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Shibata T, Kondo M, Fukushima Y, Akiyama M, Akiyama T, Morooka T, Baba K, Ohtsuki S, Tsukahara H, Kasahara S, Kobayashi K. Epilepsy in Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Risk Factors and Characteristic Presentations. Pediatr Neurol 2023; 147:28-35. [PMID: 37542972 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.07.004] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Children with a congenital heart disease (CHD) are at a higher risk of developing epilepsy than the general population, but detailed characteristics of CHD-associated epilepsy have not been clarified. The purposes of this study were to determine the risk factors for developing epilepsy associated with CHD and to elucidate the characteristics of such epilepsy. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study based on medical records of pediatric patients with CHD who were born between January 2006 and December 2016, underwent cardiac surgery at Okayama University Hospital, and were followed up until at least age three years. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine factors particularly associated with epilepsy occurrence. In patients who developed epilepsy, clinical data on seizure characteristics were further investigated. RESULTS We collected data from 1024 patients, and 41 (4.0%) developed epilepsy. The presence of underlying disease (odds ratio [OR]: 2.413; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.150 to 4.883) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons-European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery score category 2 (OR: 4.373; 95% CI: 1.090 to 29.150) and category 5 (OR: 10.385; 95% CI: 1.717 to 89.016) were significantly related to epilepsy occurrence. Of the 41 patients with epilepsy, 15 (including nine with hypoplastic left heart syndrome) had focal impaired awareness seizures specified as autonomic seizures with vomiting, which tends to escape detection. CONCLUSIONS We clarified the risk factors for developing epilepsy in children with CHD. We also found that autonomic seizure with vomiting is an important symptom in these children.
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- Takashi Shibata
- Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Medical Support, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Inai K, Inuzuka R, Ono H, Nii M, Ohtsuki S, Kurita Y, Takeda A, Hirono K, Takei K, Yasukouchi S, Yoshikawa T, Furutani Y, Shimada E, Shinohara T, Shinozaki T, Matsuyama Y, Senzaki H, Nakanishi T. Predictors of long-term mortality among perioperative survivors of Fontan operation. Eur Heart J 2021; 43:2373-2384. [PMID: 34888643 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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AIMS The criteria for 'good' Fontan haemodynamics have been poorly defined in relation to long-term outcomes. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for mortality among haemodynamic parameters obtained early after the Fontan operation. METHODS AND RESULTS Clinical data of all perioperative survivors of the Fontan operation performed before 2011, from nine institutions, were collected through a retrospective chart review. In total, 1260 patients were included. The median age at the time of Fontan operation was 3.6 years. Post-operative cardiac catheterization was conducted in 1117 patients at a median period of 1.0 years after the operation. During the median follow-up period of 10.2 years, 107 patients died. The mortality rates at 10, 20, and 25 years after the operation were 5%, 12%, and 22%, respectively. On multivariable analysis, older age at the time of the operation {≥15 years, hazard ratio (HR) [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 3.2 (1.7-5.9)} and haemodynamic parameters obtained at post-operative catheterization, such as low ejection fraction [<30%, HR (95% CI): 7.5 (3.2-18)], low systemic oxygen saturation [<80%, HR (95% CI): 3.8 (1.6-9.1)], high central venous pressure [≥16 mmHg, HR (95% CI): 2.3 (1.3-3.9)], and low mean systemic arterial pressure [<60 mmHg, HR (95% CI): 3.0 (1.4-6.2)] were identified as independent predictors of mortality. The predictive model based on these parameters had a c-index of 0.75 at 10 years. CONCLUSIONS Haemodynamic parameters obtained at a median period of 1.0 years, post-operatively, can accurately identify patients with a high mortality risk, who may need intensive management to improve long-term outcomes. KEY QUESTION What defines 'worse' Fontan haemodynamics? KEY FINDING Older age at Fontan (≥15 years), low ejection fraction (<30%), low oxygen saturation (<80%), high central venous pressure (≥16 mmHg), and low mean systemic arterial pressure (<60 mmHg) were identified as independent predictors of mortality. TAKE HOME MESSAGE Haemodynamic parameters obtained at a median period of 1.0 years, post-operatively, can accurately identify patients with a high mortality risk, who may need intensive management to improve long-term outcomes.
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- Kei Inai
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, National Center for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Ookura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 153-0074, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Shizuoka Children's Hospital, 860 Urushiyama, Shizuoka City 420-8660, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Kita-ku, Okayama City 700-0914, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Kita-ku, Okayama City 700-0914, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University, Kita 14, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Nagano Children's Hospital, 3100 Toyoshina, Azumino, Nagano 399-8205, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Nagano Children's Hospital, 3100 Toyoshina, Azumino, Nagano 399-8205, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, 3-16-1 Asahi-machi, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-0003, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Information and Computer Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, 1-4-3 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8329, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan.,Sakakibara Heart Institute Clinics, Tokyo, Japan
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Hirai K, Ousaka D, Fukushima Y, Kondo M, Eitoku T, Shigemitsu Y, Hara M, Baba K, Iwasaki T, Kasahara S, Ohtsuki S, Oh H. Cardiosphere-derived exosomal microRNAs for myocardial repair in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy. Sci Transl Med 2021; 12:12/573/eabb3336. [PMID: 33298561 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abb3336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Although cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) improve cardiac function and outcomes in patients with single ventricle physiology, little is known about their safety and therapeutic benefit in children with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). We aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of CDCs in a porcine model of DCM and translate the preclinical results into this patient population. A swine model of DCM using intracoronary injection of microspheres created cardiac dysfunction. Forty pigs were randomized as preclinical validation of the delivery method and CDC doses, and CDC-secreted exosome (CDCex)-mediated cardiac repair was analyzed. A phase 1 safety cohort enrolled five pediatric patients with DCM and reduced ejection fraction to receive CDC infusion. The primary endpoint was to assess safety, and the secondary outcome measure was change in cardiac function. Improved cardiac function and reduced myocardial fibrosis were noted in animals treated with CDCs compared with placebo. These functional benefits were mediated via CDCex that were highly enriched with proangiogenic and cardioprotective microRNAs (miRNAs), whereas isolated CDCex did not recapitulate these reparative effects. One-year follow-up of safety lead-in stage was completed with favorable profile and preliminary efficacy outcomes. Increased CDCex-derived miR-146a-5p expression was associated with the reduction in myocardial fibrosis via suppression of proinflammatory cytokines and transcripts. Collectively, intracoronary CDC administration is safe and improves cardiac function through CDCex in a porcine model of DCM. The safety lead-in results in patients provide a translational framework for further studies of randomized trials and CDCex-derived miRNAs as potential paracrine mediators underlying this therapeutic strategy.
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- Kenta Hirai
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
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Hirai K, Baba K, Goto T, Ousaka D, Kondo M, Eitoku T, Kotani Y, Kasahara S, Ohtsuki S, Tsukahara H. Outcomes of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction in Children: Retrospective Comparison Between Bovine Jugular Vein and Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Conduits. Pediatr Cardiol 2021; 42:100-108. [PMID: 32968822 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-020-02458-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bovine jugular vein (BJV) and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) conduits have been described as alternatives to the homograft for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction. This study compared RVOT reconstructions using BJV and ePTFE conduits performed in a single institution. The valve functions and outcomes of patients aged < 18 years who underwent primary RVOT reconstruction with a BJV or ePTFE conduit between 2013 and 2017 were retrospectively investigated. 44 patients (20 and 24 with BJV and ePTFE conduits, respectively) met the inclusion criteria. The mean follow-up time was 4.5 ± 1.5 years. No significant differences in peak RVOT velocity (1.8 ± 0.9 m/s vs 2.1 ± 0.9 m/s, P = 0.27), branch pulmonary stenosis (P = 0.50), or pulmonary regurgitation (P = 0.44) were found between the BJV and ePTFE conduit groups, respectively. Aneurysmal dilatation of the conduit was observed in 25.0% of the patients in the BJV conduit group but not in the ePTFE conduit group (P = 0.011). All the cases with aneurysmal dilatation of the BJV conduit were complicated with branch pulmonary stenosis up to 3.0 m/s (P = 0.004). No conduit infections occurred during the follow-up period, and no significant difference in conduit replacement (20.0% vs 8.3%, P = 0.43) was found between the BJV and ePTFE conduit groups, respectively. The outcomes of the RVOT reconstructions with BJV and ePTFE conduits were clinically satisfactory. Aneurysmal dilatation was found in the BJV conduit cases, with branch pulmonary stenosis as the risk factor.
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- Kenta Hirai
- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama City, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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Hirai K, Baba K, Ohtsuki S, Oh H. Cardiosphere-derived exosomal microRNAs for cardiac repair in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy: preclinical and safety lead-in phase 1 clinical studies. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Stem cell therapies have been shown to improve cardiac function; however, therapeutic potential of cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and the underlying mechanisms of paracrine effectors include CDC-secreted exosomes (CDCex) mediating cardiac repair remain unknown. Purpose- We aimed to evaluate the safety and therapeutic efficacy of CDCs in swine model of DCM and translate the preclinical results into children with DCM.
Methods
As a preclinical study, female Yorkshire pigs (n=15) were treated by intracoronary administration of microspheres (1.0×104 particles) to develop diffuse cardiac dysfunction and animals were randomly assigned to receive placebo or 9.0×106 CDC injection pretreated by DMSO or exosome inhibitor (EI; GW4869). CDCex-derived microRNAs (miRs) profile was assessed and ventricular ejection fraction (EF) was evaluated before and 1 month after cell infusion. In safety lead-in clinical trial, 5 patients with DCM (<18 years) with reduced EF (<40%) were prospectively enrolled to receive CDC infusion. The primary endpoint was to assess safety, and the secondary outcome measure was change in cardiac function over 12 months.
Results
Compared with placebo control, DMSO-treated CDC infusion resulted in improved cardiac function with decrease in myocardial fibrosis (18.2±4.1% versus; 9.5±3.6%; P<0.001) and enhanced cardiomyocyte cycling (Ki67: 27.2±3.6/106 myocytes versus 43.9±6.0/106 myocytes; P=0.002) and neovascularization (von Willebrand factor: 644.8±84.3/mm2 versus 820.7±159.7/mm2; P=0.01) at 1 month. miR expression analysis showed that CDCex were highly enriched with miR-126, miR-132, miR-146a, miR-181b, miR-210, and miR-451. Inhibition of CDCex-derived miRs production by EI pretreatment did not affect CDC viability but rendered CDC ineffective in functional improvement (ΔEF: +5.4%±2.0% versus −1.0%±2.1%; P=0.002). One-year follow-up of clinical trial was completed in 5 patients with favorable profile and preliminary efficacy outcomes. Echocardiographic measurements revealed that CDC infusion increased EF from baseline to 12 months of follow up (28.5±10.7% versus 33.0±11.1%; P=0.038) in accordance with reduced native T1 mapping (1041.6±60.4 ms versus 984.8±39.3 ms; P=0.025). CDCex-derived miRs profiles from patients demonstrated that several miRs were exclusively enriched in CDCs but human cardiac fibroblasts included miR-126, miR-132, miR-146a, miR-181b, and miR-210. Notably, miR-146a expression levels were positively correlated with the reduction in myocardial fibrosis 12 months after CDC infusion (Δnative T1: r=0.896, P=0.040).
Conclusions
Intracoronary delivery of CDCs is safe and improves cardiac function through CDCex-derived miRs secretion in swine model of DCM. The safety lead-in results in patients warrant further assessment of clinical benefits and highlight miR-146a as a major paracrine mediator of CDC's antifibrotic function for clinical therapeutics.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Research Project for Practical Application of Regenerative Medicine (16bk0104052h0001, 17bk0104052h0002, 18bk0104052h0003) by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
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- K Hirai
- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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Hirai K, Goto T, Ousaka D, Ohtsuki S, Oh H. P318Exosomes mediate myocardial regeneration of cardiac progenitor cells in a swine model of dilated cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
Stem cell therapy has been shown to improve cardiac function. The mechanisms of therapeutic efficacy are considered the secretion of paracrine factors but the details are still unknown.
Hypothesis
Exosomes are extracellular vesicles containing bioactive substances such as proteins, messenger RNAs and micro RNAs. We hypothesized that exosomes may be the main paracrine factors to mediate therapeutic efficacy of cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs).
Methods
Farm pigs (30 kg, n=10) were treated by intracoronary administration of 10,000 microspheres (100–300 μm) into three vessels. Two weeks later, 9.0×106 CDCs pretreated by exosome inhibitor (EI; 20μM of GW4869) or DMSO as controls were selectively infused into three coronary arteries. Evaluation of ejection fraction (EF) was performed before cell infusion and 1 month after protocol treatment.
Results
Pigs developed diffuse hypokinetic heart failure (baseline EF 37.1%±2.1%) and randomly assigned into two groups (CDCs with EI: n=5, CDCs with DMSO: n=5). No serious adverse events were found during the CDCs infusion. Significant improvement of EF was observed in CDCs with DMSO group (37.1%±2.1% to 42.5%±3.0%; P=0.01), whereas no change was found in CDCs with EI group (37.1%±2.4% to 36.2%±2.9%; P=0.58). Myocardial fibrosis stained by picrosirius red was significantly reduced in CDCs with DMSO group compared with CDCs with EI group (9.5±3.6% versus 17.3±5.3%; P<0.01).
Conclusions
We confirmed the therapeutic efficacy of CDCs and these effects were mainly mediated by exosomes.
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- K Hirai
- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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Hirai K, Baba K, Goto T, Ousaka D, Oh H, Kasahara S, Ohtsuki S. P3651Outcomes of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in children: comparison between bovine jugular vein graft and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Various types of conduits are available for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction (RVOTR). The bovine jugular vein graft (BJVG) and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft (ePTFEG) have been descrived as an alternative to the homograft for RVOTR. Purpose- This study summarized the results to evaluate the single-center operation of RVOTR using BJVG and ePTFEG.
Methods
The valve functions of 27 patients under 20 years old who underwent primary RVOTR with BJVG and 26 patients with ePTFEG at our university hospital between 2013 and 2018 were retrospectively investigated. The valve conditions were assessed using echocardiography and cardiac catheterization.
Results
The median age at the time of operation was 1.8 years old (range, 6 days to 7.8 years old) with BJVG and 2.2 years old (range, 8 months to 9.1 years old) with ePTFEG. The median follow-up time was 3.4 years (range, 2 months to 5.2 years) with BJVG and 2.1 years (range, 1 month to 5.1 years) with ePTFEG. The peak RVOT gradient of BJVG was lower than ePTFEG (10.6±7.7 mmHg versus 18.1±16.2 mmHg, P=0.035). There were no differences in branch pulmonary stenosis defined as peak gradient up to 36mmHg (40.7% versus 50.0%, P=0.50) and pulmonary regurgitation graded worse than moderate (18.5% versus 11.5%, P=0.48) with BJVG and ePTFEG, respectively. Aneurysmal dilatation of the conduit was seen 22.2% with BJVG but none of patients with ePTFEG (P=0.01). All of patients with aneurysmal dilated BJVG had branch pulmonary stenosis. There were no differences in catheter intervention for branch pulmonary stenosis (22.2% versus 30.8%, P=0.48) and conduit replacement (11.1% versus 7.7%, log rank P=0.67) with BJVG and ePTFEG, respectively. There were no deaths during the fllow-up period in both groups.
Conclusions
The outcomes of RVOTR with BJVG and ePTFEG were clinically satisfactory. Aneurysmal dilatation was seen with BJVG and branch pulmonary stenosis was the risk factor for aneurysmal dilatation.
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- K Hirai
- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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Hirai K, Ohtsuki S, Sano T, Goto T, Ousaka D, Oh H. P1854Cardiac progenitor cell therapy in a novel swine model of dilated cardiomyopathy -a translational research toward phase 1 clinical trial. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- K Hirai
- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Pediatrics, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Hospital, Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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Eitoku T, Baba K, Kondou M, Kurita Y, Fukushima Y, Hirai K, Ohtsuki S, Ishigami S, Sano S, Oh H. Transcoronary cell infusion with the stop-flow technique in children with single-ventricle physiology. Pediatr Int 2018; 60:240-246. [PMID: 29266671 DOI: 10.1111/ped.13485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Almost all reports on cardiac regeneration therapy have referred to adults, and only a few have focused on transcoronary infusion of cardiac progenitor cells using the stop-flow technique in children. METHODS Intracoronary autologous cardiosphere-derived cell (CDC) transfer was conducted at Okayama University as a phase 1 clinical trial for seven patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome between January 2011 and December 2012, and as a phase 2 clinical trial for 34 patients with single-ventricle physiology between July 2013 and March 2015. RESULTS A total of 41 patients with single-ventricle physiology underwent transcoronary infusion of CDC with the stop-flow technique. The median age was 33 months (range, 5-70 months) and the median weight was 10.1 kg (range, 4.1-16.0 kg). Transient adverse events occurred during the procedure, including ST-segment elevation or depression, hypotension, bradycardia, and coronary artery vasospasm. All patients completely recovered. There were no major procedure-related adverse events. In this study, transcoronary infusion of CDC using the stop-flow technique was successfully completed in all patients. CONCLUSION Transcoronary infusion of CDC using the stop-flow technique in children is a feasible and safe procedure.
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- Takahiro Eitoku
- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Sano T, Ousaka D, Goto T, Ishigami S, Hirai K, Kasahara S, Ohtsuki S, Sano S, Oh H. Impact of Cardiac Progenitor Cells on Heart Failure and Survival in Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease. Circ Res 2018; 122:994-1005. [PMID: 29367212 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.117.312311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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RATIONALE Intracoronary administration of cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) in patients with single ventricles resulted in a short-term improvement in cardiac function. OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that CDC infusion is associated with improved cardiac function and reduced mortality in patients with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS We evaluated the effectiveness of CDCs using an integrated cohort study in 101 patients with single ventricles, including 41 patients who received CDC infusion and 60 controls treated with staged palliation alone. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (EF) or reduced EF was stratified by the cardiac function after surgical reconstruction. The main outcome measure was to evaluate the magnitude of improvement in cardiac function and all-cause mortality at 2 years. Animal studies were conducted to clarify the underlying mechanisms of heart failure with preserved EF and heart failure with reduced EF phenotypes. At 2 years, CDC infusion increased ventricular function (stage 2: +8.4±10.0% versus +1.6±6.4%, P=0.03; stage 3: +7.9±7.5% versus -1.1±5.5%, P<0.001) compared with controls. In all available follow-up data, survival did not differ between the 2 groups (log-rank P=0.225), whereas overall patients treated by CDCs had lower incidences of late failure (P=0.022), adverse events (P=0.013), and catheter intervention (P=0.005) compared with controls. CDC infusion was associated with a lower risk of adverse events (hazard ratio, 0.411; 95% CI, 0.179-0.942; P=0.036). Notably, CDC infusion reduced mortality (P=0.038) and late complications (P<0.05) in patients with heart failure with reduced EF but not with heart failure with preserved EF. CDC-treated rats significantly reversed myocardial fibrosis with differential collagen deposition and inflammatory responses between the heart failure phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS CDC administration in patients with single ventricles showed favorable effects on ventricular function and was associated with reduced late complications except for all-cause mortality after staged procedures. Patients with heart failure with reduced EF but not heart failure with preserved EF treated by CDCs resulted in significant improvement in clinical outcome. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifiers: NCT01273857 and NCT01829750.
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- Toshikazu Sano
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (T.S., D.O., T.G., S.I., S.K.) and Department of Pediatrics (K.H., S.O.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan, (H.O.); and Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (S.I., S.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (T.S., D.O., T.G., S.I., S.K.) and Department of Pediatrics (K.H., S.O.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan, (H.O.); and Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (S.I., S.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (T.S., D.O., T.G., S.I., S.K.) and Department of Pediatrics (K.H., S.O.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan, (H.O.); and Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (S.I., S.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (T.S., D.O., T.G., S.I., S.K.) and Department of Pediatrics (K.H., S.O.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan, (H.O.); and Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (S.I., S.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (T.S., D.O., T.G., S.I., S.K.) and Department of Pediatrics (K.H., S.O.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan, (H.O.); and Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (S.I., S.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (T.S., D.O., T.G., S.I., S.K.) and Department of Pediatrics (K.H., S.O.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan, (H.O.); and Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (S.I., S.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (T.S., D.O., T.G., S.I., S.K.) and Department of Pediatrics (K.H., S.O.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan, (H.O.); and Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (S.I., S.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (T.S., D.O., T.G., S.I., S.K.) and Department of Pediatrics (K.H., S.O.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan, (H.O.); and Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (S.I., S.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (T.S., D.O., T.G., S.I., S.K.) and Department of Pediatrics (K.H., S.O.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan, (H.O.); and Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco (S.I., S.S.).
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Sano T, Ishigami S, Ousaka D, Hirai K, Goto T, Kasahara S, Ohtsuki S, Sano S, Oh H. P4242Transcoronary cardiac progenitors in patients with functional single ventricle: two-year follow-up of the phase 1/2 clinical trials. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p4242] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ishigami S, Ohtsuki S, Eitoku T, Ousaka D, Kondo M, Kurita Y, Hirai K, Fukushima Y, Baba K, Goto T, Horio N, Kobayashi J, Kuroko Y, Kotani Y, Arai S, Iwasaki T, Sato S, Kasahara S, Sano S, Oh H. Intracoronary Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Single Ventricle Physiology: The PERSEUS (Cardiac Progenitor Cell Infusion to Treat Univentricular Heart Disease) Randomized Phase 2 Trial. Circ Res 2017; 120:1162-1173. [PMID: 28052915 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.310253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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RATIONALE Patients with single ventricle physiology are at high risk of mortality resulting from ventricular dysfunction. The preliminary results of the phase 1 trial showed that cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) may be effective against congenital heart failure. OBJECTIVE To determine whether intracoronary delivery of autologous CDCs improves cardiac function in patients with single ventricle physiology. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a phase 2 randomized controlled study to assign in a 1:1 ratio 41 patients who had single ventricle physiology undergoing stage 2 or 3 palliation to receive intracoronary infusion of CDCs 4 to 9 weeks after surgery or staged reconstruction alone (study A). The primary outcome measure was to assess improvement in cardiac function at 3-month follow-up. Four months after palliation, controls had an alternative option to receive late CDC infusion on request (study B). Secondary outcomes included ventricular function, heart failure status, somatic growth, and health-related quality of life after a 12-month observation. At 3 months, the absolute changes in ventricular function were significantly greater in the CDC-treated group than in the controls (+6.4% [SD, 5.5] versus +1.3% [SD, 3.7]; P=0.003). In study B, a late CDC infusion in 17 controls increased the ventricular function at 3 months compared with that at baseline (38.8% [SD, 7.7] versus 34.8% [SD, 7.4]; P<0.0001). At 1 year, overall CDC infusion was associated with improved ventricular function (41.4% [SD, 6.6] versus 35.0% [SD, 8.2]; P<0.0001) and volumes (P<0.001), somatic growth (P<0.0001) with increased trophic factors production, such as insulin-like growth factor-1 and hepatocyte growth factor, and quality of life, along with a reduced heart failure status (P<0.0001) and cardiac fibrosis (P=0.014) relative to baseline. CONCLUSIONS Intracoronary infusion of CDCs after staged palliation favorably affected cardiac function by reverse remodeling in patients with single ventricle physiology. This impact may improve heart failure status, somatic growth, and quality of life in patients and reduce parenting stress for their families. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01829750.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shuta Ishigami
- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.)
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., D.O., T.G., N.H., J.K., Y. Kuroko, Y. Kotani, S.A., S.K., S. Sano), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., Y. Kurita, K.H., Y.F., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S. Sato), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan; and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Japan (H.O.).
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Ishigami S, Ohtsuki S, Tarui S, Ousaka D, Eitoku T, Kondo M, Okuyama M, Kobayashi J, Baba K, Arai S, Kawabata T, Yoshizumi K, Tateishi A, Kuroko Y, Iwasaki T, Sato S, Kasahara S, Sano S, Oh H. Intracoronary autologous cardiac progenitor cell transfer in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: the TICAP prospective phase 1 controlled trial. Circ Res 2014; 116:653-64. [PMID: 25403163 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.304671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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RATIONALE Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) remains a lethal congenital cardiac defect. Recent studies have suggested that intracoronary administration of autologous cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) may improve ventricular function. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to test whether intracoronary delivery of CDCs is feasible and safe in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS Between January 5, 2011, and January 16, 2012, 14 patients (1.8±1.5 years) were prospectively assigned to receive intracoronary infusion of autologous CDCs 33.4±8.1 days after staged procedures (n=7), followed by 7 controls with standard palliation alone. The primary end point was to assess the safety, and the secondary end point included the preliminary efficacy to verify the right ventricular ejection fraction improvements between baseline and 3 months. Manufacturing and intracoronary delivery of CDCs were feasible, and no serious adverse events were reported within the 18-month follow-up. Patients treated with CDCs showed right ventricular ejection fraction improvement from baseline to 3-month follow-up (46.9%±4.6% to 52.1%±2.4%; P=0.008). Compared with controls at 18 months, cardiac MRI analysis of CDC-treated patients showed a higher right ventricular ejection fraction (31.5%±6.8% versus 40.4%±7.6%; P=0.049), improved somatic growth (P=0.0005), reduced heart failure status (P=0.003), and lower incidence of coil occlusion for collaterals (P=0.007). CONCLUSIONS Intracoronary infusion of autologous CDCs seems to be feasible and safe in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome after staged surgery. Large phase 2 trials are warranted to examine the potential effects of cardiac function improvements and the long-term benefits of clinical outcomes. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01273857.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shuta Ishigami
- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery (S.I., S.T., D.O., M.O., J.K., S.A., T.K., K.Y., A.T., Y.K., S.K., S.S.), Pediatrics (S.O., T.E., M.K., K.B.), Anesthesiology and Resuscitology (T.I.), and Radiology (S.S.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital (H.O.), Okayama, Japan.
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Nakada M, Obuchi W, Ohtsuki S, Tanaka S, Furuta T, Kitabayashi T, Sabit H, Terasaki T, Hayashi Y. CS-25 * MOLECULAR SUBCLASSIFICATION OF GLIOBLASTOMA BASED ON THE ABSOLUTE QUANTITATIVE PROTEOMICS. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou242.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Chida A, Shintani M, Matsushita Y, Sato H, Eitoku T, Nakayama T, Furutani Y, Hayama E, Kawamura Y, Inai K, Ohtsuki S, Saji T, Nonoyama S, Nakanishi T. Mutations of NOTCH3 in childhood pulmonary arterial hypertension. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2014; 2:229-39. [PMID: 24936512 PMCID: PMC4049363 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Revised: 11/02/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Mutations of BMPR2 and other TGF-β superfamily genes have been reported in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, 60-90% of idiopathic PAH cases have no mutations in these genes. Recently, the expression of NOTCH3 was shown to be increased in the pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells of PAH patients. We sought to investigate NOTCH3 and its target genes in PAH patients and clarify the role of NOTCH3 signaling. We screened for mutations in NOTCH3, HES1, and HES5 in 41 PAH patients who had no mutations in BMPR2, ALK1, endoglin, SMAD1/4/8, BMPR1B, or Caveolin-1. Two novel missense mutations (c.2519 G>A p.G840E, c.2698 A>C p.T900P) in NOTCH3 were identified in two PAH patients. We performed functional analysis using stable cell lines expressing either wild-type or mutant NOTCH3. The protein-folding chaperone GRP78/BiP was colocalized with wild-type NOTCH3 in the endoplasmic reticulum, whereas the majority of GRP78/BiP was translocated into the nuclei of cells expressing mutant NOTCH3. Cell proliferation and viability were higher for cells expressing mutant NOTCH3 than for those expressing wild-type NOTCH3. We identified novel NOTCH3 mutations in PAH patients and revealed that these mutations were involved in cell proliferation and viability. NOTCH3 mutants induced an impairment in NOTCH3-HES5 signaling. The results may contribute to the elucidation of PAH pathogenesis.
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- Ayako Chida
- Department of Pediatrics, National Defense Medical College 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan ; Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, National Defense Medical College 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Toho University Medical Center, Omori Hospital 6-11-1 Omori-nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Defense Medical College 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Toho University Medical Center, Omori Hospital 6-11-1 Omori-nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Defense Medical College 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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Nakakihara E, Ikemoto-Yamamoto R, Honda R, Ohtsuki S, Takano M, Suetsugu Y, Watanabe H. Effect of the addition of rice straw on microbial community in a sewage sludge digester. Water Sci Technol 2014; 70:819-27. [PMID: 25225928 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2014.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Rice straw was added to a sewage sludge digester and its effects on methane production, dewatering characteristics, and microbial communities in the digested sludge were examined by a continuous digestion experiment under mesophilic conditions (35 °C). Stable gas generation was monitored in all digestion experiments. Methane yield from raw sludge, chopped rice straw and softened rice straw were estimated to be 0.27, 0.18 and 0.26 NL/g total solids load, respectively. The capillary suction time of digested sludge was decreased by the addition of rice straw. Archaeal and bacterial communities in the sludge were elucidated by PCR-DGGE (polymerase chain reaction--denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) targeting 16S rRNA genes. The Shannon index of DGGE profiles indicated that bacterial diversity increased with the addition of softened rice straw. DNA sequences of significant bands of the digested sludge were most closely related to Methanosaeta concilii (97.4% identity) and Methanoculleus bourgensis (100% identity). Meanwhile, those in the co-digested sludge with rice straw were most closely related to Methanosarcina barkeri (98.4% identity) and Methanoculleus bourgensis (99.3% identity). Although both Methanosaeta spp. and Methanosarcina spp. metabolize acetate to methane, Methanosarcina spp. have a competitive advantage at acetate concentrations of >70 mg/L. Results suggested that the quantity of acetate produced during rice straw degradation may change the archaeal community.
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- E Nakakihara
- Faculty of Environmental Design, Kanazawa University Kakumamachi, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa, 920-1192, Japan E-mail:
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- Faculty of Environmental Design, Kanazawa University Kakumamachi, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa, 920-1192, Japan E-mail:
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- Faculty of Environmental Design, Kanazawa University Kakumamachi, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa, 920-1192, Japan E-mail:
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- Faculty of Environmental Design, Kanazawa University Kakumamachi, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa, 920-1192, Japan E-mail:
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- Ishikawa National College of Technology, Kitacyujo, Tsubata, Ishikawa, 929-0392, Japan
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- ISHIGAKI Company Ltd, Tokyo 104-0031, Japan
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- ISHIGAKI Company Ltd, Tokyo 104-0031, Japan
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Caiani E, Pellegrini A, Carminati M, Lang R, Auricchio A, Vaida P, Obase K, Sakakura T, Komeda M, Okura H, Yoshida K, Zeppellini R, Noni M, Rigo T, Erente G, Carasi M, Costa A, Ramondo B, Thorell L, Akesson-Lindow T, Shahgaldi K, Germanakis I, Fotaki A, Peppes S, Sifakis S, Parthenakis F, Makrigiannakis A, Richter U, Sveric K, Forkmann M, Wunderlich C, Strasser R, Djikic D, Potpara T, Polovina M, Marcetic Z, Peric V, Ostenfeld E, Werther-Evaldsson A, Engblom H, Ingvarsson A, Roijer A, Meurling C, Holm J, Radegran G, Carlsson M, Tabuchi H, Yamanaka T, Katahira Y, Tanaka M, Kurokawa T, Nakajima H, Ohtsuki S, Saijo Y, Yambe T, D'alto M, Romeo E, Argiento P, D'andrea A, Vanderpool R, Correra A, Sarubbi B, Calabro' R, Russo M, Naeije R, Saha SK, Warsame TA, Caelian AG, Malicse M, Kiotsekoglou A, Omran AS, Sharif D, Sharif-Rasslan A, Shahla C, Khalil A, Rosenschein U, Erturk M, Oner E, Kalkan A, Pusuroglu H, Ozyilmaz S, Akgul O, Aksu H, Akturk F, Celik O, Uslu N, Bandera F, Pellegrino M, Generati G, Donghi V, Alfonzetti E, Guazzi M, Rangel I, Goncalves A, Sousa C, Correia A, Martins E, Silva-Cardoso J, Macedo F, Maciel M, Lee S, Kim W, Yun H, Jung L, Kim E, Ko J, Enescu O, Florescu M, Rimbas R, Cinteza M, Vinereanu D, Kosmala W, Rojek A, Cielecka-Prynda M, Laczmanski L, Mysiak A, Przewlocka-Kosmala M, Liu D, Hu K, Niemann M, Herrmann S, Cikes M, Gaudron P, Knop S, Ertl G, Bijnens B, Weidemann F, Saravi M, Tamadoni A, Jalalian R, Hojati M, Ramezani S, Yildiz A, Inci U, Bilik M, Yuksel M, Oyumlu M, Kayan F, Ozaydogdu N, Aydin M, Akil M, Tekbas E, Shang Q, Zhang Q, Fang F, Wang S, Li R, Lee AP, Yu C, Mornos C, Ionac A, Cozma D, Popescu I, Ionescu G, Dan R, Petrescu L, Sawant A, Srivatsa S, Adhikari P, Mills P, Srivatsa S, Boshchenko A, Vrublevsky A, Karpov R, Trifunovic D, Stankovic S, Vujisic-Tesic B, Petrovic M, Nedeljkovic I, Banovic M, Tesic M, Petrovic M, Dragovic M, Ostojic M, Zencirci E, Esen Zencirci A, Degirmencioglu A, Karakus G, Ekmekci A, Erdem A, Ozden K, Erer H, Akyol A, Eren M, Zamfir D, Tautu O, Onciul S, Marinescu C, Onut R, Comanescu I, Oprescu N, Iancovici S, Dorobantu M, Melao F, Pereira M, Ribeiro V, Oliveira S, Araujo C, Subirana I, Marrugat J, Dias P, Azevedo A, Grillo MT, Piamonti B, Abate E, Porto A, Dell'angela L, Gatti G, Poletti A, Pappalardo A, Sinagra G, Pinto-Teixeira P, Galrinho A, Branco L, Fiarresga A, Sousa L, Cacela D, Portugal G, Rio P, Abreu J, Ferreira R, Fadel B, Abdullah N, Al-Admawi M, Pergola V, Bech-Hanssen O, Di Salvo G, Tigen MK, Pala S, Karaahmet T, Dundar C, Bulut M, Izgi A, Esen AM, Kirma C, Boerlage-Van Dijk K, Yamawaki M, Wiegerinck E, Meregalli P, Bindraban N, Vis M, Koch K, Piek J, Bouma B, Baan J, Mizia M, Sikora-Puz A, Gieszczyk-Strozik K, Lasota B, Chmiel A, Chudek J, Jasinski M, Deja M, Mizia-Stec K, Silva Fazendas Adame PR, Caldeira D, Stuart B, Almeida S, Cruz I, Ferreira A, Lopes L, Joao I, Cotrim C, Pereira H, Unger P, Dedobbeleer C, Stoupel E, Preumont N, Argacha J, Berkenboom G, Van Camp G, Malev E, Reeva S, Vasina L, Pshepiy A, Korshunova A, Timofeev E, Zemtsovsky E, Jorgensen PG, Jensen J, Fritz-Hansen T, Biering-Sorensen T, Jons C, Olsen N, Henri C, Magne J, Dulgheru R, Laaraibi S, Voilliot D, Kou S, Pierard L, Lancellotti P, Tayyareci Y, Dworakowski R, Kogoj P, Reiken J, Kenny C, Maccarthy P, Wendler O, Monaghan M, Song J, Ha T, Jung Y, Seo M, Choi S, Kim Y, Sun B, Kim D, Kang D, Song J, Le Tourneau T, Topilsky Y, Inamo J, Mahoney D, Suri R, Schaff H, Enriquez-Sarano M, Bonaque Gonzalez J, Sanchez Espino A, Merchan Ortega G, Bolivar Herrera N, Ikuta I, Macancela Quinonez J, Munoz Troyano S, Ferrer Lopez R, Gomez Recio M, Dreyfus J, Cimadevilla C, Brochet E, Himbert D, Iung B, Vahanian A, Messika-Zeitoun D, Izumo M, Takeuchi M, Seo Y, Yamashita E, Suzuki K, Ishizu T, Sato K, Aonuma K, Otsuji Y, Akashi Y, Muraru D, Addetia K, Veronesi F, Corsi C, Mor-Avi V, Yamat M, Weinert L, Lang R, Badano L, Minamisawa M, Koyama J, Kozuka A, Motoki H, Izawa A, Tomita T, Miyashita Y, Ikeda U, Florescu C, Niemann M, Liu D, Hu K, Herrmann S, Gaudron P, Scholz F, Stoerk S, Ertl G, Weidemann F, Marchel M, Serafin A, Kochanowski J, Piatkowski R, Madej-Pilarczyk A, Filipiak K, Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz I, Opolski G, Meimoun P, M'barek D, Clerc J, Neikova A, Elmkies F, Tzvetkov B, Luycx-Bore A, Cardoso C, Zemir H, Mansencal N, Arslan M, El Mahmoud R, Pilliere R, Dubourg O, Ikonomidis I, Lambadiari V, Pavlidis G, Koukoulis C, Kousathana F, Varoudi M, Tritakis V, Triantafyllidi H, Dimitriadis G, Lekakis I, Kovacs A, Kosztin A, Solymossy K, Celeng C, Apor A, Faludi M, Berta K, Szeplaki G, Foldes G, Merkely B, Kimura K, Daimon M, Nakajima T, Motoyoshi Y, Komori T, Nakao T, Kawata T, Uno K, Takenaka K, Komuro I, Gabric ID, Vazdar L, Pintaric H, Planinc D, Vinter O, Trbusic M, Bulj N, Nobre Menezes M, Silva Marques J, Magalhaes R, Carvalho V, Costa P, Brito D, Almeida A, Nunes-Diogo A, Davidsen ES, Bergerot C, Ernande L, Barthelet M, Thivolet S, Decker-Bellaton A, Altman M, Thibault H, Moulin P, Derumeaux G, Huttin O, Voilliot D, Frikha Z, Aliot E, Venner C, Juilliere Y, Selton-Suty C, Yamada T, Ooshima M, Hayashi H, Okabe S, Johno H, Murata H, Charalampopoulos A, Tzoulaki I, Howard L, Davies R, Gin-Sing W, Grapsa J, Wilkins M, Gibbs J, Castillo J, Bandeira A, Albuquerque E, Silveira C, Pyankov V, Chuyasova Y, Lichodziejewska B, Goliszek S, Kurnicka K, Dzikowska Diduch O, Kostrubiec M, Krupa M, Grudzka K, Ciurzynski M, Palczewski P, Pruszczyk P, Arana X, Oria G, Onaindia J, Rodriguez I, Velasco S, Cacicedo A, Palomar S, Subinas A, Zumalde J, Laraudogoitia E, Saeed S, Kokorina M, Fromm A, Oeygarden H, Waje-Andreassen U, Gerdts E, Gomez E, Vallejo N, Pedro-Botet L, Mateu L, Nunyez R, Llobera L, Bayes A, Sabria M, Antonini-Canterin F, Mateescu A, La Carrubba S, Vriz O, Di Bello V, Carerj S, Zito C, Ginghina C, Popescu B, Nicolosi G, Mateescu A, La Carrubba S, Vriz O, Di Bello V, Carerj S, Zito C, Ginghina C, Popescu B, Nicolosi G, Antonini-Canterin F, Pudil R, Praus R, Vasatova M, Vojacek J, Palicka V, Hulek P, Pradel S, Mohty D, Damy T, Echahidi N, Lavergne D, Virot P, Aboyans V, Jaccard A, Mateescu A, La Carrubba S, Vriz O, Di Bello V, Carerj S, Zito C, Ginghina C, Popescu B, Nicolosi G, Antonini-Canterin F, Doulaptsis C, Symons R, Matos A, Florian A, Masci P, Dymarkowski S, Janssens S, Bogaert J, Lestuzzi C, Moreo A, Celik S, Lafaras C, Dequanter D, Tomkowski W, De Biasio M, Cervesato E, Massa L, Imazio M, Watanabe N, Kijima Y, Akagi T, Toh N, Oe H, Nakagawa K, Tanabe Y, Ikeda M, Okada K, Ito H, Milanesi O, Biffanti R, Varotto E, Cerutti A, Reffo E, Castaldi B, Maschietto N, Vida V, Padalino M, Stellin G, Bejiqi R, Retkoceri R, Bejiqi H, Retkoceri A, Surdulli S, Massoure P, Cautela J, Roche N, Chenilleau M, Gil J, Fourcade L, Akhundova A, Cincin A, Sunbul M, Sari I, Tigen M, Basaran Y, Suermeci G, Butz T, Schilling I, Sasko B, Liebeton J, Van Bracht M, Tzikas S, Prull M, Wennemann R, Trappe H, Attenhofer Jost CH, Pfyffer M, Scharf C, Seifert B, Faeh-Gunz A, Naegeli B, Candinas R, Medeiros-Domingo A, Wierzbowska-Drabik K, Roszczyk N, Sobczak M, Plewka M, Krecki R, Kasprzak J, Ikonomidis I, Varoudi M, Papadavid E, Theodoropoulos K, Papadakis I, Pavlidis G, Triantafyllidi H, Anastasiou - Nana M, Rigopoulos D, Lekakis J, Tereshina O, Surkova E, Vachev A, Merchan Ortega G, Bonaque Gonzalez J, Sanchez Espino A, Bolivar Herrera N, Bravo Bustos D, Ikuta I, Aguado Martin M, Navarro Garcia F, Ruiz Lopez F, Gomez Recio M, Merchan Ortega G, Bonaque Gonzalez J, Bravo Bustos D, Sanchez Espino A, Bolivar Herrera N, Bonaque Gonzalez J, Navarro Garcia F, Aguado Martin M, Ruiz Lopez M, Gomez Recio M, Eguchi H, Maruo T, Endo K, Nakamura K, Yokota K, Fuku Y, Yamamoto H, Komiya T, Kadota K, Mitsudo K, Nagy AI, Manouras A, Gunyeli E, Shahgaldi K, Winter R, Hoffmann R, Barletta G, Von Bardeleben S, Kasprzak J, Greis C, Vanoverschelde J, Becher H, Hu K, Liu D, Niemann M, Herrmann S, Cikes M, Gaudron P, Knop S, Ertl G, Bijnens B, Weidemann F, Di Salvo G, Al Bulbul Z, Issa Z, Khan A, Faiz A, Rahmatullah S, Fadel B, Siblini G, Al Fayyadh M, Menting ME, Van Den Bosch A, Mcghie J, Cuypers J, Witsenburg M, Van Dalen B, Geleijnse M, Roos-Hesselink J, Olsen F, Jorgensen P, Mogelvang R, Jensen J, Fritz-Hansen T, Bech J, Biering-Sorensen T, Agoston G, Pap R, Saghy L, Forster T, Varga A, Scandura S, Capodanno D, Dipasqua F, Mangiafico S, Caggegi AM, Grasso C, Pistritto AM, Imme' S, Ministeri M, Tamburino C, Cameli M, Lisi M, D'ascenzi F, Cameli P, Losito M, Sparla S, Lunghetti S, Favilli R, Fineschi M, Mondillo S, Ojaghihaghighi Z, Javani B, Haghjoo M, Moladoust H, Shahrzad S, Ghadrdoust B, Altman M, Aussoleil A, Bergerot C, Bonnefoy-Cudraz E, Derumeaux GA, Thibault H, Shkolnik E, Vasyuk Y, Nesvetov V, Shkolnik L, Varlan G, Gronkova N, Kinova E, Borizanova A, Goudev A, Saracoglu E, Ural D, Sahin T, Al N, Cakmak H, Akbulut T, Akay K, Ural E, Mushtaq S, Andreini D, Pontone G, Bertella E, Conte E, Baggiano A, Annoni A, Formenti A, Fiorentini C, Pepi M, Cosgrove C, Carr L, Chao C, Dahiya A, Prasad S, Younger J, Biering-Sorensen T, Christensen L, Krieger D, Mogelvang R, Jensen J, Hojberg S, Host N, Karlsen F, Christensen H, Medressova A, Abikeyeva L, Dzhetybayeva S, Andossova S, Kuatbayev Y, Bekbossynova M, Bekbossynov S, Pya Y, Farsalinos K, Tsiapras D, Kyrzopoulos S, Spyrou A, Stefopoulos C, Romagna G, Tsimopoulou K, Tsakalou M, Voudris V, Cacicedo A, Velasco Del Castillo S, Anton Ladislao A, Aguirre Larracoechea U, Onaindia Gandarias J, Romero Pereiro A, Arana Achaga X, Zugazabeitia Irazabal G, Laraudogoitia Zaldumbide E, Lekuona Goya I, Varela A, Kotsovilis S, Salagianni M, Andreakos V, Davos C, Merchan Ortega G, Bonaque Gonzalez J, Sanchez Espino A, Bolivar Herrera N, Macancela Quinones J, Ikuta I, Ferrer Lopez R, Munoz Troyano S, Bravo Bustos D, Gomez Recio M. 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Chida A, Shintani M, Yagi H, Fujiwara M, Kojima Y, Sato H, Imamura S, Yokozawa M, Onodera N, Horigome H, Kobayashi T, Hatai Y, Nakayama T, Fukushima H, Nishiyama M, Doi S, Ono Y, Yasukouchi S, Ichida F, Fujimoto K, Ohtsuki S, Teshima H, Kawano T, Nomura Y, Gu H, Ishiwata T, Furutani Y, Inai K, Saji T, Matsuoka R, Nonoyama S, Nakanishi T. Outcomes of childhood pulmonary arterial hypertension in BMPR2 and ALK1 mutation carriers. Am J Cardiol 2012; 110:586-93. [PMID: 22632830 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Revised: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 (BMPR2) gene and the activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK1) gene have been reported in heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (HPAH) and idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). However, the relation between clinical characteristics and each gene mutation in IPAH and HPAH is still unclear, especially in childhood. The aim of this study was to determine, in a retrospective study, the influence and clinical outcomes of gene mutations in childhood IPAH and HPAH. Fifty-four patients with IPAH or HPAH whose onset of disease was at <16 years of age were included. Functional characteristics, hemodynamic parameters, and clinical outcomes were compared in BMPR2 and ALK1 mutation carriers and noncarriers. Overall 5-year survival for all patients was 76%. Eighteen BMPR2 mutation carriers and 7 ALK1 mutation carriers were detected in the 54 patients with childhood IPAH or HPAH. Five-year survival was lower in BMPR2 mutation carriers than mutation noncarriers (55% vs 90%, hazard ratio 12.54, p = 0.0003). ALK1 mutation carriers also had a tendency to have worse outcome than mutation noncarriers (5-year survival rate 64%, hazard ratio 5.14, p = 0.1205). In conclusion, patients with childhood IPAH or HPAH with BMPR2 mutation have the poorest clinical outcomes. ALK1 mutation carriers tended to have worse outcomes than mutation noncarriers. It is important to consider aggressive treatment for BMPR2 or ALK1 mutation carriers.
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- Ayako Chida
- Department of Pediatrics, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
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Ohno N, Ohtsuki S, Kataoka K, Baba K, Okamoto Y, Kondo M, Sano S, Kasahara S, Honjo O, Morishima T. Usefulness of balloon angioplasty for the right ventricle-pulmonary artery shunt with the modified Norwood procedure. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2012; 81:837-42. [PMID: 22887865 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the efficacy of balloon angioplasty (BA) for severely desaturated patients due to a stenotic right ventricle (RV) to pulmonary artery (PA) shunt following modified Norwood procedure. METHODS Of 87 patients who underwent a Norwood procedure with the RV-PA shunt between February 1998 through March 2010, 22 (25%) patients underwent BA. The efficacy of BA was assessed by angiographic measurement of the changes in the internal diameters of the stenotic portions of the shunt, changes in arterial saturation and clinical outcomes. RESULTS BA was performed for stenotic RV-PA shunts following stage I palliation (n = 17, 77%), or those placed as an additional blood source (n = 5, 23%, 3 patients awaiting biventricular repair, 2 patients following stage II palliation). The location of the BA was at the distal anastomosis in 12 (54.5%), proximal anastomosis in 21 (95.4%) and in the mid-portion of the shunt in 11 (50%) cases. The diameters of these three shunt portions were measured from the anterior-posterior and lateral angiographic images, increasing significantly after BA (p < 0.0001) in all. Arterial saturation significantly improved after BA in all cases (66.5 ± 4.3% to 79.4 ± 3.4%, p < 0.0001). Freedom from reintervention was 100%. All patients underwent subsequent elective planned surgery at an appropriate age with no mortality. CONCLUSIONS A BA-alone strategy for a stenotic RV-PA shunt was effective for all three shunt portions, minimizing shunt-related premature surgical intervention.
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- Naoki Ohno
- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Yoshikawa A, Nakada M, Ohtsuki S, Hayashi Y, Obuchi W, Sato Y, Ikeda C, Watanabe T, Kawahara Y, Hasegawa T, Sabit H, Kita D, Hayashi Y, Nakanuma Y, Terasaki T, Hamada JI. Recurrent anaplastic meningioma treated by sunitinib based on results from quantitative proteomics. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2012; 38:105-10. [PMID: 21696419 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2011.01197.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Moriera F, So K, Gould P, Kamnasaran D, Jensen RL, Hussain I, Gutmann DH, Gorovets D, Kastenhuber ER, Pentsova E, Nayak L, Huse JT, van den Bent MJ, Gravendeel LA, Gorlia T, Kros JM, Wesseling P, Teepen J, Idbaih A, Sanson M, Smitt PAS, French PJ, Zhang W, Zhang J, Hoadley K, Carter B, Li S, Kang C, You Y, Jiang C, Song S, Jiang T, Chen C, Grimm C, Weiler M, Claus R, Weichenhan D, Hartmann C, Plass C, Weller M, Wick W, Jenkins RB, Sicotte H, Xiao Y, Fridley BL, Decker PA, Kosel ML, Kollmeyer TM, Fink SR, Rynearson AL, Rice T, McCoy LS, Smirnov I, Tehan T, Hansen HM, Patoka JS, Prados MD, Chang SM, Berger MS, Lachance DH, Wiencke JK, Wiemels JL, Wrensch MR, Gephart MH, Lee E, Kyriazopoulou-Panagiotopoulou S, Milenkovic L, Xun X, Hou Y, Kui W, Edwards M, Batzoglou S, Jun W, Scott M, Hobbs JE, Tipton J, Zhou T, Kelleher NL, Chandler JP, Schwarzenberg J, Czernin J, Cloughesy T, Ellingson B, Geist C, Phelps M, Chen W, Nakada M, Hayashi Y, Obuchi W, Ohtsuki S, Watanabe T, Ikeda C, Misaki K, Kita D, Hayashi Y, Uchiyama N, Terasaki T, Hamada JI, Hiddingh L, Tops B, Hulleman E, Kaspers GJL, Vandertop WP, Wesseling P, Noske DP, Wurdinger T, Jeuken JW, See AP, Hwang T, Shin D, Shin JH, Gao Y, Lim M, Hutterer M, Michael M, Gerold U, Karin S, Ingrid G, Florian D, Armin M, Eugen T, Eberhard G, Gunther S, Cook RW, Oelschlager K, Sevim H, Chung L, Wheeler HT, Baxter RC, McDonald KL, Chaturbedi A, Yu L, Zhou YH, Chaturbedi A, Wong A, Fatuyi R, Linskey ME, Zhou YH, Lavon I, Shahar T, Zrihan D, Granit A, Ram Z, Siegal T, Brat DJ, Cooper LA, Gutman DA, Chisolm CS, Appin C, Kong J, Kurc T, Van Meir EG, Saltz JH, Moreno CS, Abuhusain HJ, McDonald KL, Don AS, Nagarajan RP, Johnson BE, Olshen AB, Smirnov I, Xie M, Wang J, Sundaram V, Paris P, Wang T, Costello JF, Sijben AE, Boots-Sprenger SH, Boogaarts J, Rijntjes J, Geitenbeek JM, van der Palen J, Bernsen HJ, Wesseling P, Jeuken JW, Schnell O, Adam SA, Eigenbrod S, Kretzschmar HA, Tonn JC, Schuller U, Schwarzenberg J, Cloughesy T, Czernin J, Geist C, Phelps M, Chen W, Sperduto PW, Kased N, Roberge D, Xu Z, Shanley R, Luo X, Sneed PK, Chao ST, Weil RJ, Suh J, Bhatt A, Jensen AW, Brown PD, Shih HA, Kirkpatrick J, Gaspar LE, Fiveash JB, Chiang V, Knisely JP, Sperduto CM, Lin N, Mehta MP, Kwatra MM, Porter TM, Brown KE, Herndon JE, Bigner DD, Dahlrot RH, Kristensen BW, Hansen S, Sulman EP, Cahill DP, Wang M, Won M, Hegi ME, Mehta MP, Aldape KD, Gilbert MR, Sadr ES, Tessier A, Sadr MS, Alshami J, Sabau C, Del Maestro R, Neal ML, Rockne R, Trister AD, Swanson KR, Maleki S, Back M, Buckland M, Brazier D, McDonald K, Cook R, Parker N, Wheeler H, Jalbert L, Elkhaled A, Phillips JJ, Yoshihara HA, Parvataneni R, Srinivasan R, Bourne G, Chang SM, Cha S, Nelson SJ, Aldape KD, Gilbert M, Cahill D, Wang M, Won M, Hegi M, Colman H, Mehta M, Sulman E, Elkhaled A, Jalbert L, Constantin A, Phillips J, Yoshihara H, Srinivasan R, Bourne G, Chang SM, Cha S, Nelson S, Gunn S, Reveles XT, Tirtorahardjo B, Strecker MN, Fichtel L. -OMICS AND PROGNOSTIC MARKERS. Neuro Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIM Minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis (MRAS) is a common, painful and inflammatory ailment of the oral cavity with juvenile onset and unknown aetiology. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of ascorbate (vitamin C) to reduce the frequency of MRAS and severity of pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixteen MRAS patients (9 boys and 7 girls: mean age, 12.0 +/- 2.4 years old) were assigned to take an oral dosage of 2000 mg/m(2)/day ascorbate. SUBJECTS Their baseline frequency of outbreaks and the level of pains were compared during the treatment; in addition, a crossover clinical trial was performed. Polymorphonuclear leucocytes play a role in the pathogenesis, and then superoxide anion production was evaluated in prior to ascorbate treatment. RESULTS The data indicated a statistically significant 50% reduction in oral ulcer outbreaks and a decline of pain level. Neutrophils were primed for superoxide anion production in the patients with MRAS. CONCLUSION Ascorbate may modulate the generation of reactive oxygen species and augment neutrophil apoptosis, which could prevent neutrophil-mediated inflammation. Ascorbate seems to be effective, but the findings of our study were preliminary and it should be re-evaluated with a larger randomized controlled clinical trials.
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- K Yasui
- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
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Taniguchi M, Akagi T, Watanabe N, Okamoto Y, Nakagawa K, Kijima Y, Toh N, Ohtsuki S, Kusano K, Sano S. Application of Real-Time Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Using a Matrix Array Probe for Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2009; 22:1114-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Taniguchi M, Akagi T, Ohtsuki S, Okamoto Y, Tanabe Y, Watanabe N, Nakagawa K, Toh N, Kusano K, Sano S. Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect in elderly patients with permanent atrial fibrillation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2009; 73:682-6. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Kunii Y, Kamada M, Ohtsuki S, Araki T, Kataoka K, Kageyama M, Nakagawa N, Seino Y. Plasma brain natriuretic peptide and the evaluation of volume overload in infants and children with congenital heart disease. Acta Med Okayama 2004; 57:191-7. [PMID: 14627071 DOI: 10.18926/amo/32809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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This study was designed to explore whether it was possible to evaluate the severity of VSD, PDA, and ASD by measuring brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels. We also investigated normal BNP levels in children to provide a baseline for our study. We measured BNP levels in 253 normal children, including 11 normal neonates, and in 91 VSD patients, 29 PDA patients, and 34 ASD patients. BNP levels showed no age-related differences in normal children (the mean value: 5.3 +/- 3.8 pg/ml). In the healthy neonates, BNP levels rose from 10.4 +/- 11.9 pg/ml in cord blood to 118.8 +/- 83.2 pg/ml on day 0, then fell to 15.3 +/- 7.8 pg/ml by day 7. In VSD and PDA patients, BNP levels correlated significantly with Qp/Qs, LVEDV, and peak RVP/LVP. In ASD patients, BNP levels correlated with Qp/Qs and RVEDV. Especially, in VSD patients, as an index corresponding to 1.5-2.0 of the Qp/Qs ratio, BNP levels of 20-35 pg/ml were found to be best with regard to both sensitivity and specificity. In the healthy neonates, BNP levels changed rapidly after birth. In VSD, PDA, and ASD patients, BNP levels were well-correlated with the severity of the disease. Especially, in VSD patients, it that appears BNP levels may be useful in evaluating surgical indications, with 20-35 pg/ml levels being the appropriate cut-off value.
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- Yoko Kunii
- Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama 700 8558, Japan.
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Hozumi N, Yamashita R, Lee CK, Nagao M, Kobayashi K, Saijo Y, Tanaka M, Tanaka N, Ohtsuki S. Time-frequency analysis for pulse driven ultrasonic microscopy for biological tissue characterization. Ultrasonics 2004; 42:717-722. [PMID: 15047373 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2003.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The authors have proposed a new type of ultrasonic microscopy for biological tissue characterization. The system is driven by a nanosecond pulse voltage, the generated acoustic wave being reflected at the front and rear side of the sliced tissue. In this report, a time-frequency analysis was applied to determine the sound speed thorough the tissue. Frequency dependence of sound speed was obtained with a myocardium of a rat sliced into 10 microm. As the reflected waveform had a significant amount of oscillating component, the waveform was once subjected to the deconvolution process. As the result, two reflections were clearly separated in time domain. Then these two reflections were separately analyzed by time-frequency analysis. Each reflection was extracted by using a proper window function. Phase angles of these reflections at the same frequency were compared. A sound speed micrograph at an arbitrary frequency in between 50 and 150 MHz was successfully obtained. A tendency was found that the sound speed slightly increases with frequency.
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- N Hozumi
- Toyohashi University of Technology, Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, 1-1 Tempaku, Toyohashi 441-8580, Japan.
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Sano S, Kawada M, Ishino K, Itou A, Yoshizumi K, Minami K, Kasahara S, Arai S, Ohtsuki S. [Lateral tunnel versus extracardiac cavopulmonary connections]. Kyobu Geka 2003; 56:294-7. [PMID: 12701192] [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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To examine the mid term outcome of the lateral tunnel Fontan and the result is to be compared to extracardiac Fontan operation. Between March 1991 and May 2002, 72 lateral tunnel (LT) and 28 extracardiac conduit (EC) total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) were performed. Right atrium was incised parallel to the sulcus terminalis and LT was created by using autologous right atrial wall. Lateral tunnel size was determined 1-2 mm larger than normal half pulmonary artery (PA) size according to the body weight. There were 1 early and 1 late death, both initial LT group. Supraventricular tachycardia was found in 1 patient with EC group and 4 in LT group (all heterotaxy syndrome). There were no differences in mortality and mobidity between LT and EC TCPC. Lateral tunnel TCPC is useful especially to small infants and children.
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- S Sano
- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan
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Hosoya K, Kondo T, Tomi M, Takanaga H, Ohtsuki S, Terasaki T. MCT1-mediated transport of L-lactic acid at the inner blood-retinal barrier: a possible route for delivery of monocarboxylic acid drugs to the retina. Pharm Res 2002. [PMID: 11785685 DOI: 10.1023/a: 1013310210710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to characterize L-lactic acid transport using a conditionally immortalized rat retinal capillary endothelial cell line (TR-iBRB2) as a model of in vitro inner blood-retinal barrier (iBRB) to obtain a better understanding of the transport mechanism at the iBRB. METHODS TR-iBRB2 cells were cultured at 33 degrees C, and L-lactic acid uptake was monitored by measuring [14C]L-lactic acid at 37 degrees C. The expression and mRNA level of monocarboxylate transporter (MCT)1 and MCT2 were determined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and quantitative real-time RT-PCR with specific primers, respectively. RESULTS The [14C]L-lactic acid uptake by TR-iBRB2 cells increased up to a pH of 5.0 and was inhibited in the presence of 10 mM L-lactic acid. The [14C]L-lactic acid uptake at pH 6.0 was both temperature- and concentration-dependent with a Michaelis-Menten constant of 1.7 mM and a maximum uptake rate of 15 nmol/(30 s mg of protein). This process was reduced by carbonylcyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone (protonophore), alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate, and p-chloromercuribenzenesulfonate (typical inhibitors for H+-coupled monocarboxylic acid transport), suggesting that L-lactic acid uptake by TR-iBRB2 cells is a carrier-mediated transport process coupled with an H+ gradient. [14C]L-Lactic acid uptake was markedly inhibited by monocarboxylic acids but not dicarboxylic acids and amino acids. Moreover, salicylic and valproic acids competitively inhibited this process with an inhibition constant of 4.7 mM and 5.4 mM, respectively. Although MCT1 and MCT2 mRNA were found to be expressed in TR-iBRB2 cells, MCT1 mRNA was found to be present at a concentration 33-fold greater than that of MCT2 mRNA using quantitative real-time PCR. [14C]L-Lactic acid was significantly reduced by 5-(N,N-hexamethylene)-amiloride at pH 7.4 and Na+/H+ exchanger I mRNA was expressed in TR-iBRB2 cells. CONCLUSION L-Lactic acid transport at the iBRB is an H-coupled and carrier-mediated mechanism via MCT1 that is competitively inhibited by monocarboxylate drugs.
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- K Hosoya
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani, Japan
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Hosoya K, Kondo T, Tomi M, Takanaga H, Ohtsuki S, Terasaki T. MCT1-mediated transport of L-lactic acid at the inner blood-retinal barrier: a possible route for delivery of monocarboxylic acid drugs to the retina. Pharm Res 2001; 18:1669-76. [PMID: 11785685 DOI: 10.1023/a:1013310210710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to characterize L-lactic acid transport using a conditionally immortalized rat retinal capillary endothelial cell line (TR-iBRB2) as a model of in vitro inner blood-retinal barrier (iBRB) to obtain a better understanding of the transport mechanism at the iBRB. METHODS TR-iBRB2 cells were cultured at 33 degrees C, and L-lactic acid uptake was monitored by measuring [14C]L-lactic acid at 37 degrees C. The expression and mRNA level of monocarboxylate transporter (MCT)1 and MCT2 were determined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and quantitative real-time RT-PCR with specific primers, respectively. RESULTS The [14C]L-lactic acid uptake by TR-iBRB2 cells increased up to a pH of 5.0 and was inhibited in the presence of 10 mM L-lactic acid. The [14C]L-lactic acid uptake at pH 6.0 was both temperature- and concentration-dependent with a Michaelis-Menten constant of 1.7 mM and a maximum uptake rate of 15 nmol/(30 s mg of protein). This process was reduced by carbonylcyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone (protonophore), alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate, and p-chloromercuribenzenesulfonate (typical inhibitors for H+-coupled monocarboxylic acid transport), suggesting that L-lactic acid uptake by TR-iBRB2 cells is a carrier-mediated transport process coupled with an H+ gradient. [14C]L-Lactic acid uptake was markedly inhibited by monocarboxylic acids but not dicarboxylic acids and amino acids. Moreover, salicylic and valproic acids competitively inhibited this process with an inhibition constant of 4.7 mM and 5.4 mM, respectively. Although MCT1 and MCT2 mRNA were found to be expressed in TR-iBRB2 cells, MCT1 mRNA was found to be present at a concentration 33-fold greater than that of MCT2 mRNA using quantitative real-time PCR. [14C]L-Lactic acid was significantly reduced by 5-(N,N-hexamethylene)-amiloride at pH 7.4 and Na+/H+ exchanger I mRNA was expressed in TR-iBRB2 cells. CONCLUSION L-Lactic acid transport at the iBRB is an H-coupled and carrier-mediated mechanism via MCT1 that is competitively inhibited by monocarboxylate drugs.
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- K Hosoya
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani, Japan
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In this study, the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) was identified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Western blot, and immunostaining analysis, and the transport mechanism was characterized using a conditionally immortalized mouse brain capillary endothelial cell line (TM-BBB) as an in vitro model of the BBB. gamma-Aminobutyric acid transport was studied by the cellular uptake of [ 3 H]GABA. [3H]GABA uptake by TM-BBB cells was Na (+)-, Cl(-)-, and concentration-dependent. The corresponding Michaelis-Menten constant was 679 +/- 80 micromol/L and the maximal uptake rate was 4,790 +/- 494 pmol/(mg protein x 5 minutes). [3H]GABA uptake by TM-BBB cells was significantly inhibited by betaine, beta-alanine, nipecotic acid, taurine, and quinidine, whereas probenecid, L-proline, creatine, and glycine had no effect. This type of inhibition is consistent with the predominant involvement of the GAT2/BGT-1 transporter in TM-BBB cells. RT-PCR analysis showed that GAT2/BGT-1 mRNA was expressed in TM-BBB cells, whereas Western blot analysis showed that TM-BBB cells and mouse brain capillaries express GAT2/BGT-1 protein. Moreover, confocal immunofluorescent microscopy of dual-labeled mouse brain sections demonstrated the colocalization of GAT2/BGT-1 and P-glycoprotein, a BBB-specific marker, on brain capillaries labeled with anti-GAT2/BGT-1 antibody and anti-P-glycoprotein antibody, respectively. These results are evidence that GAT2/BGT-1 is expressed at the BBB and is involved in GABA transport across the BBB.
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- H Takanaga
- Department of Molecular Biopharmacy and Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Tetsuka K, Hosoya KI, Ohtsuki S, Takanaga H, Yanai N, Ueda M, Obinata M, Terasaki T. Acidic amino acid transport characteristics of a newly developed conditionally immortalized rat type 2 astrocyte cell line (TR-AST). Cell Struct Funct 2001; 26:197-203. [PMID: 11699636 DOI: 10.1247/csf.26.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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To characterize acidic amino acid transport in type 2 astrocytes, we established conditionally immortalized rat astrocyte cell lines (TR-AST) from newly developed transgenic rats harboring temperature-sensitive SV40 large T-antigen gene. TR-AST exhibited positive immunostaining for anti-GFAP antibody and A2B5 antibody, characteristics associated with type 2 astrocytes, and expressed glutamine synthetase. Acidic amino acid transporters, GLT-1 and system xc-, which consists of xCT and 4F2hc, were expressed in all TR-ASTs by RT-PCR. On the other hand, GLAST expression was found in TR-AST3 and 5. The characteristics of [3H]L-glutamic acid (L-Glu) uptake by TR-AST5 include an Na+-dependent and Na+-independent manner, concentration-dependence, and inhibition by L-aspartic acid (L-Asp) and D-aspartic acid (D-Asp). The corresponding Michaelis-Menten constants for the Na+-dependent and Na+-independent process were 36.3 microM and 155 microM, respectively. [3H]L-Asp and [3H]D-Asp uptake by TR-AST5 had an Na+-dependent and Na+-independent manner. This study demonstrated that GLT-1, system xc-, and GLAST were expressed in TR-AST, which has the characteristics of type 2 astrocytes and is able to transport acidic amino acids.
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- K Tetsuka
- Department of Molecular Biopharmacy and Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Hosoya KI, Takashima T, Tetsuka K, Nagura T, Ohtsuki S, Takanaga H, Ueda M, Yanai N, Obinata M, Terasaki T. mRna expression and transport characterization of conditionally immortalized rat brain capillary endothelial cell lines; a new in vitro BBB model for drug targeting. J Drug Target 2001; 8:357-70. [PMID: 11328662 DOI: 10.3109/10611860008997912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Brain capillary endothelial cell lines (TR-BBB) were established from a recently developed transgenic rat harboring temperature-sensitive simian virus 40 (ts SV 40) large T-antigen gene (Tg rat) and used to characterize the endothelial marker, transport activity, and mRNA expression of transporters and tight-junction strand proteins at the blood-brain barrier (BBB). These cell lines expressed active large T-antigen and grew well at 33 degrees C with a doubling-time of about 22-31 hr, but did not grow at 39 degrees C. TR-BBBs expressed the typical endothelial marker, von Willebrand factor, and exhibited acetylated low-density lipoprotein uptake activity. Although the gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase activity in TR-BBBs was approximately 13% of that of the brain capillary fraction of a normal rat, it was localized in the apical side, suggesting that it reflects the functional polarity of the in vivo BBB. The mRNA of tight-junction strand proteins such as claudine-5, occludin, and junctional adhesion molecule are expressed in TR-BBB13. Drug efflux transporter, P-glycoprotein, with a molecular weight of 170 kDa was expressed in all TR-BBBs and mdr 1a, mdr 1b, and mdr 2 mRNA were detected in TR-BBBs using RT-PCR. Moreover, mrp1 mRNA was expressed in all TR-BBBs. Influx transporter, GLUT-1, expressed at 55 kDa was revealed by Western blot analysis. It had 3-O-methyl-D-glucose (3-OMG) uptake activity which was concentration-dependent with a Michaelis-Menten constant of 9.86 +/- 1.20 mM. The mRNA of large neutral amino acid transporter, which consists of LAT-1 and 4F2hc was expressed in TR-BBBs. In conclusion, the conditionally immortalized rat brain capillary endothelial cell lines (TR-BBB) had endothelial makers, expressed mRNA for tight-junction strand proteins and the influx and efflux transporters and produced GLUT-1, which is capable of 3-OMG transport activity.
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- K I Hosoya
- Department of Molecular Biopharmacy and Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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Hosoya K, Tomi M, Ohtsuki S, Takanaga H, Ueda M, Yanai N, Obinata M, Terasaki T. Conditionally immortalized retinal capillary endothelial cell lines (TR-iBRB) expressing differentiated endothelial cell functions derived from a transgenic rat. Exp Eye Res 2001; 72:163-72. [PMID: 11161732 DOI: 10.1006/exer.2000.0941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [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: 12/26/2022]
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The objective of this study was to establish and characterize a retinal capillary endothelial cell line (TR-iBRB) from a newly developed transgenic rat harboring the temperature-sensitive simian virus 40 (SV 40) large T-antigen gene (Tg rat). Retinal capillary endothelial cells were isolated from a Tg rat and cultured in collagen-coated dishes at 37 degrees C for a period of 48 hr. Cells were subsequently cultured at 33 degrees C to activate the large T-antigen. At the third passage, cells were cloned by colony formation and isolated from other cells. Nine immortalized cell lines of retinal capillary endothelial cells (TR-iBRB1 approximately 9) were obtained from a Tg rat. These cell lines had a spindle-fiber shape morphology, expressed the typical endothelial marker, von Willebrand factor, and internalized acetylated-low density lipoprotein. Moreover, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor-2 was expressed in TR-iBRBs. TR-iBRBs expressed a large T-antigen and grew well at 33 degrees C with a doubling time of 19-21 hr. In contrast, cells did not grow at 37 and 39 degrees C due to the reduced expression of large T-antigen, supporting temperature-dependent cell growth. TR-iBRBs expressed GLUT1 and exhibited 3- O -methyl- D -glucose (3-OMG) uptake activity. This 3-OMG uptake was saturable with a Michaelis-Menten constant of 5.56 +/- 0.51 m M and a maximum uptake rate of 45.3 +/- 2.6 nmol min(-1) mg protein(-1). P-Glycoprotein, with a molecular weight of approximately 180 KDa, was expressed in TR-iBRBs. In addition, mdr 1a, mdr 1b and mdr 2 were detected in TR-iBRB2 using RT-PCR. In conclusion, conditionally immortalized retinal capillary endothelial cell lines were established from a transgenic rat harboring the temperature-sensitive SV 40 large T-antigen gene and these lines were shown to exhibit the properties of retinal capillary endothelial cells.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/analysis
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Antigens, Viral, Tumor/analysis
- Antigens, Viral, Tumor/genetics
- Blood-Retinal Barrier
- Blotting, Western
- Capillaries
- Cell Division
- Cell Separation
- Endothelium, Vascular/pathology
- Genes, MDR
- Glucose Transporter Type 1
- Hot Temperature
- Models, Animal
- Monosaccharide Transport Proteins/analysis
- Rats
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/analysis
- Receptors, Growth Factor/analysis
- Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
- Retinal Vessels
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- K Hosoya
- Department of Molecular Biopharmacy and Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai, Japan
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Kitazawa T, Hosoya K, Watanabe M, Takashima T, Ohtsuki S, Takanaga H, Ueda M, Yanai N, Obinata M, Terasaki T. Characterization of the amino acid transport of new immortalized choroid plexus epithelial cell lines: a novel in vitro system for investigating transport functions at the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier. Pharm Res 2001; 18:16-22. [PMID: 11336348 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011014424212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To establish and characterize a choroid plexus epithelial cell line (TR-CSFB) from a new type of transgenic rat harboring the temperature-sensitive simian virus 40 (ts SV 40) large T-antigen gene (Tg rat). METHODS Choroid plexus epithelial cells were isolated from the Tg rat and cultured on a collagen-coated dish at 37 degrees C during the first period of 3 days. Cells were subsequently cultured at 33 degrees C to activate large T-antigen. At the third passage, cells were cloned by colony formation and isolated from other cells using a penicillin cup. RESULTS Five immortalized cell lines of choroid plexus epithelial cells (TR-CSFB 1 approximately 5) were obtained from two Tg rats. These cell lines had a polygonal cell morphology, expressed the typical choroid plexus epithelial cell marker, transthyretin, and possessed Na+, K+-ATPase on their apical side. TR-CSFBs cells expressed a large T-antigen and grew well at 33 degrees C with a doubling-time of 35 approximately 40 hr. [3H]-L-Proline uptake by TR-CSFB cells took place in an Na+-dependent, ouabain-sensitive, energy-dependent, and concentration-dependent manner. It was also inhibited by alpha-methylaminoisobutylic acid, suggesting that system A for amino acids operates in TR-CSFB cells. When [3H]-L-proline uptake was measured using the Transwell device, the L-proline uptake rate following application to the apical side was five-fold greater than that following application to the basal side. In addition, both Na+-dependent and Na+-independent L-glutamic acid (L-Glu) uptake processes were present in TR-CSFB cells. CONCLUSIONS Immortalized choroid plexus epithelial cell lines were successfully established from Tg rats and have the properties of choroid plexus epithelial cells, and amino acid transport activity was observed in vivo.
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- T Kitazawa
- Department of Molecular Biopharmacy and Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan
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Asaba H, Hosoya K, Takanaga H, Ohtsuki S, Tamura E, Takizawa T, Terasaki T. Blood-brain barrier is involved in the efflux transport of a neuroactive steroid, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, via organic anion transporting polypeptide 2. J Neurochem 2000; 75:1907-16. [PMID: 11032880 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0751907.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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: 11/20/2022]
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We have investigated the transport characteristics of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), a neuroactive steroid, at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in a series of functional in vivo and in vitro studies. The apparent BBB efflux rate constant of [(3)H]DHEAS evaluated by the brain efflux index method was 2.68 x 10(-2) min(-1). DHEAS efflux transport was a saturable process with a Michaelis constant (K:(m)) of 32.6 microM: Significant amounts of [(3)H]DHEAS were determined in the jugular venous plasma by HPLC, providing direct evidence that most of the DHEAS is transported in intact form from brain to the circulating blood across the BBB. This efflux transport of [(3)H]DHEAS was significantly inhibited by common rat organic anion-transporting polypeptide (oatp) substrates such as taurocholate, cholate, sulfobromophthalein, and estrone-3-sulfate. Moreover, the apparent efflux clearance of [(3)H]DHEAS across the BBB (118 microl/min-g of brain) was 10.4-fold greater than its influx clearance estimated by the in situ brain perfusion technique (11.4 microl/min-g of brain), suggesting that DHEAS is predominantly transported from the brain to blood across the BBB. In cellular uptake studies using a conditionally immortalized mouse brain capillary endothelial cell line (TM-BBB4), [(3)H]DHEAS uptake by TM-BBB4 cells exhibited a concentration dependence with a K:(m) of 34.4 microM: and was significantly inhibited by the oatp2-specific substrate digoxin. Conversely, [(3)H]digoxin uptake by TM-BBB4 cells was significantly inhibited by DHEAS. Moreover, the net uptake of [(3)H]DHEAS at 30 min was significantly increased under ATP-depleted conditions, suggesting that an energy-dependent efflux process may also be involved in TM-BBB4. RT-PCR and sequence analysis suggest that an oatp2 is expressed in TM-BBB4 cells. In conclusion, DHEAS efflux transport takes place across the BBB, and studies involving in vitro DHEAS uptake and RT-PCR suggest that there is oatp2-mediated DHEAS transport at the BBB.
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- H Asaba
- Department of Molecular Biopharmacy and Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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BACKGROUND Since 1991 we have performed a multistage palliative approach to biventricular repair of pulmonary atresia or critical pulmonary stenosis with intact ventricular septum in infants with a detectable right ventricular infundibulum. METHODS A total of 25 patients (19 pulmonary atresia and 6 critical pulmonary stenosis) underwent initial palliation consisting of a transarterial pulmonary valvotomy and a polytetrafluoroethylene shunt between the left subclavian artery and pulmonary trunk. Among the 23 survivors, 15 underwent balloon valvotomy. Six of these patients later required additional palliative surgery that consisted of repeat pulmonary valvotomy, adjustment of an atrial communication, and resection of the hypertrophied muscles in the right ventricle. RESULTS Of the 25 patients, 23 (92%) survived. In all, 20 patients underwent definitive operations: 18 (90%) biventricular repair (12 pulmonary atresia, and 6 critical pulmonary stenosis), one bidirectional Glenn, and one Fontan procedure. The actuarial probability of achieving a biventricular repair at 36 months of age was 69%. In 18 patients right ventricular end-diastolic volume significantly increased but tricuspid valve diameter did not change. CONCLUSIONS The multistage palliation procedure to promote right ventricular growth makes a definitive biventricular repair of pulmonary atresia or critical pulmonary stenosis with intact ventricular septum possible in the majority of infants with a patent infundibulum.
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- S Sano
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama-City, Japan.
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Oriuchi T, Kinouchi Y, Kimura M, Hiwatashi N, Hayakawa T, Watanabe H, Yamada S, Nishihira T, Ohtsuki S, Toyota T. Successful treatment of cap polyposis by avoidance of intraluminal trauma: clues to pathogenesis. Am J Gastroenterol 2000; 95:2095-8. [PMID: 10950064 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.02277.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 12/11/2022]
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"Cap polyposis" is a rarely-encountered condition in which distinctive inflammatory polyps are located from the rectum to the distal descending colon. Microscopically, the polyps consist of elongated, tortuous, and distended crypts covered by a "cap" of inflammatory granulation tissue. Although the pathogenesis is unknown, mucosal prolapse has been postulated to be an important etiological factor, given certain clinical and histological similarities. We describe two cases of cap polyposis with protein-losing enteropathy. One was treated successfully by avoidance of straining at defecation. Another resolved after double-barreled transverse colostomy. Both successful treatments support a causal link of polyposis to prolapse.
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- T Oriuchi
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Insulator DNAs and promoter competition regulate enhancer-promoter interactions within complex genetic loci. A transgenic embryo assay was used to obtain evidence that the Drosophila eve promoter possesses an insulator activity that can be uncoupled from the core elements that mediate competition. The eve promoter contains an optimal TATA element and a GAGA sequence. The analysis of various chimeric promoters provides evidence that TATA is essential for promoter competition, whereas GAGA mediates enhancer blocking. The Trithorax-like (Trl) protein interacts with GAGA, and mutations in trl attenuate eve promoter insulator activity. We suggest that Trl-GAGA increases the stability of enhancer-promoter interactions by creating an open chromatin configuration at the core promoter.
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- S Ohtsuki
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Genetics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720 USA
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Sasano H, Yamaki H, Ohashi Y, Ohtsuki S, Nagura H. Proliferative fasciitis of the forearm: case report with immunohistochemical, ultrastructural and DNA ploidy studies and a review of the literature. Pathol Int 1998; 48:486-90. [PMID: 9702864 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1998.tb03938.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A case of proliferative fasciitis arising in the left forearm of a 56-year-old man was examined. The lesion was preceded by blunt trauma, measured 1.5 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm, was poorly circumscribed and appeared white to light gray on the cut surface. Light microscopic examinations revealed that spindle cells and giant cells with one or two nuclei and abundant basophilic cytoplasm were arranged without any organized patterns in collagenous stroma. Ultrastructurally, well-developed rough endoplasmic reticulum separated by varying amounts of fine to course fibrillar materials was detected in the giant cells. Only vimentin immunoreactivity was detected in both spindle and giant cells. The Ki-67 labeling index of spindle cells was 35% but that of giant cells was less than 5%, and this reflects the quiescent or slow-growing features of these giant cells in proliferative fasciitis. DNA content of the cells, which was examined by image cytometry, demonstrated diploidy in both spindle (DNA index=1.01) and giant (DNA index=1.09) cells.
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- H Sasano
- Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Zhou J, Cai HN, Ohtsuki S, Levine M. The regulation of enhancer-promoter interactions in the Drosophila embryo. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 1998; 62:307-12. [PMID: 9598364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- J Zhou
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA
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A cDNA for mouse prolyl endopeptidase (PEP) was cloned and its nucleotide sequence determined. The overall amino acid sequence identity between mouse and other mammalian PEPs was about 96%. A specific inhibitor of PEP, N-benzyloxycarbonyl-thioprolyl-thioprolinal- dimethylacetal (ZTTA), inhibited DNA synthesis by Swiss 3T3 cells. Mouse PEP was shown to be localized partly in restricted nuclear regions. These results suggest that PEP participates in mammalian DNA synthesis.
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- T Ishino
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
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Ohtsuki S, Levine M, Cai HN. Different core promoters possess distinct regulatory activities in the Drosophila embryo. Genes Dev 1998; 12:547-56. [PMID: 9472023 PMCID: PMC316525 DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.4.547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/1997] [Accepted: 12/19/1997] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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There are numerous examples of shared enhancers interacting with just a subset of target promoters. In some cases, specific enhancer-promoter interactions depend on promoter competition, whereby the activation of a preferred target promoter precludes expression of linked genes. Here, we employ a transgenic embryo assay to obtain evidence that promoter selection is influenced by the TATA element. Both the AE1 enhancer from the Drosophila Antennapedia gene complex (ANT-C) and the IAB5 enhancer from the Bithorax complex (BX-C) preferentially activate TATA-containing promoters when challenged with linked TATA-less promoters. In contrast, the rho neuroectoderm enhancer (NEE) does not discriminate between these two classes of promoters. Thus, certain upstream activators, such as Ftz, prefer TATA-containing promoters, whereas other activators, including Dorsal, work equally well on both classes of promoters. These results provide in vivo evidence that different core promoters possess distinct regulatory activities. We discuss the possibility that an invariant TFIID complex can adopt different conformations on the core promoter.
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- S Ohtsuki
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Ohtsuki S, Homma K, Kurata S, Natori S. Molecular cloning of cDNA for Sarcophaga prolyl endopeptidase and characterization of the recombinant enzyme produced by an E. coli expression system. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 1997; 27:337-343. [PMID: 9134713 DOI: 10.1016/s0965-1748(97)00004-0] [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: 05/22/2023]
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A cDNA for prolyl endopeptidase (PEP) of Sarcophaga peregrina (flesh fly) was cloned and its sequence determined. The overall amino acid sequence identity between Sarcophaga and mammalian PEPs was 53%, indicating that these enzymes are structurally very similar. Northern blot hybridization revealed that the Sarcophaga PEP gene was activated significantly at the eversion stage of imaginal disc differentiation. We obtained recombinant PEP by expressing the cDNA in Escherichia coli. The recombinant and authentic enzymes showed almost identical characteristics, in terms of substrate specificities and sensitivities to inhibitors.
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- S Ohtsuki
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan
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The efficacy of florfenicol was evaluated on experimental Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia in 5 to 7-week-old pigs. All pigs were intranasally inoculated with bacterial suspension containing 10(8) or 10(9) colony forming units of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Fukushima (serotype 2), Shope4074 (serotype 1), K17 (serotype 5), 8541 or 8543 (serotype 2; thiamphenicol-resistant strain). Florfenicol and thiamphenicol were given in feed for 12 days, from 5 days before inoculation to 7 days post inoculation (at necropsy). More than half the pigs died in the infected control groups, while no pigs died in florfenicol 50 ppm groups inoculated with each strain. On inoculation with thiamphenicol-sensitive strains, Fukushima, Shope4074 and K17, the average total score of clinical signs and percentage of lung lesion area in florfenicol 50 ppm groups were significantly lower than those in the infected control groups (P < 0.05). On inoculation with thiamphenicol-resistant strains, 8541 and 8543, the average total score of clinical signs and percentage of lung lesion area in florfenicol 50 ppm groups were significantly lower than those in the infected control and thiamphenicol 200 ppm groups (P < 0.05). The development of pleuropneumonia was remarkably prevented by medication with feed containing florfenicol in pigs inoculated with serotype 1, 2, 5 strains and thiamphenicol-resistant strains of A. pleuropneumoniae.
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- Y Ueda
- Animal Health Research Laboratories, Agro Division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Kyoto, Japan
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We describe a 12-year-old patient with focal fatty liver change (FFLC). The lesion was incidentally detected by ultrasonography which showed a circumscribed hyperechoic lesion measuring approximately 6 x 4 cm. The lesion was also examined by CT and MRI. Histologically, the lesion corresponded to a focal area of lipid-laden hepatocytes. FFLC has been delineated as a disease entity in adults. As shown by this report, it may also occur in children. There was no associated clinical morbidity and the lesion was incidentally detected by modern imaging techniques. The aetiology and pathogenesis are unknown. The significance of focal fatty lesions is their differentiation from other focal lesions such as hepatic cell carcinomas, metastatic tumours, abscess and benign tumours including lipoma, haemangioma and angiomyolipoma.
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- M Igarashi
- Department of Paediatrics, Akoh Municipal Hospital, Japan
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Ueda Y, Ohtsuki S, Narukawa N, Takeda K. Effect of terdecamycin on experimentally induced Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae-infection in pigs. Zentralbl Veterinarmed B 1994; 41:283-90. [PMID: 7839749 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1994.tb00229.x] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The effect of terdecamycin, a new antibiotic, was evaluated on experimentally induced Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in pigs. Tylosin and josamycin were used as the positive control drugs. Five to 7-week-old pigs were inoculated intranasally with homogenate of pig lung lesions containing M. hyopneumoniae. In experiments 1 and 2, drugs were given in feed for 42 days, from 7 days before inoculation to 35 days after inoculation, and necropsy was carried out 35 days after inoculation. In experiment 3, drugs were given in feed for 10 days, from 3 days before inoculation to 7 days after inoculation and necropsy was carried out 28 days after inoculation. Drug efficacy was evaluated on the basis of clinical signs, lung lesions, (including percentage of gross lung lesion area), isolation of M. hyopneumoniae and growth performance data. The total number of days on which coughing was observed and the mean percentage of lung lesion area in pigs given feed containing terdecamycin at 50 ppm or above were lower than those in unmedicated control pigs. Average daily weight gain in terdecamycin-treated pigs was higher than that in unmedicated control pigs. Treatment with terdecamycin showed equal or better efficacy as compared with treatment with tylosin or josamycin.
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- Y Ueda
- Animal Health Research Laboratories, Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd, Kyoto, Japan
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Ohtsuki S, Homma K, Kurata S, Komano H, Natori S. A prolyl endopeptidase of Sarcophaga peregrina (flesh fly): its purification and suggestion for its participation in the differentiation of the imaginal discs. J Biochem 1994; 115:449-53. [PMID: 8056756 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a124358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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A prolyl endopeptidase that hydrolyses Suc-Gly-Pro-MCA (Suc, succinyl; MCA, methyl-coumaryl-7-amide) was purified to near homogeneity from NIH-Sape-4 cells derived from the flesh fly (Sarcophaga peregrina). The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was 84 kDa, and its activity was inhibited almost completely by 1 mM diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP). Immunoblotting and DFP-labeling experiments revealed that the leg imaginal discs of Sarcophaga contained this enzyme as a major serine proteinase. This prolyl endopeptidase is suggested to be involved in the differentiation of imaginal discs, because 2 mM DFP and 0.1 mM N-benzyloxycarbonyl-thioprolyl-thioprolynal-dimethylaceta l (ZTTA), a specific inhibitor for prolyl endopeptidase, inhibited differentiation of the imaginal discs from the eversion to the elongation stage.
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- S Ohtsuki
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo
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Kobayashi T, Narahara K, Yokoyama Y, Ueyama S, Mohri O, Fujii T, Fujimoto M, Ohtsuki S, Tsuji K, Seino Y. Gardner syndrome in a boy with interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 5. Am J Med Genet 1991; 41:460-3. [PMID: 1776638 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320410416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [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] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We described a 15-year-old boy with Gardner syndrome (GS), mental retardation, and craniofacial abnormalities. High-resolution banding analysis showed an interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 5 (q22.1----q31.1). The breakpoints in the present case and in 3 previously reported 5q- patients with adenomatous polyposis coli suggest that the gene responsible for GS/or familial polyposis coli (FPC) is in the 5q22 region, a result consistent with the findings of linkage studies.
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- T Kobayashi
- Department of Surgery, Mihara Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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Akazawa K, Odaka T, Sakamoto M, Ohtsuki S, Shimada M, Kamakura T, Nose Y. A random allocation system with the minimization method for multi-institutional clinical trials. J Med Syst 1991; 15:311-9. [PMID: 1800602 DOI: 10.1007/bf00999168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 12/28/2022]
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This paper describes the random allocation system used to perform precise and rapid treatment assignments in multi-institutional clinical trials. This system is based on sophisticated randomization procedures, according to Pocock and Simon's minimization method and Zelen's method for institution balancing. The major advantage of randomized treatment assignments with this system is to balance treatment numbers for each level of various prognostic factors over the entire trial and at the same time balance the allocation of treatments within an institution. Therefore, the randomized treatment assignments by this system can prevent degrading of the statistical power of a particular treatment factor. This system is designed to run on a small-sized notebook computer and therefore can be set up beside a telephone for registration, without occupying a large space. At present, this system is conveniently being used in two clinical trials.
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- K Akazawa
- Department of Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Japan
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Satomi S, Sakurada M, Morimoto K, Satake M, Ohtsuki S, Takeda Y, Amada N, Taguchi Y, Mori S. New method of immunosuppression by selective destruction of CTL by a photodynamic effect. Transplant Proc 1989; 21:1134-6. [PMID: 2650078] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- S Satomi
- Second Department of Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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