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Hiyama T, Kuno H, Sekiya K, Tsushima S, Sakai O, Kusumoto M, Kobayashi T. Bone Subtraction Iodine Imaging Using Area Detector CT for Evaluation of Skull Base Invasion by Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018; 40:135-141. [PMID: 30523140 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Conventional CT has generally lower detectability of bone marrow invasion than MR imaging due to lower tissue contrast. The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of conventional CT alone or in combination with bone subtraction iodine imaging using area detector CT for the evaluation of skull base invasion in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-four consecutive patients who underwent contrast-enhanced CT using 320-row area detector CT and contrast-enhanced MR imaging for nasopharyngeal carcinoma staging between April 2012 and November 2017 were enrolled in this retrospective study. Bone subtraction iodine images were generated by subtracting pre- and postcontrast volume scans using a high-resolution deformable registration algorithm. Two blinded observers evaluated skull base invasion at multiple sites (sphenoid body, clivus, bilateral base of the pterygoid process, and petrous bone) using conventional CT images alone or in combination with bone subtraction iodine images. Examination of MR and CT images by an experienced neuroradiologist was the reference standard for evaluating sensitivity, specificity, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. RESULTS Twenty-six patients (59%) showed skull base invasion at 84 sites on the reference standard. Conventional CT plus bone subtraction iodine images showed higher sensitivity (92.9% versus 78.6%, P = .02) and specificity (95.6% versus 86.1%, P = .01) than conventional CT images alone for evaluating skull base invasion. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for conventional CT plus bone subtraction iodine (0.98) was significantly larger (P < .001) than the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for conventional CT alone (0.90). CONCLUSIONS Conventional CT plus bone subtraction iodine performs more closely to the accuracy of combining CT and MR imaging compared with conventional CT alone.
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- T Hiyama
- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (T.H., H.K., K.S., M.K., T.K.), National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (T.H., H.K., K.S., M.K., T.K.), National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (T.H., H.K., K.S., M.K., T.K.), National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- Canon Medical Systems Corporation (S.T.), Otawara, Tochigi, Japan
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- Departments of Radiology (O.S.).,Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (O.S.).,Radiation Oncology (O.S.), Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (T.H., H.K., K.S., M.K., T.K.), National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.,Department of Diagnostic Radiology (M.K.), National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology (T.H., H.K., K.S., M.K., T.K.), National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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Baldus M, Tsushima S, Xi D, Majetschak S, Methner FJ. Response Surface and Kinetic Modeling of Dimethyl Sulfide Oxidation – On the Origin of Dimethyl Sulfoxide in Malt. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/03610470.2017.1403816] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- M. Baldus
- Department of Food Technology and Food Chemistry, Chair of Brewing Science, Technische Universität Berlin, Seestrasse 13, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Food Technology and Food Chemistry, Chair of Brewing Science, Technische Universität Berlin, Seestrasse 13, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Food Technology and Food Chemistry, Chair of Brewing Science, Technische Universität Berlin, Seestrasse 13, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Food Technology and Food Chemistry, Chair of Brewing Science, Technische Universität Berlin, Seestrasse 13, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Food Technology and Food Chemistry, Chair of Brewing Science, Technische Universität Berlin, Seestrasse 13, Berlin, Germany
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Tsushima S, Wargocki P, Tanabe S. Sensory evaluation and chemical analysis of exhaled and dermally emitted bioeffluents. Indoor Air 2018; 28:146-163. [PMID: 28892563 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Conditions in which exhaled and dermally emitted bioeffluents could be sampled separately or together (whole-body emission) were created. Five lightly dressed males exhaled the air through a mask to another, identical chamber or without a mask to the chamber in which they were sitting; the outdoor air supply rate was the same in both chambers. The carbon dioxide concentration in the chamber with exhaled air was 2000 ppm. Chamber temperatures were 23°C or 28°C, and ozone was present or absent in the supply airflow. When dermally emitted bioeffluents were present, the perceived air quality (PAQ) was less acceptable, and the odor intensity was higher than when only exhaled bioeffluents were present. The presence or absence of exhaled bioeffluents in the unoccupied chamber made no significant difference to sensory assessments. At 28°C and with ozone present, the odor intensity increased and the PAQ was less acceptable in the chambers with whole-body bioeffluents. The concentrations of nonanal, decanal, geranylacetone, and 6-MHO were higher when dermally emitted bioeffluents were present; they increased further when ozone was present. The concentration of squalene then decreased and increased again at 28°C. Dermally emitted bioeffluents seem to play a major role in the sensory nuisance experienced when occupied volumes are inadequately ventilated.
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- S Tsushima
- Creative Science and Engineering, Department of Architecture, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
- International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy, Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy, Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Creative Science and Engineering, Department of Architecture, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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Kretzschmar J, Jordan N, Brendler E, Tsushima S, Franzen C, Foerstendorf H, Stockmann M, Heim K, Brendler V. Spectroscopic evidence for selenium(IV) dimerization in aqueous solution. Dalton Trans 2016; 44:10508-15. [PMID: 25986391 DOI: 10.1039/c5dt00730e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The aqueous speciation of selenium(iv) was elucidated by a combined approach applying quantum chemical calculations, infrared (IR), Raman, and (77)Se NMR spectroscopy. The dimerization of hydrogen selenite (HSeO3(-)) was confirmed at concentrations above 10 mmol L(-1) by both IR and NMR spectroscopy. Quantum chemical calculations provided the assignment of vibrational bands observed to specific molecular modes of the (HSeO3)2(2-) ion. The results presented will provide a better understanding of the chemistry of aqueous Se(iv) which is of particular interest for processes occurring at mineral/water interfaces.
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- J Kretzschmar
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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Deevanhxay P, Sasabe T, Tsushima S, Hirai S. Investigation of Liquid Water Accumulation in Operating PEM Fuel Cells With/Without MPL and Its Effect on Cell Performance. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1149/05801.0337ecst] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mizobuchi R, Sato H, Fukuoka S, Tsushima S, Imbe T, Yano M. Identification of qRBS1, a QTL involved in resistance to bacterial seedling rot in rice. Theor Appl Genet 2013; 126:2417-25. [PMID: 23797600 PMCID: PMC3755214 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-013-2145-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Bacterial seedling rot (BSR), a destructive disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.), is caused by the bacterial pathogen Burkholderia glumae. To identify QTLs for resistance to BSR, we conducted a QTL analysis using chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) derived from a cross between Nona Bokra (resistant) and Koshihikari (susceptible). Comparison of the levels of BSR in the CSSLs and their recurrent parent, Koshihikari, revealed that a region on chromosome 10 was associated with resistance. Further genetic analyses using an F5 population derived from a cross between a resistant CSSL and Koshihikari confirmed that a QTL for BSR resistance was located on the short arm of chromosome 10. The Nona Bokra allele was associated with resistance to BSR. Substitution mapping in the Koshihikari genetic background demonstrated that the QTL, here designated as qRBS1 (quantitative trait locus for RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL SEEDLING ROT 1), was located in a 393-kb interval (based on the Nipponbare reference genome sequence) defined by simple sequence repeat markers RM24930 and RM24944.
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- R Mizobuchi
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Watanabe A, Kawada S, Tsushima S, Naito Y, Toda H, Dan K, Terasaka R, Nakahama M, Morita H, Ito H. Impact of unsaturated fatty acids on prediction of ventricular fibrillation and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation - importance of eicosapentaenoic acid to arachidonic acid ratio. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht310.p5581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Suzuki Y, Nankawa T, Yoshida T, Ozaki T, Ohnuki T, Francis AJ, Tsushima S, Enokida Y, Yamamoto I. Reduction behavior of uranium in the presence of citric acid. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2009. [DOI: 10.1524/ract.2006.94.9-11.579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We examined the reduction behavior of UO22+in citrate media at pH 2.0−7.0 by column electrodes. At pH 2.0, UO22+was reduced to U(IV) through a one-step reduction process, while it was reduced to U(IV) through a two-step reduction process at pH 3.0−5.0. The reduction potential of UO22+shifted to lower values with an increase in pH from 2.0 to 7.0. At pH 6.0 and 7.0, UO22+was not reduced to U(IV) completely at the electrode potential above -0.8 Vvs. silver/silver chloride electrode. Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy and speciation calculation of UO22+in citrate media indicated that uranium existed as a mixture of UO22+, [UO2Cit]-and [(UO2)2Cit2]2-at pH 2−3, and a predominant species at pH 3−5 was [(UO2)2Cit2]2-(H3Cit: citric acid). At pH 5−7, polymeric complexes, probably, [(UO2)3Cit3]3-and [(UO2)6Cit6(OH)10]16-were present. These findings suggest that the reduction of UO22+is more difficult by polymerization of UO22+with citric acid at higher pHs. Absorption spectra of the reduced complexes showed that U(IV) forms soluble complexes with citric acid at pH 2.0−5.0, and presence of U(V) species was not observed during the reduction of UO22+.
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Hennig C, Ikeda A, Schmeide K, Brendler V, Moll H, Tsushima S, Scheinost AC, Skanthakumar S, Wilson R, Soderholm L, Servaes K, et al.. The relationship of monodentate and bidentate coordinated uranium(VI) sulfate in aqueous solution. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2009. [DOI: 10.1524/ract.2008.1543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The coordination of U(VI) sulfate complexes has been investigated by uranium L
III-edge EXAFS and HEXS measurements with the aim to distinguish monodentate and bidentate coordinated sulfate in aqueous solution. UV-vis absorption spectroscopy has been used to differentiate the species and to determine the species distribution as a function of the [SO4
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- Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiochemistry, Dresden
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- Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V., Institute of Radiochemistry, Dresden, Deutschland
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- Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V., Institute of Radiochemistry, Dresden, Deutschland
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- Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Institut für Radiochemie, Dresden
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- Nagoya University, Department of Materials, Physics, and Energy Engin, Nagoya, Japan
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- Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiochemistry, Dresden
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Chemistry Division, Argonne, Illinois, U.S.A
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- Argonne National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne, Illinois, U.S.A
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- Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgien
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Yoshida S, Ogawa N, Fujii T, Tsushima S. Enhanced biofilm formation and 3-chlorobenzoate degrading activity by the bacterial consortium of Burkholderia sp. NK8 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 106:790-800. [PMID: 19191976 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04027.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To characterize biofilm formation of a chlorobenzoates (CBs) degrading bacterium, Burkholderia sp. NK8, with another bacterial species, and the biodegradation activity against CBs in the mixed-species biofilm. METHODS AND RESULTS Burkholderia sp. NK8 was solely or co-cultured with each of five other representative bacteria in microtitre dishes. Biofilm formation involving the strain NK8 was synergistically promoted by co-culturing with only Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Epifluorescent microscopy revealed that cells of the bacterial strain NK8 were viable and distributed randomly in the mixed-species biofilms. Enumeration of the attached cells on the surface of wells revealed that cells of the strain NK8 increased approx. 10-fold by the co-culture with the strain PAO1 compared to those by monoculture of the strain NK8, and the degradation activity of 3-chlorobenzoate by the dual-species biofilms was more promoted than that by the strain NK8-monocultured biofilms. CONCLUSIONS Enhanced biofilm formation of Burkholderia sp. NK8 by the bacterial consortium occurred, but is determined by the partner bacterial species. The mixed-species biofilms have the advantage to degrade CBs on a solid surface. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study provides a significance of bacterial consortia on the biofilm formation and the degradation activity of Burkholderia sp. NK8, which contribute for complete degradation of chlorinated aromatics.
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- S Yoshida
- Biofunction Division, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan.
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Enya J, Togawa M, Takeuchi T, Yoshida S, Tsushima S, Arie T, Sakai T. Biological and phylogenetic characterization of Fusarium oxysporum complex, which causes yellows on Brassica spp., and proposal of F. oxysporum f. sp. rapae, a novel forma specialis pathogenic on B. rapa in Japan. Phytopathology 2008; 98:475-483. [PMID: 18944198 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-98-4-0475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Although the causal agent of yellows of Brassica rapa (turnip, pak choi, and narinosa) in Japan was reported in 1996 to be Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans, this classification has remained inconclusive because of a lack of detailed genetic and pathogenic studies. Therefore, we analyzed the taxonomic position of this organism using Japanese isolates of F. oxysporum complex obtained from diseased individuals of various B. rapa subspecies. Phylogenetic analyses using partial sequences of the rDNA intergenic spacer region and the mating-type gene (MAT1-1-1alpha-box) showed that B. rapa and cabbage isolates belong to different monophyletic clades that separated at early evolutionary stages. Additionally, correlations were observed between the molecular phylogeny and the vegetative compatibility groups. Isolates from turnip, komatsuna, and narinosa (B. rapa group) did not show pathogenicity against cabbage or broccoli (B. oleracea group), although they caused severe symptoms on their original host species. In contrast, cabbage isolates had significantly higher (P = 0.05) virulence on B. oleracea than on B. rapa crops. Our results indicate that F. oxysporum complex isolates from B. rapa and B. oleracea are not only phylogenetically distinct but also differ in host specificity. Therefore, we propose a novel forma specialis, F. oxysporum f. sp. rapae, which causes yellows on B. rapa, including turnip, komatsuna, pak choi, and narinosa.
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- J Enya
- Research and Development Division, Mikado Kyowa Seed Co., Ozawa, Chiba, Japan
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Jayakumar V, Bhaskaran R, Tsushima S. Potential of plant extracts in combination with bacterial antagonist treatment as biocontrol agent of red rot of sugarcane. Can J Microbiol 2007; 53:196-206. [PMID: 17496967 DOI: 10.1139/w06-126] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Plant extracts and antifungal microorganisms were tested singly and in combination for biocontrol of sugarcane red rot disease ( Colletotrichum falcatum ) using two sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum L.) cultivars, CoC671 and CoC92061, in pot and field experiments. Leaf extracts of Abrus precatorius and Bassia latifolia and the rhizome extract of Curcuma longa reduced Colletotrichum falcatum mycelial growth by 80%, 58%, and 57%, respectively. Although sugarcane- planting materials (setts) treated individually with either Pseudomonas fluorescens Md1 or A. precatorius in pot experiments had the lowest incidences of red rot, 20.1% and 24.2%, respectively, none of the plant extracts were effective in the field. In contrast, when the two varieties were tested separately in two field locations, the setts treated with A. precatorius in combination with a spray or soil application of P. fluorescens Md1 had the lowest incidence of red rot in both locations, e.g., 3.1% and 3.4% incidence for CoC92061 in one location, and had a similar response to the chemical control. The results suggest the applicability of plant-based extracts for the suppression of sugarcane red rot disease in the field as an environment-friendly tool in combination with antagonists.
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- V Jayakumar
- Department of Plant Pathology, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai 625104, Tamil Nadu, India
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Hennig C, Schmeide K, Brendler V, Moll H, Tsushima S, Scheinost AC. The Structure of Uranyl Sulfate in Aqueous Solution — Monodentate Versus Bidentate Coordination. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1063/1.2644495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 11/14/2022]
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Suzuki Y, Nankawa T, Yoshida T, Ozaki T, Ohnuki T, Francis AJ, Tsushima S, Enokida Y, Yamamoto I. Biodegradation of Eu(III)-citrate complexes by Pseudomonas fluorescens. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-005-0892-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Tachibanaki S, Tsushima S, Kawamura S. Low amplification and fast visual pigment phosphorylation as mechanisms characterizing cone photoresponses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:14044-9. [PMID: 11707584 PMCID: PMC61164 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.241396898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Vertebrate cone photoreceptors are known to show lower light sensitivity and briefer photoresponses than rod photoreceptors. To understand the molecular mechanisms characterizing cone photoresponses, we compared some of the reactions in the phototransduction cascade between rods and cones. For this purpose, rods and cones were obtained in quantities large enough to do biochemical studies. The cells were purified from the retina of carp (Cyprinus carpio) with a stepwise Percoll gradient. The purified rod fraction contained almost no other kinds of cells besides rods, and the purified cone fraction contained a mixture of red-, green-, and blue-sensitive cones in the ratio 3: approximately 1: approximately 1. We prepared membrane preparations from the rod and the cone fraction, and in these membranes, we measured activation efficiencies of the reactions in the phototransduction cascade. The results showed that the signal amplification is lower in the cone membranes, which accounts for the lower light sensitivity in cones. Furthermore, we measured the time courses of visual pigment phosphorylation. The result showed that the phosphorylation is much faster in the cone membranes, which also explains the lower light sensitivity and, in addition, the briefer photoresponse in cones.
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- S Tachibanaki
- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Machikane-yama 1-1, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Tsushima S, Okamoto I, Suekane T, Hirai S. Magnetic resonance imaging of pressurized gas in porous media. Magn Reson Imaging 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(01)00359-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Imaizumi T, Tsushima S, Sasaki M, Akiyama Y, Hashi K. [Remyelination by Schwann cell transplantation for CNS demyelinated axons: functional comparison with developmental myelination]. No To Shinkei 2000; 52:701-7. [PMID: 11002480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Transplantation of Schwann cells(SCs) induced remyelination of demyelinated rat dorsal column(DC) axons and improved conduction. To investigate the difference between developmental oligodendrocytic myelination and SC myelination in conductive functions of axons, we compared normally developmental DCs(10 days old, 22-23 days old, and adult rat), demyelinated DCs, and remyelinated DCs by SC transplantation. DCs of adult rats were demyelinated at T 11 by X-ray irradiation and ethidium bromide, and transplanted with SCs(3 x 10(4)) of adult rats. Three weeks later, the spinal cord was removed and pinned in a recording chamber and compound action potentials (CAPs) were recorded, to investigate conduction properties(conduction velocity, amplitude of CAP and response after high frequency stimulation). Normal DCs were recorded in same manner. Following transplantation of SCs, histological examination revealed SC-like patterns of remyelination of demyelinated axons. The conduction velocities of 10 days old DCs(1.7 +/- 3.4 m/s, n = 4) increased early to 8.1 +/- 3.3 m/s(22-23 days old, n = 7) and 12.2 +/- 1.5 m/s (adult, n = 5). After SC transplantation the velocity significantly improved 7.7 +/- 1.5 m/s(n = 5) compared to demyelinated axons(1.2 +/- 0.4 m/s, n = 7), but less than adult. A 600 Hz 0.5 sec stimulus train led to an amplitude decrement of 7.1 +/- 7.5%(n = 7) in demyelinated axons. Following transplantation, amplitude decreased in 66.2 +/- 11.9%(SC, n = 5), same as 22-23 days(71.7 +/- 11.7%, n = 7) old or adult(76.6 +/- 15.6%, n = 6). The recovery properties after high frequency stimulation developed earlier than conduction velocity. Following SC transplantation, the recovery properties improved to that of normal adult, but not conduction velocity. Lower conduction velocity may be due to shorter internode distance of remyelination after transplantation, same as 22-23 days old pups, than normal adult rats. Though anatomical difference and/or time after transplantation influenced the conduction, these result suggested SC remyelination might result in insufficient for conduction velocity.
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- T Imaizumi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
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Itoh K, Tsushima S, Tsukamoto E, Tamaki N. Reappraisal of single-sample and gamma camera methods for determination of the glomerular filtration rate with 99mTc-DTPA. Ann Nucl Med 2000; 14:143-50. [PMID: 10921477 DOI: 10.1007/bf02987852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess the clinical validity of single-sample methods and gamma camera uptake methods with 99mTc-DTPA for the estimation of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The study was performed in 50 patients with various degrees of renal function (29 males and 21 females; age 27-90 yrs; serum creatinine level 0.34-6.49 mg/dl). As a reference the "true" GFR (GFRt) was determined from plasma clearance by means of the two compartment model curve fitting 10 plasma samples. The GFRt of more than 30 ml/min in 46 patients was compared to the GFR which was estimated with 7 single-sample methods, two gamma camera uptake methods and 24-hour endogenous creatinine clearance (24hCcr). Close correlation was observed in all single-sample methods. The highest linear correlation was observed in the Christensen and Groth's method rewritten by Watson for a 180-min plasma sample (r = 0.991, see = 5.84 ml/min). The smallest random error was observed in the Groth and Aasted's method for a 180-min plasma (r = 0.989, see = 4.31 ml/min/1.73 m2). Our method was lowest in % absolute difference analysis (mean = 4.10%). The gamma camera uptake methods correlated significantly with the GFRt (r = 0.746-0.774), but were less reliable than any of the single-sample methods (see = 15.41 ml/min-19.14 ml/min). The lowest correlation was observed in the 24hCcr (r = 0.698, see = 50.76 ml/min/1.73 m2). The single-sample method was more accurate than the gamma camera method, and the gamma camera method was more accurate than 24hCcr. The single-sample method should be recommended for the accurate determination of the GFR with 99mTc-DTPA in a patient with mild to moderate renal dysfunction.
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- K Itoh
- Department of Radiology, JR Sapporo Genenal Hospital, Japan.
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Itoh K, Tsushima S, Tsukamoto E, Tamaki N. [Single-blood-sample method for the determination of glomerular filtration rate using 99mTc-DTPA in Japanese]. Kaku Igaku 2000; 37:81-8. [PMID: 10783566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The study was aimed to evaluate glomerular filtration rate with 99mTc-DTPA by means of a single-plasma-sample method in Japanese. Three were 50 patients (29 males and 21 females, age range being 25 to 91 years) with diabetes mellitus of various degree of the renal function. 99mTc-DTPA of 300 MBq/2 ml that was prepared in our hospital was injected. Dynamic renal scintigraphy was carried out and 10 blood samples were taken after the injection. Blood clearance (true GFR) of 99mTc-DTPA was determined from plasma concentration which was fitted to the biexponential curve by a non-linear least squares method. Plasma concentration (ml/min/1.73 m2) after 75 min-post injection showed very higher linear regression and linear correlation with true GFR than 0.900. The best linear regression and linear correlation was observed with 180 min-sample (r = 0.989). As general, the following equation was obtained; Y = A + Bln(X), A = 436.1217 - 3.45817t + 0.01205t2 - 0.000015t3, B = -212.601 + 1.42518t - 0.04834t2 + 0.0000062t3, X = plasma concentration at sampling time t (%ID/L/1.73 m2), t = sampling time from 75 to 300 min (r > 0.900). This is the new equation of single-plasma-sample method for the determination of GFR using 99mTc-DTPA for Japanese. The clinical feasibility should be accessed in a field of a nuclear medicine practice.
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- K Itoh
- Department of Radiology, JR Sapporo General Hospital
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Isolation and characterization of four different insertion sequence (IS) elements from Pseudomonas glumae MAFF 302744 through transposition into the entrapment vector pSHI1063 are described. One of the elements, IS1416, was further characterized. IS1416 is 1322 bp long and carries 29-bp terminal inverted repeats flanked by a 3-bp direct duplication. IS1416 contains three open reading frames (ORFs), which are designated ORFA1, ORFA2, and ORFB, on one strand. Both DNA sequence of IS1416 and the deduced amino acid sequences of its ORFs strongly suggest that IS1416 is a member of the IS3 family, and is closely related to IS401 from Pseudomonas cepacia and IS51 from Pseudomonas syringae. To our knowledge, IS1416 is the first IS element isolated from P. glumae. The gene organization and possible regulation of transposition functions of IS1416 are also discussed.
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- A Hasebe
- Laboratory of Microorganisms Genetic Diversity, National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, Ibaraki, Tsukuba, 305, Japan.
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Tsushima S. [Diabetes mellitus with cytochrome c oxidase deletion and mtDNA abnormality]. Nihon Rinsho 1998; 56 Suppl 3:539-46. [PMID: 9513476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- S Tsushima
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo General Hospital of Hokkaido Railway Company
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Wolański N, Chung S, Czarzasta T, Dickinson F, Harada S, Liocheva V, Seiwa H, Tomonari K, Tsushima S. Family characteristics and offspring growth in various countries. I. Frequency of various family types in Bulgaria, Japan, Korea, Mexico and Poland. Stud Hum Ecol 1994; 11:5-11. [PMID: 7633491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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9936 families were analyzed from Bulgaria, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Poland. A factor analysis revealed four factors: culture (F1), income (F2), genetics (F3), and family and apartment size (F4). Family types we coded as 1 if below the median and 2 if above the median. The most frequent types were represented by 1122, 2221, and 2211 (frequency 8.7-8.0%), and the least frequent by 1221 and 2111 (frequency 4.2-4.3%). Some similarity with respect to family types were found between populations: from Polish regions with heavy industry and seaside regions; from Polish towns under industrialization and from Mexico; from the Polish medium-size town of Lublin and Bulgarian towns; from Polish villages; from Polish mountain areas and north-eastern towns; from Korea; from Japan; from Polish cities.
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- N Wolański
- Department of Human Ecology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
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Terashita Z, Kawamura M, Takatani M, Tsushima S, Imura Y, Nishikawa K. Beneficial effects of TCV-309, a novel potent and selective platelet activating factor antagonist in endotoxin and anaphylactic shock in rodents. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1992; 260:748-55. [PMID: 1738121] [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: 12/28/2022] Open
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Pharmacological profiles of a novel specific platelet activating factor (PAF) antagonist, TCV-309 (3-bromo-5-[N-phenyl-N-[2-[2- (1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-isoquinolycarbonyloxy)ethyl] carbamoyl]ethyl] carbamoyl]-1-propylpyridinium nitrate] and its beneficial effects in shock were examined. TCV-309 specifically inhibited PAF-induced aggregation of rabbit and human platelets, and [3H]PAF binding to rabbit platelet microsomes with IC50 values of 33, 58 and 27 nM, respectively. It was as potent as WEB 2086 and more potent than CV-6209 and CV-3988. TCV-309 did not cause hemolysis in human or rat blood due to a detergent-like action. In rats, TCV-309 selectively inhibited the PAF-induced hypotension, hemoconcentration and death with ED50 values of 2.7, 6.4 and 1.7 micrograms/kg (i.v.), respectively. TCV-309 most potently protected mice from death induced by PAF and due to anaphylactic shock with ED50 values of 2.1 and 2.6 micrograms/kg (i.v.), respectively, when compared with CV-3988, CV-6209, WEB 2086 (i.v.) and L-652731 (p.o.). TCV-309 also reversed PAF-induced hypotension and endotoxin-induced hypotension in rats with ED50 values of 3.3 and 1.2 micrograms/kg (i.v.), respectively. There was a significant linear relationship between the ability (ED50 value) of these PAF antagonists to prevent death induced by PAF and death due to anaphylactic shock in mice, and between their reversing ability (ED50 value) for the hypotension induced by PAF and endotoxin in rats. TCV-309 (100 micrograms/kg i.v.) protected rats from death induced by endotoxin. Thus, PAF may be a lethal mediator in anaphylactic shock and a hypotensive mediator in endotoxin shock in rodents.
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- Z Terashita
- Biology Research Laboratory, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd, Osaka, Japan
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Okamoto N, Morio S, Tanaka T, Tsushima S, Sato K, Takigawa Y, Nakayama H. [Mass screening of state of health of regional residents by means of the Todai Health Index]. Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 1990; 37:803-7. [PMID: 2132398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Morio S, Nakayama H, Okamoto N, Tanaka T, Takigawa Y, Tsushima S, Sato T. [Participation of regional inhabitants in cancer screening]. Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 1990; 37:559-68. [PMID: 2132383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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As part of the strategic planning for increasing participation by community residents in cancer screening, a survey about life style and attitudes toward cancer screening was carried out in Samukawa town, Kanagawa Prefecture. Subjects were males 40 years old or over, and females 30 years old or over selected by random sampling from residents. Number of subjects was 1,916 (822 males, 1,094 females). Self administered anonymous questionnaires were sent and returned by mail. The response rate was 73%. The results were as follows: (1) The reported participation rates for cancer screening under "the Health and Medical Services Law for the Aged" did not reflect the actual participation rate of residents. (2) The major reason for not participation in screening was lack of interest in cancer prevention. (3) Socio-economic status of regular participants in screening was different from persons who did not participate. (4) Persons who did not participate in screening were more passive with regard to obtaining knowledge of cancer than regular participants. (5) Results of this study show that cancer prevention education at various levels such as by clinical offices, TV and radio programs, and newspapers may be effective. In order to increase participation in screening programs, health education that considers the life style characteristics of persons who do not participate in the screening programs is vitally important.
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- S Morio
- Department of Hygiene, Tottori University School of Medicine
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Takatani M, Yoshioka Y, Tasaka A, Terashita Z, Imura Y, Nishikawa K, Tsushima S. Platelet activating factor antagonists: synthesis and structure-activity studies of novel PAF analogues modified in the phosphorylcholine moiety. J Med Chem 1989; 32:56-64. [PMID: 2909744 DOI: 10.1021/jm00121a012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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New analogues of platelet activating factor (PAF), in which the phosphate and trimethylammonium moieties were replaced with an acylcarbamoyl moiety and a quaternary cyclic ammonium group, were synthesized. Their biological activities as PAF antagonists were evaluated by the inhibition of PAF-induced rabbit platelet aggregation in vitro and protective effects on PAF-induced hypotension in rats and PAF-induced death in mice. Investigation of structure-activity relationships revealed that PAF antagonist activity is strongly influenced by the acyl substituent of the nitrogen atom on the carbamoyl group and the nature of the polar head group at the 3-position of the glycerin backbone. Among the compounds tested, 2-[[N-acetyl-N-[[2-methoxy-3-[ (octadecylcarbamoyl)oxy]propoxy]-carbonyl]amino] methyl]-1-ethylpyridinium chloride (21, CV-6209) was one of the most potent compounds in the in vitro assay (IC50 = 7.5 X 10(-8) M) and the most potent and long-lasting in the in vivo assays. (R)-(-)-21 and (S)-(+)-21 were also synthesized, and no significant differences were observed in PAF antagonist activity in vitro and an inhibitory effect on PAF induced hypotension in vivo between (RS)-21 and its enantiomers.
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- M Takatani
- Central Research Division, Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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Tsushima S. [Production of human monoclonal autoantibodies that react with islet-cell-surface antigens by EBV-transformed lymphocytes: new method of preselection of ICSA producing lymphocyte by protein A magnetic microspheres]. Hokkaido Igaku Zasshi 1988; 63:573-88. [PMID: 2851514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Because of the low titer of ICSA, as well as the polyclonality of serum, it has been difficult to determine whether there is a variety of autoantibodies, each reacting with a different organ, or whether the autoimmune response is more restricted, with only a limited number of autoantibodies recognizing common antigenic determinants in the different organs. To study this and other questions, we sought to prepare human monoclonal autoimmune ICSA. Peripheral-blood lymphocytes from patients with freshly onset IDDM or other autoimmune abnormalities were transformed by EB virus. And rapid screening on In 111 cells by an ELISA were used to identify monoclonal ICSA. But, ICSA titer was very low even in freshly onset IDDM patients, and reduced very quickly. ICSA positive wells at cloning were extremely rare. So, the methods that enhance the efficiency of cloning were required. Firstly, ultrasensitive Enzyme Immunoassay for ICSA were developed. Secondly, new preselection method of ICSA producing lymphocyte by Protein A Magnetic Microspheres were employed. Thirdly, in vitro immunization was partly employed to enhance the frequency of ICSA producing lymphocytes. Fourthly, EBV-hybridoma technique was employed to stabilize the ICSA producing clone. The efficiency of cloning was increased from 0.07% to 24% by the new preselection method. The sensitivity of the fluorometric enzyme immunoassay for ICSA was 140pg/ml. 21 times sensitivity to usual ELISA was obtained. We describe sure methods for production of Human Monoclonal Autoantibodies that react with Islet-Cell-Surface Antigens.
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- S Tsushima
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Terashita Z, Imura Y, Takatani M, Tsushima S, Nishikawa K. CV-6209, a highly potent antagonist of platelet activating factor in vitro and in vivo. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1987; 242:263-8. [PMID: 3612533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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2-[N-acetyl-N-(2-methoxy-3-octadecylcarbamoyloxypropoxycarbonyl) aminomethyl]-1-ethylpyridinium chloride (CV-6209) inhibited aggregation of rabbit and human platelets induced by platelet activating factor (PAF) with the IC50 values of 7.5 X 10(-8) and 1.7 X 10(-7) M, respectively, and had little effects on the aggregation induced by arachidonic acid, ADP and collagen. The inhibitory effect of CV-6209 on the PAF-induced rabbit platelet aggregation was 104, 9, 8 and 3 times more potent than the PAF antagonists CV-3988, ONO-6240, Ginkgolide B and etizolam, respectively. CV-6209 inhibited [3H]serotonin release from rabbit platelets stimulated with PAF (3 X 10(-8) M) with a similar potency as the inhibition on the platelet aggregation. CV-6209 inhibited PAF (0.3 microgram/kg i.v.)-induced hypotension in rats (ED50, 0.009 mg/kg i.v.) with no effect on the hypotension induced by arachidonic acid, histamine, bradykinin and isoproterenol. CV-6209 (1 mg/kg) inhibited slightly the acetylcholine-induced hypotension. In rats, post-treatment with CV-6209 reversed the PAF (1 microgram/kg i.v.)-induced hypotension rapidly (ED50, 0.0046 mg/kg i.v.); CV-6209 was 74, 20, 185 and over 2100 times more potent than CV-3988, ONO-6240, Ginkgolide B and etizolam, respectively. Thus, the relative potency of the anti-PAF action of PAF analog (CV-6209, CV-3988 and ONO-6240) differed little between the inhibition of PAF-induced platelet aggregation and the reversal of PAF-induced hypotension, but that of nonPAF analogs (Ginkgolide B and etizolam) differed greatly with these assay systems, when standardized with CV-6209.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Hayashi M, Kimura J, Oh-Ishi S, Tsushima S, Nomura H. Characterization of the activity of a platelet activating factor antagonist, CV-3988. Jpn J Pharmacol 1987; 44:127-34. [PMID: 2888915 DOI: 10.1254/jjp.44.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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CV-3988 inhibited the vascular permeability increase induced by C16-PAF and C18-PAF in rat skin in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibition was shown to be specific and competitive with PAF on its receptor by the following observations: parallel shift of the dose-response curve; crossing of double reciprocal plots on the intersection of the ordinate; and no inhibition on other autacoids such as bradykinin, histamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine and LTC4. PAF-induced blood pressure fall in rats was also suppressed by pretreatment with CV-3988 selectively.
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- M Hayashi
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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Naito M, Kudo I, Mukai-Sato Y, Tsushima S, Nomura H, Nojima S, Inoue K. Activation of mouse peritoneal macrophages by synthetic glyceroglycolipid liposomes. Cancer Immunol Immunother 1987; 24:158-64. [PMID: 3829050 PMCID: PMC11038339 DOI: 10.1007/bf00205594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/1986] [Accepted: 11/03/1986] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Liposomes composed of chemically synthesized glyceroglycolipids, such as 1,2-dipalmityl-[beta-cellobiosyl-(1'----3)]- glycerol (Cel-DAG), 1,2-dipalmityl-[beta-lactosyl-(1'----3)]-glycerol, or 1,2-dipalmityl-[beta-maltosyl-(1'----3)]-glycerol, were found to enhance protective immunity against transplantable tumor cells (sarcoma 180) in ICR mice. Peritoneal exudate cells prepared from mice treated in vivo with Cel-DAG showed cytostatic activity in vitro against the mouse leukemia cell line, EL-4. Adherent cells separated from this preparation showed similar activity. Peritoneal cells from polypeptone-injected mice acquired appreciable cytostatic activity when incubated in vitro in the presence of glyceroglycolipid liposomes. The adherent cell fraction alone showed rather weak cytostatic activity when pretreated with the glyceroglycolipids, and full activity was restored by supplementing with the nonadherent cell fraction. The ability of glycolipids to induce tumoricidal effects was affected by cholesterol content: with increasing cholesterol content, the activities decreased. Cholesterol-free glycolipid liposomes were taken more efficiently by macrophages than cholesterol-containing liposomes. Cholesterol modifies the surface property of glyceroglycolipid liposomes. Activation of macrophages is responsible for enhancement of protective immunity against tumor cells by injection of these glycolipids in vivo.
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Koga S, Tsushima S, Takahashi T, Ikegami H. [Breath-by-breath estimation of alveolar gas exchange]. Ann Physiol Anthropol 1987; 6:25-30. [PMID: 3675757 DOI: 10.2114/ahs1983.6.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Oh-ishi S, Yamaki K, Hayashi M, Tsushima S, Nomura H. Suppression of phorbol myristate acetate-induced pleurisy by CV-3988, an antagonist of platelet-activating factor. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1986; 34:4896-8. [PMID: 3829203 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.34.4896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Nakayama H, Taneda S, Manda N, Aoki S, Komori K, Kuroda Y, Misawa K, Tsushima S, Nakagawa S. Radioimmunoassay for nonenzymatically glycated protein in human serum. Clin Chim Acta 1986; 158:293-9. [PMID: 3095001 DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(86)90294-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Komori K, Nakayama H, Aoki S, Kuroda Y, Tsushima S, Nakagawa S. Effects of anti-insulin antibody on insulin binding to liver membranes: evidence against antibody-induced enhancement of insulin binding to the insulin receptor. Diabetologia 1986; 29:447-52. [PMID: 3527844 DOI: 10.1007/bf00506537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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In the presence of anti-insulin antibody, 2-to 3-fold enhancement of 125I-insulin binding to liver membranes was observed when binding was estimated by the radioactivity of 125I-insulin bound to the membrane pellets. However, after 125I-insulin was covalently cross-linked to liver membranes using disuccinimidyl suberate in the presence of anti-insulin antibody, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and autoradiography showed that 125I-insulin bound to the alpha-subunit of the insulin receptor was inhibited by anti-insulin insulin antibody in an dose-dependent manner. More importantly, at an anti-insulin antibody dilution range between 1:50 and 1:5,000, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed two 125I-labelled bands of mol wt 62,000 and 27,000, while only one band of mol wt 130,000 was revealed in the absence of anti-insulin antibody. These Mr = 62,000 and Mr = 27,000 bands were found to be the heavy and the light chain of anti-insulin IgG molecules respectively. Pepsin digested anti-insulin serum had only an inhibitory effect on 125I-insulin binding to liver membranes. Non-immunized guinea pig serum or IgG completely abolished the enhanced effect of anti-insulin antibody. Further, this enhanced effect was inhibited by Fc fragment-specific anti-IgG serum or H&L-chain-specific anti-IgG serum in a dose-dependent manner. Protein A also inhibited the effect of anti-insulin antibody. In IM-9 lymphocytes and human red blood cell ghosts, which have no Fc gamma receptors, enhancement of insulin binding was not observed in the presence of anti-insulin antibody.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Nakayama H, Taneda S, Aoki S, Komori K, Kuroda Y, Misawa K, Tsushima S, Nakagawa S. Antibodies to nonenzymatically glucosylated albumin in the human serum. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1985; 131:720-5. [PMID: 3931639 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(85)91297-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The existence of antibodies to nonenzymatically glucosylated albumin was investigated in nondiabetic and diabetic subjects. The sera from both the nondiabetic and the diabetic subjects were shown to contain the proteins which bound to reductively glucosylated albumin. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated that the antibodies specific for reductively glucosylated albumin existed in the sera containing the binding proteins. For binding the antibodies glucitollysine as the glucose adduct in reductively glucosylated albumin was an effective competitor. The hexose alcohol epimers glucitol and mannitol were also effective competitors compatible with glucitollysine. Our results suggest that the antibodies to reductively glucosylated albumin are widely present not only in the diabetic subjects but also in the nondiabetic subjects and cross-react with the hexose alcohol.
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Hayashi H, Kudo I, Inoue K, Onozaki K, Tsushima S, Nomura H, Nojima S. Activation of guinea pig peritoneal macrophages by platelet activating factor (PAF) and its agonists. J Biochem 1985; 97:1737-45. [PMID: 2993272 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a135232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The platelet activating factor (PAF: 1-O-alkyl-2-O-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) and its analogs were examined to determine their effects on guinea pig peritoneal macrophages. PAF activated macrophages, but its effect on macrophages was much weaker than that observed on platelets: the concentration required for 50% maximum activation was 8.5 X 10(-6) M for macrophages and 2.9 X 10(-10) M for platelets. Three PAF agonists, 1-O-octadecyl-2-O-(N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)-glycero-3-phosphocholine (Compound I), 1-O-octadecyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-glycero-3-phosphocholine (Compound II), and 1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine (Compound III), showed higher activity in stimulating macrophage function than PAF. The abilities of these non-metabolizable PAF agonists to activate macrophage paralleled their relative potency to induce platelet activation. The sn-3 enantiomers of PAF and Compound III exhibited activity, while the sn-1 did not. By comparing the activities of derivatives of Compound III, it was shown that the long-chain alkyl-ether group in the glycerol-1 position, a relatively small size of the substituent on the hydroxy group at the sn-2 position, and the choline moiety in the glycerol-3 position must play critical roles in the process of macrophage activation. A specific PAF antagonist, CV3988, which inhibits PAF-induced platelet activation and hypotension, inhibited the activation of macrophages caused by PAF and its agonists.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Tsushima S, Yoshioka Y, Tanida S, Nomura H, Nojima S, Hozumi M. Syntheses and biological activities of N-alkyl- and N-alkenylcarbamoyl phospholipids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1984; 32:2700-13. [PMID: 6437690 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.32.2700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Honma Y, Fujita Y, Kasukabe T, Hozumi M, Sampi K, Sakurai M, Tsushima S, Nomura H. Differentiation in vitro of human myelogenous leukemia cells from patients in relapse. Gan 1984; 75:518-24. [PMID: 6590405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Leukemia cells from patients with acute myeloid leukemia in relapse were treated with various inducers of differentiation of human myeloid leukemia cell lines. Leukemia cells in primary culture from most, but not all, patients underwent morphological, cytochemical and biochemical changes after treatment with inducers of differentiation such as 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), retinoic acid, actinomycin D, aclarubicin, and alkyl lysophospholipid. The most effective inducer varied from specimen to specimen. Leukemia cells from patients in relapse were compared with those from untreated patients. The responsiveness to TPA of leukemia cells from patients in relapse was similar to that of leukemia cells from untreated patients. However, retinoic acid or actinomycin D resistance was more frequently observed in leukemia cells from patients in relapse than in those from patients before initial therapy. This is the first report to indicate that leukemic cells from relapsed patients who are resistant to cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drugs can be induced to differentiate into mature cells by appropriate inducers. However, the responsiveness to inducers of leukemia cells from patients in relapse is not the same as that of leukemia cells before therapy.
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Honma Y, Kasukabe T, Okabe-Kado J, Hozumi M, Tsushima S, Nomura H. Antileukemic effect of alkyl phospholipids. II. Prolongation of survival times of leukemic mice by alkyl ethyleneglycophospholipids. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 1983; 11:77-9. [PMID: 6578883 DOI: 10.1007/bf00254249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Alkyl ethyleneglycophospholipids induced differentiation in vitro of mouse myeloid leukemia M1 cells into mature granulocytes and macrophages. The compounds also prolonged the survival of syngeneic SL mice inoculated with M1 cells. Although in mice with florid leukemia these compounds alone scarcely affected survival, administration of dodecyl ethyleneglycophospholipid with pyridinioethyl as a polar group plus actinomycin D significantly prolonged survival.
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Honma Y, Kasukabe T, Okabe-Kado J, Hozumi M, Tsushima S, Nomura H. Antileukemic effect of alkyl phospholipids. I. Inhibition of proliferation and induction of differentiation of cultured myeloid leukemia cells by alkyl ethyleneglycophospholipids. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 1983; 11:73-6. [PMID: 6578882 DOI: 10.1007/bf00254248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Various alkyl ethyleneglycophospholipids, i.e., alkyl phospholipids, with ethyleneglycol or its congener in place of glycerol as a molecular backcone, were synthesized and their effects on cell proliferation and differentiation of cultured human (HL-60) and mosue (Ml) myeloid leukemia cells were studied. On incubation with alkyl ethyleneglycophospholipids, proliferation of both cell lines was inhibited and the cells were induced to differentiate into morphologically and functionally mature granulocytes and macrophages. Among the compounds tested, dodecyl ethyleneglycophospholipid with a pyridinioethyl group was the most effective in induction of differentiation of both cell lines.
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CV-3988, rac-3-(N-n-octadecylcarbamoyloxy)-2-methoxypropyl 2-thiazolioethyl phosphate was shown to be a specific inhibitor of platelet activating factor (PAF). This compound in concentrations of 3 x 10(-6) to 3 x 10(-5)M inhibited aggregation of rabbit platelets induced by PAF (3 x 10(-8)M), while it had no effect on the aggregation induced by arachidonic acid, ADP, collagen or A-23187. CV-3988 alone even at a concentration of 10(-3)M had no effect on platelet aggregation. The inhibitory action of CV-3988 on the PAF-induced aggregation was independent of the formation of micelles. The PAF (0.1 to 1.0 micrograms/kg, i.v.)-induced hypotension in anesthetized rats was also inhibited dose-dependently by the i.v. administration of CV-3988 (1 and 10 mg/kg), while the hypotensive actions induced by the i.v. administration of acetylcholine (1 micrograms/kg), arachidonic acid (1 mg/kg), bradykinin (10 micrograms/kg), isoproterenol (1 microgram/kg) and histamine (100 micrograms/kg) were not altered by CV-3988 (10 mg/kg, i.v.). All these findings indicate that CV-3988 specifically inhibits the action of PAF in vitro and in vivo. This is the first report of a PAF antagonist which can specifically inhibit the PAF-induced hypotension as well as the PAF-induced platelet aggregation.
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Honma Y, Fujita Y, Kasukabe T, Hozumi M, Sampi K, Sakurai M, Tsushima S, Nomura H. Induction of differentiation of human acute non-lymphocytic leukemia cells in primary culture by inducers of differentiation of human myeloid leukemia cell line HL-60. Eur J Cancer Clin Oncol 1983; 19:251-61. [PMID: 6572149 DOI: 10.1016/0277-5379(83)90424-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Leukemia cells from patients with acute non-lymphocytic leukemia were treated with various inducers of differentiation of the human promyelocytic leukemia cell line HL-60. All cells in 14 specimens tested underwent morphological, functional and histochemical changes after treatment with some inducers of differentiation of HL-60 cells, but the most effective inducer varied for different specimens. These results suggest that treatment with some inducers should be effective for inducing most acute myeloid leukemia cells to differentiate into morphologically and functionally mature granulocytes and macrophages.
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Tsushima S, Yoshioka Y, Tanida S, Nomura H, Nojima S, Hozumi M. Syntheses and antimicrobial activities of alkyl lysophospholipids. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1982; 30:3260-70. [PMID: 7172334 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.30.3260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Honma Y, Kasukabe T, Hozumi M, Tsushima S, Nomura H. Induction of differentiation of cultured human and mouse myeloid leukemia cells by alkyl-lysophospholipids. Cancer Res 1981; 41:3211-6. [PMID: 6941852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Alkyl-lysophospholipids are synthetic analogs of naturally occurring lysophospholipids. The effects of these compounds on cell proliferation and differentiation of cultured human (HL-60) and mouse (M1) myeloid leukemia cells were studied. Both cell lines were induced to differentiate into morphologically and functionally mature granulocytes and macrophages by incubation with a wide variety of these compounds. Some alkyl-lysophospholipids induced differentiation (judged morphologically and by the appearance of abilities to reduce nitro blue tetrazolium, to phagocytize latex particles, and to induce lysozyme activity) of both the cells lines at concentrations of 1 microgram/ml. However, these compounds did not affect colony formation of normal mouse bone marrow cells even at a higher concentration, 20 microgram/ml. These results suggest that alkyl-lysophospholipids induce cell differentiation of myeloid leukemia cells without affecting proliferation and differentiation of normal bone marrow cells. Thus, these compounds could be useful in therapy of myeloid leukemia.
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Hosokawa Y, Kozawa S, Matsuda S, Matsumori M, Goto T, Tsushima S, Asada S. [A report of successful re-mitral valve replacement for prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE : Hancock valve) (author's transl)]. Kyobu Geka 1981; 34:214-7. [PMID: 7230556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Nagatsu T, Yamaguchi T, Kato T, Sugimoto T, Matsuura S, Akino M, Tsushima S, Nakazawa N, Ogawa H. Radioimmunoassay for biopterin in body fluids and tissues. Anal Biochem 1981; 110:182-9. [PMID: 7212261 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(81)90133-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Asada S, Tsushima S, Okada M, Goto T, Matsumori M, Matsuda S, Ozawa S, Kotake T, Oji A, Yamashita T, Hashimoto K, Yamaguchi M, Nakama A, Kamitsuji H, Kyo K, Sakai Y, Terashi H. [Recent problems in mitral valve surgery (author's transl)]. Kyobu Geka 1979; 32:85-92. [PMID: 423408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Okada Y, Morimoto S, Onishi T, Tanaka K, Tsuji M, Kumahara Y, Tsushima S, Nakazawa N, Ogawa H, Sakakibara S. Radioimmunoassay of human calcitonin using labeled [Asu1, 7]-human calcitonin analogue. Endocrinol Jpn 1978; 25:617-22. [PMID: 751807 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj1954.25.617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Application of synthetic human calcitonin analogue ([Asul,7]-hCT) was attempted, since it is chemically more stable than native hCT. [Asu1, 7]-hCT was successfully labeled with 125I to a specific activity ranging from 410 to 540 microCi/microgram. Sensitivity, recovery and reproducibility of the assay system using 125I-labeled [Asu1,7]-hCT analogue, standard synthetic hCT and its antibodies, were 49 pg/ml, 99.8 +/- 4%, and 7.95% (C. V. within assay) or 21.9% (C. V. between assays), respectively. The dilution curve of the sera obtained from patients with medullary carcinoma paralled well with the standard curve. 125-I-labeled [Asu1, 7]-hCT analogue can be used for routine radioimmunoassay of hCT.
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Matsuda S, Kozawa S, Yamamoto T, Okada M, Tsushima S, Asada S, Takase S, Sato E. [Acute renal failure after open heart surgery--a report of 3 cases of hemodialysis (author's transl)]. Kyobu Geka 1978; 31:771-7. [PMID: 702981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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