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Honda Y, Takahashi A, Tanaka N, Kajiwara Y, Sasaki R, Kataoka H, Sakamoto J, Okita M. Electrical Stimulation-Based Twitch Exercise Suppresses Progression of Immobilization-Induced Muscle Fibrosis via Downregulation of PGC-1?/VEGF Pathway. Physiol Res 2024; 73:285-294. [PMID: 38710059 PMCID: PMC11081190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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This study aimed to determine whether electrical stimulation-based twitch exercise is effective in inhibiting the progression of immobilization-induced muscle fibrosis. 19 Wistar rats were randomly divided into a control group (n=6), an immobilization group (n=6; with immobilization only), and a Belt group (n=7; with immobilization and twitch exercise through the belt electrode device, beginning 2 weeks after immobilization). The bilateral soleus muscles were harvested after the experimental period. The right soleus muscles were used for histological analysis, and the left soleus muscles were used for biochemical and molecular biological analysis. As a result, in the picrosirius red images, the perimysium and endomysium were thicker in both the immobilization and Belt groups compared to the control group. However, the perimysium and endomysium thickening were suppressed in the Belt group. The hydroxyproline content and alpha-SMA, TGF-beta1, and HIF-1alpha mRNA expressions were significantly higher in the immobilization and belt groups than in the control group. These expressions were significantly lower in the Belt group than in the immobilization group. The capillary-to-myofiber ratio and the mRNA expressions of VEGF and PGC-1alpha were significantly lower in the immobilization and belt groups than in the control group, these were significantly higher in the Belt group than in the immobilization group. From these results, Electrical stimulation-based twitch exercise using the belt electrode device may prevent the progression of immobilization-induced muscle fibrosis caused by downregulating PGC-1alpha/VEGF pathway, we surmised that this intervention strategy might be effective against the progression of muscle contracture. Keywords: Immobilization, Skeletal muscle, Fibrosis, Electrical stimulation-based twitch exercise, PGC-1alpha/VEGF pathway.
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- Y Honda
- Department of Physical Therapy Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Kawahara D, Nishioka R, Murakami Y, Emoto Y, Iwashita K, Kubota H, Sasaki R, Nagata Y. A Nomogram Based on Pretreatment Radiomics and Dosiomics Features for Predicting Overall Survival for Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer: Multi-Institutional Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e470-e471. [PMID: 37785496 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The current study aims to propose a nomogram-based 2- and 3-years survival prediction model for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated by definitive radiotherapy using pretreatment computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (FDG PET) radiomic features and dosiomics features in addition to the common clinical factors using multi-institution data. MATERIALS/METHODS Data of 112 patients from one institution and 28 patients from the other institution were retrospectively collected. Radiomics and dosiomics features were extracted using five segmentations on CT and PET images and dose distribution. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) with logistic regression was used to select radiomics and dosiomics features by calculating the radiomics and dosiomics scores (Rad-score and Dos-score), respectively, in the training model. The predictive clinical factors, Rad-score, and Dos-score were identified to develop a nomogram model. RESULTS We extracted 15219 features from the radiomics and dosiomics analysis. By LASSO Cox regression analysis, 13 CT-based radiomics features, 11 PET-based radiomics features, and 19 dosiomics features were selected. Clinical factors of T-stage, N-stage, and clinical stage were selected as significant prognostic factors by univariate Cox regression analysis. A predictive nomogram for prognosis in was established using these factors. In the external validation cohort, the C-index of the combined model of CT-based radiomics, PET-based radiomics, and dosiomics features with clinical factors were 0.74, 0.82, and 0.92, respectively. Moreover, we divided the cohort into high-risk and low-risk groups using the median nomogram score. Significant differences in overall survival (OS) in the combine model of CT-based radiomics, PET-based radiomics, and dosiomics features with clinical factors were observed between the high-risk and low-risk groups (P = 0.019, P = 0.038, and 0.014, respectively). CONCLUSION The current study established and validated 2- and 3-year survival prediction models based on radiomics and dosiomics features with clinical factors. The prediction model with dosiomics analysis could better predict OS than CT- and PET-based radiomics analysis in esophageal cancer patients treated with radiotherapy.
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- D Kawahara
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Kobe, Japan
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- Kobe Minimally invasive Cancer Center, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Doi Y, Nagata Y, Matsumo Y, Numata K, Sasaki R, Yamada T, Igaki H, Imagumbai T, Katoh N, Yoshitake T, Shimizuguchi T, Fujioka D, Inoue M, Koide Y, Kimura T, Ito Y. Multicenter Retrospective Study of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Patients with Previously Untreated Initial Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e293. [PMID: 37785079 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The effectiveness of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been shown in many studies and its therapeutic effect is similar to radiofrequency ablation (RFA). However, many of these studies were done in combination with transcatheter chemoembolization (TACE), for recurrent HCC, or on a small scale. To better understand the specific outcomes of SBRT for HCC, we conducted a multicenter retrospective analysis of SBRT for previously untreated initial HCC at Japanese Society of Clinical Oncology (JCOG) member hospitals. MATERIALS/METHODS Patientswho underwent SBRT for HCC at JCOG member hospitals between July 2013 and December 2017 and met the following eligibility criteria were included: (1) initial HCC; (2) ≤ 3 nodules, ≤ 5 cm in diameter; (3) a Child-Pugh (CP) score of A or B; and (4) unsuitability for or refusal of standard treatment, such as surgery, transplantation, RFA and TACE. We evaluated the overall survival (OS), recurrence-free survival (RFS) which was defined as the first instance of intra-hepatic recurrence after SBRT, disease-specific survival (DSS) using Kaplan-Meier analysis. Using Grey's test, patients who died of other diseases were analyzed as competing risks to estimate the cumulative incidence of local recurrence (CLR). Adverse events directly related to SBRT also analyzed using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 (CTCAE v5.0). RESULTS Seventy-three patients with 79 lesions from 14 hospitals were analyzed. The median age was 77 years (range; 50-89 years), and the median tumor size was 23 mm (range; 6-50 mm). The median radiation dose was 40 Gy (range; 35-60 Gy) in five fractions (range; 4-8). The median follow-up period was 45 months (range; 0-103 months). There were three cases where follow-up was not possible due to unexpected events unrelated to SBRT, while the remaining 70 patients were successfully followed for at least six months. The 2 and 3year OS, RFS, DSS, and CLR rates were 84.3% (95% CI: 75.8-92.8%) and 69.9% (95% CI: 58.7-81%), 67.5% (95% CI: 56.0-79.0%) and 57.9% (95% CI: 45.2-70.5%), 95.1% (95% CI:89.7-100%)/87.6% (95% CI:78.8-96.3%), and 11.4% (95% CI: 5.3-20.0%) and 20.0% (95% CI: 11.2-30.5%), respectively. Four cases (5.5%) of adverse events of grade 3 or higher were reported: one case of grade 3 laboratory toxicities, one case of grade 3 liver failure, one case of grade 3 portal tumor thrombosis, and one case of grade 4 duodenal ulcer. No grade 5 toxicities were observed. CONCLUSION The results of our study demonstrate that SBRT for HCC is highly effective in achieving local control and is safe to administer. In addition, survival outcomes are favorable. SBRT is a promising treatment modality, especially for small HCCs for that is not suitable for standard treatment.
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- Y Doi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hiroshima High-precision Radiotherapy Cancer Center, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Radiation oncology, Niigata cancer center hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tsukuba University Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kochi University Hospital, Kochi, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Showa University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Kakizoe M, Nagata K, Sasaki R, Ozawa E, Nakao K. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Ruptured pseudoaneurysm after endoscopic biliary stenting using the novel double-pit-type plastic stent. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 37:1653. [PMID: 35761482 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.15913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- M Kakizoe
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Sasaki R, Hand BJ, Liao WY, Rogasch NC, Fernandez L, Semmler JG, Opie GM. Utilising TMS-EEG to Assess the Response to Cerebellar-Brain Inhibition. Cerebellum 2022:10.1007/s12311-022-01419-y. [PMID: 35661100 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-022-01419-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cerebellar-brain inhibition (CBI) is a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paradigm indexing excitability of cerebellar projections to motor cortex (M1). Stimulation involved with CBI is often considered to be uncomfortable, and alternative ways to index connectivity between cerebellum and the cortex would be valuable. We therefore sought to assess the utility of electroencephalography in conjunction with TMS (combined TMS-EEG) to record the response to CBI. A total of 33 volunteers (25.7 ± 4.9 years, 20 females) participated across three experiments. These investigated EEG responses to CBI induced with a figure-of-eight (F8; experiment 1) or double cone (DC; experiment 2) conditioning coil over cerebellum, in addition to multisensory sham stimulation (experiment 3). Both F8 and DC coils suppressed early TMS-evoked EEG potentials (TEPs) produced by TMS to M1 (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the TEP produced by CBI stimulation was related to the motor inhibitory response to CBI recorded in a hand muscle (P < 0.05), but only when using the DC coil. Multisensory sham stimulation failed to modify the M1 TEP. Cerebellar conditioning produced changes in the M1 TEP that were not apparent following sham stimulation, and that were related to the motor inhibitory effects of CBI. Our findings therefore suggest that it is possible to index the response to CBI using TMS-EEG. In addition, while both F8 and DC coils appear to recruit cerebellar projections, the nature of these may be different.
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- R Sasaki
- Discipline of Physiology, School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Psychiatry, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
- School of Psychological Sciences, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia.
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Sasaki R, Numakura K, Hatakeyama S, Narita S, Fujishima T, Sato I. Urine microbiome analysis in patients with Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) using an Association Rules Mining (ARM) methods. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)00132-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yin X, Konishi T, Horikawa K, Tanaka R, Togo Y, Noda T, Hosoi M, Tsuchida M, Kunoh T, Wada S, Nakamura T, Tsuda E, Sasaki R, Mizukami T, Hasegawa M. Structure and Function of Potential Glycosylation Sites of Dynactin-Associated Protein dynAP. Mol Biotechnol 2022; 64:611-620. [PMID: 35022995 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-021-00435-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Overexpression of human dynactin-associated protein (dynAP) transforms NIH3T3 cells. DynAP is a single-pass transmembrane protein with a carboxy-terminal region (amino acids 135-210) exposed to the outside of the cell possessing one potential N-glycosylation site (position 143) and a distal C-terminal region (residues 173-210) harboring a Thr/Ser-rich (T/S) cluster that may be O-glycosylated. In SDS-PAGE, dynAP migrates anomalously at ~ 45 kDa, much larger than expected (22.5 kDa) based on the amino acid composition. Using dynAP mutants, we herein showed that the T/S cluster region is responsible for the anomalous migration. The T/S cluster region is required for transport to the cytoplasmic membrane and cell transformation. We produced and purified the extracellular fragment (dynAP135-210) in secreted form and analyzed the attached glycans. Asn143 displayed complex-type glycosylation, suggesting that oligosaccharide transferase may recognize the NXT/S sequon in the secretory form, but not clearly in full-length dynAP. Core I-type O-glycosylation (Gal-GalNAc) was observed, but the mass spectrometry signal was weak, clearly indicating that further studies are needed to elucidate modifications in this region.
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- Xiaobo Yin
- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan.,Frontier Pharma, 1281-8 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan.,Frontier Pharma, 1281-8 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Specialty Medicine Research Laboratories 1, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58, Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-8710, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan.,Frontier Pharma, 1281-8 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan.,Frontier Pharma, 1281-8 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan.
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Abe K, Bronner C, Hayato Y, Hiraide K, Ikeda M, Imaizumi S, Kameda J, Kanemura Y, Kataoka Y, Miki S, Miura M, Moriyama S, Nagao Y, Nakahata M, Nakayama S, Okada T, Okamoto K, Orii A, Pronost G, Sekiya H, Shiozawa M, Sonoda Y, Suzuki Y, Takeda A, Takemoto Y, Takenaka A, Tanaka H, Watanabe S, Yano T, Han S, Kajita T, Okumura K, Tashiro T, Xia J, Megias G, Bravo-Berguño D, Labarga L, Marti L, Zaldivar B, Pointon B, Blaszczyk F, Kearns E, Raaf J, Stone J, Wan L, Wester T, Bian J, Griskevich N, Kropp W, Locke S, Mine S, Smy M, Sobel H, Takhistov V, Hill J, Kim J, Lim I, Park R, Bodur B, Scholberg K, Walter C, Cao S, Bernard L, Coffani A, Drapier O, El Hedri S, Giampaolo A, Gonin M, Mueller T, Paganini P, Quilain B, Ishizuka T, Nakamura T, Jang J, Learned J, Anthony L, Martin D, Scott M, Sztuc A, Uchida Y, Berardi V, Catanesi M, Radicioni E, Calabria N, Machado L, De Rosa G, Collazuol G, Iacob F, Lamoureux M, Mattiazzi M, Ospina N, Ludovici L, Maekawa Y, Nishimura Y, Friend M, Hasegawa T, Ishida T, Kobayashi T, Jakkapu M, Matsubara T, Nakadaira T, Nakamura K, Oyama Y, Sakashita K, Sekiguchi T, Tsukamoto T, Kotsar Y, Nakano Y, Ozaki H, Shiozawa T, Suzuki A, Takeuchi Y, Yamamoto S, Ali A, Ashida Y, Feng J, Hirota S, Kikawa T, Mori M, Nakaya T, Wendell R, Yasutome K, Fernandez P, McCauley N, Mehta P, Tsui K, Fukuda Y, Itow Y, Menjo H, Niwa T, Sato K, Tsukada M, Lagoda J, Lakshmi S, Mijakowski P, Zalipska J, Jiang J, Jung C, Vilela C, Wilking M, Yanagisawa C, Hagiwara K, Harada M, Horai T, Ishino H, Ito S, Kitagawa H, Koshio Y, Ma W, Piplani N, Sakai S, Barr G, Barrow D, Cook L, Goldsack A, Samani S, Wark D, Nova F, Boschi T, Di Lodovico F, Gao J, Migenda J, Taani M, Zsoldos S, Yang J, Jenkins S, Malek M, McElwee J, Stone O, Thiesse M, Thompson L, Okazawa H, Kim S, Seo J, Yu I, Nishijima K, Koshiba M, Iwamoto K, Nakagiri K, Nakajima Y, Ogawa N, Yokoyama M, Martens K, Vagins M, Kuze M, Izumiyama S, Yoshida T, Inomoto M, Ishitsuka M, Ito H, Kinoshita T, Matsumoto R, Ohta K, Shinoki M, Suganuma T, Ichikawa A, Nakamura K, Martin J, Tanaka H, Towstego T, Akutsu R, Gousy-Leblanc V, Hartz M, Konaka A, de Perio P, Prouse N, Chen S, Xu B, Zhang Y, Posiadala-Zezula M, Hadley D, O’Flaherty M, Richards B, Jamieson B, Walker J, Minamino A, Okamoto K, Pintaudi G, Sano S, Sasaki R. Diffuse supernova neutrino background search at Super-Kamiokande. Int J Clin Exp Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.104.122002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Yin X, Yamada S, Kobayashi H, Tanaka R, Togo Y, Hosoi M, Tsuchida M, Kunoh T, Wada S, Nakamura T, Sasaki R, Mizukami T, Hasegawa M. Expression and cell transformation activity of dynactin-associated protein isoforms. FEBS Open Bio 2021. [PMID: 34043884 PMCID: PMC8329785 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Overexpression of human dynactin-associated protein isoform a (dynAPa) transforms NIH3T3 cells. DynAPa is a single-pass transmembrane protein with a carboxy-terminal region exposed to the outside of cells. According to the NCBI RefSeq database, there may be two other splicing variants of the encoding gene (dynAPb and c). DynAPa and c differ in some amino-terminal residues (NH2 -MVA in dynAPa and NH2 -MEYQLL in dynAPc). DynAPb has the same amino-terminal residues as dynAPc, but lacks 55 residues in the intracellular region. All three isoforms have the same carboxy-terminal region, including the transmembrane domain. Expression of mRNAs of three splicing variants was found in human cancer cell lines ACHN and Caki-1. The subcellular localization and in vitro cell transformation ability of the three isoforms were examined using NIH3T3 cells overexpressing each respective isoform. All isoforms were found to be localized to the Golgi apparatus and plasma membrane, where the carboxy-terminal region was exposed to the outside of cells. Cell transformation was tested using focus formation due to loss of contact inhibition of cell proliferation, and colony formation was examined on soft agar and spheroid formation in ultralow U-bottomed wells. DynAPa robustly formed foci and colonies on soft agar and spheroid, whereas these abilities were considerably decreased for dynAPb and completely lost in dynAPc. These findings warrant dissection studies to identify the dynAP domain that is required for cell transformation.
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- Xiaobo Yin
- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan.,Frontier Pharma, Nagahama, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan.,Frontier Pharma, Nagahama, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan.,Frontier Pharma, Nagahama, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan.,Frontier Pharma, Nagahama, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Japan
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Abe K, Bronner C, Hayato Y, Ikeda M, Imaizumi S, Ito H, Kameda J, Kataoka Y, Miura M, Moriyama S, Nagao Y, Nakahata M, Nakajima Y, Nakayama S, Okada T, Okamoto K, Orii A, Pronost G, Sekiya H, Shiozawa M, Sonoda Y, Suzuki Y, Takeda A, Takemoto Y, Takenaka A, Tanaka H, Yano T, Akutsu R, Han S, Kajita T, Okumura K, Tashiro T, Wang R, Xia J, Bravo-Berguño D, Labarga L, Marti L, Zaldivar B, Blaszczyk F, Kearns E, Gustafson J, Raaf J, Stone J, Wan L, Wester T, Bian J, Griskevich N, Kropp W, Locke S, Mine S, Smy M, Sobel H, Takhistov V, Weatherly P, Hill J, Kim J, Lim I, Park R, Bodur B, Scholberg K, Walter C, Coffani A, Drapier O, El Hedri S, Giampaolo A, Gonin M, Mueller T, Paganini P, Quilain B, Ishizuka T, Nakamura T, Jang J, Learned J, Anthony L, Sztuc A, Uchida Y, Berardi V, Catanesi M, Radicioni E, Calabria N, Machado L, De Rosa G, Collazuol G, Iacob F, Lamoureux M, Ospina N, Ludovici L, Nishimura Y, Cao S, Friend M, Hasegawa T, Ishida T, Kobayashi T, Matsubara T, Nakadaira T, Jakkapu M, Nakamura K, Oyama Y, Sakashita K, Sekiguchi T, Tsukamoto T, Nakano Y, Shiozawa T, Suzuki A, Takeuchi Y, Yamamoto S, Ali A, Ashida Y, Feng J, Hirota S, Ichikawa A, Kikawa T, Mori M, Nakaya T, Wendell R, Yasutome K, Fernandez P, McCauley N, Mehta P, Pritchard A, Tsui K, Fukuda Y, Itow Y, Menjo H, Niwa T, Sato K, Tsukada M, Mijakowski P, Posiadala-Zezula M, Jung C, Vilela C, Wilking M, Yanagisawa C, Harada M, Hagiwara K, Horai T, Ishino H, Ito S, Koshio Y, Ma W, Piplani N, Sakai S, Kuno Y, Barr G, Barrow D, Cook L, Goldsack A, Samani S, Simpson C, Wark D, Nova F, Boschi T, Di Lodovico F, Molina Sedgwick S, Taani M, Zsoldos S, Yang J, Jenkins S, McElwee J, Thiesse M, Thompson L, Malek M, Stone O, Okazawa H, Kim S, Yu I, Nishijima K, Koshiba M, Ogawa N, Iwamoto K, Yokoyama M, Martens K, Vagins M, Kuze M, Izumiyama S, Tanaka M, Yoshida T, Inomoto M, Ishitsuka M, Matsumoto R, Ohta K, Shinoki M, Martin J, Tanaka H, Towstego T, Hartz M, Konaka A, de Perio P, Prouse N, Pointon B, Chen S, Xu B, Richards B, Jamieson B, Walker J, Minamino A, Okamoto K, Pintaudi G, Sasaki R. Neutron-antineutron oscillation search using a 0.37 megaton-years exposure of Super-Kamiokande. Int J Clin Exp Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.103.012008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Tong Y, Ishikawa K, Sasaki R, Takeshita I, Sakamoto J, Okita M. The effects of wheel-running using the upper limbs following immobilization after inducing arthritis in the knees of rats. Physiol Res 2021; 70:79-87. [PMID: 33453715 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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This study investigated the effects of wheel-running using the upper limbs following immobilization after inducing arthritis in the knees of rats. Forty male Wistar rats (aged 8 weeks) divided into four groups randomly: arthritis (AR), immobilization after arthritis (Im), wheel-running exercise with the upper limbs following immobilization after arthritis induction (Im+Ex) and sham arthritis induction (Con). The knee joints of the Im and Im+Ex groups were immobilized with a cast for 4 weeks. In the Im+Ex group, wheel-running exercise was administered for 60 min/day (5 times/week). The swelling and the pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the knee joint were evaluated for observing the condition of inflammatory symptoms in affected area, and the paw withdraw response (PWR) was evaluated for observing the condition of secondary hyperalgesia in distant area. Especially, in order to evaluate histological inflammation in the knee joint, the number of macrophage (CD68-positive cells) in the synovium was examined. The expression of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the spinal dorsal horn (L2-3 and L4-5) was examined to evaluate central sensitization. The Im+Ex group showed a significantly better recovery than the Im group in the swelling, PPTs, and PWRs. Additionally, CGRP expression of the spinal dorsal horn (L2-3 and L4-5) in the Im+Ex group was significantly decreased compared with the Im group. According to the results, upper limb exercise can decrease pain in the affected area, reduce hyperalgesia in distant areas, and suppress the central sensitization in the spinal dorsal horn by triggering exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH).
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- Y Tong
- Department of Physical Therapy Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Wang T, Ikeo N, Okumura K, Akasaka H, Yada R, Yoshida K, Miyawaki D, Ishihara T, Mukumoto N, Shimizu Y, Mukai T, Nakaoka A, Sasaki R. PO-1587: Novel biocompatible artifact-robust and highly visible fiducial marker for image-guided radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)01605-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Numakura K, Kobayashi M, Ishida T, Okane K, Suzuki K, Shimoda N, Kumazawa T, Suzuki T, Sasaki R, Fukuda H, Nara T, Kanda S, Huang M, Saito M, Narita S, Inoue T, Tsuchiya N, Habuchi T. The effect of levofloxacin for patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer treated by intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin: Results of a randomized, prospective, multicenter study. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)33537-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Sasaki R, Kishino S, Sato Y, Narita S. Use of urine flow cytometry parameters to improve the diagnostic performance of urine cytology and nuclear matrix protein 22 test for urothelial cancer surveillance. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)34083-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Okamoto T, Kaibuchi N, Sasaki R, Udagawa G, Ando T. Eminectomy with restraint of the joint capsule to treat chronic and recurrent dislocation of the temporomandibular joint. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020; 58:366-368. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Imamura Y, Kiyota N, Suzuki C, Koyama T, Kimbara S, Shinomiya H, Otsuki N, Hasegawa T, Toyoda M, Funakoshi Y, Akashi M, Sasaki R, Nibu K, Minami H. Prognostic value of the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score for head and neck cancer in the era of immunotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.11.154] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Sasaki R, Demizu Y, Yamashita T, Komatsu S, Akasaka H, Miyawaki D, Yoshida K, Wang T, Okimoto T, Fukumoto T. First-in-Human Phase I Study of a Non-Woven Fabric Bioabsorbable Spacer Combined with Particle Therapy Against Abdominal or Pelvic Sarcomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2522] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Harada K, Kobayashi Y, Nozawa S, Sakurai K, Suto K, Yoshikawa A, Sasaki R, Abiko R, Ebata H, Sano I, Oda H, Miyagishima T. Retrospective analysis of efficacy and safety of cell-free and concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy in pancreatic cancer patients with malignant ascites. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy440.004] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Senoo S, Yoshida K, Miyawaki D, Ishihara T, Nishikawa R, Inoue Y, Nishimura H, Okamoto Y, Nishimura Y, Sasaki R. Treatment Outcomes of Radiation Therapy or Chemoradiotherapy for Postoperative Locoregional Recurrence of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.1893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Miuma S, Miyaaki H, Miyazoe Y, Suehiro T, Sasaki R, Shibata H, Taura N, Nakao K. Development of Duodenal Ulcers due to the Discontinuation of Proton Pump Inhibitors After the Induction of Sofosbuvir Plus Ledipasvir Therapy: A Report of Two Cases. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:222-225. [PMID: 29407313 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir (SOF-LDV) combination therapy is a promising therapy for post-transplant hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection. It is known that gastric pH elevation induces lower absorption of ledipasvir; therefore, the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) should be considered regarding dose reduction after SOF-LDV therapy induction. Here, we report two patients who developed duodenal ulcers due to the discontinuation of PPIs after the induction of SOF-LDV therapy for post-transplant HCV reinfection. The first patient was a 71-year-old man who had undergone living donor liver transplantation due to HCV-related liver cirrhosis. Lansoprazole, 30 mg daily, was discontinued upon SOF-LDV therapy induction. Seven days after SOF-LDV therapy induction, gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed the presence of a duodenal ulcer. The second patient was a 54-year-old man who had undergone living donor liver transplantation due to HCV-related end-stage liver disease. Similar to the first patient, rabeprazole sodium was discontinued upon the induction of SOF-LDV therapy. Eighteen days after SOF-LDV therapy induction, gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed the presence of a duodenal ulcer. In both cases, these duodenal ulcers improved after the resumption of the administration of PPIs, and a sustained virologic response at 12 weeks was achieved by SOF-LDV therapy with PPI use. Thus, PPI use should be continued consistently during SOF-LDV therapy for post-transplant HCV reinfection.
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- S Miuma
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Nishikawa R, Yoshida K, Ebina Y, Omoteda M, Ejima Y, Miyawaki D, Ishihara T, Takahashi S, Sasaki R. Risk Group Analyses in Cervical Cancer Patients Based on Residual Tumor Volume and Tumor Reduction Ratio at the Time of Image Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1331] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Kokubo Y, Morimoto S, Sasaki R, Kuzuhara S. A new concept and registry system for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinsonism-dementia complex (PDC) of the Kii peninsula of Japan. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Maki F, Sasaki R, Tanaka S, Hara D, Hasegawa Y. Atrophic changes in brain structures and neuropsychological involvement in patients with degenerative cerebellar ataxia. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hasegawa M, Wandera EA, Inoue Y, Kimura N, Sasaki R, Mizukami T, Shah MM, Shirai N, Takei O, Shindo H, Ichinose Y. Detection of rotavirus in clinical specimens using an immunosensor prototype based on the photon burst counting technique. Biomed Opt Express 2017; 8:3383-3394. [PMID: 28717574 PMCID: PMC5508835 DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.003383] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, a sensitive fluorescence sensor was developed for the detection of small, fluorescence-labeled particles dispersed in a solution. The prototype system comprises of a laser confocal optical system and a mechanical sample stage to detect photon bursting of fluorescence-labeled small particles in sample volumes less than 5 μL within 3 minutes. To examine the feasibility of the prototype system as a diagnostic tool, assemblages of rotavirus and fluorescence-labeled antibody were analyzed. The detection sensitivity for rotavirus was 1 × 104 pfu/mL. Rotavirus in stool samples from patients with acute gastroenteritis was also detected. The advantages and disadvantages of this immunosensor with respect to ELISA and RT-PCR, the current gold standards for virus detection, are discussed.
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- Makoto Hasegawa
- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bioscience and Technology, 1266 Tamura, Nagahama-shi, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Kenya Research Station, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bioscience and Technology, 1266 Tamura, Nagahama-shi, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bioscience and Technology, 1266 Tamura, Nagahama-shi, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bioscience and Technology, 1266 Tamura, Nagahama-shi, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bioscience and Technology, 1266 Tamura, Nagahama-shi, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Kenya Research Station, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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- Industrial Research Center of Shiga Prefecture, 232 Kami-Toyama, Ritto-shi, Shiga 520-3004, Japan
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- LIFETECH Co. Ltd., 4074, Miyadera, Iruma-shi, Saitama 358-0014, Japan
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- Matsunami Glass IND. Ltd., 2-1-10 Yasaka, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka 596-0049, Japan
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- Kenya Research Station, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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Sasaki R, Ho C, Ando T, Chen Y, Lin C. Segmental maxillomandibular rotational advancement in obstructive sleep apnoea: a long-term follow-up. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.02.1113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sasaki R, Lin C, Ho D, Ando T, Chen Y. Computed tomography evaluation with iohexol oral rinse in obstructive sleep apnoea. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.02.1114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sasaki R, Watanabe Y, Matsumine H, Ando T. Experimental miniature swine for facial nerve reconstructive research using dental pulp cells. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.02.1183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Corannulene molecules dynamically encapsulated into a single-walled carbon nanotube form an ordered stack or a partially ordered stack where concave–concave corannulene dimers are the structural motif.
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- Y. Joko
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems
- University of Electro-Communications
- Chofu
- Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems
- University of Electro-Communications
- Chofu
- Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems
- University of Electro-Communications
- Chofu
- Japan
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Arakane F, Tanaka Y, Murakami N, Matsuoka T, Idegami T, Yoshimatsu K, Sasaki R. Relations of Pelvic Endometriosis and Ileal Endometriosis: Report of Two Cases. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yoshida K, Miyawaki D, Nishikawa R, Akasaka H, Matsuo Y, Omoteda M, Kyotani K, Satoh H, Osuga S, Shimizu Y, Ebina Y, Takahashi S, Sasaki R. Comparison of Dosimetric Parameters in the Treatment Planning of MRI-Based Intracavitary Image Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy With and Without Optimization Combined With EBRT Using Central Shield. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1440] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Sasaki R, Cheung YC, Chan EC, Lin CH, Chen YR. Iohexol oral rinse to differentiate the palatoglossal surfaces in computed tomography of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016; 55:207-208. [PMID: 27481534 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- R Sasaki
- Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kwei Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Craniofacial Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kwei Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, 167-8666, Japan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kwei Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kwei Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Dr. Edmund Chan's Clinic, Unit 602-3, Manning House, 48 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
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- Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kwei Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Craniofacial Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kwei Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
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- Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kwei Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Craniofacial Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kwei Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Nakayama M, Munetomo Y, Ogata T, Uehara K, Tsudou S, Nishimura H, Mayahara H, Sasaki R. SU-F-T-293: Experimental Comparisons of Ionization Chambers with Different Volumes for CyberKnife Delivery Quality Assurance. Med Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4956478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Kakizawa T, Mizukami T, Itoh Y, Hasegawa M, Sasaki R, Suzuki T. Evaluation of phenylcyclopropylamine compounds by enzymatic assay of lysine-specific demethylase 2 in the presence of NPAC peptide. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:1193-5. [PMID: 26794039 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lysine-specific demethylase 2 (LSD2) demethylates mono- and dimethylated Lys-4 of histone H3 (H3K4me1 and H3K4me2). NPAC protein is known to interact with LSD2 and promote its H3K4 demethylase activity. In this study, we established a demethylation assay system that utilizes recombinant LSD2 in the presence of a synthetic NPAC peptide. Several phenylcyclopropylamine (PCPA)-based inhibitors were examined for their LSD2 inhibitory activity in the LSD2 enzymatic assay with the NPAC peptide. The assay results showed that the PCPA derivatives, including NCD41, selectively inhibited LSD1 in preference to LSD2.
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- Taeko Kakizawa
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Science, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science Technology, 1226 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0823, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Science, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science Technology, 1226 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Science, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science Technology, 1226 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0823, Japan.
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Miyawaki D, Mukumoto N, Ejima Y, Yoshida K, Ishihara T, Kiyota N, Saito M, Otsuki N, Nibu K, Sasaki R. Radiation-Induced Hypothyroidism in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Dose-Volume Histogram Analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.1404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ishihara T, Yamada K, Harada A, Isogai K, Miyawaki D, Yoshida K, Ejima Y, Sasaki R. Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy Compared With Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases From Lung Cancer: Experience at a Single-Institution. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Miyawaki D, Mukumoto N, Ejima Y, Yoshida K, Ishihara T, Kiyota N, Saito M, Otsuki N, Nibu K, Sasaki R. 2842 Radiation induced hypothyroidism in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A dose-volume histogram analysis. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)31582-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kunoh T, Wang W, Kobayashi H, Matsuzaki D, Togo Y, Tokuyama M, Hosoi M, Koseki K, Wada SI, Nagai N, Nakamura T, Nomura S, Hasegawa M, Sasaki R, Mizukami T. Human Dynactin-Associated Protein Transforms NIH3T3 Cells to Generate Highly Vascularized Tumors with Weak Cell-Cell Interaction. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0135836. [PMID: 26284361 PMCID: PMC4540312 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Human dynactin-associated protein (dynAP) is a transmembrane protein that promotes AktSer473 phosphorylation. Here, we report the oncogenic properties of dynAP. In contrast to control NIH3T3 cells expressing LacZ (NIH3T3LacZ), NIH3T3dynAP cells vigorously formed foci in two-dimensional culture, colonies on soft agar, and spheroids in anchorage-deficient three-dimensional culture. NIH3T3dynAP cells injected into nude mice produced tumors with abundant blood vessels and weak cell—cell contacts. Expression of dynAP elevated the level of rictor (an essential subunit of mTORC2) and promoted phosphorylation of FOXO3aSer253. FOXO3a is a transcriptional factor that stimulates expression of pro-apoptotic genes and phosphorylation of FOXO3a abrogates its function, resulting in promoted cell survival. Knockdown of rictor in NIH3T3dynAP cells reduced AktSer473 phosphorylation and formation of foci, colony in soft agar and spheroid, indicating that dynAP-induced activation of the mTORC2/AktSer473 pathway for cell survival contributes to cell transformation. E-cadherin and its mRNA were markedly reduced upon expression of dynAP, giving rise to cells with higher motility, which may be responsible for the weak cell-cell adhesion in tumors. Thus, dynAP could be a new oncoprotein and a target for cancer therapy.
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- Tatsuki Kunoh
- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
- Frontier Pharma, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
- Frontier Pharma, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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Hayakawa Y, Matsuno M, Tanaka M, Wada A, Kitamura K, Takei O, Sasaki R, Mizukami T, Hasegawa M. Complementary DNA display selection of high-affinity peptides binding the vacuolating toxin (VacA) of Helicobacter pylori. J Pept Sci 2015; 21:710-6. [PMID: 26152929 DOI: 10.1002/psc.2795] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Revised: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Artificial peptides designed for molecular recognition of a bacterial toxin have been developed. Vacuolating cytotoxin A protein (VacA) is a major virulence factor of Helicobacter pylori, a gram-negative microaerophilic bacterium inhabiting the upper gastrointestinal tract, particularly the stomach. This study attempted to identify specific peptide sequences with high affinity for VacA using systematic directed evolution in vitro, a cDNA display method. A surface plasmon resonance-based biosensor and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to examine binding of peptides with VacA identified a peptide (GRVNQRL) with high affinity. Cyclization of the peptide by attaching cysteine residues to both termini improved its binding affinity to VacA, with a dissociation constant (Kd ) of 58 nm. This study describes a new strategy for the development of artificial functional peptides, which are promising materials in biochemical analyses and medical applications.
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- Yumiko Hayakawa
- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Tamura 1266, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Tamura 1266, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Tamura 1266, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Institute for Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- JANUSYS Co., Ltd., Kamiaoki 3-12-18-508, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 333-0844, Japan
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- Lifetech Co., Ltd., Miyadera 4074, Iruma, Saitama, 358-0014, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Tamura 1266, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Tamura 1266, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Tamura 1266, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0829, Japan
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Itoh Y, Sawada H, Suzuki M, Tojo T, Sasaki R, Hasegawa M, Mizukami T, Suzuki T. Identification of Jumonji AT-Rich Interactive Domain 1A Inhibitors and Their Effect on Cancer Cells. ACS Med Chem Lett 2015; 6:665-70. [PMID: 26101571 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5b00083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Jumonji AT-rich interactive domain 1A (JARID1A), one of the jumonji C domain-containing histone demethylase (JHDM) family members, plays key roles in cancer cell proliferation and development of drug tolerance. Therefore, selective JARID1A inhibitors are potential anticancer agents. In this study, we searched for cell-active JARID1A inhibitors by screening hydroxamate compounds in our in-house library and the structural optimization based on docking study of the hit-compound to a homology model of JARID1A. As a result, we identified compound 6j, which selectively inhibits JARID1A over three other JHDM family members. Compound 7j, a prodrug form of compound 6j, induced a selective increase in the level of trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 4, a substrate of JARID1A. Furthermore, compound 7j synergistically enhanced A549 human lung cancer cell growth inhibition induced by vorinostat, a histone deacetylase inhibitor. These findings support the idea that JARID1A inhibitors have potential as anticancer agents.
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- Yukihiro Itoh
- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-0823, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-0823, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-0823, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-0823, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Bio-Science, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Bio-Science, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Bio-Science, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, 1266 Tamura-cho, Nagahama, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606-0823, Japan
- CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Uehara K, Ogata T, Nakayama M, Shinji T, Nishimura H, Masutani T, Ishihara T, Ejima Y, Sasaki R. SU-E-T-145: Beam Characteristics of Flattening Filter Free Beams Including Low Dose Rate Setting. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4924507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Uchiyama H, Ito T, Sasaki R, Kozuka H. Preparation of metal oxide thin films from organic-additive-free aqueous solutions by low-speed dip-coating. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra16810k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Transparent, crack-free SnO2 and TiO2 precursor films were obtained from organic-additive-free aqueous solutions by low-speed dip-coating. The precursor films were crystallized to SnO2 and TiO2 by the heat treatment at 700 °C for 10 min in air.
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- H. Uchiyama
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Kansai University
- Suita
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Kansai University
- Suita
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Kansai University
- Suita
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering
- Kansai University
- Suita
- Japan
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Inagaki T, Kimura A, Hagiwara A, Sasaki R, Kobayashi K, Inaka A, Makishi G. Clinical decision rule for cervical magnetic resonance imaging in suspected cervical spinal cord injury without bony injury is useful in predicting severity of cervical stenosis. Crit Care 2015. [PMCID: PMC4470648 DOI: 10.1186/cc14395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Harada A, Sasaki R, Miyawaki D, Yoshida K, Nishimura H, Ejima Y, Kitajima K, Saito M, Otsuki N, Nibu KI. Treatment outcomes of the patients with early glottic cancer treated with initial radiotherapy and salvaged by conservative surgery. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2014; 45:248-55. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyu203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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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Sasaki R, Matsumine H, Watanabe Y, Yamato M, Ando T. Surgical procedure of extracting teeth for obtaining dental pulp for regenerative medicine in swine. Lab Anim 2014; 49:172-6. [PMID: 25448868 DOI: 10.1177/0023677214560002] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Dental pulp is a potential source of cells that can be used in cell replacement therapy for various nerve disorders, including stroke, spinal cord injury, and peripheral nerve defect. However, the validation of an animal model closely related to humans is needed in translational research. The miniature pig is a suitable experimental model in maxillofacial surgery, because its anatomical structure and size are similar to those of humans. However, the swine tooth is extremely long. The routine closed extraction procedure for harvesting dental pulp tissue causes root fracture. This report describes the details of a surgical procedure for tooth extraction. Four healthy 7-8-month-old male NIBS miniature pigs were used. Two mandibular deciduous right incisors (Di1 and Di2) were extracted in order to obtain dental pulp tissue. Gingival envelope incision with vertical-releasing incision was performed, and a full-thickness mucoperiosteal flap was made. The buccal alveolar bone was exposed and removed by osteotomy. Di1 and Di2 were extracted. Dental pulp tissue was obtained from these extracted teeth by splitting hard tissue. In this procedure, 9.8 ± 2.5 × 10(5) cells were obtained from the mandibular Di1 and Di2 (n = 4).
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- R Sasaki
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Global Center of Excellence (COE) Program Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science Department of Plastic Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Global Center of Excellence (COE) Program
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Takeuchi M, Yoshikawa M, Sasaki R, Chiba H. Purification and Characterization of UDP-N-Acetylgalactosamine: κ-Casein PolypeptideN-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase from Mammary Gland of Lactating Cow. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/00021369.1985.10866844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Ryuzo Sasaki
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606, Japan
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606, Japan
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