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Hatano A, Wakaki K, Miyajima N, Komatsu S. Relapsed urachal carcinoma responding to first-line chemotherapy with capecitabine-oxaliplatin plus bevacizumab. IJU Case Rep 2023; 6:345-348. [PMID: 37928300 PMCID: PMC10622206 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Introduction Advanced urachal carcinoma has a poor prognosis; however, a standard systemic treatment has not been established. We treated a patient with relapsed urachal carcinoma with capecitabine-oxaliplatin plus bevacizumab, a standard regimen for colon cancer, and obtained favorable responses. Case presentation A 47-year-old woman presented with hematuria. Under the diagnosis of non-metastatic urachal carcinoma, an extended partial cystectomy was performed. Histopathological examination revealed adenocarcinoma with negative surgical margins and lymph nodes. Thirty-two months postoperatively, lung metastases and local recurrence were confirmed, along with elevated carcinoembryonic antigen levels, and nine chemotherapy cycles were administered. Subsequently, the recurrent lesion regressed, and tumor marker levels normalized. Fourteen months after treatment discontinuation, the disease remained stable without progression. Conclusion This is the first report of advanced urachal carcinoma treated with capecitabine-oxaliplatin plus bevacizumab, demonstrating the potential of this treatment as first-line chemotherapy for this disease.
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- Akihiko Hatano
- Department of Urology Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital Shibata Niigata Japan
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- Department of Pathology Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital Shibata Niigata Japan
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- Department of Urology Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital Shibata Niigata Japan
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- Department of Urology Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital Shibata Niigata Japan
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Komatsu S, Takahashi S, Yutani C, Iwa N, Takewa M, Noda H, Ohara T, Kodama K. Diversity in the characteristics of spontaneous ruptured aortic plaques. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1954] [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
Spontaneous ruptured aortic plaques (SRAPs) act as emboli for systemic organs because SRAPs might contain CCs which cause inflammation besides mechanical obstruction. The purpose of the study is to clarify the difference of the characteristics of representative SRAPs, puff rupture and puff-chandelier rupture sampled by non-obstructive general angioscopy. (NOGA)
Methods
A total of 177 puff-chandelier ruptures which blown out spontaneously and glittered against the light of the angioscopic fiber and 105 puff ruptures which did not glitter were sampled by NOGA in patients having or suspected coronary artery disease. Sampled plaques were analyzed two kinds of methods, conventional Hematoxylin-eosin stain and methods without solvents. Samples were diagnosed if the component of atheroma was detected with either method. The percentage of content of CCs, the number of CCs, the longer and shorter diameters were compared between blood sampled from puff and puff-chandelier rupture.
Results
Samples were diagnosed as atheroma 56% of puff-chandelier rupture and 27% of puff- rupture. (p<0.0001) Higher number of CCs was included in puff-chandelier rupture than in puff-rupture. (12,955 [3,977, 25,795] vs. 3,182 [909, 7,273]) The longer and shorter diameters of plaque components of puff rupture were smaller than those of puff-chandelier rupture. (p=0.0259 and p=0.0286, respectively.) CCs were tended to be included puff-chandelier rupture than puff-rupture. (53% vs. 16%, respectively; p<0.0001) Visible debris was obtained only 13% of puff rupture and 26% of puff-chandelier rupture.
Conclusions
Diversity of SRAPs were shown as that puff rupture had less CCs and more fibrin than puff-chandelier rupture, suggesting that potentially less inflammation and more fibrinolytic.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- S Komatsu
- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital , Osaka , Japan
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- Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Technology , Osaka , Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital , Osaka , Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital , Osaka , Japan
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- Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Technology , Osaka , Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital , Osaka , Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital , Osaka , Japan
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Tai K, Komatsu S, Sofue K, Kido M, Tanaka M, Kuramitsu K, Awazu M, Gon H, Tsugawa D, Yanagimoto H, Toyama H, Murakami S, Murakami T, Fukumoto T. Total tumour volume as a prognostic factor in patients with resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases. BJS Open 2020; 4:456-466. [PMID: 32277807 PMCID: PMC7260417 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Although total tumour volume (TTV) may have prognostic value for hepatic resection in certain solid cancers, its importance in colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) remains unexplored. This study investigated its prognostic value in patients with resectable
CRLM. Method This was a retrospective review of patients who underwent hepatic resection for CRLM between 2008 and 2017 in a single institution. TTV was measured from CT images using three‐dimensional construction software; cut‐off values were determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses. Potential prognostic factors, overall survival (OS) and recurrence‐free survival (RFS) were determined using multivariable and Kaplan–Meier analyses. Results Some 94 patients were included. TTV cut‐off values for OS and RFS were 100 and 10 ml respectively. Right colonic primary tumours, primary lymph node metastasis and bilobar liver metastasis were included in the multivariable analysis of OS; a TTV of 100 ml or above was independently associated with poorer OS (hazard ratio (HR) 6·34, 95 per cent c.i. 2·08 to 17·90; P = 0·002). Right colonic primary tumours and primary lymph node metastasis were included in the RFS analysis; a TTV of 10 ml or more independently predicted poorer RFS (HR 1·90, 1·12 to 3·57; P = 0·017). The 5‐year OS rate for a TTV of 100 ml or more was 41 per cent, compared with 67 per cent for a TTV below 100 ml (P = 0·006). Corresponding RFS rates with TTV of 10 ml or more, or less than 10 ml, were 14 and 58 per cent respectively (P = 0·009). A TTV of at least 100 ml conferred a higher rate of unresectable initial recurrences (12 of 15, 80 per cent) after initial hepatic resection. Conclusion TTV was associated with RFS and OS after initial hepatic resection for CRLM; TTV of 100 ml or above was associated with a higher rate of unresectable recurrence.
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- K Tai
- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Clinical and Translational Research Centre, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Hobeika C, Fuks D, Cauchy F, Goumard C, Soubrane O, Gayet B, Salamé E, Cherqui D, Vibert E, Scatton O, Nomi T, Oudafal N, Kawai T, Komatsu S, Okumura S, Petrucciani N, Laurent A, Bucur P, Barbier L, Trechot B, Nunèz J, Tedeschi M, Allard MA, Golse N, Ciacio O, Pittau G, Cunha AS, Adam R, Laurent C, Chiche L, Leourier P, Rebibo L, Regimbeau JM, Ferre L, Souche FR, Chauvat J, Fabre JM, Jehaes F, Mohkam K, Lesurtel M, Ducerf C, Mabrut JY, Hor T, Paye F, Balladur P, Suc B, Muscari F, Millet G, El Amrani M, Ratajczak C, Lecolle K, Boleslawski E, Truant S, Pruvot FR, Kianmanesh AR, Codjia T, Schwarz L, Girard E, Abba J, Letoublon C, Chirica M, Carmelo A, VanBrugghe C, Cherkaoui Z, Unterteiner X, Memeo R, Pessaux P, Buc E, Lermite E, Barbieux J, Bougard M, Marchese U, Ewald J, Turini O, Thobie A, Menahem B, Mulliri A, Lubrano J, Zemour J, Fagot H, Passot G, Gregoire E, Hardwigsen J, le Treut YP, Patrice D. Impact of cirrhosis in patients undergoing laparoscopic liver resection in a nationwide multicentre survey. Br J Surg 2020; 107:268-277. [PMID: 31916594 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim was to analyse the impact of cirrhosis on short-term outcomes after laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) in a multicentre national cohort study. METHODS This retrospective study included all patients undergoing LLR in 27 centres between 2000 and 2017. Cirrhosis was defined as F4 fibrosis on pathological examination. Short-term outcomes of patients with and without liver cirrhosis were compared after propensity score matching by centre volume, demographic and tumour characteristics, and extent of resection. RESULTS Among 3150 patients included, LLR was performed in 774 patients with (24·6 per cent) and 2376 (75·4 per cent) without cirrhosis. Severe complication and mortality rates in patients with cirrhosis were 10·6 and 2·6 per cent respectively. Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) developed in 3·6 per cent of patients with cirrhosis and was the major cause of death (11 of 20 patients). After matching, patients with cirrhosis tended to have higher rates of severe complications (odds ratio (OR) 1·74, 95 per cent c.i. 0·92 to 3·41; P = 0·096) and PHLF (OR 7·13, 0·91 to 323·10; P = 0·068) than those without cirrhosis. They also had a higher risk of death (OR 5·13, 1·08 to 48·61; P = 0·039). Rates of cardiorespiratory complications (P = 0·338), bile leakage (P = 0·286) and reoperation (P = 0·352) were similar in the two groups. Patients with cirrhosis had a longer hospital stay than those without (11 versus 8 days; P = 0·018). Centre expertise was an independent protective factor against PHLF in patients with cirrhosis (OR 0·33, 0·14 to 0·76; P = 0·010). CONCLUSION Underlying cirrhosis remains an independent risk factor for impaired outcomes in patients undergoing LLR, even in expert centres.
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- C Hobeika
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Sorbonne Université, Centre de Recherche Scientifique Saint Antoine, Hôpital Pitié Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive, Oncological and Metabolic Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Sorbonne Université, Centre de Recherche Scientifique Saint Antoine, Hôpital Pitié Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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- Department of Digestive, Oncological and Metabolic Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Trousseau University Hospital, Tours University, Tours, France
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Sorbonne Université, Centre de Recherche Scientifique Saint Antoine, Hôpital Pitié Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France
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- Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France
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- Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Paris, France
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- Hôpital Henri Mondor, APHP, Creteil, France
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- Trousseau Hospital, University Hospital Centre of Tours, Tours, France
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- Trousseau Hospital, University Hospital Centre of Tours, Tours, France
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- Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, APHP, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, APHP, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, APHP, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, APHP, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, APHP, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, APHP, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, APHP, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, APHP, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hépato-biliaire de Paul Brousse, APHP, Villejuif, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Amiens-Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Saint Eloi Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Saint Eloi Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Saint Eloi Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Saint Eloi Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Croix Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Croix Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Croix Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Croix Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Croix Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- St Antoine Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- St Antoine Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- St Antoine Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- Rangueil Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Rangueil Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Claude Huriez Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Lille, Lille, France
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- Claude Huriez Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Lille, Lille, France
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- Claude Huriez Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Lille, Lille, France
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- Claude Huriez Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Lille, Lille, France
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- Claude Huriez Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Lille, Lille, France
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- Claude Huriez Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Lille, Lille, France
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- Claude Huriez Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Lille, Lille, France
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- Robert Debré Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Reims, Reims, France
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- Charles Nicolle Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Charles Nicolle Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Michalon Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Grenoble, Grebnoble, France
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- Michalon Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Grenoble, Grebnoble, France
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- Michalon Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Grenoble, Grebnoble, France
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- Michalon Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Grenoble, Grebnoble, France
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- Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hospital University Centre of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hospital University Centre of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hospital University Centre of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hospital University Centre of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Angers, Angers, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Angers, Angers, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Angers, Angers, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre, Department of Réunion, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre, Department of Réunion, France
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- Hospital University Centre of Lyon Sud, Lyon, France
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- La Timone Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Marseille, Marseille, France
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- La Timone Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Marseille, Marseille, France
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- La Timone Hospital, Hospital University Centre of Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Louis Pasteur Hospital, Colmar, France
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Komatsu S, Takahashi S, Yutani C, Takewa M, Ohara T, Kodama K. P867Detecting cholesterol crystals in coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0464] [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
Cholesterol crystals (CCs) have been recognized as only ghost images. Recently, free monolayer and multilayer CCs besides atheromatous materials from aortic ruptured plaque, obtained using nonobstructive angioscopy, were demonstrated using polarized light microscopy.
Purpose
The aim of the study was to detect free CCs from coronary slow flow.
Methods
A total of 86 patients with coronary artery disease underwent angioscopy with coronary artery sampling. Blood in the coronary artery with and without temporary slow flow was sampled. The blood sample was spread onto a filter paper, and the filter paper was rinsed with distilled water (filter paper-rinse method). The rinse water was scanned using polarized light microscopy, and CCs were detected. The dimensions of CCs from the coronary artery and aortic ruptured plaques were measured for 100 randomly selected samples. The lengths and widths of the CCs were measured.
Results
CCs were obtained in 31 of 86 patients (36.0%). CCs were detected in 38.4% of patients with acute coronary syndrome and in 31.9% of patients with stable angina. CCs were detected 47.1% with slow flow and in 25% without slow flow.
Cholesterol Crystals in Coronary Artery
Conclusions
CCs from the coronary artery can be successfully obtained by using our original method. CCs were detected in patients with clinically stable angina and in those without coronary artery slow flow.
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- S Komatsu
- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Komatsu S, Takahashi S, Yutani C, Kodama K. P1830The Relationship between Spontaneous Ruptured Aortic Plaques/Injuries and Cardiovascular. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0582] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Non-obstructive general angioscopy has enabled to demonstrate high incidence of various types of spontaneous ruptured aortic plaques/injuries (SRAPIs).
Purpose
The aim of the study is to clarify the relationship between SRAPI and cardiovascular risk factors.
Methods
A total of 439 consecutive patients who had or suspected coronary artery disease were performed angioscopy and were screened SRAPI from ascending aorta to iliac artery. The incidence and the number of SRAPI were analyzed. Association between the total number of total SRAP and patients' characteristics were analyzed.
Results
The total number of SRAPI detected was 2211, 10 [4,22](median [IQR]) per patient.
The numbers of high incidence of representative SRAPI, such as erosion, intramural bleeding, puff-chandelier rupture, puff rupture, fissure, flap, bleeding from fissure, and subintimal bleeding were 327, 313, 268, 262, 224, 167, 120, and 91, respectively. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis indicated that age, smoking, HbA1c, and coronary heart disease significantly affected the numbers of overall SRAPI (Table).
Conclusions
SRAPIs were associated with cardiovascular risk factors.
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- S Komatsu
- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Kakuta T, Komatsu S, Kojima K, Fujii H, Kimura S, Dai K, Kawakami H, Matsuoka H, Higuchi Y, Abe H, Inoue T, Okumura Y, Asakura M, Hirayama A, Kodama K. P1831Prediction of cardiovascular events by atheromatous plaques detected by non-obstructive general angioscopy: two-year results of EAST-NOGA Registry. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0583] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Non-obstructive general angioscopy (NOGA) has revealed the intimal damages or atheromatous plaques as well as its spontaneous rupture of the aorta. Recent study revealed that plaque debris or different size of cholesterol crystals were detected in the blood above the spontaneous ruptured aortic plaque observed by NOGA and these plaque materials might cause the peripheral organ damages as the embolic source. These various morphological changes may cause the acute aortic events or atheroembolic events on the peripheral organs, such as brain, kidney, peripheral artery and so on.
Purpose
EAST-NOGA (Evaluation of AtheroSclerotic and rupture events by Non-Obstructive General Angioscopy) is a multi-center prospective observational study to assess the relationship between the findings of NOGA and future cardiovascular events.
Methods
Five hundred and seventy-seven patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who underwent NOGA study. The major cerebrocardiovascular events including cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal cerebral infarction, and acute aortic syndrome were accumulated during the 2-year follow-up after NOGA study.
Results
The median number of aortic atheromatous plaques was 6 [IQR: 3–12]. A total of 514 patients were followed up (89.1%). The mean follow-up duration was 757±120 days. Major adverse cardiovascular events developed in 23 (4.5%) during 2 years follow-up. Patients with MACE and cerebral infarction, had significantly greater number of aortic atheromatous plaques (11 [5–19] vs. 6 [3–11], p<0.001, 12 [4–20] vs. 6 [3–12], p=0.014, respectively). In a univariate analysis, the number of aortic atheromatous plaques and ruptured plaque were significant predictors of MACE (HR: 1.09 95% confidence interval 1.05–1.14, p<0.001) and (HR: 1.12, 95% confidence interval 1.02–1.23, p=0.02). In a multivariate logistic analysis, the number of aortic atheromatous plaques is one of the independent predictors of MACE (HR 1.05, 95% confidence interval 1.00–1.10, p=0.032).
Conclusion
The number of atheromatous plaques identified by NOGA has a significant relation to the onset of cerebral infarction, which suggest the atheromatous plaque were vulnerable and ruptured spontaneously, then cause the aortogenic cerebral infarction. The NOGA study would be useful for predicting the futured atheroembolic events.
Acknowledgement/Funding
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- T Kakuta
- Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Hiroshima City Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Imabari Hospital, Imabari, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Japan
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- Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Japan
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- Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Sasaki R, Demizu Y, Yamashita T, Komatsu S, Akasaka H, Miyawaki D, Yoshida K, Wang T, Okimoto T, Fukumoto T. First-in-Human Phase I Study of a Non-Woven Fabric Bioabsorbable Spacer Combined with Particle Therapy Against Abdominal or Pelvic Sarcomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Fujii M, Shiina K, Matsumoto C, Komatsu S, Kimura K, Chikamori T, Yamashina A, Tomiyama H. P5724Hyperuricemia and inflammation in the increase in arterial stiffness and development of hypertension. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p5724] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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- M Fujii
- Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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Kojima K, Komatsu S, Kakuta T, Fukamachi D, Kimura S, Fujii H, Matsuura M, Dai K, Matsuoka H, Hirayama A, Kodama K. P4543Association of aortic vulnerable ruptured plaque and renal function: novel evaluation by non-obstructive angioscopy registry. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p4543] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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- K Kojima
- Nihon University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Cardiovascular center, Osaka, Japan
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- Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital, cardiology, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Nihon University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
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- Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, cardiology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Kindai University Sakai Hospital, Caldiology, Sakai, Japan
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- Hiroshima City Hospital, Cardiology, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Cardiology, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Nihon University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital, Cardiovascular center, Osaka, Japan
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Fujiwara H, Shiozaki A, Konishi H, Kosuga T, Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Okamoto K, Otsuji E. Perioperative outcomes of single-port mediastinoscope-assisted transhiatal esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer. Dis Esophagus 2017; 30:1-8. [PMID: 28859387 DOI: 10.1093/dote/dox047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We developed an en bloc lymphadenectomy method in the upper mediastinum with a single-port mediastinoscopic cervical approach. This study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of single-port mediastinoscope-assisted transhiatal esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer. The perioperative outcomes of 60 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer who underwent this operation between March 2014 and June 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. The upper mediastinal dissection including lymphadenectomy along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve, using a left cervical approach, was performed with a single-port mediastinoscopic technique, which was used to improve the visibility and handling in the deep mediastinum around the aortic arch. The lymphadenectomy along the right recurrent laryngeal nerve was performed under direct vision using a right cervical approach. Bilateral cervical approaches were followed by hand-assisted laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy with en bloc lymphadenectomy in the middle and lower mediastinum. Tumors were mainly located in the middle thoracic esophagus (n = 33), and most tumors were squamous cell carcinoma (n = 58). Pretreatment diagnoses were stage I, 19; II, 13; III, 24; IV, 4. Preoperative chemotherapy was performed for 40 patients. The median operation time and blood loss were 363 minutes and 235 mL, respectively. There were two patients who underwent conversion to thoracotomy. Perioperative complications were evaluated and graded according to the Clavien-Dindo (CD) and the Esophagectomy Complications Consensus Group (ECCG) classifications. Postoperatively, pneumonia was observed in four patients (CD, Grade II, 2; Grade IIIb, 2), although vocal cord palsy was more frequent (ECCG, Type I, 12; Type III, 8). The median number of thoracic lymph nodes resected was 21, and the R0 resection rate was 95%. Single-port mediastinoscope-assisted transhiatal esophagectomy is feasible, in terms of perioperative outcomes, for a radical surgery for thoracic esophageal cancer, although its safety needs to be further demonstrated.
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Tanaka Y, Yamazaki K, Nakajima R, Komatsu S, Igarashi A, Tango T, Takeuchi T. Economic impact of adalimumab treatment in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis from the adalimumab non-interventional trial for up-verified effects and utility (ANOUVEAU) study. Mod Rheumatol 2017; 28:39-47. [PMID: 28704126 DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2017.1341459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to evaluate the economic impact of adalimumab (ADA) on Japanese rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS ANOUVEAU was a 48-week multicenter, prospective, observational, single-cohort study. Work-related outcomes including absenteeism, presenteeism, overall work impairment (OWI), and activity impairment (AI) were evaluated using the RA-related work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI/RA). The amount of productivity loss was estimated via multiplication of absenteeism, presenteeism and OWI by the national average occupational wage for paid worker (PW) and part time worker (PTW), and via multiplication of AI by the estimated wage for domestic work for home maker (HM). RESULTS In this analysis, 1196 patients were included. At week 48, measures of productivity loss due to absenteeism, presenteeism, OWI, and AI were significantly improved by administrating ADA to RA patients in all employment types (PW, PTW, and HM), compared to baseline (p < .01). Productivity loss of Japanese society by RA disease was estimated to be $9.80 billion. The annual decrease in productivity loss through ADA administration to Japanese RA patients was estimated to be $3.76 billion. CONCLUSIONS The socioeconomic burden of RA is high, but ADA treatment may reduce productivity loss related to RA.
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- Yoshiya Tanaka
- a The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine , University of Occupational and Environmental Health , Japan, Kitakyushu , Japan
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- c Department of Drug Policy & Management, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , The University of Tokyo , Tokyo , Japan
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- e Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology , Keio University School of Medicine , Tokyo , Japan
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Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) of proteins such as phosphorylation and ubiquitination are crucial for controlling protein stability, localization, and conformation. Genetic information encoded in DNA is transcribed, translated, and increases its complexity by multiple PTMs. Conformational change introduced by PTMs affects interacting partners of each proteins and their downstream signaling; therefore, PTMs are the major level of modulations of total outcome of living cells. Plants are living in harsh environment that requires unremitting physiological modulation to survive, and the plant response to various environment stresses is regulated by PTMs of proteins. This review deals with the novel knowledge of PTM-focused proteomic studies on various life conditions. PTMs are focused that mediate plant-environment interaction such as stress perception, protein homeostasis, control of energy shift, and defense by immune system. Integration of diverse signals on a protein via multiple PTMs is discussed as well, considering current situation where signal integration became an emerging area approached by systems biology into account.
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- A Hashiguchi
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- National Institute of Crop Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan.
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Koike T, Harigai M, Ishiguro N, Inokuma S, Takei S, Takeuchi T, Yamanaka H, Takasaki Y, Mimori T, Hiramatsu K, Komatsu S, Tanaka Y. Effect of Methotrexate Plus Adalimumab on the Achievement of Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapeutic Goals: Post Hoc Analysis of Japanese Patients (MELODY Study). Rheumatol Ther 2016; 3:129-141. [PMID: 27747511 DOI: 10.1007/s40744-015-0023-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION There is insufficient evidence regarding the appropriate dose of methotrexate (MTX) required to achieve specific treatment goals in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving biologic drugs in Japan. The present study aimed to assess the dose-response effect of MTX in combination with adalimumab (ADA) to achieve low disease activity (LDA) and/or remission at 24 weeks in RA patients. METHODS This analysis used data of the ADA all-case survey in Japan (n = 7740), and 5494 patients who received ADA and MTX were classified into five groups by weighted average MTX dose (>0-<4, 4-<6, 6-<8, 8-< 10, and ≥10 mg/week). Of the 5494 patients, 3097 with baseline 28-joint disease activity score based on erythrocyte sedimentation rate >3.2 were analyzed for effectiveness by MTX dose. RESULTS In biologic-naïve patients (n = 1996/3097), LDA/remission rates increased with MTX up to 6-<8 mg/week and then plateaued at higher doses (LDA, p = 0.0440; remission, p = 0.0422). In biologic-exposed patients (n = 1101/3097), LDA/remission rates increased with MTX dose (LDA, p = 0.0009; remission p = 0.0143). The incidences of serious adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and serious infections did not differ by MTX dose, but total ADRs and infections were significantly higher (p < 0.05) with increased MTX doses. CONCLUSION The appropriate MTX doses in combination with ADA to achieve LDA and/or remission at week 24 were different between biologic-naïve and biologic-exposed patients with RA, suggesting that 8 mg/week of MTX would be enough for biologic-naïve patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT01076959. FUNDING AbbVie and Eisai Co., Ltd.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Pharmacoepidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatic Diseases, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, School of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Nishimura M, Kosuga T, Okamoto K, Konishi H, Shiozaki A, Fujiwara H, Otsuji E. Evaluation of prognostic value and stage migration effect using positive lymph node ratio in gastric cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 2016; 43:203-209. [PMID: 27595506 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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AIMS To detect the best cut-off value of the positive lymph node ratio (PLNR) for stratifying the prognosis and analyzing its value with regard to stage migration effect using PLNR in gastric cancer. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 1069 consecutive gastric cancer patients, who underwent curative gastrectomy with radical lymphadenectomy from 1997 through 2009. RESULTS 1) The mean number of dissected lymph nodes was 42.6 in pStage I, 32.4 in pStage II and 37.1 in pStage III. The PLNR of 0.2 was proved to be the best cut-off value to stratify the prognosis of patients into two groups (P < 0.0001; PLNR <0.2 vs. PLNR ≥0.2), and patients were correctly classified into four groups: PLNR 0, PLNR 0-<0.2, PLNR 0.2-<0.4 and PLNR ≥0.4 by the Kaplan-Meier method. 2) Compared patients with the PLNR <0.2, those with the PLNR ≥0.2 had a significantly higher incidence of pT3 or greater, pN2 or greater, lymphatic invasion, vascular invasion and undifferentiated cancer. Multivariate analysis showed that the PLNR ≥0.2 was an independent prognostic factor [P < 0.0001, HR 2.77 (95% CI: 1.87-4.09)]. 2) The PLNR cut-off value of 0.2 could discriminate a stage migration effect in pN2-N3 and pStage II-III, which patients with PLNR ≥0.2 might be potentially diagnosed as a lower stage after gastrectomy. CONCLUSION The PLNR contributes to evaluating prognosis and stage migration effect even in a single institute and enable to identify those who need meticulous treatments and follow-up in patients with gastric cancer.
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- S Komatsu
- Division of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Kiuchi J, Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Aratani K, Konishi H, Shiozaki A, Fujiwara H, Okamoto K, Tsuda H, Otsuji E. Overexpression of CTEN relates to malignant outcome in adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61213-3] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Okajima W, Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Miyamae M, Ohashi T, Imamura T, Kiuchi J, Taniguchi H, Eigo O. Circulating microRNA profiles in plasma: identification of miR-224 as a novel diagnostic biomarker in hepatocellular carcinoma independent of hepatic function. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61544-7] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Imamura T, Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Miyamae M, Morimura R, Ikoma H, Konishi H, Shiozaki A, Taniguchi H, Otsuji E. Plasma microRNA profiles; down-regulation of plasma miR-107 level contributes to poor outcomes in pancreatic cancer. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61414-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ohashi T, Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Miyamae M, Okajima W, Imamura T, Kiuchi J, Okamoto K, Tsuda H, Otsuji E. Overexpression of PBK/TOPK relates to tumor malignant potential and poor outcome of gastric carcinoma. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61052-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Obara K, Anraku T, Ikeda M, Komatsu S, Mizusawa T, Maruyama R, Tomita Y. Case of Large Cecoureterocele with Contralateral Renal Rupture in Neonate. Urol Int 2016; 97:238-40. [PMID: 27045294 DOI: 10.1159/000445525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A cecoureterocele is a rare form of ectopic ureterocele that the orifice of the affected ureter is within the bladder, but the cavity of the ureterocele extends beyond the bladder neck into the urethra. We present a case of a newborn boy with a large cecoureterocele with contralateral renal rupture. He required an emergency transurethral incision of the ureterocele for the treatment of acute renal failure and respiratory disorder.
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- Kenji Obara
- Division of Urology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Honma M, Iinuma S, Kanno K, Komatsu S, Minami-Hori M, Iizuka H, Ishida-Yamamoto A. Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) as a clinical marker in acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis: a close correlation between serum CEA level and disease activity. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015; 30:1379-83. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- M. Honma
- Department of Dermatology; Asahikawa Medical University; Asahikawa Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Asahikawa Medical University; Asahikawa Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Asahikawa Medical University; Asahikawa Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Asahikawa Medical University; Asahikawa Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Asahikawa Medical University; Asahikawa Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Asahikawa Medical University; Asahikawa Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Asahikawa Medical University; Asahikawa Japan
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Hashiguchi Y, Lee JM, Shiraishi M, Komatsu S, Miki S, Shimasaki Y, Mochioka N, Kusakabe T, Oshima Y. Characterization and evolutionary analysis of tributyltin-binding protein and pufferfish saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin-binding protein genes in toxic and nontoxic pufferfishes. J Evol Biol 2015; 28:1103-18. [PMID: 25847490 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Understanding the evolutionary mechanisms of toxin accumulation in pufferfishes has been long-standing problem in toxicology and evolutionary biology. Pufferfish saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin-binding protein (PSTBP) is involved in the transport and accumulation of tetrodotoxin and is one of the most intriguing proteins related to the toxicity of pufferfishes. PSTBPs are fusion proteins consisting of two tandem repeated tributyltin-binding protein type 2 (TBT-bp2) domains. In this study, we examined the evolutionary dynamics of TBT-bp2 and PSTBP genes to understand the evolution of toxin accumulation in pufferfishes. Database searches and/or PCR-based cDNA cloning in nine pufferfish species (6 toxic and 3 nontoxic) revealed that all species possessed one or more TBT-bp2 genes, but PSTBP genes were found only in 5 toxic species belonging to genus Takifugu. These toxic Takifugu species possessed two or three copies of PSTBP genes. Phylogenetic analysis of TBT-bp2 and PSTBP genes suggested that PSTBPs evolved in the common ancestor of Takifugu species by repeated duplications and fusions of TBT-bp2 genes. In addition, a detailed comparison of Takifugu TBT-bp2 and PSTBP gene sequences detected a signature of positive selection under the pressure of gene conversion. The complicated evolutionary dynamics of TBT-bp2 and PSTBP genes may reflect the diversity of toxicity in pufferfishes.
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- Y Hashiguchi
- Department of Biology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Silkworm Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Bioresource Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Silkworm Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Fujiwara H, Shiozaki A, Konishi H, Komatsu S, Kubota T, Ichikawa D, Okamoto K, Morimura R, Murayama Y, Kuriu Y, Ikoma H, Nakanishi M, Sakakura C, Otsuji E. Hand-assisted laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy with a systematic procedure for en bloc infracarinal lymph node dissection. Dis Esophagus 2014; 29:131-8. [PMID: 25487303 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 12/11/2022]
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Laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy is a minimally invasive approach for esophageal cancer. However, a transhiatal procedure has not yet been established for en bloc mediastinal dissection. The purpose of this study was to present our novel procedure, hand-assisted laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy, with a systematic procedure for en bloc mediastinal dissection. The perioperative outcomes of patients who underwent this procedure were retrospectively analyzed. Transhiatal subtotal mobilization of the thoracic esophagus with en bloc lymph node dissection distally from the carina was performed according to a standardized procedure using a hand-assisted laparoscopic technique, in which the operator used a long sealing device under appropriate expansion of the operative field by hand assistance and long retractors. The thoracoscopic procedure was performed for upper mediastinal dissection following esophageal resection and retrosternal stomach roll reconstruction, and was avoided based on the nodal status and operative risk. A total of 57 patients underwent surgery between January 2012 and June 2013, and the transthoracic procedure was performed on 34 of these patients. In groups with and without the transthoracic procedure, total operation times were 370 and 216 minutes, blood losses were 238 and 139 mL, and the numbers of retrieved nodes were 39 and 24, respectively. R0 resection rates were similar between the groups. The incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy was significantly higher in the group with the transthoracic procedure, whereas no significant differences were observed in that of pneumonia between these groups. The hand-assisted laparoscopic transhiatal method, which is characterized by a systematic procedure for en bloc mediastinal dissection supported by hand and long device use, was safe and feasible for minimally invasive esophagectomy.
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- H Fujiwara
- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Hirajima S, Nagata H, Nishimura Y, Kawaguchi T, Miyamae M, Okajima W, Ohashi T, Konishi H, Shiozaki A, Fujiwara H, Okamoto K, Tsuda H, Imoto I, Inazawa J, Otsuji E. Overexpression of SMYD2 contributes to malignant outcome in gastric cancer. Br J Cancer 2014; 112:357-64. [PMID: 25321194 PMCID: PMC4453442 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Revised: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND SET and MYND domain-containing protein 2 (SMYD2) is a lysine methyltransferase for histone H3, p53 and Rb and inhibits their transactivation activities. In this study, we tested whether SMYD2 (1q42) acts as a cancer-promoting factor by being overexpressed in gastric cancer. METHODS We analysed 7 gastric cancer cell lines and 147 primary tumor samples of gastric cancer, which were curatively resected in our hospital. RESULTS SET and MYND domain-containing protein 2 was detected in these cell lines (five out of seven cell lines; 71.4%) and primary tumor samples (fifty-six out of one hundred and forty-seven cases; 38.1%). Knockdown of SMYD2 using specific small interfering RNA inhibited proliferation, migration and invasion of SMYD2-overexpressing cells in a TP53 mutation-independent manner. Overexpression of SMYD2 protein correlated with larger tumor size, more aggressive lymphatic invasion, deeper tumor invasion and higher rates of lymph node metastasis and recurrence. Patients with SMYD2-overexpressing tumours had a worse overall rate of survival than those with non-expressing tumours (P=0.0073, log-rank test) in an intensity and proportion score-dependent manner. Moreover, multivariate analysis demonstrated that SMYD2 was independently associated with worse outcome (P=0.0021, hazard ratio 4.25 (1.69-10.7)). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that SMYD2 has a crucial role in tumor cell proliferation by its overexpression and highlight its usefulness as a prognostic factor and potential therapeutic target in gastric cancer.
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- S Komatsu
- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cytogenetics, Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-5810, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Shiozaki A, Fujiwara H, Murayama Y, Komatsu S, Kuriu Y, Ikoma H, Nakanishi M, Ichikawa D, Okamoto K, Ochiai T, Kokuba Y, Otsuji E. Perioperative outcomes of esophagectomy preceded by the laparoscopic transhiatal approach for esophageal cancer. Dis Esophagus 2014; 27:470-8. [PMID: 23088181 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2012.01439.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 12/11/2022]
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This study was designed to determine the efficacy of esophagectomy preceded by the laparoscopic transhiatal approach (LTHA) with regard to the perioperative outcomes of esophageal cancer. The esophageal hiatus was opened by hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, and carbon dioxide was introduced into the mediastinum. Dissection of the distal esophagus was performed up to the level of the tracheal bifurcation. En bloc dissection of the posterior mediastinal lymph nodes was performed using LTHA. Next, cervical lymphadenectomy, reconstruction via a retrosternal route with a gastric tube and anastomosis from a cervical approach were performed. Finally, a small thoracotomy (around 10 cm in size) was made to extract the thoracic esophagus and allow upper mediastinal lymphadenectomy to be performed. The treatment outcomes of 27 esophageal cancer patients who underwent LTHA-preceding esophagectomy were compared with those of 33 patients who underwent the transthoracic approach preceding esophagectomy without LTHA (thoracotomy; around 20 cm in size). The intrathoracic operative time and operative bleeding were significantly decreased by LTHA. The total operative time did not differ between the two groups, suggesting that the abdominal procedure was longer in the LTHA group. The number of resected lymph nodes did not differ between the two groups. Postoperative respiratory complications occurred in 18.5% of patients treated with LTHA and 30.3% of those treated without it. The increase in the number of peripheral white blood cells and the duration of thoracic drainage were significantly decreased by this method. Our surgical procedure provides a good surgical view of the posterior mediastinum, markedly shortens the intrathoracic operative time, and decreases the operative bleeding without increasing major postoperative complications.
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- A Shiozaki
- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Komatsu T, Komatsu S, Yaguchi I. Successful percutaneous coronary thrombolytic therapy of myocardial infarction caused by Cabrol conduit graft. Heart Asia 2014; 6:30. [DOI: 10.1136/heartasia-2013-010433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Yamada T, Shimura T, Sakamoto E, Kurumiya Y, Komatsu S, Iwasaki H, Nomura S, Kanie H, Hasegawa H, Orito E, Joh T. Preoperative drainage using a transanal tube enables elective laparoscopic colectomy for obstructive distal colorectal cancer. Endoscopy 2013; 45:265-71. [PMID: 23322477 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1326030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Acute colorectal obstruction (ACO) often accompanies colorectal cancer (CRC) and requires urgent treatment, but achieving elective laparoscopy-assisted colectomy (LAC) is difficult in this setting. The aim of the current study was to assess the clinical outcomes of a transanal tube (Dennis colorectal tube [DCT]) for CRC with ACO, focusing in particular on the impact of the DCT on subsequent elective LAC. PATIENTS AND METHODS Among 1142 patients who underwent surgery for CRC between January 2007 and December 2011, 92 patients with ACO were identified retrospectively. Of these 92 patients, the DCT procedure was performed in 66 patients who fulfilled the indications for DCT, and these patients were included in the study. RESULTS All 66 patients presented with complete obstruction. Technical and clinical success rates for DCT were 93.9 % and 86.4 %, respectively. Perforation after DCT occurred in 4.5 % and the mortality rate was 1.5 %. The rate of LAC was 48.5 %, and the rate of primary stoma was 13.6 %. For curative stage II/III CRC with ACO, DCT resulted in a primary stoma rate of 13.6 %, a one-stage surgery rate of 90.9 %, a LAC rate of 50.0 %, and a 3-year survival rate of 73.1 %. For stage II/III CRC cases with clinical success by DCT, the one-stage surgery rate was 97.4 % and the LAC rate was 56.4 %. CONCLUSIONS DCT achieved a high rate of clinical success and enabled safe one-stage surgery and LAC for CRC with ACO. DCT followed by LAC is proposed as a promising non-invasive strategy for CRC with ACO.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Imai A, Komatsu S, Ohara T, Kamata T, Yoshida J, Miyaji K, Takewa M, Kobayashi Y, Ohe R, Kodama K. The impact of central obesity on accelerated progression of noncalcified coronary plaque assessed by coronary CT angiography: a 4-year-follow-up study. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht307.p736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Takeuchi T, Komatsu S, Muramatsu T, Kubo T, Kuroki A, Tango T, Tanaka Y. FRI0202 A large-scale prospective single cohort study of work productivity and activity impairment in japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving adalimumab: analysis of 24-weeks data from the anouveau study. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1329] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Nishimura Y, Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Nagata H, Hirajima S, Takeshita H, Kawaguchi T, Arita T, Konishi H, Kashimoto K, Shiozaki A, Fujiwara H, Okamoto K, Tsuda H, Otsuji E. Overexpression of YWHAZ relates to tumor cell proliferation and malignant outcome of gastric carcinoma. Br J Cancer 2013; 108:1324-31. [PMID: 23422756 PMCID: PMC3619260 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Several studies have demonstrated that YWHAZ (14-3-3ζ), included in the 14-3-3 family of proteins, has been implicated in the initiation and progression of cancers. We tested whether YWHAZ acted as a cancer-promoting gene through its activation/overexpression in gastric cancer (GC). METHODS We analysed 7 GC cell lines and 141 primary tumours, which were curatively resected in our hospital between 2001 and 2003. RESULTS Overexpression of the YWHAZ protein was frequently detected in GC cell lines (six out of seven lines, 85.7%) and primary tumour samples of GC (72 out of 141 cases, 51%), and significantly correlated with larger tumour size, venous and lymphatic invasion, deeper tumour depth, and higher pathological stage and recurrence rate. Patients with YWHAZ-overexpressing tumours had worse overall survival rates than those with non-expressing tumours in both intensity and proportion expression-dependent manner. YWHAZ positivity was independently associated with a worse outcome in multivariate analysis (P=0.0491, hazard ratio 2.3 (1.003-5.304)). Knockdown of YWHAZ expression using several specific siRNAs inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion of YWHAZ-overexpressing GC cells. Higher expression of the YWHAZ protein was significantly associated with the lower expression of miR-375 in primary GC tissues (P=0.0047). CONCLUSION These findings suggest that YWHAZ has a pivotal role in tumour cell proliferation through its overexpression, and highlight its usefulness as a prognostic factor and potential therapeutic target in GC.
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- Y Nishimura
- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Komatsu S, Hara N, Ishizaki F, Nishiyama T, Takizawa I, Isahaya E, Kawasaki T, Takahashi K. Altered association of interleukin-6 with sex steroids in lipid metabolism disorder in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy. Prostate 2012; 72:1207-13. [PMID: 22213519 DOI: 10.1002/pros.22471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interleukin-6 produced in adipose tissue plays a role in lipid metabolism, and also interacts with sex steroids. This study was performed to elucidate the mechanism of lipid metabolism disorder during androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in terms of the association of interleukin-6 with sex steroids. METHODS Seventy-two patients with localized prostate cancer were prospectively studied based on their body-composition and blood samples before and after ADT for 6 months. RESULTS Before ADT, serum interleukin-6 levels were inversely correlated with serum total-testosterone (rs = -0.305, P = 0.009) and dihydrotestosterone (rs = -0.380, P = 0.006) concentrations, but not correlated with adrenal androgen or estradiol levels. Pretreatment interleukin-6 levels were positively correlated with %body fat (rs = 0.349, P = 0.003) and %visceral fat (rs = 0.384, P = 0.001). After ADT, %body fat increased (P < 0.001) and lean body mass decreased (P = 0.036). After ADT, in contrast to the pretreatment relationship, interleukin-6 levels were positively correlated with total-testosterone concentrations (rs = 0.343, P = 0.003), and were positively correlated also with levels of androstenedione (rs = 0.351, P = 0.002) and estoradiol (rs = 0.335, P = 0.004). Interleukin-6 levels were equivalent between before and after ADT (2.02 vs. 2.16 pg/ml, P = 0.205), but the positive correlation between interleukin-6 levels and %body or %visceral fat noted before ADT disappeared after ADT. CONCLUSIONS Posttreatment interleukin-6 levels had a strong positive correlation with total-testosterone, androstenedione, and estradiol levels, suggesting that a regulation loop may emerge between these sex steroids and interleukin-6 during ADT. The altered association between interleukin-6 and sex steroids is possibly involved in ADT-related lipid metabolism disorder with unchanged interleukin-6 levels despite increased %body fat.
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- Shuichi Komatsu
- Division of Urology, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Konishi H, Ichikawa D, Komatsu S, Shiozaki A, Tsujiura M, Takeshita H, Morimura R, Nagata H, Arita T, Kawaguchi T, Hirashima S, Fujiwara H, Okamoto K, Otsuji E. Detection of gastric cancer-associated microRNAs on microRNA microarray comparing pre- and post-operative plasma. Br J Cancer 2012; 106:740-7. [PMID: 22262318 PMCID: PMC3322946 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background: Recently, it was reported that plasma microRNAs (miRNAs) are low-invasive useful biomarkers for cancer. We attempted to isolate gastric cancer (GC)-associated miRNAs comparing pre- and post-operative paired plasma, thereby excluding the possible effects of individual variability. Methods: This study was divided into four steps: (1) microarray analysis comparing pre- and post-operative plasma; (2) validation of candidate miRNAs by quantitative RT–PCR; (3) validation study of selected miRNAs using paired plasma; and (4) comparison of the levels of selected miRNAs in plasma between healthy controls and patients. Results: From the results of microarray analysis, nine candidate miRNAs the levels of which were markedly decreased in post-operative plasma were selected for further studies. After confirmation of their post-operative marked reduction, two candidate miRNAs, miR-451 and miR-486, were selected as plasma biomarkers, considering the abundance in plasma, and marked decrease in post-operative samples. In validation, the two miRNAs were found to decrease in post-operative plasma in 90 and 93% of patients (both P<0.01). In comparison with healthy controls, the levels of both miRNAs were found to be significantly higher in patients, and the area under the curve values were high at 0.96 and 0.92. Conclusion: Plasma miR-451 and miR-486 could be useful blood-based biomarkers for screening GC.
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- H Konishi
- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Morimura R, Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Takeshita H, Tsujiura M, Nagata H, Konishi H, Shiozaki A, Ikoma H, Okamoto K, Ochiai T, Taniguchi H, Otsuji E. Novel diagnostic value of circulating miR-18a in plasma of patients with pancreatic cancer. Br J Cancer 2011; 105:1733-40. [PMID: 22045190 PMCID: PMC3242609 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Several recent studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) are stably detectable in the plasma/serum. We hypothesised that miR-18a in the plasma is a potential biomarker in patients with pancreatic cancer. METHODS miR-18a is located in the miR-17-92 cluster and reported to be highly expressed in pancreatic cancer tissues. This study was divided into three parts: (1) Confirmation of higher miR-18a levels in primary pancreatic cancer tissues and cell lines than in normal pancreatic tissues and a human fibroblast cell line. (2) Evaluation of the plasma miR-18a assay using quantitative RT-PCR by comparing plasma results obtained from 36 patients with pancreatic cancer and from 30 healthy volunteers. (3) Evaluation of the assay for monitoring tumour dynamics in patients with pancreatic cancer. RESULTS (1) The expression of miR-18a was significantly higher in pancreatic cancer tissues (P=0.012) and pancreatic cancer cell lines (P=0.015) than in normal tissues and fibroblasts. (2) Plasma concentrations of miR-18a were significantly higher in pancreatic cancer patients than in controls (P<0.0001). The value of the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC) was 0.9369. (3) Plasma levels of miR-18a were significantly lower in postoperative samples than in preoperative samples (P=0.0077). CONCLUSION Circulating miR-18a might provide new complementary tumour markers for pancreatic cancer.
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- R Morimura
- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, 355-5 Kamanzadoori Marutacho Hruobicho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Ogata R, Suzuki S, Ahn JK, Akune Y, Baranov V, Chen KF, Comfort J, Doroshenko M, Fujioka Y, Hsiung YB, Inagaki T, Ishibashi S, Ishihara N, Ishii H, Iwai E, Iwata T, Kato I, Kobayashi S, Komatsu S, Komatsubara TK, Kurilin AS, Kuzmin E, Lednev A, Lee HS, Lee SY, Lim GY, Ma J, Matsumura T, Moisseenko A, Morii H, Morimoto T, Nakajima Y, Nakano T, Nanjo H, Nishi N, Nix J, Nomura T, Nomachi M, Okuno H, Omata K, Perdue GN, Perov S, Podolsky S, Porokhovoy S, Sakashita K, Sasaki T, Sasao N, Sato H, Sato T, Sekimoto M, Shimogawa T, Shinkawa T, Stepanenko Y, Sugaya Y, Sugiyama A, Sumida T, Tajima Y, Takita S, Tsamalaidze Z, Tsukamoto T, Tung YC, Wah YW, Watanabe H, Wu ML, Yamaga M, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY, Yoshimura Y, Zheng Y. Study of theKL0→π0π0νν¯decay. Int J Clin Exp Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.84.052009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Takeshita H, Tsujiura M, Morimura R, Nagata H, Kosuga T, Iitaka D, Konishi H, Shiozaki A, Fujiwara H, Okamoto K, Otsuji E. Circulating microRNAs in plasma of patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Br J Cancer 2011; 105:104-11. [PMID: 21673684 PMCID: PMC3137413 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background: Several recent studies demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) are stably detectable in plasma/serum. We hypothesised that plasma miRNAs concentrations contributed to potential biomarkers in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods: We selected three oncogenic miRNAs (miR-21, miR-184, miR-221) and one tumour suppressive miRNA (miR-375), which are frequently reported in squamous cell carcinoma, as candidate targets for this plasma miRNA assay. This study was divided into three steps: (1) Determination of appropriate plasma miRNAs in preliminary tests. (2) Evaluation of whether the plasma miRNA assays could monitor tumour dynamics. (3) Validation study on the clinical application of plasma miRNA assays in 50 ESCC patients and 20 healthy volunteers. Results: (1) In preliminary tests, the plasma level of miR-21 was significantly higher (P=0.0218) and that of miR-375 (P=0.0052) was significantly lower in ESCC patients than controls. (2) The high plasma miR-21 levels reflected tumour levels in all cases (100%). The plasma level of miR-21 was significantly reduced in postoperative samples (P=0.0058). (3) On validation analysis, the plasma level of miR-21 tended to be higher in ESCC patients (P=0.0649), while that of miR-375 was significantly lower (P<0.0001) and the miR-21/miR-375 ratio was significantly higher (P<0.0001) in ESCC patients than in controls. The value of the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC) was 0.816 for the miR-21/miR-375 ratio assay. Patients with a high plasma level of miR-21 tended to have greater vascular invasion (P=0.1554) and to show a high correlation with recurrence (P=0.0164). Conclusion: Detection of circulating miRNAs might provide new complementary tumour markers for ESCC.
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- S Komatsu
- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Shinano T, Komatsu S, Yoshimura T, Tokutake S, Kong FJ, Watanabe T, Wasaki J, Osaki M. Proteomic analysis of secreted proteins from aseptically grown rice. Phytochemistry 2011; 72:312-20. [PMID: 21255809 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plants are known to secrete a variety of compounds into the rhizosphere. These compounds are thought to play important roles in the regulation of soil chemical properties and soil microorganisms. To determine the composition of proteins secreted from rice roots, aseptic hydro culture was performed, and the collected proteins were analyzed. Over 100 proteins were identified; most were identified using the rice database (RAP-DB), and about 60% of the identified proteins were suspected to have a signal peptide. Functional categorization suggested that most were secondary metabolism- and defense-related proteins. Pathogenesis- and stress-related proteins were the major proteins found in the bathing solution under aseptic conditions. Thus, we propose that rice plants constitutively secrete a large variety of proteins to protect their roots against abiotic and/or biotic stresses in the environment.
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- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region, 1-Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo 062-8555, Japan.
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Tung YC, Hsiung YB, Ahn JK, Akune Y, Baranov V, Chen KF, Comfort J, Doroshenko M, Fujioka Y, Inagaki T, Ishibashi S, Ishihara N, Ishii H, Iwai E, Iwata T, Kato I, Kobayashi S, Komatsu S, Komatsubara TK, Kurilin AS, Kuzmin E, Lednev A, Lee HS, Lee SY, Lim GY, Ma J, Matsumura T, Moisseenko A, Morii H, Morimoto T, Nakajima Y, Nakano T, Nanjo H, Nishi N, Nix J, Nomura T, Nomachi M, Ogata R, Okuno H, Omata K, Perdue GN, Perov S, Podolsky S, Porokhovoy S, Sakashita K, Sasaki T, Sasao N, Sato H, Sato T, Sekimoto M, Shimogawa T, Shinkawa T, Stepanenko Y, Sugaya Y, Sugiyama A, Sumida T, Suzuki S, Tajima Y, Takita S, Tsamalaidze Z, Tsukamoto T, Wah Y, Watanabe H, Wu ML, Yamaga M, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY, Yoshimura Y, Zheng Y. Search for the decayKL0→3γ. Int J Clin Exp Med 2011. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.83.031101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Kwong W, Neilson AL, Hamilton RM, Chiu CC, Stephenson EA, Gross GJ, Soucie L, Kirsh JA, xian-hui Z, Bao-peng T, Jin-xin L, Yu Z, Yan-yi Z, Jiang-hua Z, Hirahara T, Sugawara Y, Suga C, Ako J, Momomura S, Ardashev AV, Zhelyakov EG, Konev AV, Rybachenko MS, Belenkov YN, Bai R, Di Biase L, Santangeli P, Saenz LC, Verma A, Sanchez J, Tondo C, Natale A, Safari F, Hajizadeh S, Mani A, Khoshbaten A, Foadoddini M, Forush SS, Bayat G, Kim SH, Chong D, Ching CK, Liew R, Galalardin, Khin MW, Teo WS, Chong D, Tan BY, Liew R, Ching CK, Teo WS, Sakamoto T, Al Mehairi M, Al Ghamdi SA, Dagriri K, Al Fagih A, Selvaraj R, Ezhumalai B, Satheesh S, Ajit A, Gobu P, Balachander J, Liu XQ, Zhou X, Yang G, Zhong GZ, Shi L, Tian Y, Li YB, Wang AH, Yang XC, Takenaka S, Ozaki H, Nakamura M, Otsuka M, Tsurumi Y, Nolker G, Gutleben KJ, Ritscher G, Sinha AM, Muntean B, Heintze J, Vogt J, Brachmann J, Horstkotte D, Katsuyuki T, Katsuyuki T, McGrew F, Johnson E, Coppess M, Fan I, Li S, Zhiyu L, Zengzhang L, Xianbin L, Yuehui Y, Min L, Shu-long Z, Dong C, Zhi-tao Z, Xian-jing W, Ying-xue D, Shu-Long Z, Dong C, Zhi-Tao Z, Xian-Jing W, Ying-Xue D, Liu P, Guo JH, Zhang Z, Li J, Liu HG, Zhang HC, Zvereva V, Rillig A, Meyerfeldt U, Jung W, Wei L, Qi G, Zhang Q, Xia Y, Doi A, Satomi K, Nakajima I, Makimoto H, Yokoyama T, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Noda T, Aiba T, Shimizu W, Aihara N, Kamakura S, Li Z, Zhao QY, Huang CX, Doi A, Satomi K, Nakajima I, Makimoto H, Yokoyama T, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Noda T, Aiba T, Shimizu W, Aihara N, Kamakura S, Min-Seok C, Jeong-Wook P, Young-Woong H, Sung-Eun P, Jae-Sun U, Yong-Seog O, Woo-Seung S, Ji-Hoon K, Seong-Won J, Man-Young L, Tae-Ho R, Uhm JS, Oh YS, Choi MS, Park JW, Ha YW, Park SE, Jang SW, Shin WS, Kim JH, Lee MY, Rho TH, Nielsen JB, Olesen MS, Tango M, Haunso S, Holst AG, Svendsen JH, Poci D, Thogersen AM, Riahi S, Linde P, Edvardsson N, Khoo CW, Krishnamoorthy S, Dwivedi G, Balakrishnan B, Lim HS, Lip GYH, Khoo CW, Krishnamoorthy S, Dwivedi G, Balakrishnan B, Lim HS, Lip GYH, D'Ascia S, D'ascia C, Marino V, Chiariello M, Santulli G, Music L, Anderson K, Benzaquen BS, Saponieri C, Yassin H, Fridman V, Vasavada BC, Turitto G, El-Sherif N, Saponieri C, Prabhu H, Yassin H, Fridman V, Huang Y, Vasavada BC, Turitto G, El-Sherif N, Ortega MC, Sosa ESH, Ugalde AN, Al Jamil A, Abu Siddique M, Haque KMHSS, Suga C, Hirahara T, Sugawara Y, Ako J, Momomura SI, Mlynarski R, Mlynarska A, Ilczuk G, Mlynarski R, Mlynarska A, Wilczek J, Mlynarska A, Mlynarski R, Wilczek J, Mlynarska A, Mlynarski R, Wilczek J, Sosnowski M, Kohno R, Abe H, Nagatomo T, Oginosawa Y, Minamiguchi H, Otsuji Y, Kohno R, Abe H, Minamiguchi H, Oginosawa Y, Nagatomo T, Otsuji Y, Minamiguchi H, Abe H, Kohno R, Oginosawa Y, Otsuji Y, Ekinci S, Yesil M, Bayata S, Vurgun VK, Arikan E, Postaci N, Xiaoqing R, Jielin P, Shu Z, Liang M, Fangzheng W, Takahashi K, Tokano T, Nakazato Y, Doi S, Shiozawa T, Konishi H, Hiki M, Kato Y, Komatsu S, Takahashi S, Kubota N, Tamura H, Suwa S, Ohki M, Katsumata T, Kizu K, Bito F, Sumiyoshi M, Juntendo HD, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Nakajima I, Doi A, Makimoto H, Yukoyama T, Noda T, Satomi K, Aiba T, Shimizu W, Aihara N, Kamakura S, Perna F, Leo M, Leccisotti L, Casella M, Pelargonio G, Lago M, Bencardino G, Narducci ML, Russo E, Santangeli P, Giordano A, Bellocci F, Song T, Yang J, Huang C, Zhang J, Huang C, Wu P, Yang J, Song T, Chen Y, Fan X, Wang T, Wang X, Tang Y, Wu P, Huang CX, Zhang J, Fan XR, Chen YJ, Li XW, Yang J, Song T, Chiu CC, Buescher T, Obias-Manno D, Yoo CJ, Huh J, Ortega MC, Nakanishi H, Hirata A, Wada M, Kashiwase K, Okada M, Ueda Y, Su D, Niu XL, Song AQ, Kohno R, Abe H, Minamiguchi H, Oginosawa Y, Nagatomo T, Otsuji Y, Fujii S, Yambe Y, Shiiba K, Sakakibara M, Takenaka S, Watanabe A, Wada T, Koide Y, Ikeda M, Toda H, Hashimoto K, Terasaka R, Nakahama M, Wada T, Watanabe A, Koide Y, Ikeda M, Toda H, Hashimoto K, Terasaka R, Nakahama M, Okada Y, Mizuno H, Ide H, Ueno T, Kogaki S, Ozono K, Nanto S, Statescu C, Bercea R, Sascau RA, Georgescu CA, Ortega MC, Athanas E, Ortega MC, Athanas E, Mironov NY, Bakalov SA, Jarova EA, Rodionova ES, Mironova NA, Kim J, Ahn MS, Han DC, Choo JTL, Chen CK, Tan TH, Ong KK, Kam R, Curnis A, Bontempi L, Coppola G, Cerini M, Vassanelli F, Lipari A, Gennaro F, Pagnoni C, Ashofair N, Cas LD, Gourineni V, Wong KL, Davoudi R, Hamid N, Chong D, Yew TB, Liew R, Keong CC, Siong TW, Fuke E, Shimizu H, Kimura S, Hao K, Watanabe R, Seo JB, Chung WY, Kim SH, Kim MA, Zo ZH, Krishinan S, Skuratova NA, Belyaeva LM, Bae MH, Lee JH, Lee HS, Yang DH, Park HS, Cho Y, Chae SC, Jun JE, Rychkova LV, Dolgikh VV, Zurbanova LV, Zurbanov AV, Aleksanyan A, Matevosyan A, Podosyan G, Zelveian P, Aleksanyan A, Podosyan G, Matevosyan A, Zelveian P, Choi HO, Nam GB, Kim YR, Kim KH, Kim SH, Choi KJ, Kim YH, Pakpahan HAP, Wei D, Qizhu T, Xiaofei Y, Kai G, Siting F, Ji H, Sato A, Tanabe Y, Hayashi Y, Yoshida T, Ito E, Chinushi M, Hasegawa K, Yagihara N, Iijima K, Izumi D, Watanabe H, Furushima H, Aizawa Y, Dong YX, Dong YX, Burnett JC, Chen HH, Sandberg S, Zhang Y, Chen PS, Cha YM, Mlynarski R, Mlynarska A, Wilczek J, Sosnowski M, Zhou XH, Tang BP, Li JX, Zhang Y, Li YD, Zhang JH, Arsenos P, Gatzoulis K, Gialernios T, Dilaveris P, Sideris S, Archontakis S, Tsiachris D, Christodoulos S, Feng Z, Baogui S, Li L, Ming L, Bai R, Di Biase L, Mohanty P, Hesselson AB, De Ruvo E, Gallagher PL, Minati M, Natale LCA, Tomassoni GF, Gan T, Tang B, Xu G, Li J, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Zhang Y, Hosoda J, Ishikawa T, Matsushita K, Matsumoto K, Kimura Y, Miyamoto M, Sugano T, Ishigami T, Uchino K, Kimura K, Umemura S, Nakajima I, Noda T, Shimizu W, Yokoyama T, Makimoto H, Doi A, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Satomi K, Aiba T, Aihara N, Kamakura S, Nakajima I, Noda T, Shimizu W, Kurita T, Yokoyama T, Makimoto H, Doi A, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Satomi K, Aiba T, Aihara N, Kamakura S, Wang T, Huang CX, Wang T, Huang CX, Ruan L, Zhang C, Cai S, Bai R, Liu N, Ruan Y, Quan X, Kang JK, Kim NY, Park SH, Lee JH, Park HS, Cho Y, Chae SC, Jun JE, Park WH, Sapelnikov OV, Latypov RS, Grishin IR, Mareev YV, Saidova MA, Akchurin RS, Arsenos P, Gatzoulis K, Manis G, Dilaveris P, Archontakis S, Tsiachris D, Mytas D, Papafanis T, Papavasileiou MV, Stefanadis C, Ren LN, Fang XH, Wang YQ, Qi GX, Zeng QX, Zheng ZT, Zhong JQ, Wang YL, Liu HZ, Liu DL, Meng XL, Li JS, Zhang Y, Liu HZ, Zhong JQ, Zeng QX, Liu DL, Meng XL, Li JS, Su GY, Wang J, Zhang Y, Liu HZ, Zhong JQ, Zeng QX, Wang YL, Liu DL, Meng XL, Li JS, Su GY, Zhang Y, Li JS, Zhong JQ, Zeng QX, Liu HZ, Su GY, Zhang Y, Li JS, Zhong JQ, Zeng QX, Liu HZ, Meng XL, Liu DL, Su GY, Zhang Y, Li JS, Zhong JQ, Zeng QX, Liu HZ, Meng XL, Liu DL, Su GY, Zhang Y, Nicolson WB, Kundu S, Tyagi N, Meatcher PDS, Yusuf S, Jeilan M, Stafford PJ, Sandilands AJ, Loke I, Ng GA, Nicolson WB, Kundu S, Tyagi N, Meatcher PDS, Yusuf S, Jeilan M, Stafford PJ, Sandilands AJ, Loke I, Ng GA, Solak Y, Gul EE, Atalay H, Abdulhalikov T, Kayrak M, Turk S, Kang JK, Kim NY, Park SH, Lee JH, Park HS, Cho Y, Chae SC, Jun JE, Park WH, Belyaeva LM, Skuratova NA, Pogodina AV, Dolgikh VV, Valjavskaja OV, Zurbanov AV, Chen YX, Luo NS, Wang JF, Zhang S, Ishimaru S, Miyakawa M, Kakinoki R, Tadokoro M, Kitani S, Sugaya T, Nishimura K, Igarashi T, Okabayashi H, Furuya J, Igarashi Y, Igarashi K, Su T, Winlaw D, Chard R, Nicholson I, Sholler G, Lau K, Sun Q, Cheng KP, Cheng R, Hua W, Pu JL, Zhang S, Lim CP, Chan LL, Teo LW, Kwok BWK, Sim DKL, Ching CK, Lim CP, Chan LL, Teo LW, Kwok BWK, Sim DKL, Ching CK, Curnis A, Bontempi L, Cerini M, Lipari A, Vassanelli F, Pagnoni C, Ashofair N, Moneghini D, Cestari R, Cas LD, Al Fagih A, Al Shurafa H, Al Ghamdi S, Dagriri K, Al Khadra A, Iijima K, Chinushi M, Hasegawa K, Yagihara N, Sato A, Izumi D, Watanabe H, Furushima H, Aizawa Y, Furushima H, Chinushi M, Iijima K, Izumi D, Hasegawa K, Yagihara N, Watanabe H, Sato A, Aizawa Y, Agacdiken A, Yalug I, Vural A, Celikyurt U, Ural D, Aker T, Agacdiken A, Yalug I, Vural A, Celikyurt U, Ural D, Aker T, Heintze J, Schloss E, Auricchio A, Zeng C, Sterns L, Farooqi F, Kamdar R, Adhya S, Bayne S, Jackson T, Pollock L, Sterns L, Gall N, Murgatroyd F, Guo Y, Wang Y, Yang T, Zhu P, Liu H, Zhao Y, Zhang L, Gao W, Gao M. 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Komatsu S, Murakami M, Fukumoto T, Hori Y, Hishikawa Y, Ku Y. Risk factors for survival and local recurrence after particle radiotherapy for single small hepatocellular carcinoma. Br J Surg 2011; 98:558-64. [PMID: 21246516 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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] [Accepted: 11/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Particle radiotherapy is a novel treatment for malignant tumours. The present study aimed to evaluate risk factors for overall survival and local control after particle radiotherapy of single small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and to identify suitable candidates for this treatment. METHODS All patients with a single HCC smaller than 5 cm in diameter treated by particle radiotherapy between 2001 and 2008 were identified retrospectively from a prospectively collected database. Clinical outcomes and prognostic factors were analysed. RESULTS A total of 150 patients were included. Five-year overall survival and local control rates were 50.9 and 92.3 per cent respectively. Multivariable analysis revealed that several factors, including age and Child-Pugh classification, significantly influenced overall survival. Proximity to the digestive tract and Child-Pugh classification were independent risk factors for local recurrence. Other tumour factors including size, gross classification, previous treatment, macroscopic vascular invasion, and tumour location in relation to the diaphragm and large vessels did not influence local control rate. CONCLUSION Particle radiotherapy seems safe and effective, and may be a novel treatment for small HCC. Recurrences are more frequent when the tumour is located close to the gut.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Fujii M, Honma M, Iinuma S, Kaneta K, Komatsu S, Sato K, Takahashi H, Ishida-Yamamoto A, Iizuka H. Recalcitrant facial pemphigus vulgaris: correlation of skin lesions with the ratio of antidesmoglein antibodies 1 and 3. Clin Exp Dermatol 2010; 36:284-7. [PMID: 21418270 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03920.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune bullous disease characterized by autoantibodies against desmogleins. We report a case of recalcitrant PV, which progressed from the mucosal to the mucocutaneous type, with a corresponding increase in anti-desmoglein (Dsg)1 and decrease in anti-Dsg3 antibody titres. Thus, the clinical features seemed to correlate with the ratio of anti-Dsg1 and 3. The patient also had anti-Dsg4 antibodies, which might be related to the nonscarring diffuse hair loss and marked facial involvement she also had. The patient did not respond to treatment with systemic steroid, ciclosporin, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide or double filtration plasmapheresis, and eventually died from fulminant thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura of unknown cause.
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- Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan.
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Ahn JK, Akune Y, Baranov V, Chen KF, Comfort J, Doroshenko M, Fujioka Y, Hsiung YB, Inagaki T, Ishibashi S, Ishihara N, Ishii H, Iwai E, Iwata T, Kato I, Kobayashi S, Komatsu S, Komatsubara TK, Kurilin AS, Kuzmin E, Lednev A, Lee HS, Lee SY, Lim GY, Ma J, Matsumura T, Moisseenko A, Morii H, Morimoto T, Nakajima Y, Nakano T, Nanjo H, Nishi N, Nix J, Nomura T, Nomachi M, Ogata R, Okuno H, Omata K, Perdue GN, Perov S, Podolsky S, Porokhovoy S, Sakashita K, Sasaki T, Sasao N, Sato H, Sato T, Sekimoto M, Shimogawa T, Shinkawa T, Stepanenko Y, Sugaya Y, Sugiyama A, Sumida T, Suzuki S, Tajima Y, Takita S, Tsamalaidze Z, Tsukamoto T, Tung YC, Wah YW, Watanabe H, Wu ML, Yamaga M, Yamanaka T, Yoshida HY, Yoshimura Y, Zheng Y. Experimental study of the decayKL0→π0νν¯. Int J Clin Exp Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.81.072004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Takeshita H, Ichikawa D, Komatsu S, Tsujiura M, Kosuga T, Deguchi K, Konishi H, Morimura R, Shiozaki A, Fujiwara H, Okamoto K, Otsuji E. Prediction of CCND1 amplification using plasma DNA as a prognostic marker in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Br J Cancer 2010; 102:1378-83. [PMID: 20389301 PMCID: PMC2865765 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: We aimed to develop a new biomarker to predict cyclin D1 (CCND1) status using plasma DNA in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients. Methods: We evaluated the ratio of the CCND1 (11q13) dosage to the dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2; 11q22-23) dosage (C/D ratio) as CCND1 copy number. This study was divided into three steps: (1) Determination of a cutoff value for the C/D ratio in test scale; (2) Comparison of the C/D ratio in between plasma samples and cancer tissues in ESCC patients showing high plasma C/D ratio; (3) Validation study of the clinical application of the plasma C/D ratio as a diagnostic and prognostic marker, by comparing with clinicopathologic factors in 96 ESCC patients. Results: The plasma C/D ratio was significantly higher in the ESCC group than the controls (P=0.0134). A high plasma C/D ratio reflected the tumour C/D ratio, and significantly correlated with a poorer prognosis (P=0.0186). Moreover, the high C/D ratio was found to be an independent prognostic factor on multivariate analysis (P=0.0266; hazard ratio 5.988). Conclusion: Prediction of CCND1 amplification using plasma DNA is thought to be a promising prognostic biomarker in ESCC patients.
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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Kaise H, Yamada K, Ogata A, Oda M, Komatsu S, Kimura F, Kawarasaki M, Ushio A, Nakayama Y, Kohno N. 368 Stellate ganglion block induced by low level laser therapy to reduce adverse reactions of endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)70394-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Komatsu S, Takenobu H, Ozaki T, Ando K, Koida N, Suenaga Y, Ichikawa T, Hishiki T, Chiba T, Iwama A, Yoshida H, Ohnuma N, Nakagawara A, Kamijo T. Plk1 regulates liver tumor cell death by phosphorylation of TAp63. Oncogene 2009; 28:3631-41. [PMID: 19668228 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2009.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2008] [Revised: 06/17/2009] [Accepted: 06/23/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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We previously found that Plk1 inhibited the p53/p73 activity through its direct phosphorylation. In this study, we investigated the functional role of Plk1 in modulating the p53 family member TAp63, resulting in the control of apoptotic cell death in liver tumor cells. Immunoprecipitation and in vitro pull-down assay showed that p63 binds to the kinase domain of Plk1 through its DNA-binding region. in vitro kinase assay indicated that p63 is phosphorylated by Plk1 at Ser-52 of the transactivating (TA) domain. Plk1 decreased the protein stability of TAp63 by its phosphorylation and suppressed TAp63-induced cell death. Furthermore, Plk1 knockdown in p53-mutated liver tumor cells transactivated p53 family downstream effectors, PUMA, p21(Cip1/WAF1) and 14-3-3sigma, and induced apoptotic cell death. Double knockdown of Plk1/p63 attenuated Plk1 knockdown-induced apoptotic cell death and transactivation. Intriguingly, both Plk1 and p63 are highly expressed in the side population (SP) fraction of liver tumor cells compared to non-SP fraction cells, suggesting the significance of Plk1/TAp63 in the control of cell death in tumor-initiating SP fraction cells. Thus, Plk1 controls TAp63 by its phosphorylation and regulates apoptotic cell death in liver tumor cells. Plk1/TAp63 may be a suitable candidate as a molecular target of liver tumor treatments.
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- S Komatsu
- Division of Biochemistry, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, Chiba, Japan
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Watanabe N, Yoshioka S, Itoh M, Satoh Y, Furuta M, Komatsu S, Sumio Y, Fujita T, Yamada T, Sasaki Y. The G allele at the c.-312A>G SNP in the EDG1 gene associated with high marbling in Japanese Black cattle is at a low frequency in breeds not selected for marbling. Anim Genet 2009; 40:579. [PMID: 19392819 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01871.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- N Watanabe
- Oita Prefectural Institute of Animal Industry, Takeda, Oita 878-0201, Japan
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Kimura F, Iwaya K, Kawaguchi T, Yamada K, Ogata A, Kaise H, Komatsu S, Nakamura Y, Ueda N, Mukai K, Kohno N. EGF-dependent enhancement of invasive ability in squamous cell carcinoma of the breast. Cancer Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-2061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The factors promoting the clinical aggressiveness of squamous cell carcinoma of the breast is still not well understood. In order to examine whether the mechanism of cell motility is involved in the aggressive behavior of squamous cell carcinoma, we established a squamous cell carcinoma cell line from breast primary (HBC 9) and assayed its invasiveness. The number of HBC9 cells migrating through matrigel was significantly increased by stimulation with epidermal growth factor (EGF). This enhancement of cell motility was distinctly detected in comparison with four ductal carcinoma cell lines (MCF7, BT474, HBC5, and MDA-MB-231). EGF stimulation also induced surface protrusions of HBC9 cells. To examine the interaction between Arp2/3 complex and N-WASP which is the final intracellular signal of invadopodia formation that is downstream from EGF stimulation, we observed surface protrusion of HBC 9 by laser microscopy. Co-localization of Arp2 and N-WASP was detected with actin polymerization visualized by phalloidin. Furthermore, the localization of cortactin was found to agree with that of N-WASP and Arp2/3 complex in the invadopodia. The cortactin gene copy number was evaluated using real time PCR by comparison between 12 DNA samples extracted from primary mammary squamous cell cancer tissue and those from corresponding normal breast tissue. A higher level of cortactin was detected in cancer tissue than in normal tissue in 10 cases (83%). At a protein level, intense immunostaining of cortactin was detected in all 12 cases, among which expression was confirmed in 2 cases by Western blot analysis. These results suggest that one of the causes of clinical aggressiveness of squamous cell carcinoma of the breast is the enhancement of cell motility by invadopodial formation. Overexpression of cortactin may result in the formation of invadopodium.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2009;69(2 Suppl):Abstract nr 2061.
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- F Kimura
- 1 Department of Breast Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 2 Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Tokyo Medical University, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 3 Department of Cell Biology, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research-Cancer Institute, Ariake, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Breast Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Breast Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Breast Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Breast Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Breast Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Breast Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 2 Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Tokyo Medical University, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1 Department of Breast Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Aghaei K, Ehsanpour AA, Shah AH, Komatsu S. Proteome analysis of soybean hypocotyl and root under salt stress. Amino Acids 2009; 36:91-8. [PMID: 18264660 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-008-0036-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2008] [Accepted: 01/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To evaluate the response of soybean to salt stress, the related changes in protein expression were investigated using the proteomic approach. Soybean plants were exposed to 0, 50, 100, and 200 mM NaCl. Especially at 200 mM, the length and fresh weight of the hypocotyl and root reduced under salt stress, while the proline content increased. Proteins from the hypocotyl and root treated with 100 mM NaCl were extracted and separated by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; 321 protein spots were detected. In response to salt stress, seven proteins were reproducibly found to be up- or down-regulated by two to sevenfold: late embryogenesis-abundant protein, beta-conglycinin, elicitor peptide three precursor, and basic/helix-loop-helix protein were up-regulated, while protease inhibitor, lectin, and stem 31-kDa glycoprotein precursor were down-regulated. These results indicate that salinity can change the expression level of some special proteins in the hypocotyl and root of soybean that may in turn play a role in the adaptation to saline conditions.
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- K Aghaei
- National Institute of Crop Science, Kannondai 2-1-18, Tsukuba, 305-8518, Japan
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Yamada K, Ogata A, Kaise H, Ohta D, Ueda N, Komatsu S, Nakamura Y, Hosonaga M, Kawamoto A, Kohno N. Management of mastalgia by low level laser therapy. EJC Suppl 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(08)70411-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Pflederer T, Schmid M, Ropers D, Ropers U, Komatsu S, Daniel WG, Achenbach S. Interobserver Variability of 64-Slice Computed Tomography for the Quantification of Non-Calcified Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2007; 179:953-7. [PMID: 17492542 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-963113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [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: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Multidetector CT (MDCT) is a reliable tool to assess and quantify calcified plaque in coronary arteries. Only very limited information is available concerning the accuracy of MDCT for evaluating non-calcified plaque. We determined the interobserver variability for measuring non-calcified plaque volumes in the three main coronary arteries using 64-slice computed tomography. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated data sets of 41 patients who received a 64-slice CT scan (Sensation 64, Siemens Forchheim, Germany, 330 msec rotation, 0.6 mm collimation, 60 ml contrast agent i. v. at 5 ml/sec) due to suspected stable coronary artery disease. The patients showed presence of non-calcified plaque in the proximal part of at least one main coronary artery. The image quality was defined on the basis of a 4-point rating scale. Two independent and blinded investigators measured the plaque volume of the non-calcified plaque by manually tracing plaque areas in contiguous cross-sectional reconstructions rendered along the vessel centerline using a slice thickness of 1 mm and an increment of 0.5 mm. The interobserver variability was evaluated and the influence of plaque volume and image quality on interobserver variability was determined. RESULTS The mean volume of non-calcified plaque was 157 +/- 85 mm (3), 76 +/- 43 mm (3) and 133 +/- 80 mm (3) for the LAD, LCX and RCA, respectively (LAD vs. LCX: p < 0.01; LAD vs. RCA: p = 0.33; LCX vs. RCA: p < 0.01). There was a mean absolute difference in plaque volume between the two observers of 23 +/- 15 mm (3), of 20 +/- 9 mm (3) and of 38 +/- 21 mm (3), which corresponds to a mean interobserver variability of 17 +/- 10 %, 29 +/- 13 % and 32 +/- 13 % for the LAD, LCX and RCA, respectively (LAD vs. LCX: p < 0.01; LAD vs. RCA: p < 0.01; LCX vs. RCA: p = 0.87). A significant inverse correlation between interobserver variability and the extent of the plaque volume (r = - 0.48; p = 0.01) was found. Interobserver variability was dependent on image quality: The highest image quality was observed in the LAD (2.4 +/- 0.5), while the image quality in the LCX (2.1 +/- 0.7) and the RCA (2.0 +/- 0.6) was lower. CONCLUSION Interobserver variability for the quantification of non-calcified plaque volumes in 64-slice MDCT is substantial. Interobserver variability in the LAD was significantly lower than in the LCX and the RCA. This might be due to a larger mean plaque volume and better image quality in the LAD than in other coronary arteries.
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- T Pflederer
- Department of Internal Medicine 2, University of Erlangen.
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Hoshii T, Nishiyama T, Toyabe S, Akazawa K, Komatsu S, Kaneko M, Hara N, Takahashi K. Evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging-based prostate-specific antigen density of the prostate in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Int J Urol 2007; 14:305-10. [PMID: 17470159 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01686.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) density of the prostatic volume (PSAD) estimated using transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS; TRUS-based PSAD), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; MRI-based PSAD), and PSA density of the transition zone (TZ) volume (PSATZD) estimated using MRI (MRI-based PSATZD) in the diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa). METHODS One hundred and twenty patients, who were suspected to have PCa based on PSA, ranged between 4.1 and 20.0 ng/mL were enrolled in this study. RESULTS The prostatic volume estimated using TRUS was smaller than the volume estimated using MRI by 11.4% in the patients with PSA levels ranging 4.1-20.0 ng/mL, 7.2% in those 4.1-10.0 ng/mL, and 15.7% in those 10.1-20.0 ng/mL, respectively. PSA levels were correlated with the prostatic volume estimated using TRUS and MRI, and TZ volume estimated using MRI in the patients without PCa; however, the level was not correlated with them in the patients with PCa. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of MRI-based PSAD was higher than that of TRUS-based PSAD; however, there was no statistical difference. Stepwise logistic regression analysis for the prediction of PCa by using PSA-related parameters confirmed that MRI-based PSATZD was the most significant predictor in patients with PSA levels in the range of 4.1-20.0 ng/mL (P < 0.001), the range of 4.1-10.0 ng/mL (P = 0.002), and the range of 10.1-20.0 ng/mL (P < 0.001), respectively. CONCLUSIONS The prostatic volume estimated using TRUS was smaller than the volume estimated using MRI. MRI-based PSATZD is the most significant predictor in the four parameters.
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- Tatsuhiko Hoshii
- Division of Urology, Department of Regenerative and Transplant Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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