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Wada R, Shinohara M, Yao S, Yano K, Akitsu K, Koike H, Kinoshita T, Yuzawa H, Nakanishi R, Fujino T, Ikeda T. Significance of mitral L wave to predict late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency catheter ablation. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Mitral L wave, prominent mid-diastolic filling wave in echocardiographic examinations, is associated with severe left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, and that has been reported to predict recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardioversion. However, association between mitral L wave and the outcome of AF after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) has not been established.
Objective
The aim of this study is to evaluate the predictive value of mitral L wave on AF recurrence after RFCA.
Methods
250 patients including 164 paroxysmal AF (65.6%) and 86 non-paroxysmal AF (34.4%) who received RFCA in single center from January 2015 to December 2016 were enrolled consecutively. Echocardiographic examinations before RFCA were recorded, and the mitral L wave was defined as a distinct mid-diastolic flow velocity with a peak velocity ≥20 cm/s following the E wave. Systematic follow-up was conducted after RFCA. Univariate and multivariate analyses were carried out to determine the factors predicting late recurrence of AF (LRAF) which means AF recurrence after 3 months. Enrolled patients were divided into groups with the L wave (L-group; n=57) or without the L wave (NL-group; n=193) based on the findings of echocardiographic examinations.
Results
During a follow-up of 35.0±17.6 months, the ratio of LRAF in the L-group was significantly higher than that in the NL-group (32 (56.1%) vs. 41 (21.2%), Hazard ratio [HR]: 3.55, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.33 - 5.42, p<0.001). Among the clinical factors, presence of mitral L wave, BNP value, non-paroxysmal AF and moderate-severe mitral regurgitation were related to LRAF. A multivariate analysis using a Cox proportional hazard model found that presence of mitral L wave (HR: 2.67, 95% CI: 1.30 - 5.48, p=0.007) was significantly associated with LRAF.
Conclusion
This study revealed that mitral L wave predicts late recurrence of AF after RFCA.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- R Wada
- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Zhang S, Niu D, Wang D, Nie Y, Song N, Wang J, Ruan X, Huang M, Wada R, Ren J, Ding Y, Zhang K, Tang X, Han R, Liu B, Lu L, Jiang W. Measurement of leakage neutron spectra for aluminium with D-T fusion neutrons and validation of evaluated nuclear data. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhang X, Chen Z, Han R, Tian G, Liu B, Shi F, Sun H, Wada R. Benchmarking GEANT4 and PHITS for 14.8-MeV neutron transport in polyethylene and graphite materials. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kinoshita T, Yuzawa H, Wada R, Yano K, Yao S, Akitsu K, Koike H, Shinohara M, Abe A, Fujino T, Ogata H, Ikeda T. Electrocardiographic evaluation of depolarization and repolarization abnormalities in breast cancer patients with HER2-inhibitor related cardiac dysfunction. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
The arrhythmic substrates of the myocardium such as depolarization and repolarization abnormalities are thought to reflect cardiac dysfunction prior to the morphologic left ventricular dysfunction. Activation time (AT), recovery time (RT) and T wave peek-end interval dispersion (Tpe-dispersion) are useful indicators of the arrhythmic substrate. We examined the appearance of depolarization and repolarization abnormalities in patients with cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) using AT, RT and Tpe-dispersion.
Methods
We conducted a standardized case-control study of CTRCD with 40 patients who developed breast cancer and treated with trastuzumab (13 cases and 27 controls). We assessed the relation between electrocardiographic indexes, including AT, RT and corrected Tpe-dispersion, and CTRCD. QT intervals were measured by Fridericia method, and QT observer 3 software were used for the measurement of all electrocardiographic indexes.
Results
LVEF in case and control group were 45.7±8% and 69.2±6%, respectively. AT in aVR lead was significantly higher in case group compared with control (28.8±7ms vs 22.8±5ms, P=0.02). corrected Tpe-dispersion tended to be higher in case group than that of control group (43.2±19ms vs 31.9±10ms, P=0.06). QT dispersion and RT dispersion were not different between case and control group.
Conclusions
Our study demonstrated that AT in aVR may predict cardiac dysfunction in breast cancer patients with HER2-inhibitor related cardiac dysfunction. More detailed studies using other modalities which can detect depolarization and repolarization abnormalities, including ventricular late potentials and T wave alternans, are needed.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- T Kinoshita
- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery (Omori), Department of Surgery, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Takaki H, Hirata Y, Ueshima E, Kodama H, Matsumoto S, Wada R, Suzuki H, Nakasho K, Yamakado K. Abstract No. 426 Hepatic artery embolization enhance the expression of programmed cell death 1 ligand 1: an in vivo experimental study with an orthotopic rat hepatoma model. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.12.487] [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: 10/25/2022] Open
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Kinoshita T, Yuzawa H, Wada R, Yao S, Yano K, Akitsu K, Shinohara M, Koike H, Suzuki T, Abe A, Fujino T, Ikeda T. P93 The usefulness of dual cardiac autonomic nervous modulation assessment for prediction of mortality in patients with relatively preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehz872.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
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Background
Recent guidelines have stated that reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is the gold standard marker for identifying patients at risk for cardiac mortality. Although reduced LVEF identifies patients at an increased risk of cardiac arrest, sudden cardiac deaths (SCDs) occur considerably more often in patients with relatively preserved LVEF. Current guidelines on SCDs risk stratification do not adequately cover this general population pool. Heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate turbulence (HRT) are non-invasive electrocardiography (ECG)-based techniques capable of providing relevant information on the cardiac autonomic nervous modulation. Although a large body of evidence about autonomic nervous modulation markers has been reported, the usefulness of HRV and HRT parameters for risk stratification in such patients with relatively preserved LVEF has not yet been elucidated.
Purpose
This study aimed to evaluate HRV and HRT parameters for predicting cardiac mortality in patients with structural heart disease (SHD), including ischemic heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy and valvular heart disease, who have mid-range left ventricular dysfunction (LVD).
Methods
We prospectively enrolled 229 patients (187 men, age 63 ± 13 years) with SHD who have mid-range LVD (LVEF > 40%). HRV and HRT parameters based on 24-hour ambulatory ECG recordings (Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) were evaluated as follows; SDNN, triangular index, high and low frequency HRV, turbulence onset and slope. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis were used to assess the association between these cardiac autonomic nervous modulation and mortality.
Results
During a mean follow-up of 21 ± 11 months, all-cause mortality was seen in 11 (4.8%) patients. Univariate Cox regression analysis showed that reduced SDNN (<50ms), reduced triangular index (<20ms) and HRT category 2 were significantly associated with the primary endpoint (P < 0.05). When HRT category 2 combined with reduced SDNN, Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that this combination more strongly associates with the primary endpoint (hazard ratio =7.91, 95%CI, 1.82-34.2; P = 0.006).
Conclusion
Dual cardiac autonomic nervous modulation assessment which combined HRT and HRV could be a superior technique to predict mortality in patients with relatively preserved LVEF.
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- T Kinoshita
- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Zhang S, Song N, Wang J, Nie Y, Ruan X, Ren J, Wang D, Huang M, Lu L, Chen Z, Ding Y, Zhang K, Chen H, Wada R, Han R, Sun Q. Measurement of leakage neutron spectra for zirconium with D-T neutrons and validation of evaluated nuclear data. Fusion Engineering and Design 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.111311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shinohara M, Wada R, Akitsu K, Kinoshita T, Yuzawa H, Fujino T, Ikeda T. P3754Comparison of the transdermal bisoprolol patch with the oral bisoprolol fumarate administration as a therapeutic agent for idiopathic frequent premature ventricular contractions. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The transdermal bisoprolol patch (TB) was designed to maintain a sustained concentration of bisoprolol in plasma by higher trough concentration than the oral bisoporolol fumarate administration (OB). It is unclear whether the TB is as effective in treating idiopathic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) as the OB.
Purpose
We compared the efficacy between the TB and OB in treating idiopathic PVCs while considering their duration of action.
Methods
Among 198 patients with a PVC count of ≥3,000 beats/24 hours, 84 patients were divided into groups treated with TB 4mg (n=50) or OB 2.5mg (n=34). The PVCs were divided into positive heart rate (HR)-dependent PVCs (P-PVCs) and non-positive HR-dependent PVCs (NP-PVCs) based on the relationship between the hourly PVCs density and hourly mean HR. To evaluate the efficacy, PVC counts by 24-hour Holter electrocardiograms were measured at baseline and at 1 month after the initiation of the therapy.
Results
There were no significant between-group differences for the mean HR, PVC count, or type of PVCs. Both the TB (from 16,692±9,737 to 10,442±10,711 beats/24 hours, P<0.001) and OB (from 19,633±16,298 to 9,235±12,124 beats/24 hours, P<0.001) significantly decreased the total PVC count after the initiation of therapy, and a comparison between the two drugs showed no significant difference (P=0.46). In the P-PVC group, both the TB and OB significantly decreased the total PVC count (P<0.001, P=0.022 respectively), PVC count during the day-time (P<0.001, P=0.030 respectively), and PVC count during the night-time (P=0.0038, P=0.022 respectively). In contrast, in the NP-PVC group, neither the TB nor OB made any significantly change in the total PVC count (P=0.079, P=0.10 respectively), PVC count during the day-time (P=0.35, P=0.12 respectively), or PVC count during the night-time (P=0.11, P=0.12 respectively). The TB exhibited a significant reduction during each time period regarding the changes within 24-hours in the P-PVC count from baseline, while the OB did not significantly reduce the P-PVC count from baseline during each time period between 0 and 5 o'clock.
Conclusions
Compared with the OB, the TB could be used with the same efficacy for reducing the PVC count. The TB could be a more useful therapeutic agent for idiopathic P-PVCs during a 24-hour period than the OB.
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- M Shinohara
- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Fujino T, Yuzawa H, Kinoshita T, Shinohara M, Koike H, Akitsu K, Yano K, Wada R, Suzuki T, Ikeda T. P6559Long-term follow-up and outcomes of patients with discontinuation of oral anticoagulant therapy after successful ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.1149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) is effective for preventing strokes in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Currently, there is controversy regarding the discontinuation of OATs in patients with ablation procedures to eliminate AF.
Aim
We investigated the incidence of major bleeding and ischemic strokes/systemic embolisms in low-risk patients that discontinued OATs after successful AF ablation procedures.
Methods
Of 330 consecutive patients that underwent AF ablation procedures and were prescribed one of the direct oral anticoagulants or warfarin, 207 AF patients (158 men, mean age 61±11 years) who discontinued OATs three months after the procedure were enrolled. The average CHADS2 and HAS-BLED scores were 1.0±0.9 and 1.2±1.0, respectively, which meant that most patients had a low risk for strokes.
Results
During follow-up, 31 patients (15%) had recurrences of AF. Those patients underwent a re-ablation procedure and then re-discontinued their OATs three months after the session. During a 60±13 months follow-up, major bleeding was observed in five patients (2.4%) and was associated with a higher HAS-BLED score (2.2±0.4 vs. 1.1±1.0, P=0.027). In contrast, none of the patients experienced ischemic strokes/systemic embolisms.
Conclusions
This prospective study demonstrated that in patients with successful ablation procedures and low risk scores for AF management, OATs could be discontinued three months after the procedure. Unnecessary continuation of OATs may increase the incidence of major bleeding during the follow-up.
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- T Fujino
- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kino H, Yoshitake T, Wada R, Tahara K, Tsuda K. 3-DOF planar parallel-wire driven robot with an active balancer and its model-based adaptive control. Adv Robot 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2018.1493397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- H. Kino
- Department of Intelligent Mechanical Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Intelligent Mechanical Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Intelligent Mechanical Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Systems Innovation, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
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Wada R, Takaki H, Matsuda T, Tani T, Taki K, Saito H. Transcatheter embolization for the management of traumatic coronary venous injury. Diagn Interv Imaging 2018; 99:585-587. [PMID: 29716846 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- R Wada
- Department of Radiology, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai hospital, Hokkaido, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo College of medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Acute Care medicine, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Acute Care medicine, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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Tran DT, Ong HJ, Hagen G, Morris TD, Aoi N, Suzuki T, Kanada-En'yo Y, Geng LS, Terashima S, Tanihata I, Nguyen TT, Ayyad Y, Chan PY, Fukuda M, Geissel H, Harakeh MN, Hashimoto T, Hoang TH, Ideguchi E, Inoue A, Jansen GR, Kanungo R, Kawabata T, Khiem LH, Lin WP, Matsuta K, Mihara M, Momota S, Nagae D, Nguyen ND, Nishimura D, Otsuka T, Ozawa A, Ren PP, Sakaguchi H, Scheidenberger C, Tanaka J, Takechi M, Wada R, Yamamoto T. Evidence for prevalent Z = 6 magic number in neutron-rich carbon isotopes. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1594. [PMID: 29686394 PMCID: PMC5913314 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04024-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
The nuclear shell structure, which originates in the nearly independent motion of nucleons in an average potential, provides an important guide for our understanding of nuclear structure and the underlying nuclear forces. Its most remarkable fingerprint is the existence of the so-called magic numbers of protons and neutrons associated with extra stability. Although the introduction of a phenomenological spin-orbit (SO) coupling force in 1949 helped in explaining the magic numbers, its origins are still open questions. Here, we present experimental evidence for the smallest SO-originated magic number (subshell closure) at the proton number six in 13-20C obtained from systematic analysis of point-proton distribution radii, electromagnetic transition rates and atomic masses of light nuclei. Performing ab initio calculations on 14,15C, we show that the observed proton distribution radii and subshell closure can be explained by the state-of-the-art nuclear theory with chiral nucleon-nucleon and three-nucleon forces, which are rooted in the quantum chromodynamics.
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- D T Tran
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
- Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan.
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University, Tokyo, 156-8550, Japan
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo, 181-8588, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, 100191, Beijing, China
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- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, 100191, Beijing, China
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
- School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, 100191, Beijing, China
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- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh, 700000, Vietnam
- Faculty of Physics and Engineering, VNUHCM-University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, 70250, Vietnam
- Sungkyunkwan University, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, South Korea
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany
- Justus Liebig University, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany
- KVI Center for Advanced Radiation Technology, University of Groningen, 9747 AA, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Rare Isotope Science Project, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, 34047, Korea
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
- Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Astronomy and Physics Department, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS, B3H 3C3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 730000, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan
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- Kochi University of Technology, Kochi, 782-8502, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Dong Nai University, Dong Nai, 81000, Vietnam
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- Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 730000, Lanzhou, China
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany
- Justus Liebig University, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Niigata University, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 730000, Lanzhou, China
- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77840, USA
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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Kirschbrown WP, Wynne C, Kagedal M, Wada R, Li H, Nijem I, Badovinac Crnjevic T, Heeson S, Eng-Wong J, Garg A. Abstract P5-20-07: A phase Ib dose-finding study of subcutaneous pertuzumab in combination with subcutaneous trastuzumab in healthy male volunteers and female patients with early breast cancer. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p5-20-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Abstract
Background:
A fixed-dose combination (FDC) of subcutaneous (SC) pertuzumab (F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland) + SC trastuzumab (F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd) is being developed to reduce the treatment burden on patients while improving treatment facility efficiency. This phase Ib dose-finding study (NCT02738970) aimed to identify the SC pertuzumab dose that is comparable to the intravenous (IV) dose, based on serum trough concentrations (Ctrough) and area under the concentration–time curve (AUC) when administered with or without SC trastuzumab.
Methods:
This two-part study consisted of SC pertuzumab dose determination in healthy male volunteers (HMVs) (Part 1) and a subsequent SC pertuzumab dose confirmation in patients with early breast cancer (EBC) (Part 2). Part 1 of the study was comprised of 48 HMVs who received various SC pertuzumab doses (400–1200 mg) or the standard IV dose (420 mg), administered alone or co-mixed with SC trastuzumab 600 mg. Non-compartmental and statistical methods were used to test the pharmacokinetic (PK) interaction between SC pertuzumab and SC trastuzumab when administered with recombinant human hyaluronidase, a permeation enhancer. Two population PK (popPK) models were built to estimate PK parameters and PK variability. Model 1 used IV/SC PK data from Part 1 of the current study only. Model 2 used Part 1 SC PK data and PK parameters from the published IV pertuzumab popPK model (Garg A, et al. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2014; 74: 819–829). Each popPK model was used to simulate 400 phase III clinical trials. Per simulated trial, the geometric mean ratio (GMR) of Cycle 8 Ctrough at steady state and AUC at steady state for SC/IV were calculated. The percentage of trials with the 5th percentile confidence interval of the GMR above 0.8 was tabulated.
Results:
In Part 1 of the study, there was no impact on pertuzumab or trastuzumab PK from co-mixing SC trastuzumab with SC pertuzumab. The absolute bioavailability of SC pertuzumab in HMVs was approximately 70–80%, with a median time to reach maximum concentrations of 4–5 days. Clinical trial simulations indicated that an SC pertuzumab dose of 600 mg will achieve the target Ctrough and AUC SC/IV GMRs > 99% of the time. Results were consistent between the models. Safety data supported the selection of an SC pertuzumab maintenance dose of 600 mg. The 600 mg SC pertuzumab dose determined in HMVs was confirmed in Part 2 of the study in patients with EBC.
Conclusions:
These data support the development of an SC pertuzumab + SC trastuzumab FDC product.
Citation Format: Kirschbrown WP, Wynne C, Kagedal M, Wada R, Li H, Nijem I, Badovinac Crnjevic T, Heeson S, Eng-Wong J, Garg A. A phase Ib dose-finding study of subcutaneous pertuzumab in combination with subcutaneous trastuzumab in healthy male volunteers and female patients with early breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-20-07.
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- WP Kirschbrown
- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; Certara, Menlo Park, CA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; Certara, Menlo Park, CA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; Certara, Menlo Park, CA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; Certara, Menlo Park, CA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; Certara, Menlo Park, CA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; Certara, Menlo Park, CA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; Certara, Menlo Park, CA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; Certara, Menlo Park, CA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; Certara, Menlo Park, CA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA; Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand; Certara, Menlo Park, CA; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland; Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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Morimoto O, Takiuchi D, Wada R, Higashiguchi M, Nishida K, Wada N, Munakata K, Sakata K, Akamaru Y, Ota H, Shibata K, Ohashi H. [Multimodality Therapy for Cecal Cancer with Peritoneal Dissemination]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2017; 44:2011-2013. [PMID: 29394851] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report a case of cecal cancer with peritoneal dissemination. A 72-year-old man with cecal cancer(pT4N2M0H0P3, pStage IV )underwent ileocecal resection in 2010. The patient received 106 courses of chemotherapy(FOLFIRI plus Cmab) for peritoneal dissemination after surgery. However, follow-up CT performed 50 months after primary resection detected liver metastasis, which was resected in 2015. The patient received 19 courses of chemotherapy(FOLFIRI plus Cmab)after hepatectomy. The peritoneal dissemination with the diaphragm, retroperitoneal and right inguinal region, were growing 20 months after the 2nd operation. Surgical resection of the peritoneal dissemination was performed in 2016. The patient is alive 81 months after the 1st operation.
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Ogai K, Matsumoto M, Aoki M, Ota R, Hashimoto K, Wada R, Kobayashi M, Sugama J. Wash or wipe? A comparative study of skin physiological changes between water washing and wiping after skin cleaning. Skin Res Technol 2017; 23:519-524. [PMID: 28295641 DOI: 10.1111/srt.12364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Presently, skin-cleaning agents that claim to be removed by water or wiping alone are commercially available and have been used for the purpose of bed baths. However, there is a lack of knowledge on how water washing and wiping differently affect skin physiological functions or ceramide content. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of water washing and wiping on skin physiological functions and ceramide content. METHODS Three kinds of the cleaning agents with different removal techniques (ie, water washing and wiping) were used in this study. Skin physiological functions (ie, transepidermal water loss, skin hydration, and skin pH) and skin ceramide content were measured before and after seven consecutive days of the application of each cleaning agent. RESULTS No significant differences in skin physiological functions or ceramide content were observed between water washing and wiping. CONCLUSION Cleaning agents that claim to be removed by water washing or wiping do not affect skin physiological functions or ceramide content by either removal method.
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- K Ogai
- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Department of Clinical Nursing, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Wellness Promotion Science Center, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Advanced Health Care Science Research Unit, Innovative Integrated Bio-Research Core, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative (InFiniti), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Wada R, Hyon SH, Ikada Y, Nakao Y, Yoshikawa H, Muranishi S. Lactic Acid Oligomer Microspheres Containing an Anticancer Agent for Selective Lymphatic Delivery: I. In Vitro Studies. J BIOACT COMPAT POL 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/088391158800300203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- R. Wada
- Research Center for Medical Polymers and Biomaterials Kyoto University 53 Kawahara-cho, Syogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan
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- Research Center for Medical Polymers and Biomaterials Kyoto University 53 Kawahara-cho, Syogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan
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- Research Center for Medical Polymers and Biomaterials Kyoto University 53 Kawahara-cho, Syogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics Kyoto College of Pharmacy Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics Kyoto College of Pharmacy Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607, Japan
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics Kyoto College of Pharmacy Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607, Japan
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Schmidt K, Natowitz J, Barbui M, Hagel K, Bonasera A, Giuliani G, Zheng H, Rodrigues M, Wada R, Huang M, Botosso C, Kowalski S. Properties of excited A = 40 nuclear systems with varying matter composition. EPJ Web of Conferences 2016. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201611707021] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Tran D, Nguyen T, Tanihata I, Ong H, Fukuda M, Aoi N, Ayyad Y, Sakaguchi H, Tanaka J, Chan P, Hoang T, Hashimoto T, Ideguchi E, Inoue A, Kawabata T, Khiem L, Matsuta K, Mihara M, Momota S, Nagae D, Ozawa A, Ren P, Terashima S, Wada R, Lin W, Yamamoto T. Charge-changing cross section measurement of neutron-rich carbon isotopes at 50 AMeV. EPJ Web of Conferences 2016. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201611707023] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hagel K, Hempel M, Natowitz JB, Röpke G, Typel S, Wuenschel S, Wada R, Barbui M, Schmidt K. From femtonova to supernova: Heavy-ion collisions and the supernova equation of state. EPJ Web of Conferences 2016. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201611707018] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Zhang S, Chen Z, Nie Y, Wada R, Ruan X, Han R, Liu X, Lin W, Liu J, Shi F, Ren P, Tian G, Luo F, Ren J, Bao J. Measurement of leakage neutron spectra for Tungsten with D-T neutrons and validation of evaluated nuclear data. Fusion Engineering and Design 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Schmidt K, Kim EJ, Wuenschel S, Barbui M, Natowitz JB, Hagel K, Wada R, Bottosso C, Giuliani G, Qin L, Kohley Z, Bonasera A, Chen Z, Huang M, Wang J, Zheng H, Kowalski S, Rodrigues MRD, Fabris D, Moretto S, Pesente S, Viesti G, Cinausero M, Prete G, Nebbia G, Keutgen T, El Masri Y, Majka Z, Ma YG. Clustering in alpha conjugate nuclei. EPJ Web of Conferences 2015. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20158800024] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Sharma RC, Blitz M, Wada R, Seakins PW. HCl yield and chemical kinetics study of the reaction of Cl atoms with CH3I at the 298K temperature using the infra-red tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2014; 128:176-182. [PMID: 24667422 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Revised: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Pulsed ArF excimer laser (193 nm)-CW infrared (IR) tunable diode laser Herriott type absorption spectroscopic technique has been made for the detection of product hydrochloric acid HCl. Absorption spectroscopic technique is used in the reaction chlorine atoms with methyl iodide (Cl+CH3I) to the study of kinetics on reaction Cl+CH3I and the yield of (HCl). The reaction of Cl+CH3I has been studied with the support of the reaction Cl+C4H10 (100% HCl) at temperature 298 K. In the reaction Cl+CH3I, the total pressure of He between 20 and 125 Torr at the constant concentration of [CH3I] 7.0×10(14) molecule cm(-3). In the present work, we estimated adduct formation is very important in the reaction Cl+CH3I and reversible processes as well and CH3I molecule photo-dissociated in the methyl [CH3] radical. The secondary chemistry has been studied as CH3+CH3ICl = product, and CH3I+CH3ICl = product2. The system has been modeled theoretically for secondary chemistry in the present work. The calculated and experimentally HCl yield nearly 65% at the concentration 1.00×10(14) molecule cm(-3) of [CH3I] and 24% at the concentration 4.0×10(15) molecule cm(-3) of [CH3I], at constant concentration 4.85×10(12) molecule cm(-3) of [CH3], and at 7.3×10(12) molecule cm(-3) of [Cl]. The pressure dependent also studied product of HCl at the constant [CH3], [Cl] and [CH3I]. The experimental results are also very good matching with the modelling work at the reaction CH3+CH3ICl = product (k = (2.75±0.35)×10(-10) s(-1)) and CH3I+CH3ICl = product2 (k = 1.90±0.15)×10(-12) s(-1). The rate coefficients of the reaction CH3+CH3ICl and CH3I+CH3ICl has been made in the present work. The experimental results has been studied by two method (1) phase locked and (2) burst mode.
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- R C Sharma
- Lasers Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS 2 9JT, United Kingdom.
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- Lasers Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS 2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Lasers Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS 2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Lasers Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS 2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Susuki J, Nawata M, Koike M, Wada R, Sekigawa I, Iida N, Hashimoto H. Two cases of reactive hemophagocytic syndrome: a patient with adult-onset Still's disease and a patient with herpes zoster and autoimmune abnormalities. Mod Rheumatol 2014; 11:336-9. [DOI: 10.3109/s10165-001-8066-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kastrissios H, Rohatagi S, Moberly J, Truitt K, Gao Y, Wada R, Takahashi M, Kawabata K, Salazar D. Development of a Predictive Pharmacokinetic Model for a Novel Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor. J Clin Pharmacol 2013; 46:537-48. [PMID: 16638737 DOI: 10.1177/0091270006287122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A predictive population pharmacokinetic model was developed for a novel cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor CS-706, using data from 130 subjects in 3 phase 1 trials after single or multiple doses of CS-706 (2- to 800-mg doses daily, up to 14 days) and validated using sparse data from a separate study. A 2-compartment model described the data. Typical apparent clearance (CL/F) was 47.2 L/h and was reduced by 43% at doses greater than 200 mg. Apparent clearance was decreased by 38% in female subjects and by 64% and 15%, respectively, in poor/intermediate CYP 2D6 and poor CYP 2C9 metabolizers. Typical apparent volume of the central compartment was 166 L and increased with body weight. Bioavailability increased by 42% after nighttime doses and decreased saturably with increasing dose (50% reduction at 221 mg). Predicted exposures in Japanese subjects were reduced relative to whites because of a lower frequency of poor metabolizers. The model may aid in optimizing the design of future studies and predicting exposures in other subpopulations.
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Rohatagi S, Kastrissios H, Gao Y, Zhang N, Xu J, Moberly J, Wada R, Yoshihara K, Takahashi M, Truitt K, Salazar D. Predictive Population Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model for a Novel COX-2 Inhibitor. J Clin Pharmacol 2013; 47:358-70. [PMID: 17322148 DOI: 10.1177/0091270006296152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/15/2022]
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The objectives of these analyses were to (1) develop a population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model for a novel COX-2 inhibitor (CS-706) using data from primarily Caucasian subjects, (2) predict responses in subpopulations of interest (including Japanese subjects), and (3) correlate pharmacodynamic parameters to safety outcomes. The model was developed using data from 130 healthy adults following single or multiple doses of CS-706. Serial plasma concentrations of CS-706 and ex vivo whole-blood cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2 activity were determined up to 72 hours postdose. An E(max) model described relationships between CS-706 plasma concentrations and COX-1 and COX-2 inhibition. CS-706 potency (EC(50)) was 397 ng/mL for COX-1 and 20 ng/mL for COX-2. None of the tested covariates influenced the pharmacodynamics of CS-706. Japanese subjects are expected to show a slightly reduced response to CS-706, consistent with lower exposure following the same dose given to Caucasian subjects. Predictive pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling for COX-1 and COX-2 inhibition indicates a 20-fold potency ratio that is expected to be similar in Japanese and Caucasians. There was good correlation between COX-1 inhibition and the incidence of 7-day gastroduodenal mucosal injury. A dose of less than 25 mg bid could be adequate to inhibit COX-2 activity with a low risk of gastrointestinal mucosal injury.
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- S Rohatagi
- Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacokinetics, Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Development, 399 Thornall Street, 11th Floor, Edison, NJ 08837, USA.
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Powell LM, Chriqui JF, Khan T, Wada R, Chaloupka FJ. Assessing the potential effectiveness of food and beverage taxes and subsidies for improving public health: a systematic review of prices, demand and body weight outcomes. Obes Rev 2013; 14:110-28. [PMID: 23174017 PMCID: PMC3556391 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Revised: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Taxes and subsidies are increasingly being considered as potential policy instruments to incentivize consumers to improve their food and beverage consumption patterns and related health outcomes. This study provided a systematic review of recent U.S. studies on the price elasticity of demand for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), fast food, and fruits and vegetables, as well as the direct associations of prices/taxes with body weight outcomes. Based on the recent literature, the price elasticity of demand for SSBs, fast food, fruits and vegetables was estimated to be -1.21, -0.52, -0.49 and -0.48, respectively. The studies that linked soda taxes to weight outcomes showed minimal impacts on weight; however, they were based on existing state-level sales taxes that were relatively low. Higher fast-food prices were associated with lower weight outcomes particularly among adolescents, suggesting that raising prices would potentially impact weight outcomes. Lower fruit and vegetable prices were generally found to be associated with lower body weight outcomes among both low-income children and adults, suggesting that subsidies that would reduce the cost of fruits and vegetables for lower-socioeconomic populations may be effective in reducing obesity. Pricing instruments should continue to be considered and evaluated as potential policy instruments to address public health risks.
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- L M Powell
- Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Tsubamoto H, Wakimoto Y, Wada R, Takeyama R, Ito Y, Harada K. Detection of unruptured ovarian pregnancy subsequently successfully treated by conservative laparoscopic surgery: a case report and review of the literature. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2013; 40:604-606. [PMID: 24597269] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Early detection of ovarian pregnancy (OP) is essential for successful laparoscopic conservative surgery. However, early preoperative ultrasonography-based diagnosis is often difficult when fetal cardiac activity or the yolk sac is absent. The authors report a case of OP diagnosed at eight weeks gestational age in a natural pregnancy. The patient presented with amenorrhea and transient vaginal bleeding, and slight tenderness in the right ovary was noted during vaginal ultrasonography. Furthermore, ultrasonography showed a gestational sac (GS) without fetal cardiac activity or yolk sac, consistent with OP, and an adjacent compressible lutein cyst. The uterus, fallopian tubes, and left ovary were normal, and no cul-de-sac blood or ascites were found. Laparoscopy showed a two-cm mass partially covering the right ovary, which contained an unruptured GS. Subsequently, the mass was removed, and OP was histologically confirmed.
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- H Tsubamoto
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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Qin L, Hagel K, Wada R, Natowitz JB, Shlomo S, Bonasera A, Röpke G, Typel S, Chen Z, Huang M, Wang J, Zheng H, Kowalski S, Barbui M, Rodrigues MRD, Schmidt K, Fabris D, Lunardon M, Moretto S, Nebbia G, Pesente S, Rizzi V, Viesti G, Cinausero M, Prete G, Keutgen T, El Masri Y, Majka Z, Ma YG. Laboratory tests of low density astrophysical nuclear equations of state. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:172701. [PMID: 22680857 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.172701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2011] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Clustering in low density nuclear matter has been investigated using the NIMROD multidetector at Texas A&M University. Thermal coalescence modes were employed to extract densities, ρ, and temperatures, T, for evolving systems formed in collisions of 47A MeV (40)Ar+(112)Sn, (124)Sn and (64)Zn+(112)Sn, (124)Sn. The yields of d, t, (3)He, and (4)He have been determined at ρ=0.002 to 0.03 nucleons/fm(3) and T=5 to 11 MeV. The experimentally derived equilibrium constants for α particle production are compared with those predicted by a number of astrophysical equations of state. The data provide important new constraints on the model calculations.
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- L Qin
- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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Hagel K, Wada R, Qin L, Natowitz JB, Shlomo S, Bonasera A, Röpke G, Typel S, Chen Z, Huang M, Wang J, Zheng H, Kowalski S, Bottosso C, Barbui M, Rodrigues MRD, Schmidt K, Fabris D, Lunardon M, Moretto S, Nebbia G, Pesente S, Rizzi V, Viesti G, Cinausero M, Prete G, Keutgen T, El Masri Y, Majka Z. Experimental determination of in-medium cluster binding energies and Mott points in nuclear matter. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:062702. [PMID: 22401061 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.062702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In-medium binding energies and Mott points for d, t, 3He and α clusters in low-density nuclear matter have been determined at specific combinations of temperature and density in low-density nuclear matter produced in collisions of 47A MeV 40Ar and 64Zn projectiles with 112Sn and 124Sn target nuclei. The experimentally derived values of the in-medium modified binding energies are in good agreement with recent theoretical predictions based upon the implementation of Pauli blocking effects in a quantum statistical approach.
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- K Hagel
- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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Natowitz JB, Röpke G, Typel S, Blaschke D, Bonasera A, Hagel K, Klähn T, Kowalski S, Qin L, Shlomo S, Wada R, Wolter HH. Symmetry energy of dilute warm nuclear matter. Phys Rev Lett 2010; 104:202501. [PMID: 20867023 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.104.202501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The symmetry energy of nuclear matter is a fundamental ingredient in the investigation of exotic nuclei, heavy-ion collisions, and astrophysical phenomena. New data from heavy-ion collisions can be used to extract the free symmetry energy and the internal symmetry energy at subsaturation densities and temperatures below 10 MeV. Conventional theoretical calculations of the symmetry energy based on mean-field approaches fail to give the correct low-temperature, low-density limit that is governed by correlations, in particular, by the appearance of bound states. A recently developed quantum-statistical approach that takes the formation of clusters into account predicts symmetry energies that are in very good agreement with the experimental data. A consistent description of the symmetry energy is given that joins the correct low-density limit with quasiparticle approaches valid near the saturation density.
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- J B Natowitz
- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3366, USA
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Tsubamoto H, Wada R, Kanazawa R, Komori S, Maeda H, Hirota S, Adachi S. Neoadjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) using cisplatin with the combination of dose-dense intravenous administration of paclitaxel for the locally advanced cervical adenocarcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e16518] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e16518 Background: Adenocarcinoma (including adenosquamous carcinoma) of the uterine cervix has a tendency to early lymph node metastasis and is resistant to radiation therapy, thus results in poor prognosis compared with squamous cell carcinoma. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by radical hysterectomy (RH) for bulky cervical adenocarcinoma seems to be an alternative therapy to primary radiation. Methods: P2 at the single institution. Eligible criteria were as follows: Histologically diagnosed cervical adeno or adenosquamous carcinoma with FIGO stage IB2-IVA, Age < or equal to 75, PS 0–2, given informed consent. The NAC regimen consisted of paclitaxel (60mg/m2, iv, D1, D8, D15) and cisplatin (70 mg/m2, trans-uterine arterial infusion followed by embolization using the gelform, D2) repeated every 3 weeks for 2–3 cycles, followed by RH. Primary endpoints were clinical and pathological responses, and secondary endpoints were toxicities, relapse free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS). Results: Enrolled patients: 22 (1998–2006), Age: median 51 (33–75), FIGO stage: IB2 (9), IIA-IIB (8), IIIB (3), IVA (2), adeno/adenosquamous: 16/6. Toxicities during NAC (CTCAE ver.3) were as follows: G3/G4 neutropenia 18% (4/22), G3/G4 anemia 14% (3/22), G3/G4 thrombocytopenia 0%, G2/G3 sensory neuropathy 0 %, G3/G4 creatinine elevation 0%, G2 alopecia 100%. Clinical response rate (RR: CR+PR) of the patients with stage IB2-IIB was 100%. 16 of 17 received RH, and no residual malignant cells were found pathologically (pCR) in 3. RR of the patients with stage IIIb-IVa was 80%, three patients completed RH with either modified anterior or posterior exenteration, and pCR was found in one patient. The rate of radiation therapy following either NAC or surgery among enrolled patients were 18% (3/17) with stage IB2-IIB and 40% (2/5) with IIIB-IVA. 5 year RFS/OS were 69%/68% with stage IB2-IIb and 60%/60% with stage IIIb-IVa. All 15 alive patients had RH. One patient with stage IVa had urostomy, and other 14 patients have no trouble in urination function. Conclusions: TACE with cisplatin and dose dense paclitaxel in the neoadjuvant setting is feasible and effective for cervical adenocarcinoma. [Table: see text]
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- Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan; Kansai Clinical Oncology Group, Kansai, Japan
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- Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan; Kansai Clinical Oncology Group, Kansai, Japan
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- Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan; Kansai Clinical Oncology Group, Kansai, Japan
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- Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan; Kansai Clinical Oncology Group, Kansai, Japan
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- Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan; Kansai Clinical Oncology Group, Kansai, Japan
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- Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan; Kansai Clinical Oncology Group, Kansai, Japan
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- Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan; Kansai Clinical Oncology Group, Kansai, Japan
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Takahashi T, Nishida T, Sakurai S, Kanda T, Sawaki A, Wada R, Hasegawa T, Hirota S. Validation of genotyping of gastrointestinal stromal tumor in Japan. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e21502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e21502 Background: Most gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) have activating mutations in the KIT or PDGFRA gene. Genotyping of GIST is important in Dx and Tx of GIST. Methods of genotyping using genomic DNA extracted from paraffin-embedded specimens are diverse and not standardized. We did validation study of genotyping using special reference to sequencing data obtained from cDNA from fresh GIST samples. Methods: Three DNA extraction methods (QIAamp, DEXPAT, or original) and four PCR methods (Ex Taq, AmpliTaq condition-1, AmpliTaq condition-2, or QIAGEN Tag) were compared using 20 paraffin-embedded specimens with special reference to sequencing data obtained from cDNA from corresponding 20 fresh GIST samples. After DNA extraction, KIT exon 9, 11, 13 and 17, and PDGFRA exon 12 and 18 were amplified by each PCR method using specific primers and directly sequenced. Results: In evaluation of PCR method, the protocol with Ex Taq showed 100% amplication of DNA and sequence agreement, the protocol with QIAGEN Tag 99%, and the protocol with AmpliTaq condition-2 86% agreement, and the protocol with AmpliTaq condition-1 showed much less amplication and higher disagreement. For the DNA extraction, the protocol with QIAamp showed best DNA extraction and its DNA sequence data were consistent with reference sequence in 98%, DNA sequence obtained using DEXPAT showed 33% consistency, and 89% of DNA sequence data obtained from an original method was agreed with reference data. Some modifications improved DNA amplication but inconsistent sequence data also increased probably due to miss-PCR. Conclusions: Each DNA extraction method had different quantity of DNA and four PCR methods showed different quality. Using this validation study, a standard genotyping method in Japan was established. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- T. Takahashi
- Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and, Niigata, Japan; Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan; Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and, Niigata, Japan; Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan; Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and, Niigata, Japan; Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan; Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and, Niigata, Japan; Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan; Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and, Niigata, Japan; Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan; Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and, Niigata, Japan; Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan; Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and, Niigata, Japan; Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan; Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and, Niigata, Japan; Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan; Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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Wada R, Sharma RC, Blitz MA, Seakins PW. Studies on the Cl + C2H5I reaction; site specific abstraction reactions and thermodynamics of adduct formation studied by observation of HCL product. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2009; 11:10417-26. [PMID: 19890528 DOI: 10.1039/b907793f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- R Wada
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK LS2 9JT
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Bonasera A, Chen Z, Wada R, Hagel K, Natowitz J, Sahu P, Qin L, Kowalski S, Keutgen T, Materna T, Nakagawa T. Quantum nature of a nuclear phase transition. Phys Rev Lett 2008; 101:122702. [PMID: 18851368 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.122702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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At finite temperatures and low densities, nuclei may undergo a phase change similar to a classical liquid-gas phase transition. Temperature is the control parameter while density and pressure are the conjugate variables. In the nucleus the difference between the proton and neutron concentrations acts as an additional order parameter, for which the symmetry potential is the conjugate variable. We present experimental results which reveal the N/Z dependence of the phase transition and discuss possible implications of these observations in terms of the Landau free energy description of critical phenomena.
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- Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Mizukami H, Wada R, Yonezawa A, Sugawara A, Yagihashi S. Suppression of post-prandial hyperglycaemia by pioglitazone improved islet fibrosis and macrophage migration in the Goto-Kakizaki rat. Diabetes Obes Metab 2008; 10:791-4. [PMID: 18937646 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2008.00893.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Arsene I, Bearden IG, Beavis D, Bekele S, Besliu C, Budick B, Bøggild H, Chasman C, Dalsgaard HH, Debbe R, Fox B, Gaardhøje JJ, Hagel K, Jipa A, Johnson EB, Karabowicz R, Katryńska N, Kim EJ, Larsen TM, Lee JH, Løvhøiden G, Majka Z, Murray M, Nygaard C, Natowitz J, Nielsen BS, Pal D, Qviler A, Ristea C, Röhrich D, Sanders SJ, Staszel P, Tveter TS, Videbaek F, Yang H, Wada R. Single-transverse-spin asymmetries of identified charged hadrons in polarized pp collisions at sqrt[s]=62.4 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2008; 101:042001. [PMID: 18764320 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.042001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The first measurements of xF-dependent single-spin asymmetries of identified charged hadrons, pi+/-, K+/-, and protons, from transversely polarized proton-proton collisions at 62.4 GeV at RHIC are presented. Large asymmetries are seen in the pion and kaon channels. The asymmetries in inclusive pi+ production, AN(pi+), increase with xF from 0 to approximately 0.25 and AN(pi-) decrease from 0 to approximately -0.4. Observed asymmetries for K- unexpectedly show positive values similar to those for K+, increasing with xF, whereas proton asymmetries are consistent with zero over the measured kinematic range. Comparisons of the data with predictions of QCD-based models are presented.
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- I Arsene
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Arsene I, Bearden IG, Beavis D, Bekele S, Besliu C, Budick B, Bøggild H, Chasman C, Christensen CH, Dalsgaard HH, Debbe R, Gaardhøje JJ, Hagel K, Ito H, Jipa A, Johnson EB, Jørgensen CE, Karabowicz R, Katrynska N, Kim EJ, Larsen TM, Lee JH, Lindal S, Løvhøiden G, Majka Z, Murray M, Natowitz J, Nielsen BS, Nygaard C, Płaneta R, Rami F, Renault F, Ristea C, Ristea O, Röhrich D, Samset BH, Sanders SJ, Scheetz RA, Staszel P, Tveter TS, Videbaek F, Wada R, Yin Z, Yang H, Zgura IS. Production of mesons and baryons at high rapidity and high p(T) in proton-proton collisions at square root[s] = 200 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2007; 98:252001. [PMID: 17678015 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.252001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We present particle spectra for charged hadrons pi(+/-), K(+/-), p, and p[over] from pp collisions at square root[s] = 200 GeV measured for the first time at forward rapidities (2.95 and 3.3). The kinematics of these measurements are skewed in a way that probes the small momentum fraction in one of the protons and large fractions in the other. Large proton to pion ratios are observed at values of transverse momentum that extend up to 4 GeV/c, where protons have momenta up to 35 GeV. Next-to-leading order perturbative QCD calculations describe the production of pions and kaons well at these rapidities, but fail to account for the large proton yields and small p[over]/p ratios.
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- I Arsene
- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Hasebe R, Kimura T, Nakamura K, Ochiai K, Okazaki K, Wada R, Umemura T. Differential susceptibility of equine and mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells to equine herpesvirus 1 infection. Arch Virol 2005; 151:775-86. [PMID: 16328147 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-005-0653-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2005] [Accepted: 08/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) shows endotheliotropism in the central nervous system (CNS) of infected horses. However, infection of endothelial cells has not been observed in the CNS of infected mice. To explore the basis for this difference in endotheliotropism, we compared the susceptibility of equine brain microvascular endothelial cells (EBMECs) and mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells (MBMECs) to EHV-1 infection. The kinetics of viral growth in EBMECs was typical of a fully productive infection whereas viral infection in MBMECs seemed to be nonproductive. Immunofluorescence microscopy using anti-EHV-1 polyclonal antibody demonstrated viral antigen in infected EBMECs, but not infected MBMECs. EHV-1 immediate early (IE), early (ICP0), and late (gB, gD and gK) transcripts were expressed in infected EBMECs. However, none of these genes was detected in infected MBMECs by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Electron microscopic examination at the stage of viral entry showed that viral particles were present within uncoated vesicles in the cytoplasm of EBMECs, but absent from those of MBMECs. These results suggest that viral entry is an important determinant of the susceptibility of EBMECs and MBMECs to EHV-1 infection.
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- R Hasebe
- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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A simple bone cyst in the proximal humerus of an 18-year-old man was treated by percutaneous ablation with alcohol irrigation. Subsequent involution of the cyst was associated with fatty replacement within the intraosseous defect. A possible relationship between involuting bone cyst and apparent intraosseous lipoma is discussed.
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- R Wada
- Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Walter MacKenzie Center 2A2.41, 8440-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada
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Watabe H, Mitsushima T, Yamaji Y, Okamoto M, Wada R, Kokubo T, Doi H, Yoshida H, Kawabe T, Omata M. Predicting the development of gastric cancer from combining Helicobacter pylori antibodies and serum pepsinogen status: a prospective endoscopic cohort study. Gut 2005; 54:764-8. [PMID: 15888780 PMCID: PMC1774550 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2004.055400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 312] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric atrophy are both risk factors for gastric cancer. We aimed to elucidate the natural history of gastric cancer development according to H pylori infection and gastric atrophy status. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 9293 participants in a mass health appraisal programme were candidates for inclusion in the present prospective cohort study: 6983 subjects revisited the follow up programme. Subjects were classified into four groups according to serological status at initial endoscopy. Group A (n = 3324) had "normal" pepsinogen and were negative for H pylori antibody; group B (n = 2134) had "normal" pepsinogen and were positive for H pylori antibody; group C (n = 1082) had "atrophic" pepsinogen and were positive for H pylori antibody; and group D (n = 443) had "atrophic" pepsinogen and were negative for H pylori antibody. Incidence of gastric cancer was determined by annual endoscopic examination. RESULTS Mean duration of follow up was 4.7 years and the average number of endoscopic examinations was 5.1. The annual incidence of gastric cancer was 0.04% (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.02-0.09), 0.06% (0.03-0.13), 0.35% (0.23-0.57), and 0.60% (0.34-1.05) in groups A, B, C, and D, respectively. Hazard ratios compared with group A were 1.1 (95% CI 0.4-3.4), 6.0 (2.4-14.5), and 8.2 (3.2-21.5) in groups B, C, and D, respectively. Age, sex, and "group" significantly served as independent valuables by multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS The combination of serum pepsinogen and anti-H pylori antibody provides a good predictive marker for the development of gastric cancer.
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- H Watabe
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Bearden IG, Beavis D, Besliu C, Budick B, Bøggild H, Chasman C, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Cibor J, Debbe R, Enger E, Gaardhøje JJ, Germinario M, Hagel K, Hansen O, Holm A, Holme AK, Ito H, Jipa A, Jundt F, Jørdre JI, Jørgensen CE, Karabowicz R, Kim EJ, Kozik T, Larsen TM, Lee JH, Lee YK, Løvhøiden G, Majka Z, Makeev A, Mikelsen M, Murray M, Natowitz J, Nielsen BS, Norris J, Olchanski K, Ouerdane D, Płaneta R, Rami F, Ristea C, Röhrich D, Samset BH, Sandberg D, Sanders SJ, Sheetz RA, Staszel P, Tveter TS, Videaek F, Wada R, Yin Z, Zgura IS. Charged meson rapidity distributions in central Au+Au collisions at square root(sNN) = 200 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2005; 94:162301. [PMID: 15904216 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.162301] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2004] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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We have measured rapidity densities dN/dy of pi+/- and K+/- over a broad rapidity range (-0.1 < y < 3.5) for central Au + Au collisions at square root(sNN) = 200 GeV. These data have significant implications for the chemistry and dynamics of the dense system that is initially created in the collisions. The full phase-space yields are 1660 +/- 15 +/- 133 (pi+), 1683 +/- 16 +/- 135 (pi-), 286 +/- 5 +/- 23 (K+), and 242 +/- 4 +/- 19 (K-). The systematics of the strange to nonstrange meson ratios are found to track the variation of the baryochemical potential with rapidity and energy. Landau-Carruthers hydrodynamics is found to describe the bulk transport of the pions in the longitudinal direction.
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- I G Bearden
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Arsene I, Bearden IG, Beavis D, Besliu C, Budick B, Bøggild H, Chasman C, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Cibor J, Debbe R, Enger E, Gaardhøje JJ, Germinario M, Hagel K, Ito H, Jipa A, Jørdre JI, Jundt F, Jørgensen CE, Karabowicz R, Kim EJ, Kozik T, Larsen TM, Lee JH, Lee YK, Lindal S, Lystad R, Løvhøiden G, Majka Z, Makeev A, Mikelsen M, Murray M, Natowitz J, Neumann B, Nielsen BS, Ouerdane D, Płaneta R, Rami F, Ristea C, Ristea O, Röhrich D, Samset BH, Sandberg D, Sanders SJ, Sheetz RA, Staszel P, Tveter TS, Videbaek F, Wada R, Yin Z, Zgura IS. Centrality dependence of charged-particle pseudorapidity distributions from d + Au collisions at sqrt[sNN] = 200 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2005; 94:032301. [PMID: 15698255 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.032301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Charged-particle pseudorapidity densities are presented for the d + Au reaction at sqrt[s(NN)] = 200 GeV with -4.2 < or = eta < or = 4.2. The results, from the BRAHMS experiment at BNL Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider, are shown for minimum-bias events and 0%-30%, 30%-60%, and 60%-80% centrality classes. Models incorporating both soft physics and hard, perturbative QCD-based scattering physics agree well with the experimental results. The data do not support predictions based on strong-coupling, semiclassical QCD. In the deuteron-fragmentation region the central 200 GeV data show behavior similar to full-overlap d+Au results at sqrt[s(NN)] = 19.4 GeV.
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- I Arsene
- University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Arsene I, Bearden IG, Beavis D, Besliu C, Budick B, Bøggild H, Chasman C, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Cibor J, Debbe R, Enger E, Gaardhøje JJ, Germinario M, Hagel K, Ito H, Jipa A, Jundt F, Jørdre JI, Jørgensen CE, Karabowicz R, Kim EJ, Kozik T, Larsen TM, Lee JH, Lee YK, Lindal S, Lystad R, Løvhøiden G, Majka Z, Makeev A, Mikelsen M, Murray M, Natowitz J, Neumann B, Nielsen BS, Ouerdane D, Płaneta R, Rami F, Ristea C, Ristea O, Röhrich D, Samset BH, Sandberg D, Sanders SJ, Scheetz RA, Staszel P, Tveter TS, Videbaek F, Wada R, Yin Z, Zgura IS. Evolution of the nuclear modification factors with rapidity and centrality in d + Au collisions at (sqrt)[N(S)N]=200 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 93:242303. [PMID: 15697798 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.93.242303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2004] [Revised: 08/27/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report on a study of the transverse momentum dependence of nuclear modification factors R(dAu) for charged hadrons produced in deuteron + gold collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=200 GeV, as a function of collision centrality and of the pseudorapidity (eta=0, 1, 2.2, 3.2) of the produced hadrons. We find a significant and systematic decrease of R(dAu) with increasing rapidity. The midrapidity enhancement and the forward rapidity suppression are more pronounced in central collisions relative to peripheral collisions. These results are relevant to the study of the possible onset of gluon saturation at energies reached at BNL RHIC.
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- I Arsene
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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Kimura T, Hasebe R, Mukaiya R, Ochiai K, Wada R, Umemura T. Decreased expression of equine herpesvirus-1 early and late genes in the placenta of naturally aborted equine fetuses. J Comp Pathol 2004; 130:41-7. [PMID: 14693123 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9975(03)00068-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Intrauterine infection with equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) has been considered to be the consequence of transplacental transmission of the virus following maternal cell-associated viraemia. In this study the state of EHV-1 gene expression in the placenta of seven naturally aborted equine fetuses was examined. Neither lesions nor viral antigens were detected in the placenta of the fetuses. The amount of infectious virus in the placentas was considerably lower than that in the fetal lungs, which showed pneumonia and typical herpesvirus inclusions. Quantitative dot blot hybridization with probes specific for immediate-early (IE), early (ICP0), and late (gD and gK) genes revealed that the placentas expressed the IE gene at a level comparable with that in the lungs; however, expression of the ICP0, gD and gK genes was significantly weaker in the placentas than in the lungs. In-situ hybridization demonstrated that both IE and gK RNAs were distributed mainly in the cytoplasm of trophoblasts. These results suggest that the low level of early and late gene transcription may be related to the limited production of viral progeny and the lack of immunoreactivity for viral antigen in trophoblasts infected with EHV-1.
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- T Kimura
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-0818 Sapporo, Japan
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Bearden IG, Beavis D, Besliu C, Budick B, Bøggild H, Chasman C, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Cibor J, Debbe R, Enger E, Gaardhøje JJ, Germinario M, Hagel K, Hansen O, Holm A, Holme AK, Ito H, Jipa A, Jundt F, Jørdre JI, Jørgensen CE, Karabowicz R, Kim EJ, Kozik T, Larsen TM, Lee JH, Lee YK, Løvhøiden G, Majka Z, Makeev A, Mikelsen M, Murray M, Natowitz J, Nielsen BS, Norris J, Olchanski K, Ouerdane D, Płaneta R, Rami F, Ristea C, Röhrich D, Samset BH, Sandberg D, Sanders SJ, Scheetz RA, Staszel P, Tveter TS, Videbaek F, Wada R, Yin Z, Zgura IS. Nuclear stopping in Au+Au collisions at square root of S(NN)=200 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 93:102301. [PMID: 15447397 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.93.102301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Transverse momentum spectra and rapidity densities, dN/dy, of protons, antiprotons, and net protons (p-p) from central (0%-5%) Au+Au collisions at square root of S(NN)=200 GeV were measured with the BRAHMS experiment within the rapidity range 0</=y</=3. The proton and antiproton dN/dy decrease from midrapidity to y=3. The net-proton yield is roughly constant for y<1 at dN/dy approximately 7, and increases to dN/dy approximately 12 at y approximately 3. The data show that collisions at this energy exhibit a high degree of transparency and that the linear scaling of rapidity loss with rapidity observed at lower energies is broken. The energy loss per participant nucleon is estimated to be 73+/-6 GeV.
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- I G Bearden
- Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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Yamaji Y, Mitsushima T, Ikuma H, Watabe H, Okamoto M, Kawabe T, Wada R, Doi H, Omata M. Incidence and recurrence rates of colorectal adenomas estimated by annually repeated colonoscopies on asymptomatic Japanese. Gut 2004; 53:568-72. [PMID: 15016753 PMCID: PMC1774009 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2003.026112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Whereas high recurrence rates of colorectal adenomas after polypectomy are widely recognised, little is known of the natural incidence in those with no neoplastic lesions initially. It is also known that single colonoscopy has a significant miss rate. AIMS To elucidate the incidence and recurrence rates of colorectal neoplasms from a large cohort of asymptomatic Japanese patients on the basis of annually repeated colonoscopies. METHODS A total of 6225 subjects (4659 men and 1566 women) participating in an annual colonoscopic screening programme and completing three or more colonoscopies were analysed during the 14 year period between 1988 and 2002. Patients were divided into three groups according to the findings of the initial two colonoscopies: 4084 subjects with no neoplasm, 1818 with small adenomas <10 mm, and 323 with advanced lesions, including carcinoma in situ, severe dysplasia, or large adenomas > or =10 mm. Mean age at the second colonoscopy was 48.8 years. RESULTS For all types of colorectal neoplasms, the incidence rate in those with no initial neoplasm was 7.2%/year whereas recurrence rates in those with small adenomas and advanced lesions were 19.3% and 22.9%/year, respectively. For advanced colorectal lesions, the incidence rate was 0.21%/year whereas recurrence rates in those with small adenomas and advanced lesions were 0.64% and 1.88%/year, respectively. Colorectal neoplasms were in general more likely to develop in males and older subjects. CONCLUSIONS Although recurrence rates after polypectomy were elevated, the incidence rates in subjects with no neoplastic lesions initially were quite high.
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- Y Yamaji
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tokyo, and Makuhari Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
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Wada R, Itabashi C, Nakayama Y, Ono Y, Murakami C, Yagihashi S. Chronic granulomatous pleuritis caused by nocardia: PCR based diagnosis by nocardial 16S rDNA in pathological specimens. J Clin Pathol 2003; 56:966-9. [PMID: 14645361 PMCID: PMC1770143 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.56.12.966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/06/2003] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Nocardiosis is an uncommon infection caused by the aerobic actinomycete nocardia. Identification of the pathogen is essential for the definitive diagnosis and for an effective treatment. This report describes a case of chronic granulomatous pleuritis caused by nocardia. A 59 year old Japanese man had a history of repeated pyothorax. Right pleural decortication and thoracic drainage were performed. Microbiological examinations of the drained fluid failed to identify a pathogen. Pathological examinations revealed Gram positive filamentous and branching bacilli in the granulomatous lesion of the pleura. Sequencing of the 971 bp 16S ribosomal DNA extracted and amplified from paraffin wax embedded sections identified the microorganism as Nocardia sp. IFM 0860. The patient received sulfamethoxazol/trimethoprim and minocycline. Although the presence of a brain abscess was disclosed by systemic examination, the clinical course has been favourable. In this patient, polymerase chain reaction analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA in pathological specimens was useful in making an accurate diagnosis of nocardiosis and in determining the appropriate treatment.
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- R Wada
- Department of Pathology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, 036-8562 Japan.
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The aim of this study was to clarify the histogenesis of Barrett's cancer. First, 28 lesions of the super-minute dysplasia <or= 1 mm in diameter were detected by pathological examinations for Barrett's esophagus. Secondly, the K-ras codon 12 mutations in these super-minute neoplasias of the Barrett's esophagus were examined by DNA extraction using a microdissection. It was found that seven of 28 (25%) super-minute dysplasia lesions in the Barrett's esophagus showed K-ras mutation, and were a single mutation, with AGT being detected in three lesions and GAT being detected in four lesions. Also, these dysplasia lesions could be divided into two groups according to p53-LI. Two among three lesions with p53-LI over 90%, which were considered to be morphologically high grade dysplasia or intramucosal adenocarcinoma, showed K-ras mutations (both lesions: GGT-->AGT), and 5 among 25 lesions with an average p53-LI of 58%, which were considered to be morphologically low grade dysplasia, showed K-ras mutation (four lesions: GGT-->GAT, 1 lesion: GGT-->AGT). This current study shows that some dysplasia lesions have K-ras mutations in their initial condition, whether these atypical tubule lesions are low grade dysplasia or high grade dysplasia (intramucosal adenocarcinoma), and supports the dysplasia-carcinoma sequence in the histogenesis of Barrett's cancer and synchronously suggests that there is a different route to it.
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- R Wada
- The Department of Pathology, Juntendo Izunagaoka Hospital of Juntendo University School of Medicine, Kawagoe, Japan.
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Arsene I, Bearden IG, Beavis D, Besliu C, Budick B, Bøggild H, Chasman C, Christensen CH, Christiansen P, Cibor J, Debbe R, Enger E, Gaardhøje JJ, Germinario M, Hagel K, Hansen O, Holm A, Ito H, Jipa A, Jundt F, Jørdre JI, Jørgensen CE, Karabowicz R, Kim EJ, Kozik T, Larsen TM, Lee JH, Lee YK, Lindal S, Lystad G, Løvhøiden G, Majka Z, Makeev A, McBreen B, Mikelsen M, Murray M, Natowitz J, Neumann B, Nielsen BS, Norris J, Ouerdane D, Płaneta R, Rami F, Ristea C, Ristea O, Röhrich D, Samset BH, Sandberg D, Sanders SJ, Scheetz RA, Staszel P, Tveter TS, Videbaek F, Wada R, Yin Z, Zgura IS. Transverse-momentum spectra in Au+Au and d+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=200 GeV and the pseudorapidity dependence of high-p(T) suppression. Phys Rev Lett 2003; 91:072305. [PMID: 12935010 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.91.072305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present spectra of charged hadrons from Au+Au and d+Au collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=200 GeV measured with the BRAHMS experiment at RHIC. The spectra for different collision centralities are compared to spectra from p+(-)p collisions at the same energy scaled by the number of binary collisions. The resulting ratios (nuclear modification factors) for central Au+Au collisions at eta=0 and eta=2.2 evidence a strong suppression in the high p(T) region (>2 GeV/c). In contrast, the d+Au nuclear modification factor (at eta=0) exhibits an enhancement of the high p(T) yields. These measurements indicate a high energy loss of the high p(T) particles in the medium created in the central Au+Au collisions. The lack of suppression in d+Au collisions makes it unlikely that initial state effects can explain the suppression in the central Au+Au collisions.
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- I Arsene
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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Horinaka N, Nonaka Y, Nakayama T, Mori K, Wada R, Maeda M. Dural arteriovenous fistula of the transverse sinus with concomitant ipsilateral meningioma. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2003; 145:501-4; discussion 504. [PMID: 12836076 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0030-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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: 11/29/2022]
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A 69-year-old female complained of headache and tinnitus. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography showed a tumour in the right transverse sinus extending to the transverse-sigmoid sinus junction, a dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF), and right transverse-sigmoid sinus thrombosis with the downstream from the right sigmoid sinus involved by the tumour. Right external carotid angiography showed the tumour to be supplied by many branches of the right occipital artery, the posterior branches of the middle meningeal artery, and the posterior auricular artery, and the dural AVF fed by the occipital artery and the meningeal branches of the right vertebral artery. She underwent surgery via a combined right supra- and infratentorial approach. The tumour had invaded and blocked the right transverse sinus, which was resected. After surgery the patient was free of headache and tinnitus was diminished. Histological examination found that the tumour was a fibrous meningioma and that the orifice of the vein at the transverse sinus was blocked by the tumour. Serial follow-up cerebral angiography 2 months after surgery showed no change in the AVF, but 9 months after surgery confirmed disappearance of the AVF. This AVF was caused by occlusion of the right transverse sinus by the meningioma and was an acquired lesion.
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- N Horinaka
- Department of Neurosurgery, Juntendo University, Izunagaoaka Hospital, Shizuoka, Hongo, Japan.
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