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Arita A, Kita I, Shinoda S. Internalization and Decrease of Duodenal DMT1 Involved in Transient Suppression of Iron Uptake in Short-Acting Mucosal Block. Biol Trace Elem Res 2022; 200:4795-4806. [PMID: 34997531 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-021-03053-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mucosal block (MB) is induced by the oral administration of excess iron (10 mg) and suppresses intestinal iron absorption for 3-72 h. The inhibition of iron absorption is accompanied by the downregulation of molecules associated with intestinal iron absorption. Recently, we found that a smaller amount of iron (1 mg) also induced a transient suppression of iron uptake without affecting gene expression levels (short-acting mucosal block, SAMB), which is specific to iron-deficient rats. In this study, we investigated how the nonheme iron transporters divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) and ferroportin (FPN) are involved in the transient suppression of iron uptake in SAMB. To induce SAMB, a test solution containing 1 mg iron was infused into the duodenum loop in iron-sufficient and iron-deficient rats. Total duodenal DMT1 and DMT1-IRE expression were increased during iron deficiency. After 15 min of 1 mg iron loading, the fluorescence intensity of duodenal DMT1 in iron-deficient rats was decreased and was comparable to that in iron-sufficient rats. Internalized DMT1-IRE as puncta was observed at 15 and 60 min after 1 mg iron loading, and the number of punctas was significantly increased after 60 min compared with control. There was no effect of 1 mg iron loading on the intracellular distribution of duodenal FPN. Our results suggest that the decrease and internalization of DMT1-IRE protein may be related, at least in part, to iron uptake suppression in SAMB.
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- Anna Arita
- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.
- Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health, Jumonji University, Niiza, Saitama, Japan.
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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Hata K, Inayama T, Matsushita M, Shinoda S. The combined associations of social participation and support with self-rated health and dietary satisfaction in men with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2015; 54:406-10. [DOI: 10.1038/sc.2015.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Shinoda S, Yoshizawa S, Nozaki E, Tadai K, Arita A. Marginally excessive iron loading transiently blocks mucosal iron uptake in iron-deficient rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2014; 307:G89-97. [PMID: 24833704 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00305.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 01/31/2023]
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Regular "mucosal block" is characterized by decreased uptake of a normal iron load 3-72 h after the administration of excess iron (generally 10 mg) to iron-deficient animals. We found that short-acting mucosal block could be induced by much lower iron concentration and much shorter induction time than previously reported, without affecting levels of gene expression. A rapid endocytic mechanism was reported to decrease intestinal iron absorption after a high iron load, but the activating iron load and the time to decreased absorption were undetermined. We assessed the effects of 30-2,000 μg iron load on iron uptake in the duodenal loop of iron-deficient and iron-sufficient rats under anesthesia. One hour later, mucosal cellular iron uptake in iron-deficient rats administered 30 μg iron was 76.1%, decreasing 25% to 50.7% in rats administered 2,000 μg iron. In contrast, iron uptake by iron-sufficient rats was 63% (range 60.3-65.5%) regardless of iron load. Duodenal mucosal iron concentration was significantly lower in iron-deficient than in iron-sufficient rats. Iron levels in portal blood were consistently higher in iron-deficient rats regardless of iron load, in contrast to the decreased iron uptake on the luminal side. Iron loading blocked mucosal uptake of marginally excess iron (1,000 μg), with a greater effect at 15 min than at 30 min. The rapid induction of short-acting mucosal block only in iron-deficient rats suggests DMT1 internalization.
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- Shoko Shinoda
- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan; and
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan; and
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan; and
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan; and
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Jumonji University Niiza, Saitama, Japan
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Saito S, Okamoto M, Shinoda S, Kushiro T, Koshiba T, Kamiya Y, Hirai N, Todoroki Y, Sakata K, Nambara E, Mizutani M. A Plant Growth Retardant, Uniconazole, Is a Potent Inhibitor of ABA Catabolism inArabidopsis. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 70:1731-9. [PMID: 16819156 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Plant growth retardants (PGRs) reduce the shoot growth of plants by inhibiting gibberellin biosynthesis. In this study, we performed detailed analyses of the inhibitory effects of PGRs on Arabidopsis abscisic acid (ABA) 8'-hydroxylase, a major ABA catabolic enzyme, recently identified as CYP707As. In an in vitro assay with CYP707A3 microsomes expressed in insect cells, uniconazole-P inhibited CYP707A3 activity more effectively than paclobutrazol or tetcyclacis, whereas the other PGRs tested did not inhibit it significantly. Uniconazole-P was found to be a strong competitive inhibitor (K(i)=8.0 nM) of ABA 8'-hydroxylase. Uniconazole-P-treated Arabidopsis plants showed enhanced drought tolerance. In uniconazole-P-treated plants, endogenous ABA levels increased 2-fold as compared with the control, and co-application of GA(4) did not suppress the effects, indicating that the effects were not due to gibberellin deficiency. Thus uniconazole-P effectively inhibits ABA catabolism in Arabidopsis plants. We also discuss the structure-activity relationship of the azole-type compounds on ABA 8'-hydroxylase inhibitory activity.
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- Shigeki Saito
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Oishi Y, Watanabe Y, Shinoda S, Naka M, Ozawa Y, Matsuyama T, Morozumi K, Fuke Y. The IL6 gene polymorphism -634C>G and IL17F gene polymorphism 7488T>C influence bone mineral density in young and elderly Japanese women. Gene 2012; 504:75-83. [PMID: 22579472 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.04.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Revised: 04/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Osteoporosis is an important public health problem because of the significant morbidity and mortality associated with its complications, particularly fractures. An important clinical risk factor in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis is the presence of genetic polymorphisms in susceptibility genes. However, few studies have investigated the relevance of these polymorphisms in premenopausal women. Recent studies have demonstrated interactions between bone and immune cells, and that cytokines produced by immune cells regulate bone turnover. In this study, we examined the associations between bone mineral density (BMD) and polymorphisms in genes encoding interleukin (IL)-6 (-634C>G; rs1800796), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α (-308G>A; rs1800629), IL-17F (7488T>C; rs763780), transforming growth factor (TGF)-β (869T>C; rs1800470), osteoprotegerin (OPG; 163A>G; rs3102735) and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR; 677C>T; rs1801133) in young and elderly Japanese women. Whole-body, lumbar spine (L(1) or L(2)-L(4)), and femoral neck BMD were measured in 100 young subjects (18-23 years), and 100 elderly subjects (60-83 years). Whole-body, lumbar spine, and femoral neck BMD were 1.13±0.06, 1.14±0.12, and 1.00±0.11 g/cm(2), respectively, in young subjects, and 0.92±0.09, 0.86±0.15, and 0.63±0.10 g/cm(2), respectively, in elderly subjects. The frequencies of the IL-6 CC, CG, and GG genotypes were 48%, 49%, and 3%, respectively. The frequencies of the IL17F TT, TC, and CC genotypes were 79%, 15%, and 6%, respectively, in young subjects. Polymorphisms of the IL-6 and IL17F genes were significantly associated with BMD. To our knowledge, this is the first report to examine these associations in a cohort of 200 Japanese women.
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- Yoshie Oishi
- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minamiosawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan.
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Skirycz A, Claeys H, De Bodt S, Oikawa A, Shinoda S, Andriankaja M, Maleux K, Eloy NB, Coppens F, Yoo SD, Saito K, Inzé D. Pause-and-stop: the effects of osmotic stress on cell proliferation during early leaf development in Arabidopsis and a role for ethylene signaling in cell cycle arrest. Plant Cell 2011; 23:1876-88. [PMID: 21558544 PMCID: PMC3123952 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.111.084160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2011] [Revised: 03/25/2011] [Accepted: 04/13/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Despite its relevance for agricultural production, environmental stress-induced growth inhibition, which is responsible for significant yield reductions, is only poorly understood. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying cell cycle inhibition in young proliferating leaves of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana when subjected to mild osmotic stress. A detailed cellular analysis demonstrated that as soon as osmotic stress is sensed, cell cycle progression rapidly arrests, but cells are kept in a latent ambivalent state allowing a quick recovery (pause). Remarkably, cell cycle arrest coincides with an increase in 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate levels and the activation of ethylene signaling. Our work showed that ethylene acts on cell cycle progression via inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase A activity independently of EIN3 transcriptional control. When the stress persists, cells exit the mitotic cell cycle and initiate the differentiation process (stop). This stop is reflected by early endoreduplication onset, in a process independent of ethylene. Nonetheless, the potential to partially recover the decreased cell numbers remains due to the activity of meristemoids. Together, these data present a conceptual framework to understand how environmental stress reduces plant growth.
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- Aleksandra Skirycz
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- RIKEN Plant Science Center, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- RIKEN Plant Science Center, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biological Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 110-645, Korea
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- RIKEN Plant Science Center, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Genetics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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Ohkama-Ohtsu N, Sasaki-Sekimoto Y, Oikawa A, Jikumaru Y, Shinoda S, Inoue E, Kamide Y, Yokoyama T, Hirai MY, Shirasu K, Kamiya Y, Oliver DJ, Saito K. 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid-glutathione conjugate is transported into the vacuole in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Physiol 2011; 52:205-209. [PMID: 21097476 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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While exogenous toxic compounds such as herbicides are thought to be sequestered into vacuoles in the form of glutathione (GSH) conjugates, little is understood about natural plant products conjugated with GSH. To identify natural products conjugated with GSH in plants, metabolites in the Arabidopsis γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (ggt) 4 knockout mutants that are blocked in the degradation of GSH conjugates in the vacuole were compared with those in wild-type plants. Among the metabolites identified, one was confirmed to be the 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA)-GSH conjugate, indicating that OPDA, a precursor of jasmonic acid (JA), is transported into the vacuole as a GSH conjugate.
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Saika H, Okamoto M, Miyoshi K, Kushiro T, Shinoda S, Jikumaru Y, Fujimoto M, Arikawa T, Takahashi H, Ando M, Arimura SI, Miyao A, Hirochika H, Kamiya Y, Tsutsumi N, Nambara E, Nakazono M. Ethylene promotes submergence-induced expression of OsABA8ox1, a gene that encodes ABA 8'-hydroxylase in rice. Plant Cell Physiol 2007; 48:287-98. [PMID: 17205969 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcm003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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A rapid decrease of the plant hormone ABA under submergence is thought to be a prerequisite for the enhanced elongation of submerged shoots of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Here, we report that the level of phaseic acid (PA), an oxidized form of ABA, increased with decreasing ABA level during submergence. The oxidation of ABA to PA is catalyzed by ABA 8'-hydroxylase, which is possibly encoded by three genes (OsABA8ox1, -2 and -3) in rice. The ABA 8'-hydroxylase activity was confirmed in microsomes from yeast expressing OsABA8ox1. OsABA8ox1-green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion protein in onion cells was localized to the endoplasmic reticulum. The mRNA level of OsABA8ox1, but not the mRNA levels of other OsABA8ox genes, increased dramatically within 1 h after submergence. On the other hand, the mRNA levels of genes involved in ABA biosynthesis (OsZEP and OsNCEDs) decreased after 1-2 h of submergence. Treatment of aerobic seedlings with ethylene and its precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC), rapidly induced the expression of OsABA8ox1, but the ethylene treatment did not strongly affect the expression of ABA biosynthetic genes. Moreover, pre-treatment with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), a potent inhibitor of ethylene action, partially suppressed induction of OsABA8ox1 expression under submergence. The ABA level was found to be negatively correlated with OsABA8ox1 expression under ACC or 1-MCP treatment. Together, these results indicate that the rapid decrease in ABA levels in submerged rice shoots is controlled partly by ethylene-induced expression of OsABA8ox1 and partly by ethylene-independent suppression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of ABA.
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- Hiroaki Saika
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Fuke Y, Shinoda S, Nagata I, Sawaki S, Murata M, Ryoyama K, Koizumi K, Saiki I, Nomura T. Preventive effect of oral administration of 6-(methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate derived from wasabi (Wasabia japonica Matsum) against pulmonary metastasis of B16-BL6 mouse melanoma cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 30:174-9. [PMID: 16647224 DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2005.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AIM Effect of oral administration of 6-(methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate (6-MITC) or a 6-MITC-containing T-wasabi fraction from wasabi root (Wasabia japonica Matsum) to inhibit the macroscopic pulmonary metastasis was studied with a murine B16-BL6 melanoma model. METHOD Two administration routes, subcutaneous or intravenous, and two administration times, prior to or concomitant with tumor inoculation, of 6-MITC or T-wasabi against the metastatic foci formation in C57BL/6J mouse lungs were compared. RESULTS The number of metastasized foci per lung in either subcutaneous or intravenous injection was significantly reduced by intake of 6-MITC or a T-wasabi fraction. The maximum reduction by a T-wasabi fraction reached to 82%. Fifty-six percent of foci formation was inhibited by a 2 week-prior administration of 6-MITC (200 microM), whereas only 27% inhibition was obtained by a concomitant administration with tumor inoculation. Neither 6-MITC nor T-wasabi at tested concentrations showed any toxic effects. DISCUSSION Together with our previous results, a component of the Japanese pungent spice, wasabi appears to inhibit not only tumor cell growth but also tumor metastasis. Therefore, 6-MITC from wasabi is apparently a useful dietary candidate for controlling tumor progression.
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- Yoko Fuke
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Akishima, Tokyo 196-8540, Japan.
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Chono M, Honda I, Shinoda S, Kushiro T, Kamiya Y, Nambara E, Kawakami N, Kaneko S, Watanabe Y. Field studies on the regulation of abscisic acid content and germinability during grain development of barley: molecular and chemical analysis of pre-harvest sprouting. J Exp Bot 2006; 57:2421-34. [PMID: 16798848 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erj215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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To investigate whether the regulation of abscisic acid (ABA) content was related to germinability during grain development, two cDNAs for 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (HvNCED1 and HvNCED2) and one cDNA for ABA 8'-hydroxylase (HvCYP707A1), which are enzymes thought to catalyse key regulatory steps in ABA biosynthesis and catabolism, respectively, were cloned from barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Expression and ABA-quantification analysis in embryo revealed that HvNCED2 is responsible for a significant increase in ABA levels during the early to middle stages of grain development, and HvCYP707A1 is responsible for a rapid decrease in ABA level thereafter. The change in the embryonic ABA content of imbibing grains following dormancy release is likely to reflect changes in the expression patterns of HvNCEDs and HvCYP707A1. A major change between dormant and after-ripened grains occurred in HvCYP707A1; the increased expression of HvCYP707A1 in response to imbibition, followed by a rapid ABA decrease and a high germination percentage, was observed in the after-ripened grains, but not in the dormant grains. Under field conditions, HvNCED2 showed the same expression level and pattern during grain development in 2002, 2003, and 2004, indicating that HvNCED2 expression is regulated in a growth-dependent manner in the grains. By contrast, HvNCED1 and HvCYP707A1 showed a different expression pattern in each year, indicating that the expression of these genes is affected by environmental conditions during grain development. The varied expression levels of these genes during grain development and imbibition, which would have effects on the activity of ABA biosynthesis and catabolism, might be reflected, in part, in the germinability in field-grown barley.
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- Makiko Chono
- Department of Wheat and Barley Research, National Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization, 2-1-18 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8518, Japan.
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Nomura T, Shinoda S, Yamori T, Sawaki S, Nagata I, Ryoyama K, Fuke Y. Selective sensitivity to wasabi-derived 6-(methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate of human breast cancer and melanoma cell lines studied in vitro. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 29:155-60. [PMID: 15829375 DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2004.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2004] [Accepted: 07/27/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Recently, attention has focused on the anticancer properties of an aromatic component 6-(methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate (6-MITC) in a typical Japanese spice, wasabi. In this paper, anticancer activity of 6-MITC in vitro was studied by using a human cancer cell (HCC) panel. 6-MITC directly affected the cells in the HCC panel and inhibited their growth in culture. The mean concentration required to inhibit 50% of control cell growth was 3.9 microM, which is a sufficiently low dosage for practical use. The suppression influenced not only the cell growth, but also the survival of these cells. The mean concentration to suppress cells to a 50% survival was 43.7 microM. The reduction activity of 6-MITC was differential, and it suppressed specific cells. These severely suppressed cell lines included breast cancer and melanoma cell lines. For example, one melanoma line was seriously damaged at a concentration of 0.3 microM of 6-MITC. Compared with other MITCs (2-MITC, 4-MITC and 8-MITC), 6-MITC showed the most effective suppression and with the most specific manner of the cells mentioned above. A "COMPARE" analysis using a computerized algorithm, which was based on the HCC database, suggested that the suppression mechanism of 6-MITC is unique and may be different from that of other known chemicals. The actual mechanism may not a simple one but may involve multiple pathways. On account of its sufficiently small size, 6-MITC is a new possible candidate for controlling cancer cells.
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- Takahiro Nomura
- Division of Food and Nutritional Science, Kanazawa Gakuin College, 10 Sue-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1392, Japan.
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Yamaguchi T, Okada T, Takeuchi K, Tonda T, Ohtaki M, Shinoda S, Masuzawa T, Ozawa K, Inaba T. Enhancement of thymidine kinase-mediated killing of malignant glioma by BimS, a BH3-only cell death activator. Gene Ther 2003; 10:375-85. [PMID: 12601392 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-tk)/gancyclovir (GCV) therapy has the ability to inhibit tumor formation in animal models but the results of clinical trials have been disappointing. To improve the performance of tk/GCV therapy, we tried combination therapy designed to enhance its cytotoxic effects by introducing genes that induce apoptosis of the tumor cells through different pathways. We concentrated our efforts on the use of Bim, a BH3-only member of death activators in the Bcl-2 superfamily, because Bim is not involved in the pathways through which HSV-tk/GCV therapy induces apoptosis in malignant glioma cells. Among three alternative splicing variants, BimEL, BimL, and BimS, BimS lacks the binding domain for the dynein light chain LC8, which negatively regulates the proapoptotic function of BimEL and BimL. All four malignant glioma cell lines, U251, A172, T-430, and U373 underwent cell death after transfer of BimS using an adenovirus vector (AVC2). Intriguingly, combination of AVC2-BimS with AVC2-tk markedly increased the sensitivity of U251 cells to GCV both in vitro and in vivo. In contrast, AVC2-BimL did not induce significant cell death. These results indicated that BimS had the ability to improve the efficiency of HSV-tk/GCV therapy in the treatment of malignant glioma and suggested that the targeting of different proapoptotic pathways may be a useful strategy for the development of an effective gene therapy approach to treatment.
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- T Yamaguchi
- Department of Surgical Neurology, Center of Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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A total of 42 clinical strains of Vibrio mimicus were examined for the presence of virulence associated genes toxR, toxS, toxT, tcpP, ctx and tcpA by PCR assay. Almost all strains were shown to have the toxR gene, while the toxS gene was found in 27 strains. On the other hand, five strains possessed both toxT and tcpP genes, but others had neither. Only two strains were positive for amplification of the ctx gene, whereas no PCR product with tcpA primers was detected. The results indicate the incomplete copies of virulence cascade in V mimicus strains. The pathogenesis and epidemic potential of this species is also discussed.
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- K Bi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
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We investigated the recovery of dormant and injured cells along with the normally culturable cells of Vibrio species with special emphasis on V. parahaemolyticus using both selective and non-selective media at moderate (20 C) and standard (37 C) culture temperatures from a bay water environment. Culture temperatures (20 or 37 C) did not affect the recovery of V. parahaemolyticus but did for other vibrios. We observed similar seasonality of V parahaemolyticus as in most other environmental studies. V. parahaemolyticus and other Vibrio species were recovered in higher numbers by a replica plating method compared to most probable number (MPN) and direct TCBS (thiosulfate citrate bile-salt sucrose) agar counts. Even with the replica plating method, however, vibrios number goes down to a minimum level and V. parahaemolyticus was undetectable during the cool temperature period of the year, although total bacterial cells and CFU on nutrient agar (with 2% NaCl) did not vary so much during the study period.
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- M J Alam
- Department of Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
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Matsui Y, Itoshiro S, Buma M, Matsushita T, Hosogoe K, Yuasa A, Shinoda S, Inoue T. Predicting pesticide concentrations in river water with a hydrologically calibrated basin-scale runoff model. Water Sci Technol 2002; 45:141-148. [PMID: 12079096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Hydrological diffuse pollution models require calibration before they can be used to make accurate long-term predictions for a range of hydrological and meteorological conditions. As such, the applicability of the models to the dispersion of new pesticides is limited due to the lack of calibration data. In this study, the performance of a GIS-based basin-scale runoff model for predicting the concentrations of paddy-farming pesticides in river water was examined when calibrated using hydrological data alone, without optimization based on empirical pesticide concentration data. The prediction accuracy on a daily or hourly scale was somewhat unsatisfactory due to inevitable compromises concerning rice farming schedules. However, the month-averaged pesticide concentrations were satisfactorily accurate; more than 50% of predicted values were between half and twice the observed values, considering the deficiencies of the input data, particularly for pesticide usage, which may include up to 50% error.
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- Y Matsui
- Department of Civil Engineering, Gifu University, Japan
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Vibrio vulnificus, an opportunistic human pathogen, produces a 45-kDa zinc metalloprotease (V. vulnificus protease; VVP) as an important virulence determinant. VVP injected intradermally into the dorsal skin causes the hemorrhagic damage through specific degradation of type IV collage in the vascular basement membrane. The N-terminal 35-kDa polypeptide (VVP-N), the catalytic domain, also evoked the hemorrhagic skin reaction within minutes. However, the hemorrhagic activity of VVP-N was one-third of that of VVP. Besides, the proteolytic activity of VVP-N toward the reconstituted basement membrane or type IV collagen was found to be about 50 % of VVP. VVP-N, like VVP, was quickly inactivated by an equimolar amount of alpha(2)-macroglobulin, a broad-spectrum plasma protease inhibitor. These findings indicate that the C-terminal 10-kDa polypeptide, the substrate-binding domain mediating the effective binding to protein substrates, functions to augment the hemorrhagic reaction of VVP.
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- S Miyoshi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushima-Naka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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Tsuzuki D, Takemi C, Yamamoto S, Tamagake K, Imaoka S, Funae Y, Kataoka H, Shinoda S, Narimatsu S. Functional evaluation of cytochrome P450 2D6 with Gly42Arg substitution expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Pharmacogenetics 2001; 11:709-18. [PMID: 11692080 DOI: 10.1097/00008571-200111000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A single amino acid-substituted mutant protein, CYP2D6 (G42R) was expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its enzymatic properties were compared with those of other single (P34S, R296C and S486T) and double amino acid-substituted mutant proteins (P34S/S486T and R296C/S486T) expressed in yeast cells, all of which were known to occur in the CYP2D6 gene as single nucleotide polymorphisms. The protein levels of G42R, P34S and P34S/S486T in microsomal fractions and their oxidation capacities towards debrisoquine as a prototypic substrate and bunitrolol as a chiral substrate were different from those of wild-type CYP2D6, while the R296C, S486T and R296C/S486T behaved similarly to the wild-type in these indices. The CYP contents both in yeast microsomal and in whole cell fractions indicated that some part of G42R protein was localized in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane fraction, whereas most of G42R protein was in some subcellular fractions other than endoplasmic reticulum. In kinetic analysis, the G42R substitution increased apparent Km and decreased Vmax for debrisoquine 4-hydroxylation, while it increased both Km and Vmax for bunitrolol 4-hydroxylation. The P34S substitution did not drastically change Km but decreased Vmax for debrisoquine 4-hydroxylation, whereas Km was increased and Vmax unchanged or decreased for bunitrolol 4-hydroxylation by P34S substitution. These results suggest that the G42R substitution causes a change in the CYP2D6 conformation, which may be different from the change produced by the P34S substitution.
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- D Tsuzuki
- Laboratories of Health Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Shinoda S, Nishimura T, Tadokoro M, Tsukube H. Ester-armed cyclens having quadruplicated helical geometry: remarkably stable and selective encapsulation of Na+ ion. J Org Chem 2001; 66:6104-8. [PMID: 11529737 DOI: 10.1021/jo010396c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A new series of ester-armed cyclens nicely accommodated a Na+ ion in their quadruplicated helical binding spheres and effectively discriminated the cation from Li+ and K+ ions. Crystallographic studies revealed that four ester-functionalized sidearms provided effective coordination with the Na+ ion trapped in the 12-membered cyclen ring. Log K values for their Na+ complexes were estimated as 9-11 in CD3CN or C2D5OD, which were comparable to those of common bicyclic cryptands. FAB-MS, liquid-liquid extraction, and NMR binding experiments demonstrated that the cooperative action of the parent cyclen ring and ester-functionalized sidearms offered stable and selective encapsulation of the Na+ ion based on unique quadruplicated helical geometry.
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- S Shinoda
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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Kondo N, Inoue R, Matsui E, Shinoda S, Fukutomi O, Teramoto T, Watanabe M, Sakaguchi H, Aoki M, Hirayama K. [QOL questionnaire version 2001 for pediatric patients with bronchial asthma and their parents or caregivers--preparation and evaluation]. Arerugi 2001; 50:667-78. [PMID: 11579518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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We already reported that the QOL questionnaire for pediatric patients with bronchial asthma and their parents or caregivers reflects reliability (including test retest), factorial validity, and changes in paroxysmal attacks of asthma. In this study, we revised the questionnaire for use in routine medical care. We investigated the importance of questions for affected children and their parents or caregivers and selected and discarded questions on the basis of average ranks of the importance and medical standpoint so that the questionnaire might have physical and emotional domains. The QOL questionnaire version 2001 for pediatric patients with bronchial asthma and their parents or caregivers (hereafter to be abbreviated as the version 2001) includes 15 questions for patients under the age of 4 years and 20 questions for patients over the age of 4 years and 4 year-old. The "present" and "absent" groups, which were categorized with respect to the events (e.g., attack) that developed in 2 weeks prior to the QOL investigation, showed a significant difference (Mann-Whitney U-test) in terms of the total score of replies which constitute each domain, i.e., physical domain (p = 0.0052) in patients under the age of 4 years and physical domain (p < 0.0001) and emotional domain (p < 0.0001) in patients over the age of 4 years and 4 year-old. Regarding the average value of each reply which constitutes the domain as well, the physical domain showed a decrease in symptom instability and the "> or = 4 years" group showed a decrease in exertional load and mental load. Therefore, a QOL investigation like ours which investigates disorders in which attacks develop suddenly, e.g., asthma, should examine the presence or absence of all events prior to the investigation. The version 2001 was considered useful for affected children and their parents or caregivers to comprehend the content and severity of impairments which were provoked by asthma.
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- N Kondo
- Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine
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Inoue R, Matsushita S, Kaneko H, Shinoda S, Sakaguchi H, Nishimura Y, Kondo N. Identification of beta-lactoglobulin-derived peptides and class II HLA molecules recognized by T cells from patients with milk allergy. Clin Exp Allergy 2001; 31:1126-34. [PMID: 11468005 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2001.01135.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cow's milk allergy impairs the health and development of many infants since it deprives them of adequate nutrition. Cow's milk fractions contain many allergens, and beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) is one of the major allergens. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine T cell epitopes, antigen-presenting molecules and cytokine production by T cells in relation to BLG. The results can provide new therapeutic possibilities of using analogue peptides of BLG for infants with cow's milk allergy. METHODS Using a mixture of a panel of overlapping synthetic peptides that cover the entire BLG molecule, we established polyclonal BLG-specific short-term T cell lines and clones from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of four patients with allergy to cow's milk carrying most of the common human leucocyte antigen (HLA) haplotypes seen in the Japanese population. We then identified the T cell epitopes and antigen-presenting molecules, and measured the production of cytokines interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and interferon-gamma in the culture supernatants. RESULTS The T cell lines established from the four patients responded to seven different peptides. Three of the peptides stimulated the T cells of two donors, regardless of the HLA types. The patterns of inhibition of the proliferative responses of the cell lines by anti-HLA class II antibodies were heterogeneous; three were mainly inhibited by anti-HLA-DR mAbs, and the other was inhibited by anti-HLA-DQ mAbs. High levels of IL-5 were produced by these T cell lines. CONCLUSIONS Patients' T cells recognized BLG in association with a variety of HLA-DR or -DQ as antigen-presenting molecules. Although some peptides did have a more potent T cell stimulatory activity than others, the T cell receptor ligands formed with the BLG molecule are heterogeneous. Peptides for the desensitization of T cells of the patients with cow's milk allergy need to be designed keeping in mind the different requirements in different ethnic groups.
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- R Inoue
- Department of Paediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Tsukasa-machi 40, Gifu 500, Japan.
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Nakajin S, Shinoda S, Ohno S, Nakazawa H, Makino T. Effect of phthalate esters and alkylphenols on steroidogenesis in human adrenocortical H295R cells. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2001; 10:103-110. [PMID: 21782564 DOI: 10.1016/s1382-6689(01)00089-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2000] [Revised: 03/23/2001] [Accepted: 04/23/2001] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We investigated the inhibitory effects of phthalate esters and alkylphenols on steroidogenesis by human adrenocortical H259R cells, a model of human steroidogenic cells. Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) at a concentration of 30 μM produced a significant decrease in the dibutyryl cAMP-stimulated cortisol secretion (76% reduction). 4-t-Pentylphenol (4-t-PP), 4-t-octylphenol (4-t-OP) and 4-nonylphenol (4-NP) also produced significant decreases in the dibutyryl cAMP-stimulated cortisol secretion by 58, 34 and 40%, respectively at 50 μM. Reductions in cortisol secretion by these chemicals were dose-dependent. To elucidate the inhibitory effects of DCHP, 4-t-PP, 4-t-OP and 4-NP on cortisol secretion from H295R cells, the effects of these chemicals on various steroidogenic enzymes, such as C(20,22)-lyase (CYP11A), 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II (3β-HSDII), 17α-hyroxylase/C(17,20)-lyase (CYP17), 21-hydroxylase (CYP21B) and 11β-hydroxylase (CYP11B1), were investigated. DCHP significantly inhibited CYP21B activity at 25 μM. 4-t-OP strongly inhibited CYP11A activity at 12.5 and 25 μM, and inhibited CYP17 and CYP21B at 25 μM. Similarly, 4-NP inhibited CYP11A at 25 μM and strongly inhibited CYP17 and CYP21B at 12.5 and 25 μM. Neither DCHP nor any of the alkylphenols tested altered 3β-HSDII activity.
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- S Nakajin
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, 2-4-41, Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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Oikawa H, Toyomasu T, Toshima H, Ohashi S, Kawaide H, Kamiya Y, Ohtsuka M, Shinoda S, Mitsuhashi W, Sassa T. Cloning and functional expression of cDNA encoding aphidicolan-16 beta-ol synthase: a key enzyme responsible for formation of an unusual diterpene skeleton in biosynthesis of aphidicolin. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:5154-5. [PMID: 11457369 DOI: 10.1021/ja015747j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- H Oikawa
- Department of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan.
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Shinoda S. [Vibrio septicemia]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2001; 90:894-901. [PMID: 11460362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Tsukube H, Hosokubo M, Wada M, Shinoda S, Tamiaki H. Specific recognition of chiral amino alcohols via lanthanide coordination chemistry: structural optimization of lanthanide tris(beta-diketonates) toward effective circular dichroism/fluorescence probing. Inorg Chem 2001; 40:740-5. [PMID: 11225117 DOI: 10.1021/ic000966b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lanthanide tris(beta-diketonates) formed stable, 1:1 highly coordinated complexes with amino alcohols, and the resulting complexes exhibited large enhanced fluorescence and intense induced circular dichroism (CD) signals. The stability constants of the highly coordinated complexes were determined for various combinations of lanthanide centers, beta-diketonate ligands, and organic substrates. These revealed that amino alcohol coordinated with the lanthanide center much more strongly than monoamine, monoalcohol, or diol derivative. On the basis of the highly coordinated complexation, several lanthanide tris(beta-diketonates) acted as CD/fluorescence probes specific for amino alcohols. Tris(6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octadionato)europium(III) showed enhanced fluorescence in the presence of amino alcohols, while the corresponding ytterbium complex exhibited chirality-dependent CD signals for amino alcohols. In particular, the observed CD spectral profiles related well with the absolute configuration and optical purity of the bound amino alcohol, indicating that the structural optimization of lanthanide tris(beta-diketonates) offered specific sensing of amino alcohols and precise determination of their enantiomer excess percentages.
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- H Tsukube
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
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Fujii H, Fukutomi O, Inoue R, Shinoda S, Okammoto H, Teramoto T, Kondo N, Wada H, Saito K, Matsuoka T, Seishima M. Autonomic regulation after exercise evidenced by spectral analysis of heart rate variability in asthmatic children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2000; 85:233-7. [PMID: 11030279 DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62472-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bronchial asthma is associated with abnormal autonomic nervous function in childhood. Exercise is one of the most common precipitating factors of acute asthmatic crises although the exact mechanism of autonomic regulation in asthmatic children after exercise is unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the features of autonomic regulation after exercise in asthmatic and control children. METHODS Pulmonary function tests and heart rate variability spectral analysis were performed in 15 asthmatic children and 7 control children (age 6 to 15 years) during and after an exercise challenge. RESULTS The maximum % fall of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) was significantly greater (P < .01) in asthmatic subjects (9.1 +/- 5.1%) than in normal control subjects (1.0 +/- 2.5%). The high frequency band (HF) amplitude, an index of cardiac vagal tone, 5 minutes after exercise was significantly higher (P < .05) in the asthmatic subjects (14.4 +/- 7.9 msec) than in control subjects (5.9 +/- 2.6 msec). Furthermore, the difference in the HF amplitude between the control group and the exercise-induced asthma group was significant both 5 minutes (P < .01) and 10 minutes (P < .05) after challenge. There was a significant correlation (P = .565, P = .0165) between HF amplitude 5 minutes after exercise and the magnitude of the decrease in FEV1. On the other hand, no significant difference was observed in the low frequency band amplitude between the controls and the asthmatic subjects. The ratio of low frequency to high frequency power, which is suggested to correlate with cardiac sympathetic activity, did not differ between the two groups. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that autonomic nervous activities, particularly vagal response after exercise, in asthmatic children is different from that in control children.
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- H Fujii
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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A total of 51 Vibrio mimicus clinical strains from different geographic locations were examined by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR). The primer VMH-3 divided them into 28 groups, although 18 groups consisted of a single strain at present. All groups had a common 1.0-kb amplification fragment. Most of the groups consisted of strains from same region, although two exceptional groups showed a few amplification fragments including strains from different regions. AP-PCR groups were not consistently associated with serogroups. AP-PCR is thought to be a valuable and easy method for the epidemiological study of V. mimicus.
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- K Bi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
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Shinoda S, Miyoshi S. Enteropathogenic factors produced by vibrios other than cholera toxin. J Nat Toxins 2000; 9:231-49. [PMID: 10994527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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- S Shinoda
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
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Yamada T, Shinoda S, Kikawa K, Ichimura A, Teraoka J, Takui T, Tsukube H. Supramolecular complex of cytochrome c with lariat ether: solubilization, redox behavior and catalytic activity of cytochrome c in methanol. Inorg Chem 2000; 39:3049-56. [PMID: 11196900 DOI: 10.1021/ic991286f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A variety of lariat ethers were employed to solubilize water-soluble cytochrome c in methanol, in which alcohol, ether, ester, amine, and amide functionalities were attached as cation-ligating side arms to 18-crown-6, 15-crown-5, and 12-crown-4 rings. Among these lariat ethers, the alcohol-armed 18-crown-6 derivative offered the highest solubilization efficiency for cytochrome c via supramolecular complexation. The resulting cytochrome c-lariat ether complexes were electrochemically and spectroscopically characterized and confirmed to have redox-active heme structures of 6-coordinate low-spin population in methanol. Some of them catalyzed the oxidation of pinacyanol chloride with hydrogen peroxide in methanol and exhibited higher activities than unmodified cytochrome c and its poly(ethylene glycolated) derivative. Since the supramolecular complexation between lariat ether and cytochrome c includes extremely simple procedures, it provides a facile preparation method of effective biocatalysts working in organic solvents from metalloproteins.
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- T Yamada
- Departments of Chemistry and Material Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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Tsukube H, Shinoda S. Lanthanide complexes as smart CD probes for chirality sensing of biological substrates. Enantiomer 2000; 5:13-22. [PMID: 10763865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Lanthanide tris(beta-diketonates) and porphyrinates acted as effective circular dichroism (CD) probes for chirality sensing of neutral and zwitterionic guests. They were electrically neutralized but formed highly coordinated 1:1 complexes with various guests. When a chiral, non-chromophoric guest was combined with a chromophoric lanthanide probe, the resulting highly coordinated complex exhibited characteristic CD signal, the sign of which was dependent on the absolute configuration of the bound guest. Since there are wide variations of coordinating ligands and lanthanide centers, lanthanide coordination chemistry offers great possibilities for the design of new CD chirality sensory systems especially for biologically important guests.
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- H Tsukube
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Japan.
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Yamamoto S, Mutoh N, Tsuzuki D, Ikai H, Nakao H, Shinoda S, Narimatsu S, Miyoshi SI. Cloning and characterization of the ddc homolog encoding L-2,4-diaminobutyrate decarboxylase in Enterobacter aerogenes. Biol Pharm Bull 2000; 23:649-53. [PMID: 10823682 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.23.649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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L-2,4-diaminobutyrate decarboxylase (DABA DC) catalyzes the formation of 1,3-diaminopropane (DAP) from DABA. In the present study, the ddc gene encoding DABA DC from Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC 13048 was cloned and characterized. Determination of the nucleotide sequence revealed an open reading frame of 1470 bp encoding a 53659-Da protein of 490 amino acids, whose deduced NH2-terminal sequence was identical to that of purified DABA DC from E. aerogenes. The deduced amino acid sequence was highly similar to those of Acinetobacter baumannii and Haemophilus influenzae DABA DCs encoded by the ddc genes. The lysine-307 of the E. aerogenes DABA DC was identified as the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate binding residue by site-directed mutagenesis. Furthermore, PCR analysis revealed the distribution of E. aerogenes ddc homologs in some other species of Enterobacteriaceae. Such a relatively wide occurrence of the ddc homologs implies biological significance of DABA DC and its product DAP.
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- S Yamamoto
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan.
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from different sources were assayed for their ability to produce a siderophore, vibrioferrin, under iron-limited growth conditions. The mean value +/- standard error of mean (microM vibrioferrin in spent culture supernatant/optical density at 660 nm) was 832.3 +/- 66.9 for clinical isolates (n=44), which was significantly higher (P<0.01) than those for food isolates (461.0 +/- 66.5; n=37) and coastal isolates (378.8 +/- 37.2; n=26). This suggests that greater productivity of vibrioferrin by clinical isolates may be associated with a selective advantage for survival and proliferation under conditions of iron-limitation such as in the intestine [corrected].
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- S Yamamoto
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan
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Toyomasu T, Kawaide H, Ishizaki A, Shinoda S, Otsuka M, Mitsuhashi W, Sassa T. Cloning of a full-length cDNA encoding ent-kaurene synthase from Gibberella fujikuroi: functional analysis of a bifunctional diterpene cyclase. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2000; 64:660-4. [PMID: 10803977 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We report here the nucleotide sequence of a full-length cDNA encoding ent-kaurene synthase that was isolated by a reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction from Gibberella fujikuroi (Gcps/ks). This cDNA encodes 952 amino acid residues with a relative molecular mass of 107 kDa. The sequence similarity between Gcps/ks and ent-kaurene synthase of the gibberellin A1-producing fungus, Phaeosphaeria sp. L487, is very high, suggesting that Gcps/ks is also a bifunctional diterpene cyclase. Its recombinant protein expressed in Escherichia coli converted geranylgeranyl diphosphate to copalyl diphosphate and ent-kaurene.
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- T Toyomasu
- Department of Bioresource Engineering, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka-shi, Japan.
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Zinc metalloproteases produced by human pathogenic microorganisms show a wide variety of pathological actions. In local infections, the proteases cause necrotic or hemorrhagic tissue damage through digestion of structural components of the ground substance, and also form edematous lesions through generation of inflammatory mediators, while in systemic infections, the proteases act as a synergistic virulence factor through disordered proteolysis of many plasma proteins. Clostridial neurotoxins, Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin and Bacillus anthracis lethal factor are also zinc metalloproteases.
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- S Miyoshi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan
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Funahashi T, Fujiwara C, Okada M, Miyoshi S, Shinoda S, Narimatsu S, Yamamoto S. Characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus manganese-resistant mutants in reference to the function of the ferric uptake regulatory protein. Microbiol Immunol 2000; 44:963-70. [PMID: 11220684 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2000.tb02591.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In many bacteria, the ferric uptake regulatory protein (Fur) has a central role in the negative regulation of genes affected by iron limitation. In this study, Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains carrying mutations in the fur gene encoding Fur were isolated by the manganese selection method to assess the function of Fur in connection with alternations in the coordinate expression of the siderophore vibrioferrin (VF) and iron-repressible outer membrane proteins (IROMPs). Ten out of 25 manganese-resistant mutants constitutively produced VF and expressed at least two IROMPs irrespective of the iron concentration in the medium. PCR-direct DNA sequencing of the fur genes in these mutants identified four different point mutations causing amino acid changes. Moreover, a fur overexpressing plasmid was constructed to prepare antiserum against V. parahaemolyticus Fur. Western blotting with this antiserum revealed that the intracellular abundance of the wild-type Fur was not significantly affected by the iron concentrations in the growth medium, and that the Fur proteins of the mutant strains occurred at substantially smaller amounts and/or migrated more rapidly in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis than the wild-type Fur. These data afford an additional insight into the structure-function relationship of Fur and imply its involvement in the iron acquisition systems of V. parahaemolyticus, although it is yet unknown whether its action on the target genes is direct or indirect.
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- T Funahashi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Kondo N, Shinoda S, Fukutomi O, Agata H, Terada T, Shikano H, Montaño AM, Sakaguchi H, Watanabe M, Komiyama K, Yokoyama Y, Morimoto N. Eosinophils are neither migrated nor activated in the skin lesions of atopic dermatitis in infants. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2000; 10:11-3. [PMID: 10780793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Eosinophils and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) were examined in the skin lesions of 10 infants with atopic dermatitis (aged 4 months to 7 years). In all 10 patients, neutrophils and eosinophils were rarely seen in these lesions. Moreover, in the immunohistochemical study, ECP was scarcely detected in any of them. Our results suggest that eosinophils are neither migrated nor activated in the skin in atopic dermatitis in infants.
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- N Kondo
- Department of Pediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Mutants unable to grow on medium containing glutathione as a sole source of sulphur (GSH medium) were isolated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains carrying met17(deficiency of O-acetylserine and O-acetylhomoserine sulphydrylase). They were defective in the high-affinity glutathione transport system, GSH-P1. Newly acquired mutations belonged to the same complementation group, gsh11. However, it became apparent that gsh11 conferred the mutant phenotype not by itself but in collaboration with met17. Moreover, mutations conferring the defect in sulphate assimilation made the cell unable to grow on GSH medium in collaboration with gsh11. From this finding, we propose that the sulphate assimilation pathway acts as a sulphur-recycling system and that this function is especially vital to the cell when the supply of glutathione is limited.
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- T Miyake
- Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture, Okayama 701-1296, Japan
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Using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain having the activities of serine O-acetyl-transferase (SATase), O-acetylserine/O-acetylhomoserine sulphydrylase (OAS/OAH SHLase), cystathionine beta-synthase (beta-CTSase) and cystathionine gamma-lyase (gamma-CTLase), we individually disrupted CYS3(coding for gamma-CTLase) and CYS4 (coding for beta-CTSase). The obtained gene disruptants were cysteine-dependent and incorporated the radioactivity of (35)S-sulphate into homocysteine but not into cysteine or glutathione. We concluded, therefore, that SATase and OAS/OAH SHLase do not constitute a cysteine biosynthetic pathway and that cysteine is synthesized exclusively through the pathway constituted with beta-CTSase and gamma-CTLase; note that OAS/OAH SHLase supplies homocysteine to this pathway by acting as OAH SHLase. From further investigation upon the cys3-disruptant, we obtained results consistent with our earlier suggestion that cysteine and OAS play central roles in the regulation of sulphate assimilation. In addition, we found that sulphate transport activity was not induced at all in the cys4-disruptant, suggesting that CYS4 plays a role in the regulation of sulphate assimilation.
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- B I Ono
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan.
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Shibayama C, Nakazawa M, Masubuchi J, Sakai O, Sugawara T, Shinoda S, Hashimoto M, Masuzawa T, Furuse M. Treatment planning for the second stereotactic radiosurgery utilizing the previous target reconstructed by image fusion. Eur J Cancer 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(99)80761-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Shinoda S. Protein toxins produced by pathogenic vibrios. J Nat Toxins 1999; 8:259-69. [PMID: 10410336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Genus Vibrio includes some pathogenic species which are classified into two groups: a gastrointestinal infection group and an extraintestinal infection group. The vibrios produce various toxic proteins. Cholera toxin (CT) produced by V. cholerae O1 and O139 is a factor causing diarrhea with severe dehydration by ADP-ribosylation of the alpha subunit of the GTP-binding protein which stimulates adenylate cyclase activity. CT-like toxins are found in some strains of V. cholerae non-O1 or V. mimicus, but not in V. parahaemolyticus, another major diarrheagenic vibrio species. A thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH) is thought to be the pathogenic factor causing diarrhea in the vibrio. Hemolysin is the most widely distributed toxin in the pathogenic vibrios and plays various roles in the infection process. Protease activity is also common in the vibrios. Many of the proteases produced by the vibrios are a metalloprotease having a zinc atom immunologically cross reactive to each other. The proteases act not only for processing and activation of protein toxins but also direct toxic factors causing edematous or hemorrhagic skin lesions or disturbance of host defense system.
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- S Shinoda
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushima, Japan
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Vibrio vulnificus protease (VVP), a 45-kDa zinc metalloprotease, consists of two functional domains: an N-terminal 35-kDa polypeptide having endoproteinase activity, and a C-terminal 10-kDa polypeptide that mediates the binding of VVP to the erythrocyte membrane. Therefore, VVP, but not its N-terminal endoproteinase domain alone, has agglutinating activity to rabbit erythrocytes. When a single zinc atom in the catalytic center was substituted by treatment with CuCl2 or NiCl2, proteolytic and hemagglutinating activities were reduced by Ni substitution but not by Cu substitution. Cu-treated 35-kDa polypeptide showed sufficient affinity of the catalytic center and weak binding ability to the erythrocyte membrane, but the Ni-treated polypeptide did not. These results suggest that the binding of endoproteinase domain to membrane is also necessary for hemagglutination.
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- S Miyoshi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Miyoshi S, Kamei T, Inami Y, Ota Y, Yamamoto S, Tomochika K, Shinoda S. The ability of Vibrio vulnificus to use a synthetic hydrophilic heme compound, Fe-TPPS, as a single iron source. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1999; 172:73-7. [PMID: 10079530 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13452.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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Vibrio vulnificus, an opportunistic human pathogen, can obtain iron from a variety of heme proteins. This process involves the digestion of heme proteins by an exoprotease to liberate protoheme (iron-protoporphyrin IX). In the present study, we tested whether this pathogen also uses a synthetic heme compound, Fe-alpha,beta,gamma,delta-tetraphenylporphine tetrasulfonic acid (Fe-TPPS), as an iron source. When inoculated into a medium containing Fe-TPPS, V. vulnificus L-180 multiplication was seen to be dependent on the concentration of the synthetic heme compound; a mutant lacking the ability to utilize protoheme did not multiply. Cells of the strain grown under the iron-restricted condition showed time-dependent uptake of Fe-TPPS. The ability to use either protoheme or Fe-TPPS was significantly reduced by the addition of an excess amount of free TPPS or Cu-TPPS. The data suggest that, V. vulnificus may assimilate Fe-TPPS, at least partially, through the same system as that for protoheme.
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- S Miyoshi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Japan
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Shi L, Miyoshi S, Hiura M, Tomochika K, Shimada T, Shinoda S. Detection of genes encoding cholera toxin (CT), zonula occludens toxin (ZOT), accessory cholera enterotoxin (ACE) and heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) in Vibrio mimicus clinical strains. Microbiol Immunol 1999; 42:823-8. [PMID: 10037216 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02357.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A total of 51 clinical strains of Vibrio mimicus were searched for the presence of virulence-associated genes, like ctx, zot or ace genes which locate in "cholera virulence cassette," and the st gene by polymerase chain reaction. Moreover, the pathological potential of each clinical strain was also examined by rabbit ileal loop (RIL). Three strains showed to have the ctx gene, of which only one strain was zot gene-positive. Meanwhile, one other strain was zot+ but ctx-. All of these four strains were found to have the ace gene and to belong to serogroup O115. Nine strains showed to carry the st gene. However, none of these ST-gene-positive strains was indicated to contain the genes located in the "cholera virulence cassette." It is of interest to note that all of the RIL-positive and/or virulence gene-positive strains were restricted to three serogroups, O20, O41 and O115. These results suggest a significant association between O antigens and enterotoxic activities in V. mimicus clinical strains, and clearly demonstrate multifactorial virulence potentials of this human pathogen.
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- L Shi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
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Yokota H, Shinoda S, Masuzawa T, Kawano M, Katoh M, Suzukawa M. [Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy: report of 9 cases]. No Shinkei Geka 1999; 27:133-8. [PMID: 10065445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Nine patients with CNS damage who had been transferred to our critical care unit were treated with a commercially available kit for percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT). The mean procedure time was about 11 minutes, and the perioperative complication rate was 22% (2/9). Only one complication, wound infection, occurred, and the patient was cured with conventional therapy. On the other hand, premature extubation of the translaryngeal tube occurred in one case. Long-term complications like tracheal stenosis and tracheal malacia were not experienced in two patients. They were discharged from the hospital after decannulation. In conclusion, the advantages of PDT include a short procedure time, the ability to perform the procedure at the bedside, and reduced stimulation of the trachea. Because of the safety and simplicity of the procedure, we recommend PDT for patients with CNS damage.
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- H Yokota
- Department of Surgical Neurology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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Kondo N, Kobayashi Y, Shinoda S, Takenaka R, Teramoto T, Kaneko H, Fukao T, Matsui E, Kasahara K, Yokoyama Y. Reduced interferon gamma production by antigen-stimulated cord blood mononuclear cells is a risk factor of allergic disorders--6-year follow-up study. Clin Exp Allergy 1998; 28:1340-4. [PMID: 9824405 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00418.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is not sufficient to predict 'high allergic risk newborns' on the basis of increased IgE concentrations of cord blood alone, because a raised cord blood IgE concentration is specific but not sensitive in the prediction of the development of allergic disorders. Warner et al. have reported that interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) production by allergen-triggered cord blood cells is a predictor of atopic eczema, based on the 1-year follow-up study. OBJECTIVE We examined whether IFN-gamma production by antigen-stimulated cord blood mononuclear cells (CBMCs) is a risk factor of allergic disorders, based on the 6-year follow-up study. METHODS The relationships among cord blood IgE concentrations, IFN-gamma and interleukin-2 (IL-2) productions by antigen-stimulated CBMCs, and the development of allergic disorders in 21 infants for 6 years were investigated. RESULTS Atopic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis, or atopic dermatitis and bronchial asthma developed in seven of 21 subjects. The maximal IFN-gamma concentration in culture supernatants of ovalbumin (OA) or bovine serum albumin (BSA) stimulated CBMCs in infants who developed allergic disorders was significantly lower (P < 0.01) than that in infants who did not develop any allergic disorders. In contrast, the maximal IL-2 concentration in culture supernatants of OA- or BSA-stimulated CBMCs in infants who developed allergic disorders was not lower than in infants who did not develop any allergic disorders. Moreover, the IFN-gamma concentrations were negatively correlated with cord blood IgE concentrations. CONCLUSION Reduced IFN-gamma production by antigen-stimulated CBMCs is a risk factor of allergic disorders.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens/immunology
- Antigens/pharmacology
- Asthma/blood
- Asthma/immunology
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Dermatitis, Atopic/blood
- Dermatitis, Atopic/immunology
- Fetal Blood/cytology
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity/blood
- Hypersensitivity/immunology
- Immunoglobulin E/blood
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Interferon-gamma/drug effects
- Interleukin-2/biosynthesis
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/drug effects
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/blood
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/immunology
- Risk Factors
- Statistics as Topic
- Time Factors
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- N Kondo
- Department of Paediatrics, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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Miyake T, Hazu T, Yoshida S, Kanayama M, Tomochika K, Shinoda S, Ono B. Glutathione transport systems of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1998; 62:1858-64. [PMID: 9836420 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.1858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [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: 11/08/2022]
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The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was shown to have two kinetically distinguishable glutathione transport systems. While one with high affinity (GSH-P1; KT = 0.045 mM) was regulated, the other with low affinity (GSH-P2; KT > 2 mM) was not. GSH-P1 was highly specific to glutathione, and its activity was quickly lost by suspending the cells in buffer solutions. This activity loss was not observed if glucose-containing buffer was used. In addition, rho-isolates had only about one half of the glutathione transport activity of the original (rho+) strain. Therefore, it is concluded that GSH-P1 is an ATP-driven transport system. Strong and moderate inhibition of GSH-P1 by protonophores and ionophores, respectively, are attributed to competition for ATP between GSH-P1 and proton- and cation-pumps, respectively.
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- T Miyake
- Industrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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Miyoshi S, Nakazawa H, Kawata K, Tomochika K, Tobe K, Shinoda S. Characterization of the hemorrhagic reaction caused by Vibrio vulnificus metalloprotease, a member of the thermolysin family. Infect Immun 1998; 66:4851-5. [PMID: 9746589 PMCID: PMC108600 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.10.4851-4855.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Vibrio vulnificus is an opportunistic human pathogen causing wound infections and septicemia, characterized by hemorrhagic and edematous damage to the skin. This human pathogen secretes a metalloprotease (V. vulnificus protease [VVP]) as an important virulence determinant. When several bacterial metalloproteases including VVP were injected intradermally into dorsal skin, VVP showed the greatest hemorrhagic activity. The level of the in vivo hemorrhagic activity of the bacterial metalloproteases was significantly correlated with that of the in vitro proteolytic activity for the reconstituted basement membrane gel. Of two major basement membrane components (laminin and type IV collagen), only type IV collagen was easily digested by VVP. Additionally, the immunoglobulin G antibody against type IV collagen, but not against laminin, showed sufficient protection against the hemorrhagic reaction caused by VVP. Capillary vessels are known to be stabilized by binding of the basal surface of vascular endothelial cells to the basement membrane. Therefore, specific degradation of type IV collagen may cause destruction of the basement membrane, breakdown of capillary vessels, and leakage of blood components including erythrocytes.
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- S Miyoshi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushima-Naka, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE Cervicocerebral arterial dissections occur when blood extrudes into the wall of an artery supplying the brain. The resulting intramural hematoma may compromise the lumen and cause an aneurysmal dilation. Dissecting aneurysms are now recognized with increasing frequency as a cause of strokes. They usually occur spontaneously or are associated with trivial trauma to the artery. A dissecting aneurysm of the posteroinferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is very rare, however. We present a case with ischemic episode and successive subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by bilateral dissection of the PICAs. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 47-year-old man experienced sudden onset of cerebellar infarction that rapidly resulted in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Angiography revealed a typical pearl-and-string sign in the right PICA and an irregular stenosis in the left PICA. The patient died shortly after admission. Autopsy demonstrated bilateral dissection of the PICAs not involving the vertebral artery. CONCLUSION The incidence of intracranial dissecting aneurysms most frequently occurs in the vertebral artery, but the PICA is only rarely involved, especially bilaterally. We are not aware of any other such case in the literature.
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- S Shinoda
- Department of Neurosurgery, Matsusaka Chuou Hospital, and Mie University School of Medicine, Japan
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Histamine, an important mediator in immediate-type hypersensitivity, is elevated in the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis and is considered to play a pathogenic role in atopic dermatitis. In this study, to elucidate the mechanism of sun exposure-induced exacerbation of skin lesions in atopic dermatitis, we examined the effect of histamine on proinflammatory cytokine production of keratinocytes induced by ultraviolet (UV) B irradiation. Cultured human keratinocytes were irradiated with 30 mJ/cm2 of UVB and incubated with histamine over the concentration range 10(-7) to 10(-4) M, and the IL-1alpha and IL-6 released into the medium were measured using an ELISA. Histamine weakly stimulated IL-6 production by itself. However, together with UVB, it synergistically enhanced IL-6 production and the amount of IL-6 mRNA as estimated by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Histamine had a dose-dependent effect which was maximal at a concentration of 10(-5) M, and had no effect on the kinetics of IL-6 production. In contrast, histamine had no effect on IL-1alpha production by keratinocytes. The effect of histamine was completely blocked by pyrilamine, an H1 receptor antagonist, and mimicked by the H1 receptor agonist, 2-methylhistamine. Whereas the H2 receptor antagonist, cimetidine, slightly inhibited the effect of histamine and the effect of the H2 receptor agonist, 4-methylhistamine, was minute. These results show that histamine augments UVB-induced IL-6 production by keratinocytes predominantly via the H1 receptor at the level of transcription. This suggests a contributory role for histamine in the exacerbation of atopic dermatitis induced by sun exposure.
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- S Shinoda
- Department of Dermatology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan
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