 975-0033, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Banchi, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Fukushima 960-1247, Japan
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- Medical Governance Research Institute, 12-13, 2 Choume, Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan
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- Research Center for Community Health, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital, 54-6, 2 Choume, Takami-cho, Haramachi-ku, Minamisoma, Fukushima 975-0033, Japan
- Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Banchi, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, Fukushima 960-1247, Japan
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Ito N, Hishikari K, Hikita H, Takahashi A, Yonetsu T, Sasano T. Images of angioscopy and intravascular ultrasound for dislodged Angio-Seal ® VIP vascular closure device. Cardiovasc Interv Ther 2021; 37:585-586. [PMID: 34623610 DOI: 10.1007/s12928-021-00814-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- N Ito
- Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahama-Dori, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 238-8558, Japan.
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- Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahama-Dori, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 238-8558, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahama-Dori, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 238-8558, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Center, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, 1-16 Yonegahama-Dori, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 238-8558, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Fujii Y, Iwasaki R, Ikeda S, Chimura S, Goto M, Yoshizaki K, Sakai H, Ito N, Mori T. Gastrointestinal stromal tumour lacking mutations in the KIT and PDGFRA genes in a cat. J Small Anim Pract 2021; 63:239-243. [PMID: 34409605 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13416] [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] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Molecular subtyping in gastrointestinal stromal tumours is a useful method for predicting the efficacy of treatment using tyrosine kinase inhibitors in humans. However, owing to the paucity of reports on mutational analyses, the association between genetic mutations and the therapeutic response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors remains unclear in feline gastrointestinal stromal tumours. In this report, we describe the case of a cat with a gastrointestinal stromal tumour which was unresponsive to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. A mutational analysis revealed that the cat lacked mutations in both the KIT and platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alpha (PDGFRA) genes. Our findings are consistent with the fact that KIT/PDGFRA wild-type gastrointestinal stromal tumours are less responsive to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in humans. This signifies the need for further evaluation and possibly individualised treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumours in cats on the basis of mutational analyses.
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- Y Fujii
- Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan.,Animal Medical Centre, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan
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- Animal Medical Centre, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan
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- Chimura Animal Hospital, Iwakura, Aichi, Japan
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- Chimura Animal Hospital, Iwakura, Aichi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan
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- Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan.,Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan
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- Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan
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- Joint Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan.,Animal Medical Centre, Gifu University, Gifu, Gifu, Japan
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Kato H, Koga M, Kobayashi H, Maki H, Ikemura M, Kurokawa M, Nangaku M, Makita N, Ito N. Primary bone adult T cell lymphoma with multiple skeletal lesions and debilitating painful osteolysis: a case report. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:1013-1017. [PMID: 33128574 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05720-6] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
There have been only a limited number of reports on primary adult T cell lymphoma/leukemia (ATL) in the bone. This is a case report of a 75-year-old patient initially reporting multiple bone pains that were attributed to osteolytic ATL. The patient developed spontaneous chest/back pain and visited a local hospital. Laboratory tests showed high levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and computed tomography (CT) revealed skeletal lesions with osteolysis. Although multiple myeloma was initially suspected, the results of bone marrow aspiration and bone biopsy were inconsistent. After he was referred to our hospital, mild hypercalcemia (10.4 mg/dL) with low-normal intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) (27 pg/mL), low parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), and elevated 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D (1,25OH2D) levels (136 pg/mL) narrowed the differential diagnosis down to lymphomatous and granulomatous diseases, and then, the high serum soluble IL-2 receptor (3,450 U/mL) and the flower cells recognized in the peripheral blood sample suggested the involvement of ATL. Finally, the reevaluation of the iliac bone biopsy sample led us to the histological diagnosis of ATL infiltration in the bone. The subsequent two courses of chemotherapy in addition to denosumab resulted in an objective partial metabolic response indicated in 18-fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT). Although very rare, the bone involvement of ATL could be used for the differential diagnosis for local osteolytic bone pain in addition to multiple myeloma and metastatic bone diseases.
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- H Kato
- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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Ito N, Umazume M, Ojima Y, Shibata D, Ida Y, Komiya T, Matsumura H. Comparison of traditional two-injection dorsal digital block versus transthecal and subcutaneous single-injection digital block: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Hand Surg Rehabil 2021; 40:369-376. [PMID: 33895422 DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2021.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Digital nerve block is a common procedure with several techniques, including the traditional digital nerve block, transthecal digital nerve block, and single subcutaneous palmar digital nerve block. This review aimed to evaluate the efficacy of these three methods. A systematic search was performed in the PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases. The risk of bias of the studies was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing the risk of bias and the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Non-Randomized Studies. Fourteen prospective randomized controlled studies and one prospective comparative study were included. The three methods of digital block showed similar onset times, durations, injection pain and incidence of incomplete anesthesia. This review confirmed that all three methods of digital block are equally effective. Considering that patients prefer a single injection and the potential risk of complications, the single subcutaneous digital block could be more widely used.
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- N Ito
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan.
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Kadoya Y, Zen K, Tamaki N, Yashige M, Takamatsu K, Ito N, Kuwabara K, Yamano M, Yamano T, Nakamura T, Matsushima S, Yaku H, Matoba S. Prognostic value of cardiac 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging for predicting cardiac events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0274] [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
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Background
In patients with aortic valve stenosis (AS), cardiac sympathetic nervous (CSN) dysfunction and its improvement after TAVR have been reported; however, the prognostic impact of CSN function remains unclear. This study investigated the prognostic value of cardiac 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) imaging for the prediction of cardiac events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
Methods
This study was a single-center prospective observational study that enrolled patients with AS or failed surgical bioprostheses between July 2017 and May 2019. MIBG scintigraphy was performed before and after TAVR to evaluate the delayed heart–mediastinum ratio (d-H/M). Patients were classified into three pairs of groups based on the baseline and post-TAVR d-H/M (≥2.0 or <2.0) and on the presence of TAVR-related improvement of d-H/M. The study endpoints were major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, and hospitalization due to heart failure. The association of d-H/M with MACE following TAVR was based on a Cox proportional hazards ratio model adjusted for multiple prognostic variables.
Results
Of 187 consecutive patients who underwent TAVR, 111 (31 men; median age: 86 years) were evaluated. Over a median follow-up of 366 days, 16 (14.4%) patients had MACE. The incidence of MACE was significantly lower in patients with d-H/M improvement and/or the high post-TAVR d-H/M (≥2.0). Post-TAVR d-H/M had significant impacts on MACE, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.326 (95% confidence interval, 0.139–2.515; p=0.027).
Conclusions
Both d-H/M improvement and high post-TAVR d-H/M were associated with better prognosis in patients who underwent TAVR. Cardiac MIBG imaging was useful for predicting cardiac events after TAVR.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- Y Kadoya
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Sakai Y, Sato S, Shindo T, Takahashi A, Kunishima Y, Kato R, Ito N, Okada M, Tachiki H, Taguchi K, Hirose T, Hotta H, Horita H, Matsukawa M, Muranaka T, Nishiyama K, Miyazaki A, Hashimoto K, Tanaka T, Masumori N. Anti-resorptive agent related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ) in urological malignancies: Is the risk different between kidney and prostate cancer patients? EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)33316-4] [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] Open
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Shimojo Y, Nishimura T, Hazama H, Ito N, Awazu K. Picosecond Laser-Induced Photothermal Skin Damage Evaluation by Computational Clinical Trial. Laser Ther 2020; 29:61-72. [PMID: 32903975 DOI: 10.5978/islsm.20-or-08] [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: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Background and Objectives Computational clinical trial (CCT) in the field of laser medicine promotes clinical application of novel laser devices, because this trial carried out based on numerical modeling of laser-tissue interactions and simulation of a series of treatment process. To confirm the feasibility of the computational clinical trial of skin treatment with a novel picosecond laser, this paper presents an evaluation method of the safety. Study Design/Materials and Methods In this method, the light propagation and thermal diffusion process after ultrashort light pulse irradiation to a numerical skin model is calculated and the safety based on the photothermal damage is evaluated by computational modeling and simulation. As an example, the safety of a novel picosecond laser device was examined by comparing with several laser devices approved for clinical use. Results The ratio of the maximum thermal damage induced by picosecond laser irradiation was 1.2 × 10-2 % at the epidermis, while that caused by approved laser irradiation was 99 % at the capillary vessels. The numerical simulation demonstrated that less thermal damage was observed compared with the approved devices. The results show the safety simulated by photothermal damage calculation was consistent with the reported clinical trials. Conclusions This computational clinical trial shows the feasibility of applying computational clinical trials for the safety evaluation of novel medical laser devices. In contrast to preclinical and clinical tests, the proposed computational method offers regulatory science for appropriately and quickly predicting and evaluating the safety of a novel laser device.
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- Y Shimojo
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.,Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.,Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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Yamauchi-Kawaura C, Fujii K, Yamauchi M, Yamamoto S, Kozuka M, Ohzawa N, Suga N, Ito N. SHAPE ESTIMATION OF BOWTIE FILTERS BASED ON THE LUMINESCENCE FROM POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE RESIN BY X-RAY IRRADIATION. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2019; 185:432-439. [PMID: 30916354 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
In this study, we devised a novel method estimating the bowtie filter shapes by imaging luminescence from a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin with X-ray irradiation in a computed tomography (CT) scanner. The luminescence distribution of the PET resin corresponding to the thickness of bowtie filter was imaged using a charge-coupled device camera. On the assumption that the material of bowtie filter is aluminium (Al), the shape of bowtie filters was estimated from the correlation between Al attenuation curves and the angular-dependent luminance attenuation profiles according to the thickness of bowtie filters. Dose simulations based on the estimated bowtie filter shapes were performed using head and body PMMA phantoms with 16 and 32 cm in diameter. The simulated values of head and body weighted CT dose index (CTDIw) based on bowtie filter shape by the luminescence imaging method agreed within ~9% with the measured values by a dosemeter.
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- C Yamauchi-Kawaura
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Division of Radiology, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-8673, Japan
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Ito N, Zen K, Kadoya Y, Kuwabara K, Yamano M, Yamano T, Nakamura T, Numata S, Sakai O, Oka K, Yaku H, Matoba S. P932Structural changes in left ventricle after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0527] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has improved prognosis and quality of life of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) who had been considered inoperable or at high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement reflecting their age, frailty, and comorbidities. However, less is known about changes in cardiac geometry after TAVI procedure, and predictors of them.
Purpose
To clarify changes in cardiac geometry after TAVI, and their predictors.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed patients with severe AS who underwent TAVI in our institute between May 2016 and June 2018. Of the 117 consecutive patients enrolled to this study, 12 patients died before six-month follow up, and finally 88 patients received follow up exams including echocardiography at six months after TAVI procedure.
Results
The analysis of echocardiographic data at the baseline and the six-month follow up of the 88 patients (age 86.2±4.0 years, male 19.3%, STS-PROM 6.76±3.28%, peak aortic jet velocity 4.67±0.75m/s) revealed that left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVi) (from 80.1±20.9ml/m2to 74.2±15.9ml/m2, p=0.011), and left ventricular mass index (LVMi) (from 116.0±32.7g/m2to 93.6±25.6g/m2, p<0.001) had improved in six months after TAVI procedure. The difference of LVEDVi (ΔLVEDVi: six-month LVEDVi–baseline LVEDVi) and the difference of LVMi (ΔLVMi: six-month LVMi – baseline LVMi) were significantly higher in the patients with chronic atrial fibrillation compared to the rest (ΔLVEDVi: +7.7±8.7ml/m2 vs −7.2±18.1ml/m2, p=0.024; ΔLVMi: +7.1±11.5g/m2 vs −25.3±33.5g/m2, p=0.008). In echocardiographic data, ΔLVEDVi and ΔLVMi both had positive correlation between baseline E/e' ratio (ΔLVEDVi: r=0.224, p=0.048; ΔLVMi: r=0.240, p=0.034), and negative correlation between baseline LVEDVi (ΔLVEDVi: r=−0.674, p<0.001; ΔLVMi: r=−0.312, p=0.003), LVMi (ΔLVEDVi: r=−0.422, p<0.001; ΔLVMi: r=−0.699, p<0.001), peak aortic jet velocity (ΔLVEDVi: r=−0.257, p=0.016; ΔLVMi: r=−0.376, p<0.001), and mean transaortic pressure gradient (ΔLVEDVi: r=−0.269, p=0.011; ΔLVMi: r=−0.403, p<0.001).
Conclusion
TAVI resulted in reverse remodeling and regression of hypertrophy in left ventricle. And these improvement were grater in patients with more advanced left ventricular remodeling and hypertrophy, and higher severity of AS at the baseline, however, less in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and worse diastolic dysfunction.
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- N Ito
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Kadoya Y, Zen K, Tamaki N, Ito N, Kuwabara K, Yamano M, Yamano T, Nakamura T, Yaku H, Matoba S. P1221Effect of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on cardiac sympathetic nervous function assessed by 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0179] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Cardiac sympathetic nervous (CSN) function assessed by 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy is associated with poor prognosis in patients with heart failure.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) on CSN function in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) using MIBG scintigraphy.
Methods
This was a single-center prospective observational study that enrolled patients between July 2017 and July 2018. Among 77 registered patients who scheduled to undergo TAVI, 35 patients (7 men; mean age: 87 years) were evaluated. The MIBG scintigraphy was performed at baseline and 6 months after TAVI procedure to evaluate the heart-mediastinum ratio (H/M) and washout rate (WR). The MIBG parameter changes were compared with B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and echocardiographic parameters, including aortic valve area (AVA), peak velocity (Vmax), mean pressure gradient (PG), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
Results
All patients successfully underwent TAVI with improved BNP level (388±341 pg/mL vs. 167±118 pg/mL, p<0.001). The AVA, Vmax, mean PG and LVEF improved after TAVI (0.6±0.2 cm2 vs. 1.6±0.5 cm2, p<0.001; 4.6±0.8 m/s vs. 2.1±0.3 m/s, p<0.001; 54±20 mmHg vs. 9±3 mmHg, p<0.001; 58±11% vs. 63±9%, p=0.01, respectively). In the MIBG imaging, the delayed H/M significantly increased (2.5±0.6 vs. 2.6±0.7, p=0.03), and the WR decreased (32±8% vs. 29±8%, p=0.047) after TAVI. There was a correlation between the changes in the MIBG parameters and the change in mean PG from baseline to 6 months (delayed H/M: r=0.391, p=0.02; WR: r=0.347, p=0.04). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that baseline mean PG was an independent predictor of improved both delayed H/M and WR (odds ratio=1.062; 95% confidence interval: 1.009–1.137; p=0.042).
Conclusions
TAVI can improve the CSN function in patients with AS. Such CSN improvement was related with hemodynamic changes.
Acknowledgement/Funding
None
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- Y Kadoya
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Tsuka T, Nishimura R, Hishinuma M, Murahata Y, Yamashita M, Azuma K, Osaki T, Ito N, Okamoto Y, Imagawa T. Reliability of ultrasonographic measurements of bovine sole structures in relation to sole horn thickness, measured by computed tomography, and sole horn hardness. J Dairy Sci 2019; 102:10105-10118. [PMID: 31521343 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The goal of the present study was to determine the effect of sole horn thickness (SHT) and sole horn hardness (SHD) on ultrasonographic visualization of sole structures in the inner and outer claws of 150 Holstein-Friesian cows, and to evaluate different ultrasound frequencies for this purpose. Ultrasonographic views of the sole structure were considered complete when 3 echogenic lines, representing the ventral surface of the sole horn, the borders of the sole horn and soft-tissue layer, and the ventral surface of the distal phalanx, were seen. The proportion of complete ultrasonographic views of the sole structures, designated as the ultrasonographic visualization proportion (UVP), and the measurement errors of SHT were evaluated by comparing images from computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography. The latter images were generated using 3 different probes, frequencies of 6.5 and 5.0 MHz, and 2 different ultrasound machines (#1 and #2) to assess the apex, middle, and heel regions of the claws. The UVP were 60.8 to 77.9% for the 6.5-MHz probe in ultrasound machine #1 (probe A), which were lower than those (>90%) for both the 5.0-MHz probe in ultrasound machine #1 (probe B) and the 5.0-MHz probe in ultrasound machine #2 (probe C). The UVP was significantly lower in claws with an SHD ≥50 units than in claws with an SHD <40 or 40 to <50 units (UVP: 77.1% compared with 93.7 and 91.4%, respectively) when measured with probe B. In claws with an SHT <10 mm, the UVP was significantly lower when SHD was ≥50 units compared with <40 or 40 to >50 units; the values were 69.0% versus 91.3 and 85.9%, respectively, for probe A, and 89.7% versus 100 and 100%, respectively, for probe B. When SHT were measured by either probes A or B in ultrasound machine #1, the proportions of claws in which ultrasonographic values were within a ±1 mm range compared with the values obtained by CT were 84.9 to 91.3% for CT-determined SHT <5 mm, 66.7 to 71.9% for CT-determined SHT 5 to <7 mm, 28.9 to 51.2% for CT-determined SHT 7 to <10 mm, and 6.2 to 19.7% for CT-determined SHT ≥10 mm. The data indicated that increased SHT was associated with a decrease in ultrasonographic measurement accuracy. In claws with an SHT <5 mm, the high proportion of ultrasonographic values that were accurate within a ±1 mm range suggests that this imaging modality would be useful in cows with thin soles.
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- T Tsuka
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, 680-8550.
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, 680-8550
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, 680-8550
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, 680-8550
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, 680-8550
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, 680-8550
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, 680-8550
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, 680-8550
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, 680-8550
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, 680-8550
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Sasaki J, Uehara M, Sato I, Satoh H, Deguchi Y, Chida H, Natsuhori M, Murata T, Ochiai K, Otani K, Okada K, Ito N. Pathological characteristics of thyroid glands from Japanese Black Cattle living in the restricted area of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Anim Sci J 2019; 90:1333-1339. [PMID: 31309667 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To study the effect of ionizing radiation on thyroid glands, 66 Japanese Black cattle residing in the restricted area of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2013-2017 were pathologically examined. There were no clinical symptoms of thyroid disease in these cattle. Three cases of goiter and seven of atrophy were found in two among the four farms examined. Cases of goiter exhibited normal morphological structure without mass or nodule formation in thyroid glands. Cellular atypia or capsular invasion of the follicular epithelium was absent. The estimated integrated dose of external radiation in goiter cases ranged from maximum 797 mSv to minimum 24 mSv. All lobules in the seven atrophic thyroid glands were affected, but pathological findings, such as inflammatory cell infiltration or stromal fibrosis, were not observed. The estimated integrated dose of external radiation in atrophic thyroids ranged from maximum 589 mSv to minimum 8 mSv. Immunohistochemical analysis of anti-nitroguanosine and the TUNEL method in goiter and atrophic thyroid glands did not reveal any positive findings. The present study indicates that there was no significant relationship between a radiation effect and pathological findings in any thyroid glands.
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- Jun Sasaki
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Food Animal Medicine and Food Safety Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Field Science Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology and Radiation Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Department of Animal Radiology, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Society for Animal Refugee and Environment post Nuclear Disaster, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology and Radiation Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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Kadoya Y, Zen K, Tamaki N, Ito N, Kuwabara K, Yamano M, Yamano T, Nakamura T, Sakai O, Oka K, Yaku H, Matoba S. 192Early effect of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on cardiac sympathetic nervous function assessed by 123i-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez144.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Y Kadoya
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Yamauchi-Kawaura C, Yamamoto S, Fujii K, Komori M, Yamauchi M, Ohzawa N, Kozuka M, Suga N, Ito N, Fukuyama A. MEASUREMENT OF INTERNAL RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION IN CT EXAMINATIONS USING POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE RESIN. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2018; 181:303-309. [PMID: 29444315 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncy026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study proposes a new dosimetry method for the estimation of the internal radiation dose distribution of a subject undergoing computed tomography (CT) examinations. In this novel method, dose distribution of a subject by CT scans was estimated based on radiophotoluminance distribution with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin which was cut to the average head size of a Japanese 1-year-old child. The difference in dose distribution depending on the type of bowtie filter was visualized by imaging luminance distribution with the PET phantom using a charge-coupled device camera. Dose distribution images simulated from a water phantom of the same size as the PET phantom were compared with the luminance distribution images. The linear correlation was demonstrated between luminance of the PET phantom and the simulated water dose. In comparison with the simulated water doses and the converted water doses from luminance of the PET phantom, the relative differences were within 20%.
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- C Yamauchi-Kawaura
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Radiology, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, School of Health Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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Kawai M, Ito N, Ayuse T. Changes in surface tension of saliva in Down syndrome. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22:6469-6474. [PMID: 30338816 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201810_16060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Surface tension in saliva might contribute to the maintenance of upper airway patency. The present study aimed to determine whether salivary surface tension is altered in patients with Down syndrome who are predisposed to upper airway collapse. PATIENTS AND METHODS We used the pull-off force technique to measure surface tension in samples (100 μL) of saliva collected from twenty-three male patients with Down syndrome and twenty-three healthy males (controls). p < 0.05 was considered to indicate significance. RESULTS Salivary surface tension was significantly lower in the patients than in the controls (57.3 ± 4.9 vs. 60.3 ± 4.7 mN/m; p = 0.039). Age and surface tension positively correlated in the patients (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The lower surface tension of saliva in patients with Down syndrome might compensate for an anatomical predisposition towards upper airway collapsibility and other risk factors. The function of surface tension in saliva might be altered due to aging in such patients.
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- M Kawai
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Hiramori S, Soga Y, Tomoi Y, Ito N, Hirose K, Shirai S, Ando K. P3566Impact of baseline characteristics on efficacy of cilostazol for patients performing endovascular therapy for femoropopliteal lesions. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p3566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- S Hiramori
- Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Takenouchi A, Toshishige M, Ito N, Tsudzuki M. Endogenous viral gene ev21 is not responsible for the expression of late feathering in chickens. Poult Sci 2018; 97:403-411. [PMID: 29253229 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The late-feathering (LF) gene K on the Z chromosome is an important gene in the chicken industry, which is frequently utilized for the feather sexing, a type of autosexing, of neonatal chicks. The K gene is closely associated with the endogenous ev21 gene from an avian leukosis virus and the incomplete duplication (ID) of prolactin receptor (PRLR) and sperm flagellar protein 2 (SPEF2) genes, and ev21 has been used as a molecular marker to detect LF birds. In the present study, a comprehensive survey for the presence or absence of ev21 and ID across 1,994 birds from 52 chicken breeds, three commercial hybrid groups, and the Red Jungle Fowl revealed that almost all LF breeds have both ev21 and ID. However, only one LF breed (Ingie) has only ID and no ev21. Moreover, this study revealed that almost all early (normal)-feathering (EF) breeds lack both ev21 and ID, but only one breed (White Plymouth Rock) included EF birds with ev21 but no ID. Therefore, regarding LF expression, the results indicated that ID is responsible, but ev21 is not required. Henceforth, ID should be used as a molecular marker to detect LF birds instead of ev21. Because ev21 contains the full genome of an avian leukosis virus, there is a risk of disease development in breeds with this gene. Therefore, the Ingie breed, which has no ev21 at the K locus, represents excellent material for the establishment of new LF stocks.
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- A Takenouchi
- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan.,Yamaguchi Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry General Technology Center, Mine, Yamaguchi 759-2221, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan.,Japanese Avian Bioresource Project Research Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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Kawasaki A, Ito N, Murai H, Yasutomi M, Naiki H, Ohshima Y. Skin inflammation exacerbates food allergy symptoms in epicutaneously sensitized mice. Allergy 2018; 73:1313-1321. [PMID: 29319896 DOI: 10.1111/all.13404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cutaneous exposure to food antigen through impaired skin barrier has been shown to induce epicutaneous sensitization, thereby causing IgE-mediated food allergies. OBJECTIVE We examined whether skin barrier impairment following epicutaneous sensitization exacerbates food allergies. METHODS BALB/c mice were epicutaneously sensitized by repeated application of ovalbumin (OVA) to MC903-pretreated ear skin for 48 hours weekly and then intragastrically challenged with OVA. After the first oral challenge, the skin barrier was disrupted with topical application of MC903 or by tape-stripping. Mice were monitored for changes in body temperature and the occurrence of diarrhea after undergoing the second oral challenge. Serum levels of mouse mast cell protease-1 (mmcp1) and OVA-specific IgE, IgG1, IgG2a antibodies and OVA-specific IgA levels in intestinal lavage fluid were measured by ELISA. Tissue accumulation of eosinophils was determined histologically. RESULTS Epicutaneously sensitized mice developed anaphylaxis after intragastric challenge, as evidenced by diarrhea, decreased body temperature, and increased serum mmcp1 levels. Skin barrier disruption by MC903 treatment or tape-stripping exacerbated allergic reactions induced by oral challenge. MC903 treatment increased serum baseline and postchallenge mmcp1 levels. Topical pretreatment with dexamethasone alleviated allergic reactions that were exacerbated by MC903 treatment. CONCLUSION Even after eliminating exposure to the antigen, inflammation from skin barrier disruption can exacerbate the severity of food allergy symptoms. Serum baseline mmcp1 levels might be an effective marker for predicting the severity of antigen-induced allergic symptoms.
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- A. Kawasaki
- Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Fukui Fukui Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Fukui Fukui Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Fukui Fukui Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Fukui Fukui Japan
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- Department of Pathology Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Fukui Fukui Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Fukui Fukui Japan
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Katayama B, Ozawa T, Kuzuya S, Ito N, Awazu K, Tsuruta D. 1135 Photodynamic therapy against both methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.1149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Eight pesticides were tested in a bioassay based on the induction of preneoplastic lesions in the liver. Rats were given diethylnitrosamine intraperitoneally at 200 mg/kg bw and two weeks later were treated with pesticides for six weeks and then killed; all rats had a partial hepatectomy at week 3. Hepatocarcinogenic potential was assessed by comparing the number and area of glutathione s-transferase (placental form) -positive foci In the liver with those of controls given diethylnitrosamine alone. Positive results were seen with Chinomethionat, Phosmet and Propiconazole; the results obtained with Captan and Prochloraz were borderline; Benomyl, Daminozide and Folpet gave negative results. Our findings provide enough experimental evidence to indicate that great care should be exercised in the use of these compounds.
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- R Cabral
- First Department of Pathology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cell transplantation is a promising therapy for several muscle diseases, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Satellite cells are stem cells in skeletal muscle that provide an important cell source for transplantation therapy. However, culture of satellite cells in vitro causes them to lose their undifferentiated state, associated with reduced transplantation efficiency. It is therefore necessary to develop optimal culture conditions for maintaining the undifferentiated state of satellite cells. METHODS Primary satellite cells were cultured with or without leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). The expression of undifferentiation and differentiation markers, and the transplantation efficiency were analyzed. RESULTS LIF-treated satellite cells showed increased expression of Pax7, and enhanced transplantation efficiency in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that the treatment with LIF effectively maintained the undifferentiated state of satellite cells, and enhanced their transplantation efficiency. These results will contribute to the optimization of culture conditions for cell transplantation therapy.
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- N Ito
- Department of Molecular Therapy, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.,Department of Rheumatology and Allergy, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Center for Antibody and Vaccine, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Allergy, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Rheumatology, Center for Antibody and Vaccine, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Therapy, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan
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Ito N, Edagawa S, Nakayama T, Nakamura Y, Ookubo Y, Kobayashi N, Chiba S. Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a treatable disorder despite patient has severe dementia and is bedridden. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Takahashi M, Shinya A, Ito N, Takehumi S, Sekiguchi T, Inaba A, Orimo S. Laterality of body surface temperature in patients of acute brainstem infarction with Horner's syndrome. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sasaki J, Hiratani K, Sato I, Satoh H, Deguchi Y, Chida H, Natsuhori M, Murata T, Ochiai K, Otani K, Okada K, Ito N. Pathological findings of Japanese Black Cattle living in the restricted area of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, 2013-2016. Anim Sci J 2017; 88:2084-2089. [DOI: 10.1111/asj.12873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jun Sasaki
- Department of Veterinary Pathology; Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Iwate Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology; Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Iwate Japan
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- Food Animal Medicine and Food Safety Research Center; Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Iwate Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology; Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Iwate Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Management; Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Iwate Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology and Radiation Biology; School of Veterinary Medicine; Kitasato University; Towada Aomori Japan
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- Department of Animal Radiology; Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology; Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Iwate Japan
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- Society for Animal Refugee and Environment post Nuclear Disaster; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine; Faculty of Agriculture; Iwate University; Morioka Iwate Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology and Radiation Biology; School of Veterinary Medicine; Kitasato University; Towada Aomori Japan
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Ito N, Watanabe S, Morita K, Morita K, Okuyama Y, Takizawa T, Suzuki K, Iida Y. THE EFFECT OF EXPIRATORY MUSCLE STRENGTH TRAINING ON THE SWALLOWING FUNCTIONS OF THE ELDERLY. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- N. Ito
- Nihon Institute of Medical Science, Saitama, Japan,
- Graduate School of Gerontology J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Graduate School of Gerontology J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Mizuho-no-Sato Geriatric Health Services Facility, Saitama, Japan
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- Nihon Institute of Medical Science, Saitama, Japan,
- Graduate School of Gerontology J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Nihon Institute of Medical Science, Saitama, Japan,
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- Nihon Institute of Medical Science, Saitama, Japan,
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- Nihon Institute of Medical Science, Saitama, Japan,
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- Nihon Institute of Medical Science, Saitama, Japan,
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Nagayama Y, Ito N, Kuwahara D, Tsuchiya H, Yamaguchi S. Development of 2-D horn-antenna millimeter-wave imaging device (HMID) for the plasma diagnostics. Rev Sci Instrum 2017; 88:044703. [PMID: 28456234 DOI: 10.1063/1.4980150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The two-dimensional (2-D) Horn-antenna Millimeter-wave Imaging Device (HMID) has been developed for the O-mode Microwave Imaging Reflectometry (O-MIR) in the Large Helical Device (LHD). The detectable frequency range of the HMID is 23-33 GHz, which corresponds to the cutoff electron density of 0.8-1.5 × 1019 m-3 in the O-MIR. The HMID is a 2-D imaging device that improves on the horn-antenna mixer array, which had been developed for the X-mode MIR in the LHD. In the HMID, the signal (RF) wave from the horn antenna is transmitted to the microstrip line by the finline transmitter, and this is mixed by the double-balanced-mixer with the local oscillation wave that is fed by a coaxial cable. By using the HMID, the MIR optical system can be significantly simplified.
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- Y Nagayama
- National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institute for Natural Sciences, Toki 509-5292, Japan
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- National Institute of Technology, Ube College, Ube 755-8555, Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei 184-8588, Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, National Institute for Natural Sciences, Toki 509-5292, Japan
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Osaki T, Sakata I, Uto Y, Azuma K, Murahata Y, Tsuka T, Ito N, Imagawa T, Okamoto Y. Effect of TONS 501 sodium-mediated photodynamic therapy on EMT6 cells. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2017.01.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Manzano R, Aoki Y, Lee Y, Dafinca R, Aoki M, Douglas A, Varela M, Sathyaprakash C, Scaber J, Barbagallo P, Vader P, Mäger I, Ezzat K, Turner M, Ito N, Gasco S, Ohbayashi N, El Andaloussi S, Taked S, Fukuda M, Talbot K, Wood M. C9ORF72 and RAB7L1 regulate vesicle traffi cking in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Neuromuscul Disord 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(17)30312-7] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Wada S, Ito N, Watanabe M, Kakizaki T, Natsuhori M, Kawamata J, Urayama Y. Whole-Body Counter Evaluation of Internal Radioactive Cesium in Dogs and Cats Exposed to the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169365. [PMID: 28099476 PMCID: PMC5242420 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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As a result of the 2011 nuclear incident that occurred at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, a large number of abandoned dogs and cats were left within the disaster zone. A small number of these animals were rescued and cared for at shelters. Prior to the dispersal of these animals to their owners or fosterers, we evaluated the degree of internal radiocesium contamination using a specially designed whole-body counter. We conducted 863 non-invasive measurements of gamma rays due to internal radioactive cesium for 68 dogs and 120 cats at one shelter. After plotting graphs of 137Cs density we generated exponential functions of decay from seven dogs and six cats. From the regression formulae, we were able to determine the biological half-lives as 38.2 days for dogs and 30.8 days for cats. We found that in dogs there was a correlation between the biological half-life of radioactive cesium and age. Using our data, we estimated whole-body densities for each cat and dog at the time when they were rescued. We found that there were deviations in the data distributions among the different species, likely due to the timing of rescue, or living habits prior to rescue. A significant correlation was found when extracted feline reproductive organs were analyzed; the coefficients for the estimation of whole-body densities were approximately 7-fold higher than those based on the extracted feline reproductive organs. This may be due to the fact that majority of the radioactive cesium accumulates within muscular tissue with less distribution in other organs. It is possible to plan the appropriate management period in an animal shelter based on the use of the biological half-life of radioactive cesium calculated in this study. We believe that the correlations we uncovered in this work would be of great use for the management of companion animals in the event of a future nuclear accident.
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- Seiichi Wada
- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology and Radiation Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology and Radiation Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology and Radiation Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Radiology and Radiation Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori, Japan
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- Fukushima Veterinary Medical Association, Fukushima, Japan
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- Fukushima Headquarters for Animal Rescue, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
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Kohagura J, Yoshikawa M, Wang X, Kuwahara D, Ito N, Nagayama Y, Shima Y, Nojiri K, Sakamoto M, Nakashima Y, Mase A. A 60-GHz interferometer with a local oscillator integrated antenna array for divertor simulation experiments on GAMMA 10/PDX. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:11E127. [PMID: 27910479 DOI: 10.1063/1.4961292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In conventional multichannel/imaging microwave diagnostics of interferometry, reflectometry, and electron cyclotron emission measurements, a local oscillator (LO) signal is commonly supplied to a receiver array via irradiation using LO optics. In this work, we present a 60-GHz interferometer with a new eight-channel receiver array, called a local oscillator integrated antenna array (LIA). An outstanding feature of LIA is that it incorporates a frequency quadrupler integrated circuit for LO supply to each channel. This enables simple and uniform LO supply to the receiver array using only a 15-GHz LO source and a coaxial cable transmission line instead of using an expensive 60-GHz source, LO optics, and a waveguide transmission line. The new interferometer system is first applied to measure electron line-averaged density inside the divertor simulation experimental module (D-module) on GAMMA 10/PDX tandem mirror device.
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- J Kohagura
- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- National Institute of Technology, Ube College, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8555, Japan
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- National Institute of Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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Muroi M, Muroi Y, Ito N, Rice N, Suzuki T. Effects of protease inhibitors on LPS-mediated activation of a mouse macrophage cell line (J774). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199500200504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pretreatment (1 h) of a mouse macrophage-like cell line, J774, with the protease inhibitor, phenylalanine-chloromethyl ketone (PCK) or its structural analogue, tosylphenylalanine chloromethyl ketone (TPCK) was found to cause substantial inhibition of LPS-triggered activation of NF-κB. Pretreatment of cells with other types of protease inhibitors or their various structural analogues had no effect. PCK or TPCK appeared to exert its inhibitory effect by: (i) partially preventing LPS-triggered degradation of IκBα protein; (ii) preventing LPS-triggered nuclear translocation of NF-κB proteins (p50, RelA and Rel); and (iii) inhibiting the DNA-binding activities of NF-κB proteins. Pretreatment of cells with PCK or TPCK also resulted in the total or partial inhibition of LPS activatable (AP-1 or CREB) or constitutively-existing (Oct-1) transcription factors, but not of another constitutively-expressed transcription factor (SP-1). Pretreatment of J774 cells with PCK was found to substantially suppress LPS-induced expression of mRNAs specific for cytokine genes (TNFα, IL-1α and β, and IL-6), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene and IκBα gene, but not NF-κB1 p105 gene or β-actin gene. Furthermore, PCK pretreatment inhibited, in a dose-dependent manner, LPS-triggered production of nitric oxide production and tumoricidal activity.
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- M. Muroi
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Carcinogenesis, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Carcinogenesis, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Carcinogenesis, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Carcinogenesis, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Carcinogenesis, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Kuroda K, Osaki T, Yamashita M, Murahata Y, Azuma K, Tsuka T, Ito N, Imagawa T, Okamoto Y. Migration of a shotgun pellet into the L7-S1 intervertebral foramen of a hunting dog. J Small Anim Pract 2016; 57:575. [PMID: 27485416 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.12542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- K Kuroda
- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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Osaki T, Yokoe I, Ogura S, Takahashi K, Murakami K, Inoue K, Ishizuka M, Tanaka T, Li L, Sugiyama A, Azuma K, Murahata Y, Tsuka T, Ito N, Imagawa T, Okamoto Y. Photodynamic detection of canine mammary gland tumours after oral administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid. Vet Comp Oncol 2016; 15:731-739. [DOI: 10.1111/vco.12213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 10/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- T. Osaki
- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture; Tottori University; Tottori Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture; Tottori University; Tottori Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering; Tokyo Institute of Technology; Yokohama Japan
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- SBI Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; Tokyo Japan
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- SBI Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Bio- and Material Photonics; Chitose Institute of Science and Technology; Chitose Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture; Tottori University; Tottori Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture; Tottori University; Tottori Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture; Tottori University; Tottori Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture; Tottori University; Tottori Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture; Tottori University; Tottori Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture; Tottori University; Tottori Japan
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- Joint Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture; Tottori University; Tottori Japan
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Aritake K, Ito N, Shoyama Y, Urade Y. Crocin, a carotenoid pigment of saffron, promotes non-rapid eye movement sleep. Sleep Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.02.1406] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- N Ito
- 1st Department of Pathology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan
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Ito T, Aoshima M, Sugiura K, Fujiyama T, Ito N, Sakabe JI, Akiyama M, Maekawa M, Tokura Y. Pustular psoriasis-like lesions associated with hereditary lactate dehydrogenase M subunit deficiency without interleukin-36 receptor antagonist mutation: long-term follow-up of two cases. Br J Dermatol 2015; 172:1674-1676. [PMID: 25640002 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 12/01/2022]
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- T Ito
- Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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Wilkmann C, Ito N, Disselhorst-Klug C, Bruners P. Track I. Image Based Intervention. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2015; 60 Suppl 1:s170-81. [DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2015-5007] [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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Yun GS, Lee W, Choi MJ, Lee J, Kim M, Leem J, Nam Y, Choe GH, Park HK, Park H, Woo DS, Kim KW, Domier CW, Luhmann NC, Ito N, Mase A, Lee SG. Quasi 3D ECE imaging system for study of MHD instabilities in KSTAR. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:11D820. [PMID: 25430233 DOI: 10.1063/1.4890401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A second electron cyclotron emission imaging (ECEI) system has been installed on the KSTAR tokamak, toroidally separated by 1/16th of the torus from the first ECEI system. For the first time, the dynamical evolutions of MHD instabilities from the plasma core to the edge have been visualized in quasi-3D for a wide range of the KSTAR operation (B0 = 1.7∼3.5 T). This flexible diagnostic capability has been realized by substantial improvements in large-aperture quasi-optical microwave components including the development of broad-band polarization rotators for imaging of the fundamental ordinary ECE as well as the usual 2nd harmonic extraordinary ECE.
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- G S Yun
- Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- KASTEC, Kyushu University, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Ube National College of Technology, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi 755-8555, Japan
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- National Fusion Research Institute, Daejeon 305-333, Korea
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Kuwahara D, Ito N, Nagayama Y, Yoshinaga T, Yamaguchi S, Yoshikawa M, Kohagura J, Sugito S, Kogi Y, Mase A. Development of horn antenna mixer array with internal local oscillator module for microwave imaging diagnostics. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:11D805. [PMID: 25430218 DOI: 10.1063/1.4885471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A new antenna array is proposed in order to improve the sensitivity and complexity of microwave imaging diagnostics systems such as a microwave imaging reflectometry, a microwave imaging interferometer, and an electron cyclotron emission imaging. The antenna array consists of five elements: a horn antenna, a waveguide-to-microstrip line transition, a mixer, a local oscillation (LO) module, and an intermediate frequency amplifier. By using an LO module, the LO optics can be removed, and the supplied LO power to each element can be equalized. We report details of the antenna array and characteristics of a prototype antenna array.
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- D Kuwahara
- Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Department of Intelligent System Engineering, Ube National College of Technology, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8555, Japan
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- Department of Helical Plasma Research, National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 239-0811, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Equipment Development Center, Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Information Electronics, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 811-0295, Japan
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- Art, Science and Technology Center for Cooperative Research, Kyusyu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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Tsuka T, Murahata Y, Azuma K, Osaki T, Ito N, Okamoto Y, Imagawa T. Quantitative evaluation of the relationship between dorsal wall length, sole thickness, and rotation of the distal phalanx in the bovine claw using computed tomography. J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:6271-85. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ito N, Yamamoto K, Yasunobe Y, Takeda M, Oguro R, Maekawa Y, Takami Y, Takeya Y, Sugimoto K, Rakugi H. P341: The association between obstructive sleep apnea severity and sarcopenia in the elderly. Eur Geriatr Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-7649(14)70505-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Novel decenoic acids such as (E)-4-decenoic acid and (E)- and (Z)-5-,6-decenoic acid were detected as minor components in heated butter using GC and GC/MS. The formation mechanism of these novel decenoic acids is discussed on the basis of the result of the reaction of delta-decalactone with active clay in a model experiment.
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- Nobuhiko Ito
- Research and Development Section, Soda Aromatic Co., Ltd., Chiba, Japan.
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Suzuki N, Ishikawa Y, Gomi S, Ito N, Watanabe S, Yokoyama M, Funatsu K, Miyake H, Yokoyama H, Shimizu T, Shibata M. Prevalence and characteristics of headaches in a socially active population working in the Tokyo metropolitan area -surveillance by an industrial health consortium. Intern Med 2014; 53:683-9. [PMID: 24694476 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of headaches among socially active people working in the Tokyo metropolitan area. METHODS We cross-sectionally surveyed 7,917 individuals. The survey assessed demographic characteristics, the prevalence and characteristics of headaches and physician attendance. RESULTS The lifetime prevalence of migraines was 8.9%, while that of tension-type headaches was 14.7%. Women exhibited a higher prevalence of migraines than men (15% vs. 3.7%; p<0.001). The prevalence of migraines and tension-type headaches differed among occupations. Susceptibility to migraines and tension-type headaches related to working overtime was observed. With respect to the influence of migraines on social activities, 22.4% of the migraineurs had been obliged to miss work due to headaches several times a year. As many as 59.4% of the sufferers had never consulted a physician about their headaches. Moreover, 24.6% of the migraineurs were not in touch with any physician at the time of the survey. The most common reason why they had stopped visiting their physician was that they had been told their headaches were not fatal. CONCLUSION Migraines adversely affect social activities. These data provide important information for understanding the features of migraines and tension-type headaches in socially active people working in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Japan
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Ito N, Suzuki E, Kawakami C, Inoue F. The state of dental visit and oral health care in childhood cancer survivors. Eur J Oncol Nurs 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2013.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ito N, Tamaki N, Masuno A, Ikeno K, Onishi S, Kobayashi N, Takei H, Olley P, Chiba S, Inoue K, Barnes G, Fukushima K, Warabi T. Comparison of smooth pursuit eye movement (SPEM) in patients with idiopathic Parkinson'/INS;s disease (PD) and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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