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Sasahara T, Yanagisawa T, Sugaya S, Hisakane A, Sakanaka K, Hara S, Otsuka T, Takamizawa S, Yata Y, Takahashi Y, Takiguchi Y, Mori K, Tsuzuki S, Kimura S, Miki J, Kimura T. Prognostic factors for overall survival in clinical node-positive patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Int J Urol 2024; 31:386-393. [PMID: 38169105 DOI: 10.1111/iju.15380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND There is sparse evidence regarding optimal management and prognosticators for oncologic outcomes in patients with clinical node-positive (cN+) upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the data from 105 UTUC patients with cN1-2M0 between June 2010 and June 2022 at multiple institutions affiliated with our university. At the time of diagnosis, all patients received standard-of-care treatment including radical nephroureterectomy (RNU), chemotherapy, and/or palliative care. We employed a Cox regression model to analyze the prognostic importance of various factors on overall survival (OS). RESULTS Of 105 patients, 54 (51%) underwent RNU, while 51 (49%) did not. RNU was likely to be selected in patients with younger and higher G8 score, resulting in better median OS in patients who underwent RNU than in those who did not (42 months vs. 15 months, p < 0.001). Multivariable analysis among the entire cohort revealed that low G8 score (≤14) (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.07, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08-3.99), elevated pretreatment C-reactive protein (CRP) (HR: 3.35, 95%CI: 1.63-6.90), and failure to perform RNU (HR: 2.16, 95%CI: 1.06-4.42) were independent prognostic factors for worse OS. In the subgroup analyses of cohorts who did not undergo RNU, elevated pretreatment CRP was the only independent prognostic factor for worse OS in cN+ UTUC patients. CONCLUSIONS RNU seems to be a reasonable treatment option in cN+ UTUC patients where applicable. Elevated pretreatment CRP appears to be a reliable prognosticator of worse OS and may be helpful in optimizing candidate selection for intensified treatment in this setting.
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- Taishiro Sasahara
- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Urology, Machida Municipal Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Urology, Machida Municipal Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Katsuta M, Kimura T, Tashiro K, Murakami M, Hata K, Yanagisawa T, Onuma H, Yamamoto T, Sugaya S, Watanabe Y, Nobeyama Y, Egawa S, Asahina A. Low Body Weight as a Risk Factor for Apalutamide-related Cutaneous Adverse Events. Anticancer Res 2022; 42:2023-2028. [PMID: 35347024 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.15682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Therapeutic strategies for prostate cancer are currently undergoing a paradigm shift due to the advent of next-generation androgen receptor inhibitors. Among these inhibitors, apalutamide is regarded as a key drug because of its effectiveness. However, risk factors for and the timing of the onset of apalutamide-related cutaneous adverse events remain unclear. Therefore, the present study investigated key risk factors for and timing of the onset of apalutamide-related cutaneous adverse events. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-two Japanese patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with 240 mg/day of apalutamide were enrolled in the present study. RESULTS Twenty-four patients (38.7%) developed cutaneous adverse events. Multivariable logistic regression analysis of age, height, and body weight identified body weight as a significant predictive factor for the incidence of cutaneous adverse events (p=0.019). When the mean body weight of patients (63.80 kg) was set as the cut-off value, the Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that the risk of cutaneous adverse events was significantly increased in those with a body weight <63.8 kg (p=0.003, the log-rank test). The analysis also showed that cutaneous adverse events developed within the first 6 months regardless of body weight. CONCLUSION A lower body weight is a significant risk factor for apalutamide-related cutaneous adverse events and their onset is within 6 months of initiation of therapy.
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- Michie Katsuta
- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Fuji City General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Atsugi City Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Tokyo-Kita Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Machida Municipal Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tsuzuki S, Kawano S, Fukuokaya W, Mori K, Nishikawa H, Tashiro K, Watanabe D, Uchimoto T, Nishimura K, Yano Y, Murakami M, Koike Y, Hata K, Koide H, Miki J, Abe H, Yamada H, Naruoka T, Sugaya S, Kimura T, Tomita M, Nakajo H, Egawa S. Prognostic model with alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase and presence of Gleason pattern 5 for worse overall survival in low-risk metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2021; 51:1665-1671. [PMID: 34296282 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyab115] [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: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Randomized trials showed the survival benefits of the combined use of androgen receptor axis-targeted agents with androgen deprivation therapy in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), regardless of the risk. However, treating patients with low-risk mHSPC with such intensive treatment is still debatable. METHODS This retrospective study included 155 low-risk patients among 467 mHSPC patients treated in our affiliated institutions. The association between predictive factors and treatment outcomes was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test. Predictive factors for castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)-free survival were investigated using Cox regression analyses. RESULTS During the median follow-up of 39 months, 38.7% of patients developed CRPC and 14.2% died. In the multivariate analyses, a presence of Gleason pattern 5 (hazard ratio [HR] 2.04), high alkaline phosphatase (HR 1.007) and high lactate dehydrogenase (HR 1.009) were significant predictive factors for shorter CRPC-free survival. Finally, 155 patients were stratified into favorable- and unfavorable-risk groups based on the numbers of the predictive factors. The overall survival (OS) in the unfavorable-risk group (total scores: 2-3) was significantly worse than that of the favorable-risk group (total score: 0-1) (P = 0.02). This prognostic model was assessed with 50 low-risk mHSPC patients from the external validation dataset and found both the time to CRPC, and the OS in the unfavorable-risk group was significantly worse than that of the favorable-risk group (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The combination of Gleason pattern 5, high alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase can predict those with worse OS in low-risk mHSPC patients.
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- Shunsuke Tsuzuki
- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Fuji City General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Atsugi City Hospital, Atsugi City, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Tokyu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Machida Municipal Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, Rissho Koseikai Kosei Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Urology, JCHO Saitama North Medical center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tanaka S, Hayashi T, Sugaya S, Osabe M, Ueno Y, Tani Y, Hirayama F. A hollow‐fibre column system to effectively prepare washed platelets. Vox Sang 2015; 109:239-47. [DOI: 10.1111/vox.12284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S. Tanaka
- Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Centre Ibaraki Osaka Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Centre Ibaraki Osaka Japan
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- Toray Industries, Inc. Otsu Shiga Japan
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- Toray Industries, Inc. Otsu Shiga Japan
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- Toray Industries, Inc. Otsu Shiga Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Centre Ibaraki Osaka Japan
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- Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Centre Ibaraki Osaka Japan
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Kenkre VM, Sugaya S. Theory of the transmission of infection in the spread of epidemics: interacting random walkers with and without confinement. Bull Math Biol 2014; 76:3016-27. [PMID: 25403272 DOI: 10.1007/s11538-014-0042-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A theory of the spread of epidemics is formulated on the basis of pairwise interactions in a dilute system of random walkers (infected and susceptible animals) moving in [Formula: see text] dimensions. The motion of an animal pair is taken to obey a Smoluchowski equation in [Formula: see text]-dimensional space that combines diffusion with confinement of each animal to its particular home range. An additional (reaction) term that comes into play when the animals are in close proximity describes the process of infection. Analytic solutions are obtained, confirmed by numerical procedures, and shown to predict a surprising effect of confinement. The effect is that infection spread has a non-monotonic dependence on the diffusion constant and/or the extent of the attachment of the animals to the home ranges. Optimum values of these parameters exist for any given distance between the attractive centers. Any change from those values, involving faster/slower diffusion or shallower/steeper confinement, hinders the transmission of infection. A physical explanation is provided by the theory. Reduction to the simpler case of no home ranges is demonstrated. Effective infection rates are calculated, and it is shown how to use them in complex systems consisting of dense populations.
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- V M Kenkre
- Consortium of the Americas for Interdisciplinary Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA,
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Spendier K, Sugaya S, Kenkre VM. Reaction-diffusion theory in the presence of an attractive harmonic potential. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2013; 88:062142. [PMID: 24483420 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.88.062142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Problems involving the capture of a moving entity by a trap occur in a variety of physical situations, the moving entity being an electron, an excitation, an atom, a molecule, a biological object such as a receptor cluster, a cell, or even an animal such as a mouse carrying an epidemic. Theoretical considerations have almost always assumed that the particle motion is translationally invariant. We study here the case when that assumption is relaxed, in that the particle is additionally subjected to a harmonic potential. This tethering to a center modifies the reaction-diffusion phenomenon. Using a Smoluchowski equation to describe the system, we carry out a study which is explicit in one dimension but can be easily extended for arbitrary dimensions. Interesting features emerge depending on the relative location of the trap, the attractive center, and the initial placement of the diffusing particle.
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- K Spendier
- BioFrontiers Center, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918, USA and Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918, USA
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- Consortium of the Americas for Interdisciplinary Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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- Consortium of the Americas for Interdisciplinary Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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Honda M, Suzuki K, Sugaya S, Kuruma H, Abe M, Koshitaka Y, Hasegawa Y, Kondo N, Egawa S. [Solitary adrenal metastasis of bladder carcinoma : a case report]. Hinyokika Kiyo 2012; 58:495-497. [PMID: 23070389] [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: 06/01/2023]
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A 64-year-old man underwent chemotherapy after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer (UC, G3, pT3aN1M0). Three years later, computed tomography showed a left adrenal mass, and we performed left adrenalectomy. Histological findings showed that the adrenal mass was a metastasis of the bladder cancer. Over 6 years after salvage chemotherapy, the patient had no evidence of metastasis to other parts of the body. In the case of a solitary metastasis of bladder cancer, surgical resection should be positively considered.
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- Mariko Honda
- The Department of Urology, Jikei University, Japan
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Sugaya S, Hiroi T. Quadruplet pregnancy complicated by ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome with spontaneous ovulation. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2012; 39:402-404. [PMID: 23157058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) commonly occurs as a complication of ovarian stimulation with gonadotrophins. Spontaneous OHSS is an extremely rare event, but can occur as a result of stimulation with pregnancy-derived hCG. We herein report a case of quadruplet pregnancy complicated by OHSS with spontaneous ovulation. The patient had previously undergone ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate plus FSH. After that, she conceived spontaneously and developed OHSS after three weeks of amenorrhea. The OHSS was managed by conservative treatment and improved at six weeks of gestation. However, a quadruplet pregnancy became apparent on ultrasound examination. The patient therefore elected to have an induced abortion. Besides the conception in the cycle without administration of exogenous gonadotrophins, the symptoms in this case had the same kinetics as iatrogenic OHSS caused by ovarian stimulation.
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- S Sugaya
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joetsu General Hospital, Joetsu City, Japan.
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Sugaya S, Honma R. A case of polycystic ovary syndrome conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection following laparoscopic ovarian drilling. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2012; 39:236-238. [PMID: 22905473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disease in which an ovulation disorder is the main cause of infertility. Clomifene citrate (CC) is the treatment of first choice for ovulation induction in PCOS. If ovulation cannot be induced by CC, then either laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD) or gonadotropin therapy is selected as a subsequent treatment. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is indicated for women with PCOS, similar to other infertility patients, when pregnancy is not achieved by intrauterine insemination (IUI). In this study, we experienced a case of PCOS in which pregnancy was achieved by ART following LOD. The case pertains to a 26-year-old patient. She consulted our hospital with a chief complaint of primary infertility. IUI with administration of CC plus recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone (rFSH) was carried out; however, pregnancy was not achieved. Subsequently, ART was carried out. In the first attempt, the development of several follicles was observed under the gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist long protocol. However, a fertilized oocyte was not obtained. In the second attempt, an ovum could not be collected after CC-rFSH ovarian stimulation. In the third attempt, a good quality embryo could not be obtained under the GnRH antagonist protocol, and therefore pregnancy could not be achieved. We performed LOD using a harmonic scalpel for the purpose of preventing severe OHSS and improving the quality of embryos. Following the operation, ovarian stimulation was performed under the CC-rFSH-antagonist protocol. Eighteen follicles were aspirated, six oocytes were picked-up, and five oocytes were normally fertilized. As a result, four embryos from day 2 culture were cryopreserved. Cryopreserved-thawed embryo transfer was thereafter performed, and a single pregnancy was achieved. LOD is a clinically effective treatment for PCOS requiring ART.
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- S Sugaya
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joetsu General Hospital, Joetsu City, Japan.
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Sugaya S, Yahata T, Nishikawa N, Arinami Y, Maruhashi T, Takakuwa K, Tanaka K. Severe Asherman's syndrome complicated with placenta increta conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection following hysteroscopic surgery. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2012; 39:547-549. [PMID: 23444767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Although severe Asherman's syndrome is a disease that may cause infertility, pregnancy and childbirth are possible by performing hysteroscopic surgery. However, the obstetrical outcome is not always satisfactory. We report a case where severe Asherman's syndrome occurred following a cesarean section. Hysteroscopic surgery was performed due to secondary infertility, and pregnancy was achieved through a subsequent intracytoplasmic sperm injection. At 23 weeks of gestation, the patient was hospitalized due to the threat of premature labor, and a cesarean section was performed at 29 weeks of gestation after pregnancy-induced hypertension occurred. It was determined to be abnormal adherent placentation such as placenta increta through intraoperative findings, and a cesarean hysterectomy was performed. The pathological diagnosis of the uterus was placenta increta. Due to the risk of complications from placenta increta in pregnancies following hysteroscopic surgery in patients with severe Asherman's syndrome, it is important to realize the high risk involved in such cases during the pregnancy course, and careful perinatal management should be required.
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- S Sugaya
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joetsu General Hospital, Joetsu City, Japan.
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Sugaya S. Pregnancy following calcium ionophore oocyte activation in an oligozoospermia patient with repeated failure of fertilization after ICSI. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2010; 37:261-262. [PMID: 21355452] [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: 05/30/2023]
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A successful pregnancy outcome after calcium ionophore A23187 oocyte activation in an infertile couple with a repeated failure of achieving fertilization after ICSI is reported. The secondary infertility couple with oligozoospermia underwent ICSI two times. However, none of the oocytes were fertilized. In the third ICSI attempt, three oocytes after ICSI were activated using calcium ionophore for five minutes. Two of three oocytes thus became fertilized. A successful pregnancy outcome was thereafter achieved with the delivery of a healthy infant without congenital abnormalities. Oocyte activation using calcium ionophore was thus found to be a useful method in a case of repeated failure of fertilization after ICSI.
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- S Sugaya
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata Workmen's Accident Hospital, Joetsu City, Japan.
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Sugaya S. Twin pregnancy after in vitro fertilization in a woman with a unicornuate uterus. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2010; 37:317-318. [PMID: 21355466] [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: 05/30/2023]
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A unicornuate uterus is a rare congenital uterovaginal anomaly. A unicornuate uterus is associated with infertility, cervical incompetence, and premature labor. A case of a 32-year-old null gravid female with a unicornuate uterus who had wished to bear a child for five years is reported. After undergoing insemination treatment with the husband's semen, in vitro fertilization was performed and a twin pregnancy occurred. A successful outcome was achieved with the delivery of viable infants following intensive obstetric management.
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- S Sugaya
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata Workmen's Accident Hospital, Joetsu City, Japan.
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Naruoka T, Suzuki Y, Furuta A, Endo K, Sugaya S, Egawa S. [Evaluation of supplemental administration of Eviprostat in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia with persistent symptoms following treatment with alpha1-adrenoceptor blocker]. Hinyokika Kiyo 2008; 54:341-344. [PMID: 18546857] [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: 05/26/2023]
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We examined the effectiveness of supplemental administration of Eviprostat in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) whose lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by BPH were not adequately relieved by an alpha1-adrenoceptor blocker. Twenty-nine patients with insufficient improvement in the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and quality of life (QOL) score after administration of 50 mg naftopidil for 4 weeks or more received 6 tablets of Eviprostat in addition to naftopidil for another 2 weeks or more. With supplemental administration of Eviprostat, significant improvement was observed in the symptoms of incomplete emptying, daytime frequency, intermittency, weak stream, total IPSS, sum of the IPSS subscores for voiding symptoms (intermittency, weak stream and straining), sum of the IPSS subscores for storage symptoms (daytime frequency, urgency and nocturia), and QOL score. Supplemental administration of Eviprostat is therefore effective for the improvement of LUTS and QOL in BPH patients resistant to an alpha1-adrenoceptor blocker.
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Kondo N, Shiono Y, Yoshino Y, Sugaya S, Abe M, Koshitaka Y. [Papillary adenocarcinoma in a seminal vesicle cyst associated with contralateral renal agenesis: a case report]. Hinyokika Kiyo 2007; 53:175-8. [PMID: 17447487] [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: 05/15/2023]
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We report a case of papillary adenocarcinoma inside a seminal vesicle cyst associated with contralateral renal agenesis in a 30-year-old man. Coexistence of a seminal vesicle cyst and tumors is rare. Surgical excision was performed but he died due to liver metastases one year later.
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- Naoya Kondo
- Department of Urology, Machida Municipal Hospital
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Inoue H, Sasajima K, Kaga M, Sugaya S, Sato Y, Wada Y, Inui M, Satodate H, Kudo SE, Kimura S, Hamatani S, Shiokawa A. Endoscopic in vivo evaluation of tissue atypia in the esophagus using a newly designed integrated endocytoscope: a pilot trial. Endoscopy 2006; 38:891-5. [PMID: 16981105 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS A newly designed magnifying endoscope featuring an endocytoscopy function provided by ultrahigh magnification was evaluated in a pilot study in patients with various types of benign and malignant pathology in the esophagus. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy-five consecutive patients were included in the study from 15 March to 21 December 2005. Twenty-nine patients with specific esophageal lesions that had been detected by regular or narrow-band imaging, or both, were further evaluated using endocytoscopy, followed by tissue biopsy or resection. During the endocytoscopic examinations, the esophageal mucosa was stained with 0.5 % methylene blue. The endocytoscopic findings were graded from 1 to 5 in an endocytoscopic atypia (ECA) classification. The final histopathological diagnoses based on biopsies or resected specimens were as follows: category 1 in the Vienna classification, n = 4; category 2, n = 6; category 3, n = 1; category 4, n = 10; and category 5, n = 7. The endocytoscopic diagnoses were compared with the histopathological diagnoses. RESULTS Clear endocytoscopic images were obtained in all cases. In definitely malignant lesions, the cell nuclei had an enlarged and irregularly arranged appearance (grade ECA 5). The positive predictive value for malignancy (grades ECA 4 and 5) was 94 %; the false-negative rate was 16.7 %, and the false-positive rate was 6.3 %. The overall accuracy of endocytoscopy for differentiating between nonmalignant tissue (categories 1 - 3 in the Vienna classification) and malignant tissue (categories 4 and 5) was 82 %. CONCLUSIONS These preliminary results suggest that incorporating endocytoscopy facilities into a standard endoscope may be helpful in characterizing tissue in a variety of esophageal lesions. The potential clinical impact of this method in relation to other gastrointestinal organs requires further study.
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- H Inoue
- Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
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Li Z, Sugaya S, Gemma H, Iwahori S. THE EFFECT OF CALCIUM, NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS ON ANTHOCYANIN SYNTHESIS IN 'FUJI' APPLE CALLUS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2004.653.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kita K, Sugaya S, Zhai L, Wu YP, Wano C, Chigira S, Nomura J, Takahashi S, Ichinose M, Suzuki N. Involvement of LEU13 in interferon-induced refractoriness of human RSa cells to cell killing by X rays. Radiat Res 2003; 160:302-8. [PMID: 12926988 DOI: 10.1667/rr3039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Culture of human cells with human interferon alpha and beta (IFNA and IFNB) results in increased resistance of the cells to cell killing by X rays. To identify candidate genes responsible for the IFN-induced X-ray resistance, we searched for genes whose expression levels are increased in human RSa cells treated with IFNA, using an mRNA differential display method and Northern blotting analysis. RSa cells, which showed increased survival (assayed by colony formation) after X irradiation when they were treated with IFNA prior to irradiation, showed increased expression levels of LEU13 (IFITM1) mRNA after IFNA treatment alone. In contrast, IF(r) and F-IF(r) cells, both of which are derived from RSa cells, showed increased X-ray resistance and high constitutive LEU13 mRNA expression levels compared to the parental RSa cells. Furthermore, the IFNA-induced resistance of RSa cells to killing by X rays was suppressed by antisense oligonucleotides for LEU13 mRNA. LEU13, a leukocyte surface protein, was previously reported to mediate the actions of IFN such as inhibition of cell proliferation. The present results suggest a novel role of LEU13 different from that in the inhibition of cell proliferation, involved in IFNA-induced refractoriness of RSa cells to X rays.
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- K Kita
- Department of Environmental Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 260, Japan.
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Asano K, Omono H, Sasaki H, Miki J, Naruoka T, Yamada H, Maeda S, Shimomura T, Shiono Y, Sugaya S, Oishi Y. [Clinical studies on TUR-P using clinical path: report of 50 cases and review of literature]. Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi 2003; 94:413-9. [PMID: 12710075 DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.94.413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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PURPOSE This study was undertaken to clarify the usefulness and problems involved in the clinical path of transurethral prostatectomy (TUR-P) in hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS The subjects consisted of 50 patients, for whom the Department of Urology, Jikei Medical University Hospital introduced its own clinical path and performed TUR-P during a period of 9 months from July 1999 to March 2000. The mean length of hospital stay, rate of postoperative complications, and the medical insurance claims made by these patients were clarified and compared with those of 73 patients before introduction of the clinical path. RESULTS With the introduction of the clinical path, the length of hospital stay decreased by an average of 3.4 days and the total medical insurance claims decreased by an average of 18.5%. The rate of postoperative complications before and after introduction was almost equal. CONCLUSION Our clinical path for TUR-P was well accepted by both patients and comedicals. However, the present medical treatment system in Japan is not as yet prepared to promote the introduction of this clinical path, and it will take some time before this clinical path is introduced on a full scale.
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- Koji Asano
- Department of Urology, Jikei University School of Medicine
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Tomita M, Shiono Y, Sugaya S, Ikemoto I, Oishi Y. [A case of lung collapse caused by endobronchial metastasis from renal cell carcinoma reinflated with laser and electrosurgical snaring]. Hinyokika Kiyo 2002; 48:459-62. [PMID: 12229189] [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: 02/26/2023]
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A 62-year-old woman, who had undergone left nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma and had received interferon-alpha for metastasis to the lung, was hospitalized because of cough, dyspnea and anorexia 16 months after nephrectomy. Chest radiography showed collapse of the right lung. We performed bronchoscopy and found a red polypoid tumor completely obstructing the right bronchus. Biopsy specimens showed clear cell carcinoma, similar to previous specimens of renal cell carcinoma. We removed the endobronchial tumor with laser and electrosurgical snaring, after which the right lung reinflated.
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Kobashi K, Sugaya S, Fukushima M, Iwahori S. SUGAR ACCUMULATION IN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY FRUIT AS AFFECTED BY ARTIFICIAL POLLINATION WITH DIFFERENT POLLEN SOURCES IN RELATION TO SEED NUMBER, INVERTASE ACTIVITIES AND ABA CONTENT. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2002.574.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nomura J, Kita K, Chi XJ, Chen Z, Takahashi S, Sugaya S, Nobuo S. [Adaptation of human beings to the gravity-changing stress--examination by serum and peripheral lymphocyte samples]. Biol Sci Space 2001; 15:194-5. [PMID: 11997602] [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: 02/24/2023]
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- J Nomura
- Department of Environmental Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
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Takahashi S, Zhang HC, Wano C, Sugaya S, Nomura J, Kita K, Suzuki N. [Increase of protease activity in cultured human cells exposed to gravity-changing stress: involvement of proteases in modulation of cell mutability]. Biol Sci Space 2001; 15:310-1. [PMID: 11997657] [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: 02/24/2023]
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- S Takahashi
- Department of Environmental Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
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Chi XJ, Takahashi S, Wano C, Nomura J, Sugaya S, Kita K, Suzuki N. [Modulation of cell mutability by serum factors from humans who experienced parabolic flight stress]. Biol Sci Space 2001; 15:304-5. [PMID: 11997654] [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: 02/24/2023]
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- X J Chi
- Department of Environmental Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University
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Nomura J, Arase Y, Sugita T, Sugaya S, Takahashi S, Kita K, Yamamori H, Sekiya S, Suzuki N. Increased and decreased expression of CD69 and CD23, respectively, in gravity-stressed lymphocytes. Aviat Space Environ Med 2001; 72:727-32. [PMID: 11506234] [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: 04/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that gravity-changing stress modulates expression levels of cell surface molecules on human lymphocytes. However, previous in vitro microgravity studies have been performed with lymphocytes treated with mitogenic agents. HYPOTHESIS The aim of the study was to test if exposure of cells to gravity-changing stress alone alters the expression levels of cell surface molecules. Specifically, we examined whether the expression of activation markers is altered after exposure of lymphocytes to combinations of microgravity and hypergravity. METHODS We used free-fall in parabolic flight for human subjects and a drop-shaft to expose peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) to gravity-changing stress. After such exposure, PBMC were isolated, and expression levels of CD69, CD23 and CD38 were estimated using three-color flow cytometry. RESULTS Increased percentages of CD69-positive cells were observed with PBMC from 3 of 4 volunteers who undertook 10 parabolic flights. Exposure of blood to gravity-changing stress in the drop-shaft increased both ratios of CD69-positive cells and levels of CD69 expression on T and B cells. In contrast, the percentages of CD23-positive B cells was decreased. However, gravity-changing stress was not always followed by significant alteration in CD38 expression. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that CD69 and CD23 might be useful markers that are up- and down-regulated, respectively, after exposure of lymphocytes to gravity-changing stress.
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- J Nomura
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
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Takahashi S, Zhang HC, Sugaya S, Nomura J, Kita K, Suzuki N. Enhancement of protease activity involved in modulation of cell mutability by microgravity stress in UVC-irradiated human cells. J Gravit Physiol 2001; 8:P25-6. [PMID: 12638609] [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: 03/01/2023]
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It is an intriguing question whether gravity-changing stress modulates human cell mutability. To resolve this problem, it is necessary to determine the cellular events leading to modulation. We previously detected protease activation just after UV (UVC, principally 254 nm wavelength) irradiation followed by hypomutability in cultured human cells. We here investigated whether UV-activated protease activity is affected in human UVAP-1 cells exposed to gravity-changing stress prior to UV irradiation.
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- S Takahashi
- Department of Environmental Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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Nomura J, Arase Y, Sugaya S, Moriya T, Chen Z, Takahashi S, Kita K, Kikuno K, Nomura F, Suzuki N. Modification of urinary secretion of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine and serum ACTH concentration following repetitive parabolic flights. J Gravit Physiol 2001; 8:P125-6. [PMID: 12650199] [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: 03/01/2023]
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It is important to clarify the molecular mechanisms of physiological responses of the human body to changes in gravity. Previous reports demonstrated that gravity-changing stress increases the human urinary concentration of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG). However, it has yet to be clarified whether repetitive parabolic flight modulates the urinary concentration of 8-OHdG after exposure to gravity-changing stress. In the present study, the effects of the number of previous experiences with parabolic flight on urinary excretion of 8-OHdG and concentration of serum ACTH were examined in 12 healthy volunteers.
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- J Nomura
- Department of Environmental Biochemistry, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Onishi T, Oishi Y, Goto H, Tomita M, Abe K, Sugaya S. Cyst-associated renal cell carcinoma: clinicopathologic characteristics and evaluation of prognosis in 27 cases. Int J Urol 2001; 8:268-74. [PMID: 11389741 DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2001.00298.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND No consistent clinicopathologic characteristics of cyst-associated renal cell carcinoma (CRCC) have previously been determined. METHODS In total, 768 patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) underwent radical or partial nephrectomy. Renal cell carcinoma was classified as CRCC in 27 of these patients (3.5%, subdivided into RCC originating in a cyst and cystic RCC), clear-cell RCC in 662 patients (86.2%), chromophobe cell renal carcinoma in 36 patients (4.7%) and papillary RCC in 43 patients (5.6%) according to the criteria of the World Health Organization. RESULTS The pathologic stage and nuclear grade were usually lower in those with CRCC (low stage/low grade; 89%/96%) or chromophobe cell renal carcinoma (low stage/low grade; 89%/80%) than in those with clear-cell RCC (low stage/low grade; 59%/65%) or papillary RCC (low stage/low grade; 53%/69%). Of the 27 CRCC patients, only 19 (70%) could be diagnosed through preoperative imaging studies. Patients with CRCC showed a favorable prognosis (survival rate: 95% at 1 year, 89.7% at 3 years and 84.4% thereafter) and, especially among the patients with RCC originating in a cyst, no cancer-related death was observed. Comparing the survival among four types of RCC, a favorable outcome was observed in cases of CRCC or chromophobe cell renal carcinoma compared with clear-cell RCC or papillary RCC (clear vs chromophobe: P = 0.002; chromophobe vs papillary: P = 0.019; clear vs cyst-associated: P = 0.001; papillary vs cyst-associated: P = 0.00079). CONCLUSIONS In cases of CRCC, the disease was usually detected at lower stages and grades and therefore the prognosis was better than in cases of other types of RCC. Preoperative diagnosis of this disease was very difficult, especially in cases of RCC originating in a cyst.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell/mortality
- Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell/pathology
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Carcinoma, Papillary/mortality
- Carcinoma, Papillary/pathology
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell/mortality
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell/pathology
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Kidney Diseases, Cystic/mortality
- Kidney Diseases, Cystic/pathology
- Kidney Neoplasms/mortality
- Kidney Neoplasms/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prognosis
- Survival Rate
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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- T Onishi
- Department of Urology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Ohkawa Y, Higashiyama K, Sugaya S, Asoh T, Maeda H, Sasaki K, Nakayama T. Study on glutathionesulphonic acid as biodistribution promoter: concomitant use effect on verapamil hydrochloride and tegafur. Biol Pharm Bull 2001; 24:378-84. [PMID: 11305599 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.24.378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effect of glutathionesulphonic acid (N-(N-gamma-L-glutamyl-L-beta-sulphoalanylglycine, GSO3H), which is one of the minor metabolites of glutathione (GSH), on the pharmacokinetics of verapamil hydrochloride (verapamil x HCl) and tegafur was investigated in rats. GSO3H was concomitantly used as sodium salt (GSO3Na). No significant change by the concomitant use of GSO3Na was recognized in the pharmacokinetics parameters of verapamil x HCl and tegafur, and plasma elimination of both substances was not affected by GSO3Na. The tissue-to-plasma concentration ratio (Kp) of verapamil x HCl in the lung 5 min after its administration under concomitant use of GSO3Na rose significantly, however, this effect disappeared 120 min after administration. No significant change was recognized in other organs. On the other hand, a significant difference of Kp of tegafur under a steady state concentration of GSO3Na was not recognized in any organs. It seemed that the elevation of a lipid solubility (oil water partition coefficient) of verapamil x HCl by the concomitant use of GSO3Na was related to the increase of the Kp value of verapamil x HCl in the lung. The partition coefficient of GSO3Na itself decreased when it was used concomitantly with verapamil x HCl.
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- Y Ohkawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan
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Takahashi S, Chi XJ, Yamaguchi Y, Suzuki H, Sugaya S, Kita K, Hiroshima K, Yamamori H, Ichinose M, Suzuki N. Mutagenicity of bisphenol A and its suppression by interferon-alpha in human RSa cells. Mutat Res 2001; 490:199-207. [PMID: 11342245 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(00)00161-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bisphenol A is used as a monomer in the production of polycarbonate plastic products. The widespread use of bisphenol A has raised concerns about its effects in humans. Since there is little information on the mutagenic potential of the chemical, the mutagenicity of bisphenol A was tested using human RSa cells, which has been utilized for identification of novel mutagens. In genomic DNA from cells treated with bisphenol A at concentrations ranging from 1x10(-7) to 1x10(-5)M, base substitution mutations at K-ras codon 12 were detected using PCR and differential dot-blot hybridization with mutant probes. Mutations were also detected using the method of peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-mediated PCR clamping. The latter method enabled us to detect the mutation in bisphenol A-treated cells at a dose (1x10(-8)M) equivalent to that typically found in the environment. Induction of ouabain-resistant (Oua(R)) phenotypic mutation was also found in cells treated with 1x10(-7) and 1x10(-5)M of bisphenol A. The induction of K-ras codon 12 mutations and Oua(R) mutations was suppressed by pretreating RSa cells with human interferon (HuIFN)-alpha prior to bisphenol A treatment. The cells treated with bisphenol A at the concentration of 1x10(-6)M elicited unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS). These findings suggested that bisphenol A has mutagenicity in RSa cells as well as mutagens that have been tested in these cells, and furthermore, that a combination of the PNA-mediated PCR clamping method with the human RSa cell line may be used as an assay system for screening the mutagenic chemicals at very low doses.
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- S Takahashi
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuou-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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Kase H, Aoki Y, Sugaya S, Takakuwa K, Tanaka K. Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2000; 10:507-509. [PMID: 11240722 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2000.00078.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis (PFPA) is an uncommon syndrome characterized by progressive and extensive rheumatic disease. We present the first example of PFPA in association with squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix and peritoneal carcinoma. A 54-year-old woman developed pain in both shoulders and flexion deformities of all fingers in both hands due to an increasing swelling of both palms. She underwent surgery and histologic examination of the removed uterus revealed squamous cell carcinoma, nonkeratinizing type with a small portion of undifferentiated carcinoma. Chemotherapy resulted in an excellent response, during which the arthritic symptoms improved gradually. PFPA can occur in a wide range of cancers and warrants extensive investigation for a malignant tumor.
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- H. Kase
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata, Japan
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Jun-Chi X, Takahashi S, Nomura J, Sugaya S, Kita K, Suzuki N. [Activities, which modulate mutability of cells, in human serum after parabolic flight (Report No. 2)]. Biol Sci Space 2000; 14:196-7. [PMID: 12561858] [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: 02/28/2023]
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- X Jun-Chi
- Department of Biochemistry 2nd, School of Medicine, Chiba University
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Kita K, Wu YP, Sugaya S, Moriya T, Nomura J, Takahashi S, Yamamori H, Nakajima N, Suzuki N. Search for UV-responsive genes in human cells by differential mRNA display: involvement of human ras-related GTP-binding protein, Rheb, in UV susceptibility. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 274:859-64. [PMID: 10924367 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The search for genes responsible for the sensitivity of human cells to cell-killing effects of UV is an important area of biological research. To identify candidate genes responsible for UV sensitization, levels of mRNA expression were compared between UV-sensitive RSa cells and UV-resistant variant UV(r)-1 cells, using a differential display method and Northern blot analysis. Messenger RNA expression levels of human Ras homologue enriched in brain (Rheb) and/or a Rheb-like gene were up-regulated and slightly decreased in UV-irradiated RSa and UV(r)-1 cells, compared to in mock-irradiated cells, respectively. RSa and UV(r)-1 cells, both of which were treated with antisense oligonucleotides for Rheb RNA, exhibited an increased resistance to UV cell-killing. It remains unclear why UV(r)-1 cells are resistant to UV yet express Rheb mRNA at high levels. However, the results of antisense experiments together with the up-regulation in UV-irradiated RSa cells, suggest that Rheb is involved in the UV sensitization of both cells to UV cell-killing.
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- K Kita
- Department of Biochemistry, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, 260, Japan.
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Kita K, Moriya T, Wu YP, Sugaya S, Takahashi S, Nomura J, Suzuki N. Search for gravity-responsive genes by PCR-based mRNA differential display in human cells. J Gravit Physiol 2000; 7:P75-6. [PMID: 12697566] [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: 04/20/2023]
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Mechanisms of molecular responses of human cells to gravity change and/or space radiation are one of the most important physiological problems in space science. We have previously reported that expression levels of several genes are changed in cultured human cells after UVC irradiation, and a few of those genes are responsible for UVC sensitivity. In this study, to find candidates for genes that play roles in susceptibility of human cells to gravity stressors, including those responsible for genetic stability in humans, we analyzed genes expressed differentially after gravity stress in human cells, using a PCR-based mRNA differential display (D.D.) method. Cells used were RSa and its variant cell lines, with discrepant sensitivity to radiation cell-killing and mutagenicity [correction of mutagenecity].
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- K Kita
- Department of Biochemistry 2, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Nomura J, Arase Y, Chen Z, Sugita T, Sugaya S, Takahashi S, Kita K, Suzuki N. Search for molecules that are biological indicators of gravity stress in the human body. J Gravit Physiol 2000; 7:P65-6. [PMID: 12697530] [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: 03/01/2023]
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In this study, we analyzed levels of excretion of 8-OHdG into urine before and after exposure to gravitational changes including both microgravity and hypergravity by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
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- J Nomura
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Takahashi S, Chi XJ, Nomura J, Sugaya S, Kita K, Suzuki N. Mutation modulating activity in human serum factors induced after parabolic flight. J Gravit Physiol 2000; 7:P81-2. [PMID: 12697563] [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: 03/01/2023]
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We have reported that human interferon, one of cytokines present in serum, can confer hypomutability on various human cells. On the contrary, we have also reported that serum factors from cancer patients can enhance cell mutability. Therefore, it seems likely that cell mutability is changed by cytokine-like serum factors in our body. It is one of important space problems whether the mutability of human cells is regulated in response to microgravity and hypergravity (gravitational stress). However, there is little information about cell mutability during such stress. In this study, we investigated whether the mutability is changed by exposing cells to human serum factors after gravitational stress.
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- S Takahashi
- Department of Biochemistry 2, Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan
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Hiwasa T, Arase Y, Kikuno K, Hasegawa R, Sugaya S, Kita K, Saido T, Yamamori H, Maki M, Suzuki N. Increase in ultraviolet sensitivity by overexpression of calpastatin in ultraviolet-resistant UVr-1 cells derived from ultraviolet-sensitive human RSa cells. Cell Death Differ 2000; 7:531-7. [PMID: 10822276 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Human RSa cells are highly sensitive to apoptotic-like cell death by ultraviolet irradiation (UV) while UVr-1 cells are their variant with an increased resistance to UV. Three days after UV at 10 J/m2, the viability of RSa cells was approximately 17% while that of UVr-1 cells was 65%. This different survival might reflect apoptotic cell death since apoptosis-specific DNA ladder was more clearly observed in RSa cells than in UVr-1 cells after UV. Addition of ALLN/calpain inhibitor I to the culture medium after UV resulted in similar survival (14 - 18%) between RSa and UVr-1 cells. Immunoblot analysis showed down-regulation of protein kinase CTheta, Src, Bax and mu-calpain after UV was more prominent in UVr-1 than in RSa cells. Activated mu-calpain appeared within 1 h post-UV only in UVr-1 cells. The expression of calpastatin, a specific endogenous inhibitor of calpain, was higher in RSa than in UVr-1 cells. To further examine the role of calpain in UV-induced cell death, cDNA of human calpastatin was transfected into UVr-1 cells. The results showed that overexpression of calpastatin suppressed down-regulation of Src, mu-calpain and Bax. Concomitantly, colony survival after UV was reduced in calpastatin-transfected cells as compared to vector control cells. Our results suggest that activation of calpain might account for, at least in part, the lower susceptibility to UV-induced cell death in UVr-1 cells.
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- T Hiwasa
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
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Sugaya S, Ohmiya A, Kikuchi M, Hayashi T. Isolation and characterization of a 60 kDa 2,4-D-binding protein from the shoot apices of peach trees (Prunus persica L.); it is a homologue of protein disulfide isomerase. Plant Cell Physiol 2000; 41:503-508. [PMID: 10845464 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/41.4.503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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To obtain a candidate auxin-binding protein (ABP), a soluble 60 kDa protein was isolated from an extract of shoot apices of peach trees (Prunus persica L.) by affinity chromatography on a 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)-linked Sepharose4B column. The 60 kDa polypeptide, designated Pp60, was purified as a single band on SDS-PAGE by column chromatography. Its dissociation constant (Kd) for [14C]-2,4-D was calculated to be 3.5 x 10(-5) M. The binding of Pp60 for [14C]-2,4-D was inhibited by naphthalene-1-acetic acid (NAA) and p-chlorophenoxyisobutyric acid (PCIB) as well as 2,4-D. Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) had little effect on the binding. These results suggested that Pp60 is a protein that has an affinity for 2,4-D, NAA, and PCIB in vitro. The partial amino acid sequences of Pp60 showed high homology to those of protein disulfide isomerase (EC 5.3.4.1). Immunoblot analysis demonstrated that Pp60 exists ubiquitously in shoots and leaves. In fruit, expression of Pp60 is restricted at an early stage of development.
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- S Sugaya
- National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Development of more reliable liposomal formulations and preparation methods which can be used for gene therapy instead of commonly used viral vectors is expected. We have already developed the freeze-dried empty (non-drug-containing) liposomes (FDEL) method for mass-production of liposomal products. After these freeze-dried empty liposomes are rehydrated with aqueous drug solutions, many kinds of drugs can be encapsulated highly efficiently, and particle size can be controlled well. This study evaluated the usefulness of this FDEL method for preparation of liposomes containing DNA with a particular attention to the stability of DNA. When the liposomes were prepared by the conventional lipid-film method on a relatively large scale with use of a Potter-homogenizer (a teflon homogenizer), significant degradation and conformational change of DNA was observed during homogenization. Loss of DNA was also significant after extrusion for sizing and sterilization; residual DNA in the final preparation was hardly detected. When the FDEL method was used, on the other hand, no degradation, conformational change or loss of DNA was observed, and particle size was easily controlled. Moreover, there was no significant difference in luciferase activity between the lipid-film method used on a small scale with use of a vortex mixer and the FDEL method after transfection of tumor cells (HRA, HEC-1A and Colo320DM) by the liposomes containing DNA (PGV-C). These findings suggest that the FDEL method is very useful for preparation of liposomes containing DNA.
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- H Kikuchi
- Pharmaceutical Formulation Research Laboratory, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Chi XJ, Hiwasa T, Maki M, Sugaya S, Nomura J, Kita K, Suzuki N. Suppression of okadaic acid-induced apoptosis by overexpression of calpastatin in human UV(r)-1 cells. FEBS Lett 1999; 459:391-4. [PMID: 10526171 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01281-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Proteolytic systems have various involvements in apoptotic pathways. To understand the role of calpain in apoptosis, calpastatin, a specific inhibitor of calpain, was overexpressed in human UV(r)-1 fibroblasts by transfection of its cDNA. The elevated expression of calpastatin resulted in decreased survival in the presence of okadaic acid (OA) but in no apparent alteration in the sensitivity toward other drugs such as 5-fluorouracil, mitomycin C and methotrexate. After treatment with OA, a typical apoptotic DNA ladder was observed in control vector-transfected cells but not in calpastatin-transfected cells. This indicates that OA-induced apoptosis was suppressed by overexpression of calpastatin. Further immunoblot analysis showed that the OA-induced hyperphosphorylation of c-Jun was inhibited in calpastatin-transfected cells. This might be involved in the resistance to OA-induced cell death in calpastatin-overproducing cells.
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- X J Chi
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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Takahashi S, Jun-Chi X, Nomura J, Sugaya S, Kita K, Suzuki N. [Activities, which modulate mutability of cells, in human serum after parabolic flight]. Biol Sci Space 1999; 13:184-5. [PMID: 12533002] [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: 02/28/2023]
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- S Takahashi
- Department of Biochemistry 2nd, School of Medicine, Chiba University
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Nomura J, Arase Y, Chen Z, Sugita T, Sugaya S, Takahashi S, Kita K, Ito H, Sekiya S, Suzuki N. [Analysis of surface phenotype of human peripheral blood lymphocyte after exposure to gravity stress]. Biol Sci Space 1999; 13:146-7. [PMID: 12532993] [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: 02/28/2023]
MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, CD/immunology
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/genetics
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/metabolism
- Cell Line
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Hypergravity
- Lectins, C-Type
- Lymphocytes/immunology
- Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Lymphocytes/physiology
- Phenotype
- Space Flight
- Weightlessness
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- J Nomura
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Chiba University
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We performed the present study to identify those patients with adenocarcinoma of the cervix in whom ovarian preservation might be acceptable. Between January 1971 and December 1996, 82 patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage IB and II cervical adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma, treated by radical hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and pelvic node dissection, were identified. The mean age of the patients was 44.6 years (range 27-72). The incidence of ovarian metastasis was more frequent in stage II (19.0%) than in stage IB disease (2.5%), in which only 1 patient with apparent extrauterine disease at laparotomy had an ovarian metastasis. No patients with up to inner two-thirds of stromal invasion had ovarian metastasis; however, 5 of 24 patients with outer one-third stromal invasion (20.8%) and 4 of 20 with parametrial invasion (20.0%) had ovarian metastasis. A significantly higher incidence of ovarian metastasis was also observed in 5 of 20 cases with lymph node metastasis (25.0%) than in 4 of 62 patients without lymph node metastasis (6.5%). Multivariate analysis, however, found only deep stromal invasion to be an independent risk factor for ovarian metastasis. Although it would be reasonable to conserve normal-appearing ovaries in young women undergoing radical hysterectomy for treatment of stage IB cervical adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma, gross intraoperative inspection of the radical hysterectomy specimen may identify deep cervical invasion or extrauterine spread in those who are at increased risk of ovarian metastases.
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- N Natsume
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
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Omata Y, Kawano T, Ohsawa T, Sugaya S, Satake M, Isamida T, Koyama T, Taka A, Miyazawa K, Takagi M, Saito A, Toyoda Y. Infectivity of feline enteroepithelial stages of Toxoplasma gondii isolated by Percoll-density gradient centrifugation. Vet Parasitol 1999; 82:211-5. [PMID: 10348100 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(99)00019-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The infectivity of the feline enteroepithelial stages of Toxoplasma gondii isolated by Percoll-density gradient centrifugation was examined by the trypan blue dye exclusion method by assaying their penetration into feline fibroblast cells in vitro and by inoculation of the intestinal mucosa of cats. A large population of the parasites showed trypan blue dye exclusion activity. When feline fibroblast cells were inoculated with feline enteroepithelial stage parasites, no intracellular parasites were found 18 h post-inoculation. Kittens inoculated intraduodenally with 2 x 10(6) feline enteroepithelial stage parasites shed oocysts between 2 and 8 days post-inoculation. These results indicate that the isolated feline enteroepithelial stage parasites display infectivity towards enterocytes of cats and are capable of gametogenesis.
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- Y Omata
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
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Kikuchi A, Aoki Y, Sugaya S, Serikawa T, Takakuwa K, Tanaka K, Suzuki N, Kikuchi H. Development of novel cationic liposomes for efficient gene transfer into peritoneal disseminated tumor. Hum Gene Ther 1999; 10:947-55. [PMID: 10223728 DOI: 10.1089/10430349950018346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A novel series of cationic lipids has been found, by in vivo screening, to be effective for gene transfer into peritoneal disseminated tumor. O,O'-Ditetradecanoyl-N-(alpha-trimethylammonioacetyl)diethan olamine chloride (DC-6-14), having dimyristyl acid, has shown the highest transfection activity in vitro, provided that 10% fetal bovine serum is present. To enhance the transfection efficiency of DC-6-14, we added dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) and/or cholesterol (Chol) as helper lipids in various ratios. Cationic liposomes containing DC-6-14, DOPE, and Chol in molar ratios of 1:0.75:0.75 and 1:1:0.8 maintained efficient transfection activity under serum-containing conditions in HRA, mEIIL, and ES-2 cell lines in vitro, as determined by luciferase assay. With our novel liposomes, transfection efficiencies were higher in cells proliferating faster than in cells proliferating slower, depending on mitotic activity as represented by labeling index. In the mEIIL peritoneal disseminated tumor model, cancer cells were specifically transfected with the lacZ gene. Gene transfer was observed by X-Gal staining not only in floating cancer cells in the ascites, but also in the peritoneal disseminated cancer tissue. The percentage of LacZ-positive cells was about 1%, which was significantly higher than with commercially available Lipofectin (0.38%), LipofectACE (0.62%), or LipofectAMINE (0.23%). In the mEIIL peritoneal disseminated tumor-nude mouse model, herpes simplex thymidine kinase gene (HSV tk) transfer with our novel liposomes, followed by ganciclovir (GCV) treatment, resulted in significantly longer survival compared with control mice (p < 0.05, Cox-Mantel). These results suggest that these liposomes show promise as tools in gene therapy for patients with intraperitoneal disseminated cancer.
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- A Kikuchi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Asahimachi, Japan
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Wu Y, Hiwasa T, Isogai E, Sonoda T, Kita K, Chen Z, Sugaya S, Yamamori H, Tanzawa H, Suzuki N. Activation of MAP kinases by 5-fluorouracil in a 5-fluorouracil-resistant variant human cell line derived from a KT breast cancer cell line. Int J Oncol 1998; 13:1241-5. [PMID: 9824638 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.13.6.1241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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To investigate the mechanism of the acquired resistance of human cells to an anticancer drug, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a drug-resistant clone, KTFU-4, was isolated from a human KT breast carcinoma cell line, treated with ethylmethanesulfonate and then with 5-FU. The viability of the KT cells, analyzed using an MTT assay, was suppressed by 5-FU in a dose-dependent manner, while that of the KTFU-4 cells was enhanced by it at concentrations between 0.1 and 1.0 microgram/ml. Treatment of KTFU-4 cells with 5-FU resulted in increased amounts of activated phosphorylated ERK1/2 and p38 MAP kinases, but not in the parent KT cells. It is thus possible that 5-FU stimulated the proliferation of KTFU-4 cells by activating a signal transduction pathway leading to cell growth.
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- Y Wu
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
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Higuchi Y, Kita K, Nakanishi H, Wang XL, Sugaya S, Tanzawa H, Yamamori H, Sugita K, Yamaura A, Suzuki N. Search for genes involved in UV-resistance in human cells by mRNA differential display: increased transcriptional expression of nucleophosmin and T-plastin genes in association with the resistance. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 248:597-602. [PMID: 9703972 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.8978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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UVr-10 UV-resistant cells were established from UV-sensitive human RSb cells. We searched here for genes expressed differentially between UVr-10 and RSb cells using a differential display method to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the UV-resistance. Thirteen candidate cDNA fragments were obtained from 514 mRNA species first screened. Among the cDNA fragments, 3 revealed increased mRNA expression in UVr-10 cells compared with RSb cells by Northern analysis. Nucleotide sequence analysis identified 2 of the 3 cDNA fragments as encoding nucleophosmin (NPM) and T-plastin. The expression of NPM mRNA was induced after UV irradiation in UVr-10 cells but not in RSb cells, whereas irradiation did not affect the expression of T-plastin mRNA. UVr-10 cells transfected with antisense cDNA for NPM mRNA were partially sensitized to UV cell-killing. Thus, NPM and possibly T-plastin genes may contribute to the increased resistance to UV cell-killing, at least in the human cells tested.
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- Y Higuchi
- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
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Takakuwa K, Fujita K, Kikuchi A, Sugaya S, Yahata T, Aida H, Kurabayashi T, Hasegawa I, Tanaka K. Direct intratumoral gene transfer of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene with DNA-liposome complexes: growth inhibition of tumors and lack of localization in normal tissues. Jpn J Cancer Res 1997; 88:166-75. [PMID: 9119745 PMCID: PMC5921354 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1997.tb00362.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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To constitute the site-specific expression of the herpes simplex virus thymidine-kinase (HSV-TK) gene in tumor cells, we have assessed the promoter function of the simian virus 40 (SV40) promoter and the 5'flanking region of c-erbB-2 gene using a luciferase-expressing reporter plasmid. After the transfection of the luciferase plasmid directed by the promoter region of c-erbB-2 gene, a large amount of luciferase activity was observed in c-erbB-2-expressing cells (Colo201, MCF-7, and HEC1-A), while none was detected in cells with no expression of c-erbB-2 protein (HRA and KF cells). On the other hand, a high level of luciferase activity was detected in all tumor cell lines tested, when the transfection was performed with SV40 promoter. The repeated transfection of the liposome-conjugated HSV-TK gene regulated by the SV40 promoter or by the promoter region of c-erbB-2 gene with cultivation in 100 micrograms/ml of aciclovir for 5 days in vitro resulted in growth inhibition for all four cell lines examined or for only c-erbB-2-expressing cells in the presence of SV40 promoter or c-erbB-2 promoter, respectively. Finally, direct injection of the DNA-liposome complex into established tumors in the presence of 50 mg/kg of aciclovir led to significant tumor volume reduction in all three tumors tested when SV40 promoter was employed. However, this anti-tumor effect was noted only in c-erbB-2-positive cells (Colo201 cells) upon intratumoral injection of HSV-TK gene regulated by c-erbB-2 promoter. In the case of intratumoral gene transfer, foreign DNA was detected in only one of seven mice by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis performed 7 days following injection. When PCR analysis was carried out at 14 or 21 days following injection, no DNA signal was found at all. However, DNA was detected in several normal tissues at all three times tested in the case of intravenous injection. No abnormalities were seen in histologic examinations of normal tissues or in serum biochemical parameters following DNA liposome delivery. These results suggest that the direct gene transfer of HSV-TK gene regulated by tumor-specific transcriptional units may be one of the most clinically promising of the selective genetic strategies against cancer.
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MESH Headings
- Acyclovir/pharmacology
- Adenocarcinoma/therapy
- Animals
- Antiviral Agents/pharmacology
- Colonic Neoplasms/therapy
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Genes, Reporter
- Genes, erbB-2/genetics
- Genetic Vectors/genetics
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/drug effects
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/enzymology
- Humans
- Liposomes
- Luciferases/genetics
- Luciferases/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Thymidine Kinase/genetics
- Thymidine Kinase/pharmacokinetics
- Tissue Distribution
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transplantation, Heterologous
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Viral Proteins/genetics
- beta-Galactosidase/genetics
- beta-Galactosidase/metabolism
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- K Takakuwa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University School of Medicine
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Kikuchi A, Sugaya S, Ueda H, Tanaka K, Aramaki Y, Hara T, Arima H, Tsuchiya S, Fuwa T. Efficient gene transfer to EGF receptor overexpressing cancer cells by means of EGF-labeled cationic liposomes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1996; 227:666-71. [PMID: 8885991 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1996.1566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Epidermal growth factor (EGF)-labeled cationic liposomes (EGF-liposomes) were prepared for efficient gene transfer vector to EGF receptor expressing cells. Transfection activity of EGF-liposomes associating plasmid PGV-C which encodes luciferase showed a 2-fold increase in EGF receptor expressing cells, HEC-1-A, compared to that of EGF-non-labeled liposomes (N-liposomes). In EGF receptor deficient HRA cells, however, both EGF- and N-liposomes exhibited low transfection efficiency and no difference was observed between them. Furthermore, by the addition of anti EGF receptor antibody, transfection efficiency of EGF-liposomes was suppressed, suggesting EGF receptor-mediated endocytosis of EGF-liposomes. Transfection activity of EGF-liposomes was strongly dependent on the concentrations of fusogenic lipid, dioleoylphospha-tidylethanolamine in liposomes. By X-gal staining 6-8% of GCH-1(m) cells which also had EGF receptor expressed beta-galactosidase activity following the transfection by EGF-liposomes associating pSV-beta-galactosidase. These findings indicate that EGF-liposomes could be a preferable vector for EGF-receptor expressing cells.
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- A Kikuchi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niiugata University School of Medicine, Japan
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