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Fujiwara-Tani R, Sasaki T, Bhawal UK, Mori S, Ogata R, Sasaki R, Ikemoto A, Kishi S, Fujii K, Ohmori H, Sho M, Kuniyasu H. Nuclear MAST4 Suppresses FOXO3 through Interaction with AKT3 and Induces Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Ductal Carcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4056. [PMID: 38612866 PMCID: PMC11012408 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25074056] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is highly malignant, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. Furthermore, the acquisition of anticancer drug resistance makes PDAC treatment difficult. We established MIA-GEM cells, a PDAC cell line resistant to gemcitabine (GEM), a first-line anticancer drug, using the human PDAC cell line-MIA-PaCa-2. Microtubule-associated serine/threonine kinase-4 (MAST4) expression was increased in MIA-GEM cells compared with the parent cell line. Through inhibitor screening, dysregulated AKT signaling was identified in MIA-GEM cells with overexpression of AKT3. MAST4 knockdown effectively suppressed AKT3 overexpression, and both MAST4 and AKT3 translocation into the nucleus, phosphorylating forkhead box O3a (FOXO3) in MIA-GEM cells. Modulating FOXO3 target gene expression in these cells inhibited apoptosis while promoting stemness and proliferation. Notably, nuclear MAST4 demonstrated higher expression in GEM-resistant PDAC cases compared with that in the GEM-sensitive cases. Elevated MAST4 expression correlated with a poorer prognosis in PDAC. Consequently, nuclear MAST4 emerges as a potential marker for GEM resistance and poor prognosis, representing a novel therapeutic target for PDAC.
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- 19K16564 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 20K21659 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 23K10481 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 22K11396 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 21K11223 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 22H04922 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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- Rina Fujiwara-Tani
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (T.S.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (A.I.); (S.K.); (K.F.); (H.O.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (T.S.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (A.I.); (S.K.); (K.F.); (H.O.)
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- Research Institute of Oral Science, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo 271-8587, Chiba, Japan;
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (T.S.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (A.I.); (S.K.); (K.F.); (H.O.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (T.S.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (A.I.); (S.K.); (K.F.); (H.O.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (T.S.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (A.I.); (S.K.); (K.F.); (H.O.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (T.S.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (A.I.); (S.K.); (K.F.); (H.O.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (T.S.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (A.I.); (S.K.); (K.F.); (H.O.)
- Pathology Laboratory, Research Institute, Tokushukai Nozaki Hospital, 2-10-50 Tanigawa, Daito 574-0074, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (T.S.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (A.I.); (S.K.); (K.F.); (H.O.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (T.S.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (A.I.); (S.K.); (K.F.); (H.O.)
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Nara, Japan;
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (T.S.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (A.I.); (S.K.); (K.F.); (H.O.)
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Ohmori H, Fujiwara-Tani R, Nukaga S, Nishida R, Fujii K, Mori S, Ogata R, Ikemoto A, Sasaki R, Kishi S, Luo Y, Kuniyasu H. Investigation of cancer-induced myocardial damage in autopsy cases-A comparison of cases with and without chemotherapy. Pathol Int 2024; 74:234-238. [PMID: 38328872 DOI: 10.1111/pin.13411] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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- Hitoshi Ohmori
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Japan
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Fujii K, Fujiwara-Tani R, Nukaga S, Ohmori H, Luo Y, Nishida R, Sasaki T, Miyagawa Y, Nakashima C, Kawahara I, Ogata R, Ikemoto A, Sasaki R, Kuniyasu H. Involvement of Ferroptosis Induction and Oxidative Phosphorylation Inhibition in the Anticancer-Drug-Induced Myocardial Injury: Ameliorative Role of Pterostilbene. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:3015. [PMID: 38474261 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25053015] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Patients with cancer die from cardiac dysfunction second only to the disease itself. Cardiotoxicity caused by anticancer drugs has been emphasized as a possible cause; however, the details remain unclear. To investigate this mechanism, we treated rat cardiomyoblast H9c2 cells with sunitinib, lapatinib, 5-fluorouracil, and cisplatin to examine their effects. All anticancer drugs increased ROS, lipid peroxide, and iron (II) levels in the mitochondria and decreased glutathione peroxidase-4 levels and the GSH/GSSG ratio. Against this background, mitochondrial iron (II) accumulates through the unregulated expression of haem oxygenase-1 and ferrochelatase. Anticancer-drug-induced cell death was suppressed by N-acetylcysteine, deferoxamine, and ferrostatin, indicating ferroptosis. Anticancer drug treatment impairs mitochondrial DNA and inhibits oxidative phosphorylation in H9c2 cells. Similar results were observed in the hearts of cancer-free rats treated with anticancer drugs in vitro. In contrast, treatment with pterostilbene inhibited the induction of ferroptosis and rescued the energy restriction induced by anticancer drugs both in vitro and in vivo. These findings suggest that induction of ferroptosis and inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation are mechanisms by which anticancer drugs cause myocardial damage. As pterostilbene ameliorates these mechanisms, it is expected to have significant clinical applications.
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- 19K16564 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 20K21659 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 23K10481 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 21K06926 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 21K11223 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 22K11423 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 23K16547 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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- Kiyomu Fujii
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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Nishiguch Y, Fujiwara-Tani R, Nukaga S, Nishida R, Ikemoto A, Sasaki R, Mori S, Ogata R, Kishi S, Hojo Y, Shinohara H, Sho M, Kuniyasu H. Pterostilbene Induces Apoptosis from Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Synergistically with Anticancer Drugs That Deposit Iron in Mitochondria. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2611. [PMID: 38473857 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052611] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Anticancer agents are playing an increasing role in the treatment of gastric cancer (GC); however, novel anticancer agents have not been fully developed. Therefore, it is important to investigate compounds that improve sensitivity to the existing anticancer drugs. We have reported that pterostilbene (PTE), a plant stilbene, enhances the antitumor effect of low doses of sunitinib in gastric cancer cells accumulating mitochondrial iron (II) (mtFe) at low doses. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the mtFe deposition and the synergistic effect of PTE and different anticancer drugs. For this study, we used 5-fluorouracil (5FU), cisplatin (CPPD), and lapatinib (LAP), which are frequently used in the treatment of GC, and doxorubicin (DOX), which is known to deposit mtFe. A combination of low-dose PTE and these drugs suppressed the expression of PDZ domain-containing 8 (PDZD8) and increased mtFe accumulation and mitochondrial H2O2. Consequently, reactive oxygen species-associated hypoxia inducible factor-1α activation induced endoplasmic reticulum stress and led to apoptosis, but not ferroptosis. In contrast, 5FU and CDDP did not show the same changes as those observed with PTE and DOX or LAP, and there was no synergistic effect with PTE. These results indicate that the combination of PTE with iron-accumulating anticancer drugs exhibits a strong synergistic effect. These findings would help in developing novel therapeutic strategies for GC. However, further clinical investigations are required.
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- 22K16497 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 19K16564 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 23K19900 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 20K21659 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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- Yukiko Nishiguch
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
- Pathology Laboratory, Research Institute, Tokushukai Nozaki Hospital, 2-10-50 Tanigawa, Daito 574-0074, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan
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Gyoten M, Luo Y, Fujiwara-Tani R, Mori S, Ogata R, Kishi S, Kuniyasu H. Lovastatin Treatment Inducing Apoptosis in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells by Inhibiting Cholesterol Rafts in Plasma Membrane and Mitochondria. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16814. [PMID: 38069135 PMCID: PMC10706654 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316814] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Resistance to anticancer drugs is a problem in the treatment of pancreatic ductal carcinoma (PDAC) and overcoming it is an important issue. Recently, it has been reported that statins induce apoptosis in cancer cells but the mechanism has not been completely elucidated. We investigated the antitumor mechanisms of statins against PDAC and their impact on resistance to gemcitabine (GEM). Lovastatin (LOVA) increased mitochondrial oxidative stress in PDAC cells, leading to apoptosis. LOVA reduced lipid rafts in the plasma membrane and mitochondria, suppressed the activation of epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) and AKT in plasma membrane rafts, and reduced B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2)-Bcl-2-associated X protein (BAX) binding and the translocation of F1F0 ATPase in mitochondrial rafts. In the three GEM-resistant cell lines derived from MIA and PANC1, the lipid rafts in the cell membrane and the mitochondria were increased to activate EGFR and AKT and to increase BCL2-BAX binding, which suppressed apoptosis. LOVA abrogated these anti-apoptotic effects by reducing the rafts in the resistant cells. By treating the resistant cells with LOVA, GEM sensitivity improved to the level of the parental cells. Therefore, cholesterol rafts contribute to drug resistance in PDAC. Further clinical research is warranted on overcoming anticancer drug resistance by statin-mediated intracellular cholesterol regulation.
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- 19K16564 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 20K21659 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 23K16621 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 23K19900 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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- Momoko Gyoten
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (M.G.); (Y.L.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (M.G.); (Y.L.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (S.K.)
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (M.G.); (Y.L.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (M.G.); (Y.L.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (M.G.); (Y.L.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (M.G.); (Y.L.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (S.K.)
- Research Institute, Nozaki Tokushukai Hospital, 2-10-50 Tanigawa, Daito 574-0074, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (M.G.); (Y.L.); (S.M.); (R.O.); (S.K.)
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Kishi S, Mori S, Fujiwara-Tani R, Ogata R, Sasaki R, Ikemoto A, Goto K, Sasaki T, Miyake M, Sasagawa S, Kawaichi M, Luo Y, Bhawal UK, Fujimoto K, Nakagawa H, Kuniyasu H. ERVK13-1/miR-873-5p/GNMT Axis Promotes Metastatic Potential in Human Bladder Cancer though Sarcosine Production. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16367. [PMID: 38003554 PMCID: PMC10671720 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216367] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
N-methyl-glycine (sarcosine) is known to promote metastatic potential in some cancers; however, its effects on bladder cancer are unclear. T24 cells derived from invasive cancer highly expressed GNMT, and S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) treatment increased sarcosine production, promoting proliferation, invasion, anti-apoptotic survival, sphere formation, and drug resistance. In contrast, RT4 cells derived from non-invasive cancers expressed low GNMT, and SAM treatment did not produce sarcosine and did not promote malignant phenotypes. In T24 cells, the expression of miR-873-5p, which suppresses GNMT expression, was suppressed, and the expression of ERVK13-1, which sponges miR-873-5p, was increased. The growth of subcutaneous tumors, lung metastasis, and intratumoral GNMT expression in SAM-treated nude mice was suppressed in T24 cells with ERVK13-1 knockdown but promoted in RT4 cells treated with miR-873-5p inhibitor. An increase in mouse urinary sarcosine levels was observed to correlate with tumor weight. Immunostaining of 86 human bladder cancer cases showed that GNMT expression was higher in cases with muscle invasion and metastasis. Additionally, urinary sarcosine concentrations increased in cases of muscle invasion. Notably, urinary sarcosine concentration may serve as a marker for muscle invasion in bladder cancer; however, further investigation is necessitated.
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- 22K09341 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 19K16564 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 20K21659 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 23K16621 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 23K19900 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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- Shingo Kishi
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.K.); (S.M.); (R.F.-T.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (K.G.); (T.S.)
- Research Institute, Tokushukai Nozaki Hospital, 2-10-50 Tanigawa, Daito 574-0074, Japan; (S.S.); (M.K.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.K.); (S.M.); (R.F.-T.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (K.G.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.K.); (S.M.); (R.F.-T.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (K.G.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.K.); (S.M.); (R.F.-T.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (K.G.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.K.); (S.M.); (R.F.-T.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (K.G.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.K.); (S.M.); (R.F.-T.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (K.G.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.K.); (S.M.); (R.F.-T.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (K.G.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.K.); (S.M.); (R.F.-T.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (K.G.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan; (M.M.); (K.F.)
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- Research Institute, Tokushukai Nozaki Hospital, 2-10-50 Tanigawa, Daito 574-0074, Japan; (S.S.); (M.K.); (H.N.)
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- Research Institute, Tokushukai Nozaki Hospital, 2-10-50 Tanigawa, Daito 574-0074, Japan; (S.S.); (M.K.); (H.N.)
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong 226001, China;
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- Research Institute of Oral Science, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo 271-8587, Japan;
- Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, India
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan; (M.M.); (K.F.)
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- Research Institute, Tokushukai Nozaki Hospital, 2-10-50 Tanigawa, Daito 574-0074, Japan; (S.S.); (M.K.); (H.N.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.K.); (S.M.); (R.F.-T.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (K.G.); (T.S.)
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Takagi T, Fujiwara-Tani R, Mori S, Kishi S, Nishiguchi Y, Sasaki T, Ogata R, Ikemoto A, Sasaki R, Ohmori H, Luo Y, Bhawal UK, Sho M, Kuniyasu H. Lauric Acid Overcomes Hypoxia-Induced Gemcitabine Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087506. [PMID: 37108667 PMCID: PMC10139117 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Although gemcitabine (GEM) is widely used in chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), drug resistance restricts its clinical effectiveness. To examine the mechanism of GEM resistance, we established two GEM-resistant cell lines from human PDA cells by continuous treatment with GEM and CoCl2-induced chemical hypoxia. One resistant cell line possessed reduced energy production and decreased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species levels, while the other resistant cell line possessed increased stemness. In both cell lines, ethidium bromide-stained mitochondrial DNA levels decreased, suggesting mitochondrial DNA damage. Inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in both cell lines did not restore the GEM sensitivity. In contrast, treatment of both cell types with lauric acid (LAA), a medium-chain fatty acid, restored GEM sensitivity. These results suggest that decreased energy production, decreased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species levels, and increased stemness associated with mitochondrial damage caused by GEM lead to GEM resistance, and that hypoxia may promote this process. Furthermore, forced activation of oxidative phosphorylation by LAA could be a tool to overcome GEM resistance. Clinical verification of the effectiveness of LAA in GEM resistance is necessary in the future.
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Grants
- 19K16564 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 20K21659 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 20K18007 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 21K10143 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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- Tadataka Takagi
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo 271-8587, Japan
- Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 600077, India
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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Mori S, Fujiwara-Tani R, Gyoten M, Nukaga S, Sasaki R, Ikemoto A, Ogata R, Kishi S, Fujii K, Kuniyasu H. Berberine Induces Combined Cell Death in Gastrointestinal Cell Lines. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076588. [PMID: 37047563 PMCID: PMC10094831 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Berberine (BBR) is a plant alkaloid that has various biological activities. The effects of BBR on gastrointestinal cancer (GIC) have also been investigated and anti-tumor effects such as induction of cell death have been reported. However, the mechanism of BBR-induced cell death has not been fully elucidated. To this end, we investigated the effects of BBR using three GIC cell lines. Our analyses revealed that BBR inhibited cell proliferation, invasion, sphere formation, and anticancer drug resistance in all of the cell lines. BBR also induced an increase in mitochondrial superoxide, lipid peroxide and Fe2+ levels, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and respiration, decreased glutathione peroxidase 4 expression and glutathione and induced Parkin/PINK1-associated mitophagy. BBR, as well as rotenone, inhibited mitochondrial complex I and enhanced complex II, which were associated with autophagy, reactive oxidative species production, and cell death. Inhibition of complex II by malonate abrogated these changes. BBR-induced cell death was partially rescued by ferrostatin-1, deferoxamine, Z-VAD-FMK, and ATG5 knockdown. Furthermore, oral administration of BBR significantly reduced tumor weight and ascites in a syngeneic mouse peritoneal metastasis model using CT26 GIC cells. These findings suggest that BBR induced a combined type of cell death via complex I inhibition and autophagy. The marked anti-tumor and anti-stemness effects are expected to be useful as a new cell death-inducing agent for the treatment of GIC.
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- Shiori Mori
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan
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Horii S, Mori S, Ogata R, Nukaga S, Nishida R, Kishi S, Sasaki R, Ikemoto A, Owari T, Maesaka F, Honoki K, Miyake M, Tanaka Y, Fujimoto K, Fujiwara-Tani R, Kuniyasu H. 5-Aminolevrinic Acid Exhibits Dual Effects on Stemness in Human Sarcoma Cell Lines under Dark Conditions. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076189. [PMID: 37047157 PMCID: PMC10094087 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is used for tumor-targeting phototherapy because it is converted to protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) upon excitation and induces phototoxicity. However, the effect of ALA on malignant cells under unexcited conditions is unclear. This information is essential when administering ALA systemically. We used sarcoma cell lines that usually arise deep in the body and are rarely exposed to light to examine the effects of ALA treatment under light (daylight lamp irradiation) and dark (dark room) conditions. ALA-treated human SW872 liposarcoma cells and human MG63 osteosarcoma cells cultured under light exhibited growth suppression and increased oxidative stress, while cells cultured in the dark showed no change. However, sphere-forming ability increased in the dark, and the expression of stem-cell-related genes was induced in dark, but not light, conditions. ALA administration increased heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) expression in both cell types; when carbon monoxide (CO), a metabolite of HO-1, was administered to sarcoma cells via carbon-monoxide-releasing molecule 2 (CORM2), it enhanced sphere-forming ability. We also compared the concentration of biliverdin (BVD) (a co-product of HO-1 activity alongside CO) with sphere-forming ability when HO-1 activity was inhibited using ZnPPIX in the dark. Both cell types showed a peak in sphere-forming ability at 60–80 μM BVD. Furthermore, a cell death inhibitor assay revealed that the HO-1-induced suppression of sphere formation was rescued by apoptosis or ferroptosis inhibitors. These findings suggest that in the absence of excitation, ALA promotes HO-1 expression and enhances the stemness of sarcoma cells, although excessive HO-1 upregulation induces apoptosis and ferroptosis. Our data indicate that systemic ALA administration induces both enhanced stemness and cell death in malignant cells located in dark environments deep in the body and highlight the need to pay attention to drug delivery and ALA concentrations during phototherapy.
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Fujiwara-Tani R, Mori S, Ogata R, Sasaki R, Ikemoto A, Kishi S, Kondoh M, Kuniyasu H. Claudin-4: A New Molecular Target for Epithelial Cancer Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:5494. [PMID: 36982569 PMCID: PMC10051602 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Claudin-4 (CLDN4) is a key component of tight junctions (TJs) in epithelial cells. CLDN4 is overexpressed in many epithelial malignancies and correlates with cancer progression. Changes in CLDN4 expression have been associated with epigenetic factors (such as hypomethylation of promoter DNA), inflammation associated with infection and cytokines, and growth factor signaling. CLDN4 helps to maintain the tumor microenvironment by forming TJs and acts as a barrier to the entry of anticancer drugs into tumors. Decreased expression of CLDN4 is a potential marker of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and decreased epithelial differentiation due to reduced CLDN4 activity is involved in EMT induction. Non-TJ CLDN4 also activates integrin beta 1 and YAP to promote proliferation, EMT, and stemness. These roles in cancer have led to investigations of molecular therapies targeting CLDN4 using anti-CLDN4 extracellular domain antibodies, gene knockdown, clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE), and C-terminus domain of CPE (C-CPE), which have demonstrated the experimental efficacy of this approach. CLDN4 is strongly involved in promoting malignant phenotypes in many epithelial cancers and is regarded as a promising molecular therapeutic target.
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- Rina Fujiwara-Tani
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.M.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.M.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.M.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.M.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.M.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.M.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (S.K.)
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- Drug Innovation Center, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 6-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan;
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8521, Japan; (S.M.); (R.O.); (R.S.); (A.I.); (S.K.)
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Ogata R, Takemoto S, Fukuda M, Senju H, Nakatomi K, Sugasaki N, Tomono H, Suyama T, Shimada M, Akagi K, Hayashi F, Dotsu Y, Taniguchi H, Gyotoku H, Yamaguchi H, Nagashima S, Soda H, Kinoshita A, Mukae H. 316P Phase II study of ramucirumab and docetaxel for platinum-resistance NSCLC patients with malignant pleural effusion: Analysis of pleural effusion control rate. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.10.345] [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: 12/07/2022] Open
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Takemoto S, Fukuda M, Senju H, Nakatomi K, Sugasaki N, Ogata R, Tomono H, Suyama T, Shimada M, Akagi K, Hayashi F, Gyotoku H, Yamaguchi H, Nagashima S, Soda H, Kinoshita A, Mukae H. EP08.04-005 Phase II Study of Ramucirumab and Docetaxel for NSCLC Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ogata R, Mori S, Kishi S, Sasaki R, Iwata N, Ohmori H, Sasaki T, Nishiguchi Y, Nakashima C, Goto K, Kawahara I, Fujiwara-Tani R, Kuniyasu H. Linoleic Acid Upregulates Microrna-494 to Induce Quiescence in Colorectal Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:ijms23010225. [PMID: 35008652 PMCID: PMC8745195 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer dormancy is a state characterized by the quiescence of disseminated cancer cells, and tumor recurrence occurs when such cells re-proliferate after a long incubation period. These cancer cells tend to be treatment resistant and one of the barriers to successful therapeutic intervention. We have previously reported that long-term treatment of cancer cells with linoleic acid (LA) induces a dormancy-like phenotype. However, the mechanism underpinning this effect has not yet been clarified. Here, we investigate the mechanism of LA-induced quiescence in cancer cells. We first confirmed that long-term treatment of the mouse colorectal cancer cell line CT26 with LA induced quiescence. When these cells were inoculated subcutaneously into a syngeneic mouse and fed with an LA diet, the inoculated cancer cells maintained the quiescent state and exhibited markers of dormancy. LA-treated CT26 cells showed reduced oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis, and energy production as well as reduced expression of the regulatory factors Pgc1α and MycC. MicroRNA expression profiling revealed that LA induced an upregulation in miR-494. The expression of Pgc1α and MycC were both induced by an miR-494 mimic, and the LA-induced decrease in gene expression was abrogated by an miR-494 inhibitor. The expression of miR-494 was enhanced by the mitochondrial oxidative stress produced by LA. In a syngeneic mouse subcutaneous tumor model, growth suppression by an LA diet and growth delay by LA pretreatment + LA diet were found to have similar effects as administration of an miR-494 mimic. In contrast, the effects of LA were abrogated by an miR-494 inhibitor. Analysis of human colorectal cancer tissue revealed that miR-494 was present at low levels in non-metastatic cases and cases with simultaneous liver metastases but was expressed at high levels in cases with delayed liver metastases, which also exhibited reduced expression of PGC1α and MYCC. These results suggest that miR-494 is involved in cancer dormancy induced by high levels of LA intake and that this microRNA may be valuable in targeting dormant cancer cells.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-744-22-3051; Fax: +81-744-25-7308
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Shibata T, Makino A, Ogata R, Nakamura S, Ito T, Nagata K, Terauchi Y, Oishi T, Fujieda M, Takahashi Y, Ato M. Respiratory syncytial virus infection exacerbates pneumococcal pneumonia via Gas6/Axl-mediated macrophage polarization. J Clin Invest 2021; 130:3021-3037. [PMID: 32364537 DOI: 10.1172/jci125505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection exhibit enhanced susceptibility to subsequent pneumococcal infections. However, the underlying mechanisms involved in this increased susceptibility remain unclear. Here, we identified potentially novel cellular and molecular cascades triggered by RSV infection to exacerbate secondary pneumococcal pneumonia. RSV infection stimulated the local production of growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6). The Gas6 receptor Axl was crucial for attenuating pneumococcal immunity in that the Gas6/Axl blockade fully restored antibacterial immunity. Mechanistically, Gas6/Axl interaction regulated the conversion of alveolar macrophages from an antibacterial phenotype to an M2-like phenotype that did not exhibit antibacterial activity, and the attenuation of caspase-1 activation and IL-18 production in response to pneumococcal infection. The attenuated IL-18 production failed to drive both NK cell-mediated IFN-γ production and local NO and TNF-α production, which impair the control of bacterial infection. Hence, the RSV-mediated Gas6/Axl activity attenuates the macrophage-mediated protection against pneumococcal infection. The Gas6/Axl axis could be a potentially novel therapeutic target for RSV-associated secondary bacterial infection.
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- Takehiko Shibata
- Department of Immunology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Microbiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kochi Hospital, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kochi Hospital, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Kochi Hospital, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Mycobacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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Kurebayashi J, Kishino E, Ogata R, Saitoh W, Koike Y, Ohta Y, Kanomata N, Moriya T. Effects of long-term hypoxia and/or endocrine manipulation on endocrine sensitivity in MCF-7 cells. Breast 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(19)30140-7] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Johno H, Ogata R, Nakajima S, Hiramatsu N, Kobayashi T, Hara H, Kitamura M. Acidic stress-ER stress axis for blunted activation of NF- B in mesothelial cells exposed to peritoneal dialysis fluid. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfu009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Martins AMCRPF, Bersano JG, Ogata R, Amante G, Nastari BDB, Catroxo MHB. Diagnosis to Detect Porcine Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV) by Optical and Transmission Electron Microscopy Techniques. INT J MORPHOL 2013. [DOI: 10.4067/s0717-95022013000200059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ogata R, Suzuki S, Ahn JK, Akune Y, Baranov V, Chen KF, Comfort J, Doroshenko M, Fujioka Y, Hsiung YB, Inagaki T, Ishibashi S, Ishihara N, Ishii H, Iwai E, Iwata T, Kato I, Kobayashi S, Komatsu S, Komatsubara TK, Kurilin AS, Kuzmin E, Lednev A, Lee HS, Lee SY, Lim GY, Ma J, Matsumura T, Moisseenko A, Morii H, Morimoto T, Nakajima Y, Nakano T, Nanjo H, Nishi N, Nix J, Nomura T, Nomachi M, Okuno H, Omata K, Perdue GN, Perov S, Podolsky S, Porokhovoy S, Sakashita K, Sasaki T, Sasao N, Sato H, Sato T, Sekimoto M, Shimogawa T, Shinkawa T, Stepanenko Y, Sugaya Y, Sugiyama A, Sumida T, Tajima Y, Takita S, Tsamalaidze Z, Tsukamoto T, Tung YC, Wah YW, Watanabe H, Wu ML, Yamaga M, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY, Yoshimura Y, Zheng Y. Study of theKL0→π0π0νν¯decay. Int J Clin Exp Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.84.052009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Tung YC, Hsiung YB, Ahn JK, Akune Y, Baranov V, Chen KF, Comfort J, Doroshenko M, Fujioka Y, Inagaki T, Ishibashi S, Ishihara N, Ishii H, Iwai E, Iwata T, Kato I, Kobayashi S, Komatsu S, Komatsubara TK, Kurilin AS, Kuzmin E, Lednev A, Lee HS, Lee SY, Lim GY, Ma J, Matsumura T, Moisseenko A, Morii H, Morimoto T, Nakajima Y, Nakano T, Nanjo H, Nishi N, Nix J, Nomura T, Nomachi M, Ogata R, Okuno H, Omata K, Perdue GN, Perov S, Podolsky S, Porokhovoy S, Sakashita K, Sasaki T, Sasao N, Sato H, Sato T, Sekimoto M, Shimogawa T, Shinkawa T, Stepanenko Y, Sugaya Y, Sugiyama A, Sumida T, Suzuki S, Tajima Y, Takita S, Tsamalaidze Z, Tsukamoto T, Wah Y, Watanabe H, Wu ML, Yamaga M, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY, Yoshimura Y, Zheng Y. Search for the decayKL0→3γ. Int J Clin Exp Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.83.031101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ahn JK, Akune Y, Baranov V, Chen KF, Comfort J, Doroshenko M, Fujioka Y, Hsiung YB, Inagaki T, Ishibashi S, Ishihara N, Ishii H, Iwai E, Iwata T, Kato I, Kobayashi S, Komatsu S, Komatsubara TK, Kurilin AS, Kuzmin E, Lednev A, Lee HS, Lee SY, Lim GY, Ma J, Matsumura T, Moisseenko A, Morii H, Morimoto T, Nakajima Y, Nakano T, Nanjo H, Nishi N, Nix J, Nomura T, Nomachi M, Ogata R, Okuno H, Omata K, Perdue GN, Perov S, Podolsky S, Porokhovoy S, Sakashita K, Sasaki T, Sasao N, Sato H, Sato T, Sekimoto M, Shimogawa T, Shinkawa T, Stepanenko Y, Sugaya Y, Sugiyama A, Sumida T, Suzuki S, Tajima Y, Takita S, Tsamalaidze Z, Tsukamoto T, Tung YC, Wah YW, Watanabe H, Wu ML, Yamaga M, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY, Yoshimura Y, Zheng Y. Experimental study of the decayKL0→π0νν¯. Int J Clin Exp Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.81.072004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Tung YC, Hsiung YB, Wu ML, Chen KF, Ahn JK, Akune Y, Baranov V, Comfort J, Doroshenko M, Fujioka Y, Inagaki T, Ishibashi S, Ishihara N, Ishii H, Iwai E, Iwata T, Kato I, Kobayashi S, Komatsubara TK, Kurilin AS, Kuzmin E, Lednev A, Lee HS, Lee SY, Lim GY, Ma J, Matsumura T, Moisseenko A, Morii H, Morimoto T, Nakano T, Nanjo H, Nix J, Nomura T, Nomachi M, Ogata R, Okuno H, Omata K, Perdue GN, Podolsky S, Sakashita K, Sasaki T, Sasao N, Sato H, Sato T, Sekimoto M, Shinkawa T, Sugaya Y, Sugiyama A, Sumida T, Suzuki S, Tajima Y, Takita S, Tsamalaidze Z, Tsukamoto T, Wah Y, Watanabe H, Yamaga M, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY, Yoshimura Y, Zheng Y. Search for a light pseudoscalar particle in the decay K_{L};{0}-->pi;{0}pi;{0}X. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:051802. [PMID: 19257503 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.051802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Received: 10/24/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We performed a search for a light pseudoscalar particle X in the decay K_{L};{0}-->pi;{0}pi;{0}X, X-->gammagamma with the E391a detector at KEK. Such a particle with a mass of 214.3 MeV/c;{2} was suggested by the HyperCP experiment. We found no evidence for X and set an upper limit on the product branching ratio for K_{L};{0}-->pi;{0}pi;{0}X, X-->gammagamma of 2.4x10;{-7} at the 90% confidence level. Upper limits on the branching ratios in the mass region of X from 194.3 to 219.3 MeV/c;{2} are also presented.
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- Y C Tung
- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Omura M, Ogata R, Kubo K, Shimasaki Y, Aou S, Oshima Y, Tanaka A, Hirata M, Makita Y, Inoue N. Two-generation reproductive toxicity study of tributyltin chloride in male rats. Toxicol Sci 2001; 64:224-32. [PMID: 11719705 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/64.2.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A 2-generation reproductive toxicity study of tributyltin chloride (TBTCl) was conducted in male rats using dietary concentrations of 5, 25, and 125 ppm TBTCl to evaluate its effect on sexual development and the reproductive system. F1 males were killed on postnatal day 119 and F2 males were killed on postnatal day 91. TBTCl affected the male reproductive system of rats. The weights of the testis and epididymis were decreased and homogenization-resistant spermatid and sperm count were reduced mainly in the 125 ppm TBTCl group. Histopathologic changes were also observed in the testis of this group and included vacuolization of the seminiferous epithelium, spermatid retention, and delayed spermiation. However, the changes were minimal in nature. The weight of the ventral prostate was decreased to 84% of the control value in the 125 ppm group in the F1 generation and decreased to 84 and 69% of the control value in the 25 ppm and 125 ppm TBTCl groups, respectively, in the F2 generation. The serum 17beta-estradiol concentration was also decreased to 55% of the control value in the 125 ppm group in the F1 generation and decreased to 78 and 57% of the control value in the 25 ppm and 125 ppm TBTCl groups, respectively, in the F2 generation. However, the serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone were not decreased in these groups. These changes corresponded with those caused by aromatase inhibition and therefore TBTCl might be a weak aromatase inhibitor in male rats.
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- M Omura
- Department of Hygiene, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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Sakamoto M, Uen T, Nakamura T, Hashimoto O, Sakata R, Kin M, Ogata R, Kawaguch T, Torimura T, Sata M. Estrogen upregulates nitric oxide synthase expression in cultured rat hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells. J Hepatol 2001; 34:858-64. [PMID: 11451169 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(01)00023-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Estrogen receptor (ER) is present in vascular endothelial cells and estrogen promotes nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, which relaxes smooth muscle cells. It is also speculated that NO is synthesized by estrogen in hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells (SECs). Here we investigated the localization of ER and endothelial cell nitric oxide synthase (ecNOS), and determined 17beta-estradiol (E2)-induced ecNOS expression in normal rat SECs. METHODS Cultured SECs were used. Fluorescence intensities of ecNOS were measured by immunofluorescence using a confocal laser-scanning microscope. E2 was added (100 pg/ml) to the culture medium, and the expressions of ecNOS mRNA and protein were analyzed by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. NO production in cultured SECs was examined using diaminofluorescein-2 diacetate as a fluorescent indicator for NO. RESULTS Immunolocalization of ER and ecNOS in normal liver was demonstrated in endothelial cells lining the hepatic sinusoids. ER and ecNOS were localized in the nuclei and cytoplasm of cultured SECs, respectively. The mRNA expression of ecNOS in cultured SECs was increased after 6 h, and the protein expression of ecNOS was increased 24 h after E2 stimulation. The fluorescence intensity of NO in cultured SECs was increased by E2 stimulation compared with untreated control cells. CONCLUSIONS These results suggested that ER is present in SECs, and estrogen upregulates NO production in SECs. E2 may be involved in the regulation of the hepatic sinusoidal microcirculation.
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- M Sakamoto
- Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
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Ogata R, Omura M, Shimasaki Y, Kubo K, Oshima Y, Aou S, Inoue N. Two-generation reproductive toxicity study of tributyltin chloride in female rats. J Toxicol Environ Health A 2001; 63:127-144. [PMID: 11393799 DOI: 10.1080/15287390151126469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A two-generation reproductive toxicity study of the effects of tributyltin chloride (TBTCl) was conducted in female rats using dietary concentrations of 5, 25, and 125 ppm TBTCl. Reproductive outcomes of dams (number and body weight of pups and the percentage of live pups) and the growth of female pups (the day of eye opening and body weight gain) were significantly decreased in the 125 ppm TBTCl group. A delay in vaginal opening and impaired estrous cyclicity were also observed in the 125 ppm TBTCl group. However, an increase in anogenital distance was found in all TBTCl groups on postnatal d 1. A dose-effect relationship was observed in TBTCl-induced changes in anogenital distance. These results indicate that the whole-life exposure to TBTCl affects the sexual development and reproductive function of female rats. In addition, the TBTCl-induced increase in anogenital distance seems to suggest it may exert a masculinizing effect on female neonates. However, the concentrations of TBTCl used in this study are not environmentally relevant.
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- R Ogata
- Department of Hygiene, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Kubo K, Arai O, Ogata R, Omura M, Hori T, Aou S. Exposure to bisphenol A during the fetal and suckling periods disrupts sexual differentiation of the locus coeruleus and of behavior in the rat. Neurosci Lett 2001; 304:73-6. [PMID: 11335058 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)01760-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study tested the effect of exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) early in life on the sexual differentiation in the brain and behavior in Wistar rats. We administered BPA only to mother rats during pregnancy and lactation at a dosage of approximately 1.5 mg/kg per day far less than the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL; 50 mg/kg per day). Control female offspring showed a higher activity, a lower avoidance memory, and larger locus coeruleus than the male controls, while the BPA-exposed group did not show any sexual dimorphism. BPA did not affect the reproductive organs or sex hormones. Our results suggest that the current methods to determine the NOAEL of artificial industrial chemicals may not be sufficient to detect a disruption of the sexual differentiation in the brain.
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- K Kubo
- Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University 60, 812-8582, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ogata R, Majima Y, Tateishi Y, Kuromatsu R, Shimauchi Y, Torimyra T, Tanaka M, Kumashiro R, Kojiro M, Sata M. Bright loop appearance; a characteristic ultrasonography sign of early hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncol Rep 2000; 7:1293-8. [PMID: 11032932 DOI: 10.3892/or.7.6.1293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) are the most effective screening methodologies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In our US screening, 20% of small HCC nodules less than 20 mm in diameter were detected as hyperechoic tumors. Among these hyperechoic HCC nodules, we have often observed <bright loop appearance> (BL) which is defined as hypoechoic nodules in the hyperechoic tumor. In this study, we report that the BL is a sign of dedifferentiation of early stage of HCC with fatty change by US. From 1994 to 1998, we performed tumor targeting needle biopsy in 938 hepatic nodular lesions. Among them, 284 nodules <20 mm in diameter, histologically diagnosed as HCC, were studied. BL is defined as a hyperechoic tumor containing a hypoechoic nodule >4 mm in diameter by US. Among 284 nodules, well, moderately and poorly differentiated HCC were 183 (64.4%), 100 (35.2%) and 1 (0.4%), respectively. On US, hypoechoic, isoechoic, and hyperechoic nodules were 188 (66.2%), 32 (11.3%) and 64 (22.5%), respectively. Forty-seven nodules of 64 hyperechoic HCC nodules <20 mm in diameter, 47 nodules (73.4%) showed fatty changes. Of 64 hyperechoic HCC nodules, we recognized 22 nodules (34.4%) as BL. The proportion of BL type hyperechoic nodules increased with the tumor size. Two hyperechoic nodules followed by US changed to BL with tumor enlargement. Histologic examination of a resected HCC with BL showed that hyperechoic HCC nodule represented well-differentiated HCC with fatty change and inner hypoechoic lesion represented moderately differentiated HCC without fatty change. In US screening for HCC, BL was often observed in HCC nodules from 11 to 20 mm in diameter. Histologic examination revealed that BL of HCC on US was associated with tumor progression and indicated dedifferentiation showing moderately differentiated HCC in well-differentiated HCC with fatty change.
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- R Ogata
- Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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Omura M, Masuda Y, Hirata M, Tanaka A, Makita Y, Ogata R, Inoue N. Onset of spermatogenesis is accelerated by gestational administration of 1,2,3,4,6,7-hexachlorinated naphthalene in male rat offspring. Environ Health Perspect 2000; 108:539-544. [PMID: 10856028 PMCID: PMC1638139 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.00108539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We treated pregnant rats with 1 microg/kg body weight/day 1,2,3,4,6,7-hexachlorinated naphthalene (1,2,3,4,6,7-HxCN) on days 14-16 of gestation and examined the effects on the reproductive systems of their male offspring at various phases of sexual maturation. Sperm count in the cauda epididymidis did not change in 1,2,3,4,6, 7-HxCN-treated rats on postnatal day 89, the age of sexual maturity, but the sperm count in the cauda epididymidis did increase to approximately 180% of the control value on postnatal day 62. In addition, homogenization-resistant testicular spermatids increased to approximately 160% of the control value on postnatal day 48, and the percent of postmeiotic tubules increased to approximately 190% of the control value on postnatal day 31 in this group. These results indicate that the onset of spermatogenesis was accelerated in the 1,2,3,4,6,7-HxCN rats. Serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) had already reached the maximum level on postnatal day 31 in the 1,2,3,4,6, 7-HxCN group, suggesting that the onset of LH and FSH secretions from the pituitary gland was also accelerated and that this endocrine disruption was the cause of early onset of spermatogenesis in this group. In the fat of 1,2,3,4,6,7-HxCN-treated dams, 5.75+/-2.81 ppb 1,2,3,4,6,7-HxCN was detected when offspring were weaned. This concentration was 5-10 times higher than that found in human adipose tissue.
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- M Omura
- Department of Hygiene, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Shimauchi Y, Tanaka M, Kuromatsu R, Ogata R, Tateishi Y, Itano S, Ono N, Yutani S, Nagamatsu H, Matsugaki S, Yamasaki S, Tanikawa K, Sata M. A simultaneous monitoring of Lens culinaris agglutinin A-reactive alpha-fetoprotein and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin as an early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in the follow-up of cirrhotic patients. Oncol Rep 2000; 7:249-56. [PMID: 10671666 DOI: 10.3892/or.7.2.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To elucidate the risk factors for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) during the follow-up of patients with liver cirrhosis (LC), outpatients with LC were examined periodically by means of serum biochemical assessments, ultrasonography, and computed tomography. Risk factors for HCC were statistically analyzed. We also examined an efficacy of Lens culinaris agglutinin A-reactive profiles of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP-L3%) and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) value using a highly sensitive DCP determination kit (ED036) for the early recognition of HCC. The AFP-L3% and the ED036 value were retrospectively determined with stored serum samples. HCC was diagnosed in 21 of the 78 patients with LC during the follow-up period (mean follow-up period: 42 months). The estimated cumulative incidence of HCC was 25% with 3 years and 48% with 5 years. The most significant risk factor for the development of HCC in LC patients was found to be the mean serum AFP concentration from the year before the HCC detection (p=0.02). At the time of the recognition of HCC, the positive rates of the tumor markers were: serum AFP concentration 14%, serum DCP value 5%, AFP-L3% was 33%, and that of ED036 43%. The positive rate in collaborative use of AFP-L3% and ED036 was 67%. The simultaneous determination of the AFP-L3% and the ED036 value was shown to be effective for the early detection of HCC.
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- Y Shimauchi
- Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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Kin M, Torimura T, Ueno T, Nakamura T, Ogata R, Sakamoto M, Tamaki S, Sata M. Angiogenesis inhibitor TNP-470 suppresses the progression of experimentally-induced hepatocellular carcinoma in rats. Int J Oncol 2000; 16:375-82. [PMID: 10639583 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.16.2.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We evaluated the effects of angiogenesis inhibitor, TNP-470, on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCCs) induced by a choline-deficient L-amino acid defined (CDAA) diet in rats. Male Fisher 344 rats were fed CDAA for 68 weeks. Rats were treated by subcutaneous injection of TNP-470 (15 mg/kg) or saline (control) three times per week from 53 to 68 weeks. At the end of the experiment, we determined the frequency and size of HCCs and glutathione S-transferase placental form (GSTP)-positive lesions, histology of liver cirrhosis, liver function, and liver weight per body weight. We also determined, using histologic and immunohistochemical semiquantification analyses, the degree of vascularity, apoptosis and proliferation in HCC and adjacent tissues. Treatment with TNP-470 resulted in a reduction of the size and frequency of HCC compared to untreated rats. However, TNP-470 did not influence the histology of liver cirrhosis and liver function. The liver weight per body weight of TNP-470-treated rats was slightly heavier in comparison with that of the controls. Treatment with TNP-470 significantly reduced tumor vascularity relative to the controls. There were no significant differences in the Ki-67 labeling index of HCCs between TNP-470 treated and control rats. The frequency of apoptotic hepatoma cells in TNP-470-treated rats was higher than in control rats. Our results indicate that TNP-470 suppresses the progression of CDAA-induced HCCs in rats through inhibition of angiogenesis, and suggest that TNP-470 might be useful clinically for HCCs.
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- M Kin
- The Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan
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Torimura T, Ueno T, Kin M, Ogata R, Inuzuka S, Sugawara H, Kurotatsu R, Shimada M, Yano H, Kojiro M, Tanikawa K, Sata M. Integrin alpha6beta1 plays a significant role in the attachment of hepatoma cells to laminin. J Hepatol 1999; 31:734-40. [PMID: 10551399 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(99)80355-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Tumor invasion and metastasis consist of a series of complex events. During this process, the ability of tumor cells to adhere to laminin, a major component of basement membranes, is required at various steps. The expression of laminin-binding integrins and the extent of tumor metastasis and progression appear to be related. In hepatocellular carcinoma, increased expression of laminin-binding integrins is observed. However, little is known concerning the possible functional interactions between laminin-binding integrins and laminin. Therefore, we investigated the participation of laminin-binding integrins in the attachment of hepatoma cells to laminin. METHODS Human hepatoma cell lines (KIM-1, KYN-1, 2) were used. We investigated the expression of integrin alpha1, alpha2, alpha3, alpha6, beta1, and beta4 subunits on hepatoma cells by immunocytochemical and flow cytometric analysis. Participation of these integrin subunits in the attachment of hepatoma cells to laminin was evaluated by an inhibition of cell adhesion assay. RESULTS Integrin alpha1, alpha2, alpha3, alpha6 and beta1 subunits were expressed at the marginal areas of hepatoma cells, while the integrin beta4 subunit was scarcely detected. Laminin promoted the attachment of hepatoma cells in a dose-dependent manner. Although anti-integrin alpha1, alpha2, beta3 and beta4 subunit antibodies did not inhibit cell attachment to laminin, anti-integrin alpha6 and beta1 subunit antibodies inhibited the attachment by 50% or more. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that integrin alpha6beta1 is very important in the attachment of hepatoma cells to laminin, suggesting the participation of this integrin in metastasis and invasion of hepatoma cells.
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- T Torimura
- Second Department of Medicine and Research Center for Innovative Cancer Therapy, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
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Inoue Y, Kamura T, Okuma A, Shigematsu T, Amada S, Ogata R, Koga M, Nozaki M, Nakano H. Efficacy of selective venous sampling to localize a small ovarian androgen-producing tumor. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 1999; 25:231-6. [PMID: 10540524 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1999.tb01154.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Two cases of androgen-producing tumors, including a Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor in a woman of reproductive age and a Leydig cell tumor in a postmenopausal woman, are reported herein. In both cases, only selective venous sampling was able to detect the presence of the androgen-producing ovarian tumors.
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- Y Inoue
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Nozaki M, Ogata R, Koera K, Hashimoto K, Nakano H. Changes in coagulation factors and fibrinolytic components of postmenopausal women receiving continuous hormone replacement therapy. Climacteric 1999; 2:124-30. [PMID: 11910665 DOI: 10.3109/13697139909025576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on coagulation factors and fibrinolytic components in postmenopausal women was studied for 6 months to elucidate whether continuous HRT has an influence on thrombosis. METHODS One hundred and thirty-four postmenopausal women were divided into three groups according to treatment: 39 women who had undergone hysterectomy and oophorectomy received 0.625 mg/day of conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) continuously (CEE therapy), 48 postmenopausal women received both 0.625 mg/day of CEE and 2.5 mg/day of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) continuously (CEE/MPA therapy) and 47 postmenopausal women received placebo as control. The following variables were measured before treatment as well as after 1, 3 and 6 months of treatment: factor VII activity, protein C activity, fibrinogen level, antithrombin III activity, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) level and the plasma concentration of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). RESULTS After 1 month of treatment, protein C activity increased by 9.6% and 11.4% of the initial value (p < 0.05), fibrinogen level decreased by 7.8% and 6.1% of the initial value (p < 0.05) and PAI-1 decreased by 19.4% and 14.3% of the initial value (p < 0.05) in the CEE therapy group and the CEE/MPA therapy group, respectively. Factor VII activity increased by 10.1% of the initial value (p < 0.05) in the CEE therapy group only. Antithrombin III and t-PA levels did not change throughout either treatment. CONCLUSION Except for an increase in factor VII activity in the case of continuous CEE therapy, continuous HRT had no unfavorable effects on either coagulation factors or fibrinolytic components.
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- M Nozaki
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Ishibashi A, Ogata R, Sakisaka S, Kumashiro R, Koga Y, Mitsuyama K, Kuromatsu R, Uchimura Y, Ijyuin H, Tanaka K, Iwao T, Ishii K, Sata M, Inoue Y, Kin Y, Oizumi K, Nishida H, Imaizumi T, Tanikawa K. Erythropoietic protoporphyria with fatal liver failure. J Gastroenterol 1999; 34:405-9. [PMID: 10433022 DOI: 10.1007/s005350050284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A 33-year-old woman with a history of photosensitivity, persistent abdominal pain, and liver dysfunction was admitted to our department because of abdominal pain and progression of liver dysfunction. On admission, levels of protoporphyrin and coproporphyrin within erythrocytes were markedly increased. Autofluorescent erythrocytes were also detected, leading to a diagnosis of erythropoietic protoporphyria. A liver biopsy specimen revealed cirrhosis with dark brown granules filling hepatocytes, bile canaliculi, and bile ductules. Transfusion of washed erythrocytes, hemodialysis, and administration of cholestyramine and beta-carotene transiently improved levels of porphyrins and liver function. The patient died of rupture of esophageal varices followed by multiple organ failure. However, the treatments were believed to have extended survival.
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- A Ishibashi
- Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
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Ueno T, Sujaku K, Tamaki S, Ogata R, Kin M, Nakamura T, Sakamoto M, Torimura T, Mitsuyama K, Sakisaka S, Sata M, Tanikawa K. OK-432 treatment increases matrix metalloproteinase-9 production and improves dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver cirrhosis in rats. Int J Mol Med 1999; 3:497-503. [PMID: 10202181 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.3.5.497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Kupffer cells are major matrix metalloproteinase-producing cells in the liver. The production of metalloproteinases in Kupffer cells may contribute to the improvement of liver fibrosis inducing liver cirrhosis. In this study, we examined the effect of the OK-432 (a biological response modifier) on the dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver cirrhosis in rats. Dimethylnitrosamine (10 microg/ml) was injected intraperitoneally into 20 male Wistar rats 3x/week for 4 weeks. For the subsequent 4 weeks, the animals were injected with saline (1 ml, 1x/week) (Group I, n=10) or OK-432 (1 Klinishe Einheit, 1x/week) (Group II, n=10). The control rats were injected with 1 ml saline for the initial 4 weeks and subsequent 4 weeks (Group III, n=10). The degree of hepatic fibrosis, the immunolocalization of type IV collagen, hyaluronic acid, and alpha-smooth muscle actin, and the mRNA expression by Northern blotting and the activity by gelatin zymography of metalloproteinase-9 were evaluated. Serum aminotransferase, hyaluronic acid, interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels were measured. The deposition of á-smooth muscle actin and extracellular matrix containing type IV collagen and hyaluronic acid was markedly suppressed by OK-432. The mRNA expression and the activity of metalloproteinase-9 were markedly increased by OK-432. The serum aminotransferase and hyaluronic acid levels were decreased by OK-432. The serum interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha values were lower than the detectable limit in all samples from all three groups. These results indicate that OK-432 increased the production of metalloproteinase-9 and improved the rat dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver cirrhosis. OK-432 is suggested to be useful for the treatment of liver cirrhosis.
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- T Ueno
- The 2nd Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
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Ogata R, Torimura T, Kin M, Ueno T, Tateishi Y, Kuromatsu R, Shimauchi Y, Sakamoto M, Tamaki S, Sata M, Tanikawa K. Increased expression of membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 with tumor dedifferentiation in hepatocellular carcinomas. Hum Pathol 1999; 30:443-50. [PMID: 10208467 DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(99)90121-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Destruction of the extracellular matrices is required for tumor invasion and metastasis. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 degrades type IV collagen and laminin, major components of the basement membrane. Membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase activates the latent form of matrix metalloproteinase-2. We studied changes in membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression in relation to the tumor differentiation of hepatocellular carcinomas. Activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2 was also evaluated in hepatocellular carcinomas and noncancerous tissues. Overall, 37 hepatocellular carcinomas were studied. Expression of membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 was determined by either immunohistochemistry (n=37) or in situ hybridization (n=6). Changes in membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression were evaluated in relation to tumor differentiation. Gelatinolytic activities were analyzed by gelatin zymography (n=4). Membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 were detected in hepatoma cells and stromal cells. In addition, these matrix metalloproteinases were detected in the same hepatoma cells. Increased expression of membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 was associated with tumor dedifferentiation. The active form of matrix metalloproteinase-2 was more strongly expressed by hepatocellular carcinomas than by noncancerous tissues. These findings indicate that increased expression of membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 was associated with tumor dedifferentiation, suggesting that these matrix metalloproteinases are intimately involved in the invasion of hepatocellular carcinomas.
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- R Ogata
- Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
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Ueno T, Hashimoto O, Sugawara H, Ogata R, Kusaba N, Torimura T, Sata M, Tanikawa K. Serum carboxy-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen reflects bone metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Oncol 1998; 13:297-303. [PMID: 9664125 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.13.2.297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP) is a degradation product of type I collagen. In this study, we investigated the usefulness of measuring the serum ICTP concentration for diagnosing and monitoring bone metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The serum concentrations of ICTP, type I procollagen carboxy-terminal propeptide (PICP), type III procollagen aminoterminal propeptide (PIIIP), type IV collagen (Ty IV), type IV collagen 7S-domain (7S), and hyaluronic acid (HA) were measured in patients with liver cirrhosis, HCC with or HCC without bone metastasis, and in healthy controls. The diagnostic efficiency of the serum ICTP and fibrosis marker levels in the HCC patients with and without bone metastasis was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curves. We also retrospectively examined the changes in the serum ICTP levels before and after bone metastasis in the HCC patients. The serum ICTP level was significantly higher in the HCC patients with bone metastasis than in the patients with other diseases and the healthy controls. The serum PICP, PIIIP, Ty IV, 7S and HA levels of the HCC patients with bone metastasis did not differ significantly from those of the patients without bone metastasis. The diagnostic efficiency for HCC with bone metastasis was 87% for ICTP, 51% for PICP, 65% for Ty IV, 55% for PIIIP and 51% for HA. During the follow-up, the changes in the serum ICTP values paralleled the behavior of bone metastasis. These results indicate that the measurement of serum ICTP concentration is useful for detecting and monitoring HCC patients with bone metastasis.
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- T Ueno
- Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830, Japan
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Type IV collagen and laminin, major components of the basement membrane, are involved in several biologic activities. In malignant tumors, cell-matrix interactions are very important for tumor invasion and metastasis. In hepatocellular carcinoma, these matrices are present around hepatoma cells. However, there is little known how these matrices influence on the behavior of hepatoma cells. In this study, we investigated the participation of type IV collagen and laminin in the motility, adhesion, and proliferation of hepatoma cells using three different human hepatoma cell lines (KYN-1, 2, 3). The production of type IV collagen and laminin was investigated by immunoelectron microscopy. The effects of type IV collagen and laminin on hepatoma cell migration, adhesion, and proliferation were evaluated by the haptotactic migration assay, phagokinetic track assay, an adhesion assay, and a 3H-thymidine incorporation assay. Immunoelectron microscopy showed the production of type IV collagen and laminin by hepatoma cells. Type IV collagen and laminin enhanced haptotactic migration, chemokinesis, adhesion, and thymidine incorporation by hepatoma cells. The combination of type IV collagen and laminin had the most pronounced effects on these biologic activities. These results indicate that type IV collagen and laminin promote hepatoma cell motility, adhesion, and proliferation in an autocrine manner, suggesting enhancement of invasion and metastasis of hepatoma cells by these basement membrane components in vivo.
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- R Ogata
- Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
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Nozaki M, Hashimoto K, Inoue Y, Ogata R, Okuma A, Nakano H. Treatment of bone loss in oophorectomized women with a combination of ipriflavone and conjugated equine estrogen. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1998; 62:69-75. [PMID: 9722129 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(98)00068-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We previously reported that 0.625 mg/day of conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) could not prevent acute bone loss in the first year after oophorectomy. The effect of additional administration of ipriflavone on bone mineral density (BMD) and biochemical indices of bone remodeling were studied to investigate whether concurrent use of CEE and ipriflavone prevent acute bone loss in the early stages following surgical menopause. METHODS One-hundred and sixteen oophorectomized women were randomly divided into four groups according to treatment; group 1: placebo, n = 30; group 2: CEE (0.625 mg/day), n = 29; group 3: ipriflavone (600 mg/day), n = 30; group 4: CEE (0.625 mg/day) plus ipriflavone (600 mg/day), n = 27. Vertebral BMD was measured using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and two biochemical indices of bone metabolism, urinary pyridinoline (Pyr) and serum intact human osteocalcin (hOC), were also measured before, 24 weeks, and 48 weeks after initiation of treatment. RESULTS BMD was reduced 48 weeks after treatment by 6.1, 3.9 and 5.1% in groups 1-3, respectively, but by only 1.2% in group 4. Pyr decreased by 49.5, 32.0 and 41.5% in groups 2-4, respectively. hOC also decreased by 45.2 and 21.6% in groups 2 and 4, but increased by 40.5% in group 3, suggesting an inhibitory action of CEE and ipriflavone on the turnover of bone metabolism and stimulatory action of ipriflavone on bone formation. CONCLUSION Concomitant use of ipriflavone with CEE from an early stage after oophorectomy inhibited bone loss and was considered to be effective in maintaining bone mass after oophorectomy.
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- M Nozaki
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ono N, Ijuin H, Ono N, Tateishi Y, Ogata R, Kuromatsu R, Itano S, Sata M, Tanikawa K. [The diagnosis of the early stage of hepatocellular carcinoma by US-angiography with intraarterial Albunex (sonicated serum albumin) infusion]. Nihon Rinsho 1998; 56:956-60. [PMID: 9577616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (arterial infusion) has been clinically established as a qualitative diagnosis imaging tool for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) was performed after of Albunex (sonicated serum albumin) or Carbon Dioxide (CO2) microbubble by hand, into the hepatic artery as a diagnostic modality for the early HCC. Here, we discussed the diagnosis of the early HCC by CEUS using Albunex as a contrast medium. Briefly, a diagnosis of the early HCC was made CEUS examination of the hemodynamics of the arteries showed a hypovascular pattern. And tumor size was under 20 mm in diameter, the histopathologic examination was essential to reach a final diagnosis, well-differentiated HCC.
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- N Ono
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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Nozaki M, Inoue Y, Hashimoto K, Ogata R, Nakano H. Differential time-related effects of conjugated equine estrogen on bone metabolism in oophorectomized women. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1998; 60:41-6. [PMID: 9506413 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(97)00235-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The effects of conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) on bone mineral density (BMD) and biochemical indices of bone remodeling in oophorectomized women were studied for 3 years during estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) to investigate whether 0.625 mg/day of CEE alone prevent acute bone loss in the early stage of surgical menopause. METHODS We divided the subjects into three groups according to interval between oophorectomy and the start of ERT (group 1: less than 2 years after surgery, n = 31; group 2: 2-5 years after surgery, n = 29; and group 3: more than 5 years after surgery, n = 27). Vertebral BMD was measured using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Two biochemical indices of bone metabolism, urinary deoxypyridinoline (DPyr) and serum intact human osteocalcin (hOC) were also measured. RESULTS In group 1, continuous ERT with 0.625 mg/day of CEE could not prevent a BMD decrease within the first year. However, by the end of the second year, BMD was restored to the pre-ERT. The same dosage of CEE significantly increased BMD in groups 2 and 3 by the end of the first year. DPyr and hOC levels both decreased dramatically in the initial 6 months of therapy and were stable thereafter. CONCLUSION In the initial 2-year period after oophorectomy, 0.625 mg/day of CEE alone could not prevent acute bone loss suggesting that additional therapy for the prevention of osteoporosis may be needed.
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- M Nozaki
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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1. Effects on the pinacidil-induced outward current of inhibitors of tyrosine kinases and phosphatases were investigated by use of a patch-clamp method in smooth muscle cells of the rabbit portal vein. 2. A specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor, genistein, inhibited the pinacidil-induced current in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC50 of 5.5 microM. Superfusion of Ca2+-free solution did not affect this inhibitory effect of genistein. At higher concentrations, genistein inhibited the voltage-dependent Ba2+ and K+ currents with IC50 values of > 100 microM and 75 microM respectively. Tyrphostin B46 (30 microM), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, also inhibited the pinacidil-induced current by 70% of the control. 3. Sodium orthovanadate (100 microM), an inhibitor of tyrosine phosphatase, slightly but significantly enhanced both the pinacidil-induced and delayed rectifier K+ currents. Daidzein (100 microM), an inactive analogue of genistein, did not inhibit these currents. 4. Neither herbimycin A (1 microM), lavendustin A (30 microM), tyrphostin 23 (10 microM), which are also tyrosine kinase inhibitors, nor wortmannin (10 microM), a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor, had an effect on either the pinacidil-induced or delayed rectifier K+ currents. Epidermal growth factor (EGF; 1 microg ml(-1)) did not induce an outward current or enhance the pinacidil-induced current. 5. Pinacidil alone, in the cell-attached configuration, or pinacidil with GDP, in the inside-out configuration, activated a 42 pS channel in the smooth muscle cells of the rabbit portal vein. Genistein (30 microM) reduced the channel's open probability without inducing a change in unitary conductance at any holding potential (-30 to +20 mV). 6. In the inside-out configuration, genistein at 30 microM did not change the mean channel open time, but reduced the burst duration. At 100 microM genistein abolished channel opening. The inhibitory potencies with which 30 and 100 microM genistein acted on the unitary current of the ATP-sensitive K+ channel were similar to those seen in the whole-cell voltage-clamp configuration. 7. Although direct inhibitory actions of genistein on the ATP-sensitive K+ channels are not ruled out, our results suggest that a protein tyrosine kinase may play a role in the regulation of ATP-sensitive K+ channel activity in the rabbit portal vein.
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- R Ogata
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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The membrane current evoked by histamine in isolated smooth muscle cells from rabbit basilar artery was investigated using the perforated-patch technique. When 10 microM histamine was applied in the bath at a holding potential of -60 mV, an inward current (79.2 +/- 55.8 pA) was transiently activated. An outward current was additionally evoked by 10 microM histamine when the membrane was held at -40 mV or less negative potentials. The outward but not the inward current was completely blocked by 100 nM charybdotoxin. A higher concentration of histamine (30 microM) failed to produce the inward current (3.4 +/- 4.8 pA) when Cl- concentration in the pipette was reduced. The apparent reversal potential of the inward current induced by histamine in physiological salt solution, in high-tetraethylammonium (TEA+) solution (bath), or in low-Cl- solution (pipette) was -6.3 +/- 4.4, -7.5 +/- 4.9, or -45.8 +/- 8.5 mV, respectively. Niflumic acid (100 microM) reversibly blocked the inward current, which was also blocked by 10 microM pyrilamine but not by 10 microM cimetidine. When histamine was continuously applied in the bath, spontaneous transient inward currents were generated. Removal of external Ca2+ or addition of 1 microM nicardipine or 2 mM caffeine reduced the amplitude of the histamine-induced inward current. These results suggest that histamine induces an inward current via H1 receptors at the resting membrane potential, possibly due to activation of Cl- currents. The Cl- inward current might be generated by elevation of intracellular Ca2+ via histamine receptors. The inward current may also contribute to control of the Ca2+ influx via a change in the membrane potential.
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- M Kamouchi
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Hashimoto K, Ogata R, Nozaki M, Inoue Y, Sano M, Nakano H. P104 Estradiol relaxes the rabbit basilar artery through voltage-dependent Ca channels. Maturitas 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5122(97)81295-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ogata R, Nozaki M, Inoue Y, Hashimoto K, Sano M, Nakano H. P103 Estradiol inhibits the voltage-dependent Ca channels of the rabbit basilar artery through GTP-binding protein. Maturitas 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5122(97)81296-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Teramoto N, Ogata R, Okabe K, Kameyama A, Kameyama M, Watanabe TX, Kuriyama H, Kitamura K. Effects of calciseptine on unitary barium channel currents in guinea-pig portal vein. Pflugers Arch 1996; 432:462-70. [PMID: 8766006 DOI: 10.1007/s004240050158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Effects of synthesized calciseptine (CaS), found naturally in the venom of the black mamba, on voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels in smooth muscle cells of the guinea-pig portal vein were investigated. In the whole-cell voltage-clamp configuration, extracellular application of CaS (>/= 10 nM) inhibited the inward current in a concentration- and voltage-dependent manner at a holding potential of -90 mV. The Ca2+ current recorded at a high holding potential (-50 mV) was approximately 8 times more sensitive to CaS than that at a more negative holding potential (-90 mV). CaS (50 nM) shifted to the left the steady-state inactivation curve obtained by using single 8-s conditioning pulses of various amplitudes. When CaS (>/= 200 nM) was present in the pipette, the Ca2+ current remained for the duration of the experiments (more than 60 min) in the whole-cell configuration. Two different Ca2+ channel conductances are present in this tissue (25-pS and 12-pS channels). Both channels are blocked by dihydropyridine (DHP) derivatives, but have different sensitivities. In the cell-attached condition, CaS hardly changed the activity of either unitary Ca2+ channel current. To prevent the "run down" of the Ca2+ channels in cell-free conditions, we added cardiac cytosol, a supernatant from homogenized cardiac cells and an endogenous Ca2+ channel activating factor, in the pipette. The unitary Ca2+ channel currents were then recorded using the outside-out membrane patch configuration. Application of CaS (1 microM) in the bath completely blocked the open events of the 25-pS Ca2+ channel. CaS (10 nM) in the bath reduced the mean open time and channel availability, resulting in a decrease in the open probability of the 25-pS channel currents without affecting the amplitude of the single-channel conductance. CaS also reduced the open probability (though less potently) and channel availability of the 12-pS Ca2+ channel without a change in its amplitude. From these results, we conclude that CaS has inhibitory effects on the voltage-dependent Ca2+ current that are similar to those of DHP derivatives and that it acts from the outside of the membrane.
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- N Teramoto
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-82, Japan
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Ogata R, Inoue Y, Nakano H, Ito Y, Kitamura K. Oestradiol-induced relaxation of rabbit basilar artery by inhibition of voltage-dependent Ca channels through GTP-binding protein. Br J Pharmacol 1996; 117:351-9. [PMID: 8789390 PMCID: PMC1909250 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15198.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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1. Effects of oestradiol on the electrical and mechanical properties of the rabbit basilar artery were investigated by use of microelectrode, patch-clamp and isometric tension recording methods. 2. Oestradiol (10 nM-100 microM) relaxed arterial tissue pre-contracted by excess [K]o solution (30 mM) in a concentration-dependent manner. In Ca-free solution, histamine (10 microM) and caffeine (20 mM) each produced a phasic contraction, but oestradiol (10 microM) did not significantly affect their amplitude. 3. Oestradiol (< or = 100 microM) did not change the resting membrane potential of the artery whether in the presence or absence of TEA (10 mM). Action potentials observed in the presence of 10 mM TEA were abolished by oestradiol (100 microM). 4. Oestradiol (1 microM-100 microM) inhibited the voltage-dependent Ba current in a concentration-dependent manner. Oestradiol (100 microM) inhibited the Ba current observed in the presence of nicardipine (1 microM) more than that in the absence of nicardipine (to 31.0% vs 62.0% of control). 5. GTP gamma S (30 microM) in the pipette enhanced the inhibitory actions of oestradiol on the Ba current. On the other hand, with GDP beta S (1 mM) in the pipette, oestradiol failed to inhibit the Ba current. Pertussis toxin (PTX 3 micrograms ml-1) in the pipette totally prevented the inhibitory action of oestradiol on the Ba current. 6. Oestradiol (< or = 100 microM) had no significant effect on the outward K currents evoked by a membrane depolarization. 7. These results strongly suggest that oestradiol relaxes arterial tissue by inhibition of voltage-dependent Ca channels and that it inhibits both nicardipine-sensitive and -resistant Ca currents via a PTX-sensitive GTP-binding protein. The main target of oestradiol among the arterial Ca channels seems to be the nicardipine-resistant Ca channel, rather than the nicardipine-sensitive one.
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- R Ogata
- Department of Pharmacology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kitamura K, Ogata R. [Ion channels of vascular smooth muscle and pharmacological effects of calcium antagonists and potassium channel openers]. Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi 1994; 85:309-13. [PMID: 7851831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- K Kitamura
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
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Nozaki M, Hashimoto K, Sumii Y, Ogata R, Yuuki H, Yokoyama M, Imura M, Sano M, Nakano H. [Changes in bone and lipid metabolisms following oophorectomy and effects of estrogen replacement therapy]. Nihon Sanka Fujinka Gakkai Zasshi 1993; 45:38-44. [PMID: 8382249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The bone and lipid metabolisms in Japanese oophorectomized (OVX) women and effects of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) were investigated. Three hundred and two OVX women (mean age of 41.6) and 164 premenopausal women (mean age of 42.1) were examined. BMD of the lumbar spine, serum Ca, P, Al-p, total cholesterol (T-C), HDL-C and LDL-C were measured every three months. BMD within 2 years after OVX was not significantly decreased. The mean BMD between 2 and 5 years or over 10 years after OVX was 0.83 (p < 0.01) and 0.69 (p < 0.001), respectively. Serum Ca and P were increased for 2 years and Al-p was increased for 10 years after OVX. To investigate the effect of ERT on BMD, OVX women were divided into 3 groups: ERT, VD3 and no treatment groups. After 12 months of treatment, the mean % BMD in each group was 102.9, 100.6 and 97.8, respectively. T-C or LDL-C was gradually increased in 10 years after OVX. After 15 months of ERT, the mean percentages HDL-C and LDL-C in hyperlipidemic women (LDL-C > or = 150) were 110.5 (p < 0.05) and 75.2 (p < 0.001). ERT may be requisite for OVX women and effective in preventing increased bone turnover and hyperlipidemism following OVX.
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- M Nozaki
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
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Yamashiro H, Ogata R, Gotoh Y. [Early stellate ganglion block failed to prevent progress of facial nerve palsy in a patient with Ramsay-Hunt syndrome--a case report]. Masui 1991; 40:500-5. [PMID: 2072506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A 73-year-old man complained of pain in his right ear with vesicular lesion for three days. He complained of no weakness of facial musculatures, but muscle test revealed slight weakness in orbital and oral muscles on admission. His hearing acuity of the left ear was intact. Vertigo with spontaneous nystagmus to left was complained. The patient was treated with stellate ganglion block four times a day, prednisolone 80 mg a day p.o. and acyclovir i.v. Mannitol solution 300 ml a day for eight days was given i.v. to reduce edema and to protect facial nerve. On his 3rd hospital day, his paralysis progressed and he could not close his eye or whistle with his mouth. Evoked myogram showed 91% impairment of the nerve. During recovery period there was discrepancy between facial palsy score of clinical signs and degree of nerve impairment by evoked myogram. On his 12th hospital day his facial nerve score improved 9 to 12 (0 complete paralysis, 40 no paralysis) but evoked myogram showed further progress of nerve impairment from 86% to 91% (Evoked wave heights were 14% and 9% of normal site respectively). The discrepancy is probably because facial palsy score reflects also neurapraxia of inflammatory nerve, and stellate ganglion block has no effect on changing course of facial nerve injury.
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- H Yamashiro
- Department of Anesthesia, Hamamatsu Medical Center
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Takahashi Y, Nakamura H, Ogata R, Matsuda N, Hamada M, Naganawa H, Takita T, Iitaka Y, Sato K, Takeuchi T. Kijimicin, a polyether antibiotic. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1990; 43:441-3. [PMID: 2351616 DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.43.441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Y Takahashi
- Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Tokyo, Japan
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