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Habumugisha J, Nakamura M, Kono K, Uchida K, Konko M, Izawa T, Kamioka H. Novel prediction models for pharyngeal-airway volume based on the cranial-base and midsagittal cross-sectional area of the airway in the pharyngeal region: A cephalometric and magnetic resonance imaging study. Orthod Craniofac Res 2024; 27:394-402. [PMID: 38059557 DOI: 10.1111/ocr.12735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to elucidate the association between cranial base (Bjork-Jarabak analysis), midsagittal cross-sectional area of the airway in the pharyngeal region (MCSA-PR) data and pharyngeal-airway volume (PAV) and develop a model that could help clinicians predict PAV using two-dimensional (2D) data (Bjork polygon and MCSA-PR). MATERIALS AND METHODS Pre-treatment lateral cephalometric radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of 82 women were categorized into three anteroposterior skeletal groups based on ANB angle: Class I (n = 29), 1.5° ≤ ANB≤5.1°; Class II (n = 26), ANB >5.1°; Class III (n = 27), ANB <1.5°. The Bjork polygon, MCSA-PR data from cephalograms and PAV data from MRI scans were examined. Intergroup comparisons were performed using the Kruskal-Wallis test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), with pairwise comparisons conducted using the Bonferroni-corrected Mann-Whitney U-test for the Kruskal-Wallis test and Bonferroni-corrected multiple comparison test for one-way ANOVA. Forward multiple linear regression was used to create model equations for predicting PAV. RESULTS MCSA-PR and anterior (N-S) and posterior (S-Ar) cranial-base lengths were positively correlated with the PAV. We developed four models; three operated at the group level, and one encompassed the entire sample. Notably, all models could effectively explain the variance in the PAV data. The model for the Class I group was the strongest (adjusted R2 = 0.77). CONCLUSION Our findings indicate the remarkable potential of the MCSA-PR, N-S and Bjork sum angles (BSA) as predictors of the PAV and the relevance of 2D cephalometric and cranial-base parameters in predicting the three-dimensional (3D) pharyngeal-airway size.
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- Janvier Habumugisha
- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Zou W, Izawa T, Rohatgi N, Zou SY, Li Y, Teitelbaum SL. ThPOK
inhibits osteoclast formation via
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transcription and function. JBMR Plus 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10621] [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: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Wei Zou
- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
- Department of Orthodontics Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2‐5‐1 Shikata‐cho Kita‐ku Okayama Japan
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
- Department of Pharmacology Jiangsu University School of Medicine Zhenjiang Jiangsu Province PR China
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
- Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Department of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
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Zou W, Izawa T, Rohatgi N, Zou SY, Li Y, Teitelbaum SL. ThPOK
inhibits osteoclast formation via
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transcription and function. JBMR Plus 2022; 6:e10613. [PMID: 35434449 PMCID: PMC9009119 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10613] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Both LRF (Zbtb7a) and ThPOK (Zbtb7b) belong to the POK (BTB/POZ and Kruppel) family of transcription repressors that participate in development, differentiation, and oncogenesis. Although LRF mediates osteoclast differentiation by regulating NFATc1 expression, the principal established function of ThPOK is transcriptional control of T‐cell lineage commitment. Whether ThPOK affects osteoclast formation or function is not known. We find that marrow macrophage ThPOK expression diminishes with exposure to receptor activator of NF‐kB ligand (RANKL), but ThPOK deficiency does not affect osteoclast differentiation. On the other hand, enhanced ThPOK, in macrophages, substantially impairs osteoclastogenesis. Excess ThPOK binds the NFATc1 promoter and suppresses its transcription, suggesting a mechanism for its osteoclast inhibitory effect. Despite suppression of osteoclastogenesis by excess ThPOK being associated with diminished NFATc1, osteoclast formation is not rescued by NFATc1 overexpression. Thus, ThPOK appears to inhibit NFATc1 transcription and its osteoclastogenic capacity, while its depletion has no effect on the bone‐resorptive cell. © 2022 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Wei Zou
- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
- Department of Orthodontics Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2‐5‐1 Shikata‐cho, Kita‐ku Okayama Japan
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
- Department of Pharmacology Jiangsu University School of Medicine Zhenjiang Jiangsu Province PR China
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- Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
- Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Department of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis MO USA
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Weng Y, Wang Z, Fukuhara Y, Tanai A, Ikegame M, Yamada D, Takarada T, Izawa T, Hayano S, Yoshida K, Kamioka H, Okamura H. O-GlcNAcylation drives calcium signaling toward osteoblast differentiation: A bioinformatics-oriented study. Biofactors 2021; 47:992-1015. [PMID: 34418170 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This study aimed to reveal the possible mechanisms by which O-linked-N-acetylglucosaminylation (O-GlcNAcylation) regulates osteoblast differentiation using a series of bioinformatics-oriented experiments. To examine the influence of O-GlcNAcylation levels on osteoblast differentiation, osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells were treated with O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcase (OGA) inhibitors. Correlations between the levels of O-GlcNAcylation and the expression of osteogenic markers as well as OGT were evaluated by qPCR and western blotting. The O-GlcNAcylated proteins assumed to correlate with Runx2 expression were retrieved from several public databases and used for further bioinformatics analysis. Following the findings of the bioinformatics analysis, intracellular calcium ([Ca2+ ]i ) was monitored in the cells treated with OGT and OGA inhibitors using a confocal laser-scanning microscope (CLS). The interaction effect between O-GlcNAcylation and [Ca2+ ]i on osteogenic marker expression was determined using stable OGT knockdown MC3T3-E1 cells. O-GlcNAcylation was positively associated with osteoblast differentiation. The time-course profile of global O-GlcNAcylated proteins showed a distinctive pattern with different molecular weights during osteoblast differentiation. The expression pattern of several O-GlcNAcylated proteins was significantly similar to that of Runx2 expression. Bioinformatic analysis of the retrieved Runx2-related-O-GlcNAcylated-proteins revealed the importance of [Ca2+ ]i . CLS showed that alteration of O-GlcNAcylation rapidly changed [Ca2+ ]i in MC3T3-E1 cells. O-GlcNAcylation and [Ca2+ ]i showed an interaction effect on the expression of osteogenic markers. OGT knockdown disrupted the [Ca2+ ]i -induced expression changes of osteogenic markers. O-GlcNAcylation interacts with [Ca2+ ]i and elicits osteoblast differentiation by regulating the expression of osteogenic markers.
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- Yao Weng
- Department of Oral Morphology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Morphology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Morphology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Morphology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Regenerative Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Regenerative Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Healthcare Education, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Morphology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Hutami IR, Izawa T, Khurel-Ochir T, Sakamaki T, Iwasa A, Tanaka E. Macrophage Motility in Wound Healing Is Regulated by HIF-1α via S1P Signaling. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168992. [PMID: 34445695 PMCID: PMC8396560 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Accumulating evidence indicates that the molecular pathways mediating wound healing induce cell migration and localization of cytokines to sites of injury. Macrophages are immune cells that sense and actively respond to disturbances in tissue homeostasis by initiating, and subsequently resolving, inflammation. Hypoxic conditions generated at a wound site also strongly recruit macrophages and affect their function. Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1α is a transcription factor that contributes to both glycolysis and the induction of inflammatory genes, while also being critical for macrophage activation. For the latter, HIF-1α regulates sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) to affect the migration, activation, differentiation, and polarization of macrophages. Recently, S1P and HIF-1α have received much attention, and various studies have been performed to investigate their roles in initiating and resolving inflammation via macrophages. It is hypothesized that the HIF-1α/S1P/S1P receptor axis is an important determinant of macrophage function under inflammatory conditions and during disease pathogenesis. Therefore, in this review, biological regulation of monocytes/macrophages in response to circulating HIF-1α is summarized, including signaling by S1P/S1P receptors, which have essential roles in wound healing.
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- Islamy Rahma Hutami
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan; (I.R.H.); (T.K.-O.); (T.S.); (A.I.); (E.T.)
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang 50112, Indonesia
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan; (I.R.H.); (T.K.-O.); (T.S.); (A.I.); (E.T.)
- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8525, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-86-235-6691; Fax: +81-88-235-6694
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan; (I.R.H.); (T.K.-O.); (T.S.); (A.I.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan; (I.R.H.); (T.K.-O.); (T.S.); (A.I.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan; (I.R.H.); (T.K.-O.); (T.S.); (A.I.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan; (I.R.H.); (T.K.-O.); (T.S.); (A.I.); (E.T.)
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Yoshikawa Y, Izawa T, Hamada Y, Takenaga H, Wang Z, Ishimaru N, Kamioka H. Roles for B[a]P and FICZ in subchondral bone metabolism and experimental temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis via the AhR/Cyp1a1 signaling axis. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14927. [PMID: 34290363 PMCID: PMC8295293 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94470-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Bone loss due to smoking represents a major risk factor for fractures and bone osteoporosis. Signaling through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and its ligands contributes to both bone homeostasis and inflammatory diseases. It remains unclear whether the same AhR signaling axis affects the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The aim of this study was to investigate possible mechanisms which mediate bone loss in the TMJ due to smoking. In particular, whether benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), a carcinogen of tobacco smoke, induces expression of the AhR target gene, Cyp1a1, in mandibular condyles. Possible functions of an endogenous ligand of FICZ, were also investigated in a TMJ-osteoarthritis (OA) mouse model. B[a]P was administered orally to wild-type and AhR-/- mice and bone metabolism was subsequently examined. TMJ-OA was induced in wild-type mice with forceful opening of the mouth. Therapeutic functions of FICZ were detected with μCT and histology. Exposure to B[a]P accelerated bone loss in the mandibular subchondral bone. This bone loss manifested with osteoclastic bone resorption and upregulated expression of Cyp1a1 in an AhR-dependent manner. In a mouse model of TMJ-OA, FICZ exhibited a dose-dependent rescue of mandibular subchondral bone loss by repressing osteoclast activity. Meanwhile, in vitro, pre-treatment with FICZ reduced RANKL-mediated osteoclastogenesis. B[a]P regulates mandibular subchondral bone metabolism via the Cyp1a1. The AhR ligand, FICZ, can prevent TMJ-OA by regulating osteoclast differentiation.
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- Yuri Yoshikawa
- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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Hutami IR, Izawa T, Khurel-Ochir T, Sakamaki T, Iwasa A, Tomita S, Tanaka E. HIF-1α controls palatal wound healing by regulating macrophage motility via S1P/S1P 1 signaling axis. Oral Dis 2021; 28:1157-1169. [PMID: 33759275 DOI: 10.1111/odi.13856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the role of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) signaling, the expression profile of M1 and M2 macrophages, and the role of the sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P)/S1P receptor system in palatal wound healing of heterozygous HIF-1α-deficient (HIF-1α HET) mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS HIF-1α HET and wild-type (WT) littermates underwent palatal tissue excision at the mid-hard palate. Histological analysis, immunostaining, real-time PCR, Western blotting (WB), and cellular migration assays were performed to analyze wound closure and macrophage infiltration. RESULTS DMOG pretreatment showed an acceleration of palatal wound closure in WT mice. In contrast, the delayed palatal wound closure was observed in HIF-1α HET mice with diminished production of Col1a1, MCP-1, and MIP-1α, compared with WT mice. Decreased infiltration of M1 macrophage (F4/80+ TNF-α+ , F4/80+ iNOS+ ) and M2 macrophage (F4/80+ Arginase-1+ , F4/80+ CD163+ ) was observed. The numbers of F4/80+ S1P1 + macrophages of HIF-1α HET wounded tissues were significantly lower compared with WT tissues. S1P treatment of bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) significantly upregulated expression of S1P1 in WT mice compared with HIF-1α HET. Phosphorylation of MAPK rapidly decreased in BMMs of HIF-1α HET mice than in BMMs of WT mice by S1P stimulation. Moreover, S1P enhanced HIF-1α expression via S1P1 receptors to affect macrophage migration. CONCLUSIONS HIF-1α deficiency aggravates M1 and M2 macrophage infiltration and controls macrophage motility via S1P/S1P1 signaling. These results suggest that HIF-1α signaling may contribute to the regulation of palatal wound healing.
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- Islamy Rahma Hutami
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.,Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.,Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Khurel-Ochir T, Izawa T, Iwasa A, Kano F, Yamamoto A, Tanaka E. The immunoregulatory role of p21 in the development of the temporomandibular joint-osteoarthritis. Clin Exp Dent Res 2021; 7:313-322. [PMID: 33567474 PMCID: PMC8204032 DOI: 10.1002/cre2.404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Objective We aimed to identify the immunoregulatory role of the cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor p21 in the homeostasis of mandibular condylar cartilage affected by mechanical stress. Materials and methods Ten C57BL/6 wild‐type (WT) and ten p21−/− mice aged 8 weeks were divided into the untreated and treated groups. In the treated groups, mechanical stress was applied to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) through forced mouth opening for 3 hr/day for 7 days. The dissected TMJs were assessed using micro‐CT, histology, and immunohistochemistry. Results Treated p21−/− condyles with mechanical stress revealed more severe subchondral bone destruction, with thinner cartilage layers and smaller proteoglycan area relative to treated WT condyles; untreated WT and p21−/− condyles had smoother surfaces. Immunohistochemistry revealed significant increases in the numbers of caspase‐3, interleukin‐1β, matrix metalloprotease (MMP)‐9, and MMP‐13 positive cells, and few aggrecan positive cells, in treated p21−/− than in treated WT samples. Moreover, the number of TUNEL positive cells markedly increased in p21−/− condyles affected by mechanical stress. Conclusions Our findings indicate that p21 in chondrocytes contributes to regulate matrix synthesis via the control ofm aggrecan and MMP‐13 expression under mechanical stress. Thus, p21 might regulate the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis in the TMJ.
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- Tsendsuren Khurel-Ochir
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Graduate School of Oral Sciences, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Tissue Regeneration, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Wang Z, Weng Y, Ishihara Y, Odagaki N, Ei Hsu Hlaing E, Izawa T, Okamura H, Kamioka H. Loading history changes the morphology and compressive force-induced expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand/osteoprotegerin in MLO-Y4 osteocytes. PeerJ 2020; 8:e10244. [PMID: 33240612 PMCID: PMC7659647 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.10244] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In this study, we investigated the effect of the mechanical loading history on the expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in MLO-Y4 osteocyte-like cells. METHODS Three hours after MLO-Y4 osteocytes were seeded, a continuous compressive force (CCF) of 31 dynes/cm2 with or without additional CCF (32 dynes/cm2) was loaded onto the osteocytes. After 36 h, the additional CCF (loading history) was removed for a recovery period of 10 h. The expression of RANKL, OPG, RANKL/OPG ratio, cell numbers, viability and morphology were time-dependently examined at 0, 3, 6 and 10 h. Then, the same additional CCF was applied again for 1 h to all osteocytes with or without the gap junction inhibitor to examine the expression of RANKL, OPG, the RANKL/OPG ratio and other genes that essential to characterize the phenotype of MLO-Y4 cells. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching technique was also applied to test the differences of gap-junctional intercellular communications (GJIC) among MLO-Y4 cells. RESULTS The expression of RANKL and OPG by MLO-Y4 osteocytes without a loading history was dramatically decreased and increased, respectively, in response to the 1-h loading of additional weight. However, the expression of RANKL, OPG and the RANKL/OPG ratio were maintained at the same level as in the control group in the MLO-Y4 osteocytes with a loading history but without gap junction inhibitor treatment. Treatment of loading history significantly changed the capacity of GJIC and protein expression of connexin 43 (Cx43) but not the mRNA expression of Cx43. No significant difference was observed in the cell number or viability between the MLO-Y4 osteocyte-like cells with and without a loading history or among different time checkpoints during the recovery period. The cell morphology showed significant changes and was correlated with the expression of OPG, Gja1 and Dmp1 during the recovery period. CONCLUSION Our findings indicated that the compressive force-induced changes in the RANKL/OPG expression could be habituated within at least 11 h by 36-h CCF exposure. GJIC and cell morphology may play roles in response to loading history in MLO-Y4 osteocyte-like cells.
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- Ziyi Wang
- Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
- Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Morphology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Morphology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Mori M, Izawa T, Sasaki H, Sonoyama J, Nishimura S, Shimamura S, Shimada T, Hasegawa T, Kuwamura M, Yamate J. A Case of Feline T-cell Lymphoma with Tropism for Striated Muscle and Peripheral Nerve. J Comp Pathol 2019; 168:8-12. [PMID: 31103059 PMCID: PMC7094551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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An 11-year-old female American shorthair cat was presented with a 3-month history of hindlimb ataxia and knuckling of the left forelimb. Clinical abnormalities included weight loss, hyperaesthesia of the neck and back, cardiac murmur and systemic muscle atrophy. The cat died 10 days after the initial presentation and a necropsy examination was performed. Grossly, extensive pale lesions were seen in the wall of the left ventricle and the septum of the heart. There were no detectable masses in the heart, skeletal muscles or peripheral nerves. Histopathological examination revealed diffuse, extensive infiltration of atypical lymphoid cells in the heart; the cardiac muscles were markedly degenerate and atrophic and were replaced by the neoplastic cells. Neoplastic cells with similar morphology were seen in all specimens of the skeletal muscles and peripheral nerves. Clonality analysis of the paraffin wax-embedded heart tissue revealed a monoclonal rearrangement of the gene encoding the T-cell receptor γ chain. Based on these findings, the case was diagnosed as T-cell lymphoma with tropism for striated muscle and peripheral nerve.
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- M Mori
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka, Japan.
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- Veterinary Medical Center, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Veterinary Medical Center, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Veterinary Medical Center, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Veterinary Medical Center, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Veterinary Medical Center, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Veterinary Medical Center, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka, Japan
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Mori H, Izawa T, Mori H, Watanabe K, Kanno T, Tanaka E. Skeletal open bite with amelogenesis imperfecta treated with compression osteogenesis: a case report. Head Face Med 2019; 15:3. [PMID: 30691484 PMCID: PMC6348607 DOI: 10.1186/s13005-019-0187-7] [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: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background We successfully treated a 37-year-old male who had skeletal open bite with severe amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) with orthodontics, compression osteogenesis, and prosthodontics. Case presentation The patient was diagnosed with severe anterior open bite caused by severe AI. Corticotomy was performed on both buccal and palatal sides of the molar regions, and anchor plates were placed onto the bilateral zygomatic buttress and the center of the hard palate. After corticotomy, posterior maxillary segments were moved 3.5 mm superiorly to correct skeletal open bite with elastic chains. After 8-month, overbite had decreased by 2.0 mm. After further 5 months of prosthodontic preparation, orthodontic appliances were removed, and provisional crowns were set on all teeth. The anterior open bite was corrected, and ideal occlusion with a Class I molar relationship was achieved. The upper first molars were intruded 3.5 mm, resulting in 3.0o counter-clockwise rotation of the mandible. The total active treatment period was 16 months. Acceptable occlusion with a good facial profile was well maintained throughout the 8-year retention period. Conclusions Our results indicate long-term stability after interdisciplinary treatment combining orthodontics, oral surgery, and prosthodontics in a patient with severe anterior open bite and AI.
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- Hiroki Mori
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine & Maxillofacial Trauma Center, Shimane University Hospital, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan. .,Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Hutami IR, Tanaka E, Izawa T. Crosstalk between Fas and S1P 1 signaling via NF-kB in osteoclasts controls bone destruction in the TMJ due to rheumatoid arthritis. Jpn Dent Sci Rev 2018; 55:12-19. [PMID: 30733840 PMCID: PMC6354287 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdsr.2018.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) mainly affects various joints of the body, including the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and it involves an infiltration of autoantibodies and inflammatory leukocytes into articular tissues and the synovium. Initially, the synovial lining tissue becomes engaged with several kinds of infiltrating cells, including osteoclasts, macrophages, lymphocytes, and plasma cells. Eventually, bone degradation occurs. In order to elucidate the best therapy for RA, a comprehensive study of RA pathogenesis needs to be completed. In this article, we discuss a Fas-deficient condition which develops into RA, with an emphasis on the role of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P)/S1P receptor 1 signaling which induces the migration of osteoclast precursor cells. We describe that Fas/S1P1 signaling via NF-κB activation in osteoclasts is a key factor in TMJ-RA severity and we discuss a strategy for blocking nuclear translocation of the p50 NF-κB subunit as a potential therapy for attenuating osteoclastogenesis.
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- Islamy Rahma Hutami
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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Izawa T, Hutami IR, Tanaka E. Potential Role of Rebamipide in Osteoclast Differentiation and Mandibular Condylar Cartilage Homeostasis. Curr Rheumatol Rev 2018; 14:62-69. [PMID: 29046162 PMCID: PMC5925868 DOI: 10.2174/1573397113666171017113441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Background: Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ-OA) is a degenerative disease that involves changes in subchondral bone and progressive degradation of cartilage. Currently, rebamipide, a gastroprotective drug, is administered to protect gastric mucosa and accelerate ulcer healing. Objectives: Recent studies have shown that rebamipide also attenuates cartilage degeneration by suppressing oxidative damage and inducing homeostasis of the extracellular matrix of articular chondrocytes. Regarding the latter, reduced expression of cathepsin K, NFATc1, c-Src, and integrin β3, and increased expression of nuclear factor-kappa B, have been found to be mediated by the transcription factor, receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL). Methods: Treatment with rebamipide was also found to activate, mitogen-activated protein kinases such as p38, ERK, and JNK to reduce osteoclast differentiation. Taken together, these results strongly indicate that rebamipide mediates inhibitory effects on cartilage degradation and osteoclastogenesis in TMJ-OA. Results and Conclusion: Here, we highlight recent evidence regarding the potential for rebamipide to affect osteoclast differentiation and TMJ-OA pathogenesis. We also discuss the potential role of rebamipide to serve as a new strategy for the treatment of TMJ-OA.
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- Takashi Izawa
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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Kinouchi N, Horiuchi S, Yasue A, Kuroda Y, Kawai N, Watanabe K, Izawa T, Hashimoto I, Hassan AH, Tanaka E. Effectiveness of presurgical nasoalveolar molding therapy on unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity. Saudi Med J 2018; 39:169-178. [PMID: 29436566 PMCID: PMC5885094 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2018.2.21020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of pre-surgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM) in patients with unilateral cleft lip nasal deformities. Methods: This was a retrospective study involving 29 patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate defects, of whom 13 were treated with palatal devices with nasal stents (PNAM group) and 16 were treated with palatal devices without nasal stents or surgical tapes (control group). Submental oblique photographs and orthodontic models were longitudinally obtained at the initial visit (T1) and immediately before (T2) and after cheiloplasty (T3). Asymmetry of the external nose, degree of columellar shifting, nasal tip/ala nose ratio, nasal base angle, interalveolar gap, and the sagittal difference in the alveolar gap were measured. The study was conducted in the Orthodontic Clinic at Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan between 1997 and 2012. Results: At T1, there were no significant intergroup differences in the first 4 asymmetry parameters. At T2, the PNAM group showed a significant improvement in all values compared to the control group. At T3, the PNAM group showed significant improvement in nasal asymmetry and columellar shifting. Model analysis showed significantly greater changes in the inter-alveolar gap and the sagittal difference of the alveolar cleft gap from T1 to T2 in the PNAM group. Conclusion: The use of PNAM is indispensable for pre-surgical orthodontic treatment at the early postnatal age.
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- Nao Kinouchi
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
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Nakayama Y, Shinohara M, Tani T, Kawaguchi T, Furuta T, Izawa T, Kaise H, Miyazaki W, Nakano Y. The Plasmin Heavy Chain - Urokinase Conjugate: A Specific Thrombolytic Agent. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SummaryLow molecular weight urokinase (LMW-UK) was coupled to the heavy chain of plasmin to make it able to bind to fibrin. The purified conjugate (PHC-UK conjugate), which consisted of equimolar concentrations of each starting material had a molecular weight of 93,600, bound tightly to fibrin-monomer-Sepharose and was not washed off with 1 M NaCl, but was eluted specifically with s-amino caproic acid. The conjugate showed higher fibrinolytic activity than HMW-UK. A control conjugate prepared by coupling human serum albumin to LMW-UK (HSA-UK conjugate) showed the same fibrinolytic activity as HMW-UK. The half-lives of these two conjugates in rabbits were about 3 times that of HMW-UK. In an experimental pulmonary embolism model in rabbits, the PHC-UK conjugate showed about 10 times higher thrombolytic activity than HMW-UK, while the HSA-UK conjugate showed similar thrombolytic activity as HMW-UK, and moreover caused severe systemic fibrinogen breakdown. Thus the significant increase in thrombolytic activity after injection of PHC-UK conjugate into rabbits may be due to its newly acquired fibrin binding activity, and not to increase in its half-life. It is concluded that the PHC-UK conjugate may be useful in treatment of thrombosis.
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- Y Nakayama
- Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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- Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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- Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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- Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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- Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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- Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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- Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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- Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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- Tokushima Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokushima, Japan
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Izawa T, Arakaki R, Tanaka E, Ishimaru N. Signal crosstalk between cytokine RANKL and AhR signaling in osteoclasts controls bone homeostasis. The Journal of Immunology 2018. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.200.supp.43.15] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The nuclear receptor aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) plays a crucial role in receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-kB ligand (RANKL)-mediated osteoclastogenesis. A considerable amount of evidence reveals that AhR is also a key modulator of skeletal remodeling. However, the mechanism underlying the regulation of AhR expression in osteoclasts and the signaling pathway through which AhR controls osteoclastogenesis remain unclear. We found that the expression of AhR in bone marrow-derived osteoclasts was upregulated by RANKL at an earlier stage than the expression of signature osteoclast genes such as NFATc1, c-Src, integrin avb3, and cathepsin K. In response to RANKL, bone marrow macrophages isolated from AhR−/− mice exhibited impaired phosphorylation of Akt and mitogen-activated protein kinase as well as NF-kB, while their response to the macrophage colony-stimulating factor remained unchanged. Osteoclast differentiation mediated by the AhR signaling pathway was also regulated in a RANKL/c-Fos-dependent manner. Further, ligand activation of AhR by the smoke toxin benzo [a] pyrene (BaP) accelerated osteoclast differentiation in a receptor-dependent manner, and AhR-dependent regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis in osteoclasts was observed. Moreover, AhR−/− mice exhibited impaired bone healing with delayed endochondral ossification. Taken together, the present results suggest the new role that the RANKL-AhR-c-Fos signaling axis plays a critical role in osteoclastogenesis, thereby identifying the potential of AhR in treating pathological, inflammatory, or metabolic disorders of the bone.
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Nose A, Yamazaki T, Katayama H, Uehara S, Kobayashi M, Shida S, Odahara M, Takamiya K, Matsumoto S, Miyashita L, Watanabe Y, Izawa T, Muramatsu Y, Nitta Y, Ishikawa M. Design and Performance of a 1 ms High-Speed Vision Chip with 3D-Stacked 140 GOPS Column-Parallel PEs †. Sensors (Basel) 2018; 18:s18051313. [PMID: 29695100 PMCID: PMC5982237 DOI: 10.3390/s18051313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We have developed a high-speed vision chip using 3D stacking technology to address the increasing demand for high-speed vision chips in diverse applications. The chip comprises a 1/3.2-inch, 1.27 Mpixel, 500 fps (0.31 Mpixel, 1000 fps, 2 × 2 binning) vision chip with 3D-stacked column-parallel Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) and 140 Giga Operation per Second (GOPS) programmable Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) column-parallel PEs for new sensing applications. The 3D-stacked structure and column parallel processing architecture achieve high sensitivity, high resolution, and high-accuracy object positioning.
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- Atsushi Nose
- Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Japan, 4-14-1 Asahi-cho, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014, Japan.
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- Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Japan, 4-14-1 Asahi-cho, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014, Japan.
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- Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Japan, 4-14-1 Asahi-cho, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014, Japan.
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- Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Japan, 4-14-1 Asahi-cho, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014, Japan.
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- Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Japan, 4-14-1 Asahi-cho, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014, Japan.
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- Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Japan, 4-14-1 Asahi-cho, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014, Japan.
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- Sony LSI Design, Japan, 4-16-1 Okada, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0021, Japan.
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- Sony LSI Design, Japan, 4-16-1 Okada, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0021, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 7 Chome-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyō, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 7 Chome-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyō, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan.
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- Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Japan, 4-14-1 Asahi-cho, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014, Japan.
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- Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Japan, 4-14-1 Asahi-cho, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014, Japan.
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- Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Japan, 4-14-1 Asahi-cho, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0014, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 7 Chome-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyō, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan.
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Nakayama Y, Matsui S, Noda K, Yamazaki M, Iwai Y, Matsumura H, Izawa T, Tanaka E, Ganss B, Ogata Y. Amelotin gene expression is temporarily being upregulated at the initiation of apoptosis induced by TGFβ1 in mouse gingival epithelial cells. Apoptosis 2018; 21:1057-70. [PMID: 27502207 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-016-1279-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Amelotin (AMTN) is expressed and secreted by ameloblasts in the maturation stage of amelogenesis and persist with low levels in the junctional epithelium (JE) of erupted teeth. The purpose of this study is to investigate the transcriptional regulation of the AMTN gene by transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFβ1) in gingival epithelial (GE1) cells in the apoptosis phase. Apoptosis was evaluated by the fragmentation of chromosomal DNA and TUNEL staining. A real-time PCR was carried out to examine the AMTN mRNA levels induced by TGFβ1 and Smad3 overexpression. Transient transfection analyses were completed using the various lengths of mouse AMTN gene promoter constructs with or without TGFβ1. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays were performed to investigate the Smad3 bindings to the AMTN gene promoter by TGFβ1. TGFβ1-induced apoptosis in GE1 cells were detected at 24 and 48 h by DNA fragmentation and TUNEL staining. AMTN mRNA levels increased at 6 h and reached maximum at 24 h in GE1 cells. Luciferase activities of the mouse AMTN gene promoter constructs were induced by TGFβ1. The results of the ChIP assays showed that there was an increase in Smad3 binding to Smad-binding element (SBE)#1 and SBE#2 after stimulation by TGFβ1. Immunohistochemical localization of AMTN was detected in the JE, and the AMTN protein levels in Smad3-deficient mice were decreased compared with wild-type mice. AMTN mRNA levels were induced at the initiation of apoptosis by TGFβ1, which mediated through the Smad3 bindings to SBEs in the mouse AMTN gene promoter.
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- Yohei Nakayama
- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan. .,Research Institute of Oral Science, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan. .,Research Institute of Oral Science, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.
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Iwasa A, Horiuchi S, Kinouchi N, Izawa T, Hiasa M, Kawai N, Yasue A, Hassan AH, Tanaka E. Skeletal anchorage for intrusion of bimaxillary molars in a patient with skeletal open bite and temporomandibular disorders. J Orthod Sci 2017; 6:152-158. [PMID: 29119097 PMCID: PMC5655966 DOI: 10.4103/jos.jos_63_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The treatment of severe skeletal anterior open bite is extremely difficult in adults, and orthognathic surgery is generally selected for its treatment. We report the case of an 18-year-old adult patient with skeletal anterior open bite and temporomandibular disorders who was successfully treated using temporary anchorage devices. She had an open bite of −2.0 mm and an increased facial height. Miniplates were implanted in both the maxilla and mandible, and molar intrusion resulted in counterclockwise rotation of the mandible over a period of 12 months. After active treatment, her upper and lower first molars were intruded by approximately 2 mm and her overbite became +2.5 mm. Her retrognathic profile improved with counterclockwise rotation of the mandible. Orthodontic treatment aided with skeletal anchorage is beneficial for intrusion of bimaxillary molars in patients with anterior open bite.
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- Akihiko Iwasa
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Hutami IR, Izawa T, Mino-Oka A, Shinohara T, Mori H, Iwasa A, Tanaka E. Fas/S1P 1 crosstalk via NF-κB activation in osteoclasts controls subchondral bone remodeling in murine TMJ arthritis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 490:1274-1281. [PMID: 28687489 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Enhanced turnover of subchondral trabecular bone is a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and it results from an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation activities. To investigate the formation and activation of osteoclasts which mediate bone resorption, a Fas-deficient MRL/lpr mouse model which spontaneously develops autoimmune arthritis and exhibits decreased bone mass was studied. Various assays were performed on subchondral trabecular bone of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) from MRL/lpr mice and MRL+/+ mice. Initially, greater osteoclast production was observed in vitro from bone marrow macrophages obtained from MRL/lpr mice due to enhanced phosphorylation of NF-κB, as well as Akt and MAPK, to receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL). Expression of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) was also significantly upregulated in the condylar cartilage. S1P1 was found to be required for S1P-induced migration of osteoclast precursor cells and downstream signaling via Rac1. When SN50, a synthetic NF-κB-inhibitory peptide, was applied to the MRL/lpr mice, subchondral trabecular bone loss was reduced and both production of osteoclastogenesis markers and sphingosine kinase (Sphk) 1/S1P1 signaling were reduced. Thus, the present results suggest that Fas/S1P1 signaling via activation of NF-κB in osteoclast precursor cells is a key factor in the pathogenesis of RA in the TMJ.
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- Islamy Rahma Hutami
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan.
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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Bondoc A, Golbar HM, Pervin M, Katou-Ichikawa C, Tanaka M, Izawa T, Kuwamura M, Yamate J. Participation of Tumor-Associated Myeloid Cells in Progression of Amelanotic Melanoma (RMM Tumor Line) in F344 Rats, with Particular Reference to MHC Class II- and CD163-Expressing Cells. Cancer Microenviron 2017. [PMID: 28623530 DOI: 10.1007/s12307-017-0193-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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Tumor progression is often influenced by infiltration of myeloid cells; depending on the M1- or M2-like activation status, these cells may have either inhibitory or promoting effects on tumor growth. We investigated the properties of tumor-associated myeloid cells in a previously established homotransplantable amelanotic melanoma (RMM tumor line) in F344 rats. RMM tumor nodules were allowed to reach the sizes of 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 cm, respectively. Immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry was performed for macrophage markers CD68 and CD163, and for the antigen-presenting cell marker, MHC class II. Although no significant change was observed in the number of CD68+ and CD163+ macrophages during RMM progression, the number of MHC class II+ antigen-presenting cells was reduced in 3 cm nodules. Real-time RT-PCR of laser microdissection samples obtained from RMM regions rich in MHC class II+ cells demonstrated high expressions of M1-like factors: IFN-γ, GM-CSF and IL-12a. Furthermore, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, followed by real-time RT-PCR for CD11b+ MHC class II+ (myeloid antigen-presenting cells), CD11b+ CD163+ (M2 type myeloid cells), CD11b+ CD80+ (M1 type myeloid cells) and CD11b+ CD11c+ (dendritic cells) cells was performed. Based on the levels of inflammation- and tumor progression-related factors, MHC class II+ antigen-presenting cells showed polarization towards M1, while CD163+ macrophages, towards M2. CD80+ and CD11c+ myeloid cells did not show clear functional polarization. Our results provide novel information on tumor-associated myeloid cells in amelanotic melanoma, and may become useful in further research on melanoma immunity.
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- A Bondoc
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka, 598-8531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka, 598-8531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka, 598-8531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka, 598-8531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka, 598-8531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka, 598-8531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka, 598-8531, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka, 598-8531, Japan.
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Mori H, Matsumoto K, Kawai N, Izawa T, Horiuchi S, Tanaka E. Long-term follow-up of a patient with achondroplasia treated with an orthodontic approach. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2017; 151:793-803. [PMID: 28364903 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2016.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We successfully treated a patient with achondroplasia with conventional orthodontic techniques. It was followed by long-term retention. The patient, a 12-year-old boy, had chief complaints of occlusal disturbance and mandibular protrusion. He had been diagnosed with achondroplasia and had growth hormone treatment in his early teenage years. His facial profile was concave with a bulging forehead and a retrognathic maxilla. It was characterized by a skeletal Class III jaw-base relationship with a retropositioned maxilla. At the age of 12 years 9 months, maxillary protraction was initiated with a reverse headgear; for 2 years 6 months, the maxillomandibular growth was controlled. After the growth spurt, at the age of 15 years 6 months, leveling and alignment of both dental arches were started with preadjusted edgewise appliances. After 83 months of multibracket treatment, an acceptable occlusion with a Class I molar relationship and an adequate interincisal relationship was achieved, despite the simultaneous marked vertical growth of the mandible. The resultant occlusion was stable during a 6-year retention period, although considerable forward-downward mandibular growth was observed. Conclusively, our results indicated the necessity of long-term observation in this patient with achondroplasia, especially because of the persistent mandibular growth.
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- Hiroyo Mori
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan; Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Karim MR, Izawa T, Pervin M, Sasai H, Kuwamura M, Yamate J. Cutaneous Histiocytic Sarcoma with Regional Lymph Node Metastasis in a Netherland Dwarf Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J Comp Pathol 2016; 156:169-172. [PMID: 27890406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A 10-year-old male Netherland dwarf rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) was presented with a red nodular mass (1 cm in diameter) with ulceration and hair loss in the skin of the left upper lip. Cytological examination revealed atypical round cells. The mass was excised surgically. Histologically, the mass was composed of large round to polyhedral neoplastic cells with marked cytological atypia. The neoplastic cells were often binucleated or multinucleated. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic cells were intensely positive for Iba1 and vimentin, but fewer neoplastic cells expressed E-cadherin. Nuclear immunoreactivity for Ki67 was detected in approximately 41% of the neoplastic cells. Metastasis to the left cervical lymph nodes was detected 6 months after the surgical excision. Based on clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical findings, the present case was diagnosed as cutaneous histiocytic sarcoma. To the authors' knowledge cutaneous histiocytic disease has not been reported previously in lagomorphs.
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- M R Karim
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Kitasuma Animal Hospital, 9-5-8 Yokoo, Suma-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan.
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Izawa T, Arakaki R, Mori H, Tsunematsu T, Kudo Y, Tanaka E, Ishimaru N. The Nuclear Receptor AhR Controls Bone Homeostasis by Regulating Osteoclast Differentiation via the RANK/c-Fos Signaling Axis. J Immunol 2016; 197:4639-4650. [PMID: 27849171 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) pathway plays a key role in receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL)-mediated osteoclastogenesis. However, the mechanism underlying the regulation of AhR expression in osteoclasts and the signaling pathway through which AhR controls osteoclastogenesis remain unclear. We found that the expression of AhR in bone marrow-derived osteoclasts was upregulated by RANKL at an earlier stage than was the expression of signature osteoclast genes such as those encoding cathepsin K and NFAT, cytoplasmic, calcineurin-dependent 1. In response to RANKL, bone marrow macrophages isolated from AhR-/- mice exhibited impaired phosphorylation of Akt and MAPK as well as NF-κB, whereas their response to M-CSF remained unchanged. Osteoclast differentiation mediated by the AhR signaling pathway was also regulated in an RANKL/c-Fos-dependent manner. Furthermore, ligand activation of AhR by the smoke toxin benzo[a]pyrene accelerated osteoclast differentiation in a receptor-dependent manner, and AhR-dependent regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis in osteoclasts was observed. Moreover, AhR-/- mice exhibited impaired bone healing with delayed endochondral ossification. Taken together, the present results suggest that the RANKL/AhR/c-Fos signaling axis plays a critical role in osteoclastogenesis, thereby identifying the potential of AhR in treating pathological, inflammatory, or metabolic disorders of the bone.
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- Takashi Izawa
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima 7708504, Japan; and
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima 7708504, Japan; and
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima 7708504, Japan; and
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima 7708504, Japan
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Shinohara T, Izawa T, Mino-Oka A, Mori H, Iwasa A, Inubushi T, Yamaguchi Y, Tanaka E. Hyaluronan metabolism in overloaded temporomandibular joint. J Oral Rehabil 2016; 43:921-928. [PMID: 27627706 DOI: 10.1111/joor.12443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study aimed to examine hyaluronan (HA) metabolism in relation to the onset and progression of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ-OA) induced by mechanical overloading. Two-month-old and 6-month-old C57BL/6N mice were divided into experimental and untreated control groups (n = 5/group). A sliding plate was attached to the maxillary incisors of the experimental mice for 10 days to overload the condylar cartilage in TMJ. In experimental group, profound cartilage degradation was detected in haematoxylin-eosin, Safranin-O-Fast Green-stained sections. It was also shown that the cartilage degradation was greater in older mice in both the control and the experimental groups. The number of HABP-positive cells was decreased by mechanical overloading and with age. The reduction of HA expression was correlated with the progression of cartilage degradation induced by mechanical overloading. The absolute quantification of the mRNA expression related to HA synthesis and HA degradation was also performed in each group. The mRNA expression levels of HA synthase (HAS) 2 and 3 were lower in the experimental group compared with the control group in the younger mice. In contrast, the mRNA expression levels of the HA degradation gene, HYAL2 and KIAA1199, were higher in the experimental group compared with the control group in the older mice. Thus, mechanical overload differently affected the balance of HA degradation and HA synthesis in the older and younger mice, respectively. In conclusion, mechanical overloading affects HA metabolism and it might initiate or amplify the condylar cartilage degradation.
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- T Shinohara
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Genetic Disease Program, Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Genetic Disease Program, Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.,Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Izawa T, Mori H, Shinohara T, Mino-Oka A, Hutami IR, Iwasa A, Tanaka E. Rebamipide Attenuates Mandibular Condylar Degeneration in a Murine Model of TMJ-OA by Mediating a Chondroprotective Effect and by Downregulating RANKL-Mediated Osteoclastogenesis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154107. [PMID: 27123995 PMCID: PMC4849711 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ-OA) is characterized by progressive degradation of cartilage and changes in subchondral bone. It is also one of the most serious subgroups of temporomandibular disorders. Rebamipide is a gastroprotective agent that is currently used for the treatment of gastritis and gastric ulcers. It scavenges reactive oxygen radicals and has exhibited anti-inflammatory potential. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of rebamipide both in vivo and in vitro on the development of cartilage degeneration and osteoclast activity in an experimental murine model of TMJ-OA, and to explore its mode of action. Oral administration of rebamipide (0.6 mg/kg and 6 mg/kg) was initiated 24 h after TMJ-OA was induced, and was maintained daily for four weeks. Rebamipide treatment was found to attenuate cartilage degeneration, to reduce the number of apoptotic cells, and to decrease the expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in TMJ-OA cartilage in a dose-dependent manner. Rebamipide also suppressed the activation of transcription factors (e.g., NF-κB, NFATc1) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) by receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) to inhibit the differentiation of osteoclastic precursors, and disrupted the formation of actin rings in mature osteoclasts. Together, these results demonstrate the inhibitory effects of rebamipide on cartilage degradation in experimentally induced TMJ-OA. Furthermore, suppression of oxidative damage, restoration of extracellular matrix homeostasis of articular chondrocytes, and reduced subchondral bone loss as a result of blocked osteoclast activation suggest that rebamipide is a potential therapeutic strategy for TMJ-OA.
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- Takashi Izawa
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Mansjur KQ, Kuroda S, Izawa T, Maeda Y, Sato M, Watanabe K, Horiuchi S, Tanaka E. The Effectiveness of Human Parathyroid Hormone and Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on the Fracture Healing in Osteoporotic Bones. Ann Biomed Eng 2016; 44:2480-2488. [PMID: 26795976 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-015-1533-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Osteoporotic fracture has become a major public health problem, and until today, the treatments available are not satisfactory. While there is growing evidence to support the individual treatment of parathyroid hormone (PTH) administration and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) exposure as respectively systemic and local therapies during osteoporotic fracture healing, their effects have not yet been investigated when introduced concurrently. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of combined treatment with PTH (1-34) and LIPUS on fracture healing in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Thirty-two, 12-week-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were OVX to induce osteoporosis. After 12 weeks, the rats underwent surgery to create bilateral mid-diaphyseal fractures of proximal tibiae. All animals were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 8 for each): control group as placebo, PTH group, LIPUS group, and combined group. PTH group had PTH administration at a dose of 30 μg/kg/day for 3 days/week for 6 weeks. LIPUS group received ultrasound 5 days/week for 20 min/day for 6 weeks and combined group had both PTH administration and LIPUS exposure for 6 weeks. Fracture healing was observed weekly by anteroposterior radiography and micro-CT. Five weeks after the fracture, the tibia were harvested to permit histological assessments and at week 6, for mechanical property of the fracture callus. Micro-CT showed that the PTH and combined groups exhibited significantly higher BMD and trabecular bone integrity than control group at weeks 4-6. Radiography, fracture healing score and mean callus area indicated that the combined group revealed better healing processes than the individual groups. Mechanically, bending moment to failure was significantly higher in LIPUS, PTH and combined groups than in control group. These data suggest that the combined treatment of PTH and LIPUS have been shown to accelerate fracture bone healing and enhance bone properties rather than single agent therapy, and may be considered as a treatment remedy for fracture healing in postmenopausal osteoporosis.
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- Karima Q Mansjur
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8504, Japan.
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Mori H, Izawa T, Tanaka E. Smad3 Deficiency Leads to Mandibular Condyle Degradation via the Sphingosine 1-Phosphate (S1P)/S1P3 Signaling Axis. The American Journal of Pathology 2015; 185:2742-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Revised: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Miniature dachshund dogs are a common breed in Japan and are known to be predisposed to granulomatous diseases. Here we report the pathologic features of multiple lingual nodules in 7 miniature dachshunds. Seven dogs had multiple nodules of variable sizes mainly on the ventral and lateral surface of the tongue. In addition, 1 dog also had masses on the left oral mucosa. Three cases had recurrence after surgical resection. Histologically, the lingual nodules were composed of aggregates of foam cells with clear vacuolated cytoplasm that were negative for oil red O, PAS, and alcian blue. They stained positively for CD204 (macrophage scavenger receptor) and MHC class II and negatively for Iba-1, E-cadherin, adipophilin, cytokeratins, S-100, and nestin. These findings indicate that the multiple lingual nodules in miniature dachshunds are an unusual, unique lesion consisting of macrophage-derived foam cells, which does not correspond to canine lingual diseases reported to date.
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- C Katou-Ichikawa
- Department of Veterinary Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Kitasuma Animal Hospital, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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Izawa T, Rohatgi N, Fukunaga T, Wang QT, Silva MJ, Gardner MJ, McDaniel ML, Abumrad NA, Semenkovich CF, Teitelbaum SL, Zou W. ASXL2 Regulates Glucose, Lipid, and Skeletal Homeostasis. Cell Rep 2015; 11:1625-37. [PMID: 26051940 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Revised: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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ASXL2 is an ETP family protein that interacts with PPARγ. We find that ASXL2-/- mice are insulin resistant, lipodystrophic, and fail to respond to a high-fat diet. Consistent with genetic variation at the ASXL2 locus and human bone mineral density, ASXL2-/- mice are also severely osteopetrotic because of failed osteoclast differentiation attended by normal bone formation. ASXL2 regulates the osteoclast via two distinct signaling pathways. It induces osteoclast formation in a PPARγ/c-Fos-dependent manner and is required for RANK ligand- and thiazolidinedione-induced bone resorption independent of PGC-1β. ASXL2 also promotes osteoclast mitochondrial biogenesis in a process mediated by PGC-1β but independent of c-Fos. Thus, ASXL2 is a master regulator of skeletal, lipid, and glucose homeostasis.
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- Takashi Izawa
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Abe T, Gokon N, Izawa T, Kodama T. Internally-circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor Using Thermal Storage Material for Solar Coal Coke Gasification. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ohira T, Wang XD, Ito T, Kawano F, Goto K, Izawa T, Ohno H, Kizaki T, Ohira Y. Macrophage deficiency in osteopetrotic (op/op) mice inhibits activation of satellite cells and prevents hypertrophy in single soleus fibers. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2015; 308:C848-55. [PMID: 25788575 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00348.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Effects of macrophage on the responses of soleus fiber size to hind limb unloading and reloading were studied in osteopetrotic homozygous (op/op) mice with inactivated mutation of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) gene and in wild-type (+/+) and heterozygous (+/op) mice. The basal levels of mitotically active and quiescent satellite cell (-46 and -39% vs. +/+, and -40 and -30% vs. +/op) and myonuclear number (-29% vs. +/+ and -28% vs. +/op) in fibers of op/op mice were significantly less than controls. Fiber length and sarcomere number in op/op were also less than +/+ (-22%) and +/op (-21%) mice. Similar trend was noted in fiber cross-sectional area (CSA, -15% vs. +/+, P = 0.06, and -14% vs. +/op, P = 0.07). The sizes of myonuclear domain, cytoplasmic volume per myonucleus, were identical in all types of mice. The CSA, length, and the whole number of sarcomeres, myonuclei, and mitotically active and quiescent satellite cells, as well as myonuclear domain, in single muscle fibers were decreased after 10 days of unloading in all types of mice, although all of these parameters in +/+ and +/op mice were increased toward the control values after 10 days of reloading. However, none of these levels in op/op mice were recovered. Data suggest that M-CSF and/or macrophages are important to activate satellite cells, which cause increase of myonuclear number during fiber hypertrophy. However, it is unclear why their responses to general growth and reloading after unloading are different.
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- T Ohira
- Space Biomedical Research Office, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata City, Yamagata, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Toyohashi SOZO University, Toyohashi City, Aichi, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto, Japan; Research Center for Adipocyte and Muscle Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto, Japan; and
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- Department of Molecular Predictive Medicine and Sport Science, School of Medicine, Kyorin University, Mitaka City, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Predictive Medicine and Sport Science, School of Medicine, Kyorin University, Mitaka City, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto, Japan; Research Center for Adipocyte and Muscle Science, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto, Japan; and
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Golbar HM, Izawa T, Wijesundera KK, Tennakoon AH, Katou-Ichikawa C, Tanaka M, Kuwamura M, Yamate J. Expression of nestin in remodelling of α-naphthylisothiocyanate-induced acute bile duct injury in rats. J Comp Pathol 2014; 151:255-63. [PMID: 25087881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The function of the intermediate filament protein nestin is poorly understood. The significance of nestin expression was assessed in α-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT)-induced cholangiocyte injury lesions in F344 rats. Liver samples obtained from rats injected intraperitoneally with ANIT (75 mg/kg) on post-injection days 0 (control) and 1-12 were labelled immunohistochemically for expression of nestin and markers specific for mesenchymal cells (vimentin), hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) (desmin and glial fibrillary acidic protein [GFAP]), endothelial cells (rat endothelial cell antigen [RECA]-1), cholangiocytes (cytokeratin [CK] 19) and cellular proliferation (Ki67). Cholangiocyte injury led to infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages followed by aggregation of mesenchymal cells and regeneration of bile ducts. Nestin expression was detected in mesenchymal cells (vimentin positive) on days 1-7 with a peak on days 3-5 and in newly-formed RECA-1-positive endothelial cells on day 3. Nestin expression was also observed in regenerating CK19-positive cholangiocytes on days 2-5, with a peak on day 3. Labelling for Ki67 showed proliferation of cholangiocytes, mesenchymal cells and HSCs. Real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction with microdissected samples showed significantly elevated nestin mRNA on day 3. The findings suggest an association between nestin expression and cellular proliferation. Based on these findings, it was considered that nestin-expressing mesenchymal cells, HSCs and endothelial cells may be possible progenitors of repopulating cholangiocytes. Nestin expression may serve as an indicator for cellular remodelling and behaviour of injured and repopulating bile ducts.
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- H M Golbar
- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan.
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Golbar HM, Izawa T, Kuwamura M, Fujita D, Sasai H, Yamate J. A collision tumour consisting of malignant trichoblastoma and melanosarcoma in a rabbit. J Comp Pathol 2014; 151:63-6. [PMID: 24811274 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 09/29/2013] [Revised: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A 7-year-old mixed breed neutered female rabbit (Orytolagus cuniculus) developed a solitary black nodular mass (1 cm in diameter) in the skin of the right flank. Microscopically, the mass consisted of an admixture of neoplastic trichoblasts and melanocytes. The former were arranged as solid, trabecular, island-like and gland-like structures and the cells had oval nuclei with prominent nucleoli and lightly eosinophilic scant cytoplasm. The latter population exhibited prominent nuclear atypia and high mitotic index in the clusters of a few cells or single cells. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic trichoblasts expressed cytokeratins and E-cadherin, while the neoplastic melanocytes expressed vimentin, S100 protein, melan-A and melanoma antigen. A diagnosis of collision tumour involving malignant trichoblastoma and melanosarcoma was made.
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- H M Golbar
- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Kitasuma Animal Hospital, 9-5-8 Yokoo, Suma Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo 654-0131, Japan
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- Kitasuma Animal Hospital, 9-5-8 Yokoo, Suma Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo 654-0131, Japan
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- Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-58 Rinku-Ourai-Kita, Izumisano City, Osaka 598-8531, Japan.
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Tanaka N, Izawa T, Kuwamura M, Higashiguchi N, Kezuka C, Yamate J. Phaeochromocytoma and hepatocellular carcinoma with nuclear glycogenation of the hepatocytes in a predatory carp, Chanodichthys erythropterus (Basilewsky). J Fish Dis 2014; 37:411-414. [PMID: 23734588 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- N Tanaka
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan
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Tanaka N, Izawa T, Kuwamura M, Higashiguchi N, Kezuka C, Kurata O, Wada S, Yamate J. The first case of infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) infection in aquarium-maintained mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi (Basilewsky), in Japan. J Fish Dis 2014; 37:401-405. [PMID: 23763499 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- N Tanaka
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan
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Hori M, Juniantito V, Izawa T, Ichikawa C, Tanaka M, Tanaka K, Takenaka S, Kuwamura M, Yamate J. Distribution of Cells Labelled by a Novel Somatic Stem Cell-recognizing Antibody (A3) in Pulmonary Genesis and Bleomycin induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Rats. J Comp Pathol 2013; 148:385-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2012.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Received: 05/05/2012] [Revised: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 09/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zou W, Izawa T, Zhu T, Chappel J, Otero K, Monkley SJ, Critchley DR, Petrich BG, Morozov A, Ginsberg MH, Teitelbaum SL. Talin1 and Rap1 are critical for osteoclast function. Mol Cell Biol 2013; 33:830-44. [PMID: 23230271 PMCID: PMC3571341 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00790-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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To determine talin1's role in osteoclasts, we mated TLN1(fl/fl) mice with those expressing cathepsin K-Cre (CtsK-TLN1) to delete the gene in mature osteoclasts or with lysozyme M-Cre (LysM-TLN1) mice to delete TLN1 in all osteoclast lineage cells. Absence of TLN1 impairs macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF)-stimulated inside-out integrin activation and cytoskeleton organization in mature osteoclasts. Talin1-deficient precursors normally express osteoclast differentiation markers when exposed to M-CSF and receptor activator of nuclear factor κB (RANK) ligand but attach to substrate and migrate poorly, arresting their development into mature resorptive cells. In keeping with inhibited resorption, CtsK-TLN1 mice exhibit an ∼5-fold increase in bone mass. Osteoclast-specific deletion of Rap1 (CtsK-Rap1), which promotes talin/β integrin recognition, yields similar osteopetrotic mice. The fact that the osteopetrosis of CtsK-TLN1 and CtsK-Rap1 mice is substantially more severe than that of those lacking αvβ3 is likely due to added failed activation of β1 integrins. In keeping with osteoclast dysfunction, mice in whom talin is deleted late in the course of osteoclastogenesis are substantially protected from ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis and the periarticular osteolysis attending inflammatory arthritis. Thus, talin1 and Rap1 are critical for resorptive function, and their selective inhibition in mature osteoclasts retards pathological bone loss.
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Unit on Behavioral Genetics, Laboratory of Molecular Pathophysiology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology
- Department of Medicine, Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Izawa T, Kondo T, Kurosawa M, Oura R, Matsumoto K, Tanaka E, Yamada A, Arakaki R, Kudo Y, Hayashi Y, Ishimaru N. Fas-independent T-cell apoptosis by dendritic cells controls autoimmune arthritis in MRL/lpr mice. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48798. [PMID: 23300516 PMCID: PMC3523790 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Although autoimmunity in MRL/lpr mice occurs due to a defect in Fas-mediated cell death of T cells, the role of Fas-independent apoptosis in pathogenesis has rarely been investigated. We have recently reported that receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-κB ligand (RANKL)-activated dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in MRL/lpr mice. We here attempted to establish a new therapeutic strategy with RANKL-activated DCs in RA by controlling apoptosis of peripheral T cells. Repeated transfer of RANKL-activated DCs into MRL/lpr mice was tested to determine whether this had a therapeutic effect on autoimmunity. Methods and Finding Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Fas-independent apoptosis of T cells induced by the DCs were investigated by in vitro and in vivo analyses. We demonstrated that repeated transfers of RANKL-activated DCs into MRL/lpr mice resulted in therapeutic effects on RA lesions and lymphoproliferation due to declines of CD4+ T, B, and CD4−CD8− double negative (DN) T cells. We also found that the Fas-independent T-cell apoptosis was induced by a direct interaction between tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand-receptor 2 (TRAIL-R2) on T cells and TRAIL on Fas-deficient DCs in MRL/lpr mice. Conclusion These results strongly suggest that a novel Fas-independent apoptosis pathway in T cells maintains peripheral tolerance and thus controls autoimmunity in MRL/lpr mice.
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- Takashi Izawa
- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Molecular Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Juniantito V, Izawa T, Yuasa T, Ichikawa C, Yamamoto E, Kuwamura M, Yamate J. Immunophenotypical analyses of myofibroblasts in rat excisional wound healing: possible transdifferentiation of blood vessel pericytes and perifollicular dermal sheath cells into myofibroblasts. Histol Histopathol 2012; 27:515-27. [PMID: 22374729 DOI: 10.14670/hh-27.515] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cutaneous fibrosis after wound is evoked by myofibroblasts capable of producing collagen; the derivation and features remain to be investigated. Immunophenotypical characteristics of myofibroblasts were analysed in excisional rat wound healing, of which samples were obtained on post-wounding (PW) days 1 to 26. Myofibroblasts were characterized for expressions of intermediate cytoskeletons such as vimentin, desmin, and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA). To pursue the progenitor, immunolabeling analyses were performed using stromal-/bone marrow-stem cell markers (Thy-1 and A3). Myofibroblasts reacting to vimentin and α-SMA were first seen on PW day 5, then peaked on PW day 9 in granulation tissues, and gradually decreased in remodeling tissues; these immunopositive cells reacted simultaneously to Thy-1. Desmin-reacting cells were limited to newly-formed blood vessels in wound bed. The single/double immunolabelings revealed that pericytes (identified by positive reaction to PDGFR-β and negative reaction to endothelial markers) in newly-developing blood vessels reacted to vimentin, α-SMA, Thy-1 and A3, and occasionally to desmin, and that perifollicular dermal sheath cells in the wound periphery showed increased expressions for vimentin, Thy-1 and A3. There is considerable immunophenotypical similarity between myofibroblasts (expressing vimentin, α-SMA and Thy-1), pericytes (reacting to vimentin, α-SMA, Thy-1 and A3) in newly-developing blood vessels, and perifollicular dermal sheath cells (reacting to vimentin, Thy-1 and A3). Collectively, myofibroblasts in rat cutaneous fibrosis are characterized by vimentin, α-SMA and Thy-1 expressions, and the cells might be generated from the pericytes or perifollicular dermal sheath cells in the lineage of stroma-/bone marrow-stem cells.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Division of Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan
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Juniantito V, Izawa T, Yuasa T, Ichikawa C, Yano R, Kuwamura M, Yamate J. Immunophenotypical characterization of macrophages in rat bleomycin-induced scleroderma. Vet Pathol 2012; 50:76-85. [PMID: 22700848 DOI: 10.1177/0300985812450718] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Scleroderma is a skin disorder characterized by persistent fibrosis. Macrophage properties influencing cutaneous fibrogenesis remain to be fully elucidated. In this rat (F344 rats) model of scleroderma, at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after initiation of daily subcutaneous injections of bleomycin (BLM; 100 μl of 1 mg/ml daily), skin samples were collected for histological and immunohistochemical evaluations. Immunohistochemically, the numbers of cells reacting to ED1 (anti-CD68; phagocytic activity) and ED2 (anti-CD163; inflammatory factor production) began to increase at week 1, peaked at week 2, and decreased thereafter. In contrast, the increased number of cells reacting to OX6 (anti-MHC class II molecules) was seen from week 2 and remained elevated until week 4. α-Smooth muscle actin-positive myofibroblasts were increased for 4 weeks. Double labeling revealed that galectin-3, a regulator of fibrogenic factor TGF-β1, was expressed in CD68+, CD163+, and MHC class II+ macrophages and myofibroblasts. mRNA expression of TGF-β1, as well as MCP-1 and CSF-1 (both macrophage function modulators), were significantly elevated at weeks 1 to 4. This study shows that the increased number of macrophages with heterogeneous immunophenotypes, which might be induced by MCP-1 and CSF-1, could participate in the sclerotic lesion formation, presumably through increased fibrogenic factors such as galectin-3 and TGF-β1; the data may provide useful information to understand the pathogenesis of the human scleroderma condition.
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- V Juniantito
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Division of Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Rinkuu Ourai Kita 1-58, Izumisano-shi, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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Juniantito V, Izawa T, Yamamoto E, Murai F, Kuwamura M, Yamate J. Heterogeneity of Macrophage Populations and Expression of Galectin-3 in Cutaneous Wound Healing in Rats. J Comp Pathol 2011; 145:378-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2011.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2010] [Revised: 01/05/2011] [Accepted: 01/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Sakurai T, Endo S, Hatano D, Ogasawara J, Kizaki T, Oh-ishi S, Izawa T, Ishida H, Ohno H. Effects of exercise training on adipogenesis of stromal-vascular fraction cells in rat epididymal white adipose tissue. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2010; 200:325-38. [PMID: 20590530 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1708.2010.02159.x] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM Previous studies have shown that exercise training reduced white adipose tissue (WAT) mass compared to that in sedentary controls, and that the smaller mass contained fewer adipocytes. However, the effect of exercise training on adipogenesis is not completely clear. Therefore, we re-examined the effect of exercise training on adipocyte numbers in WAT and, if such an effect was found tested the adipogenic responses of stromal-vascular fraction (SVF) cells containing adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSC) in epididymal WAT from exercise-trained (TR) rats. METHODS Wistar male rats were divided into two groups: control (C) and TR. The TR rats were subjected to exercise on a treadmill for 9 weeks. SVF cells containing ADSC were separated from epididymal WAT by centrifugation. Expression of adipocyte differentiation-related genes and adipogenesis of SVF cells were examined. RESULTS In SVF cells of TR rats, the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and that of PPARγ target lipogenic genes was dramatically downregulated, whereas that of preadipocyte factor-1 gene was significantly upregulated. Lipid accumulation in SVF cells of TR rats after the induction of adipocyte differentiation was significantly suppressed in comparison with that of C rats. Moreover, increased expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) protein was observed in SVF cells of TR rats. Pre-treatment of YC-1, a potent HIF-1α inhibitor, in SVF cells of TR rats restored adipogenesis. CONCLUSION These results suggest that exercise training suppresses the ability of SVF cells to differentiate into adipocytes, and that underlying mechanisms involve the upregulation of HIF-1α expression.
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- T Sakurai
- Department of Molecular Predictive Medicine and Sport Science, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Sakurai T, Endo S, Hatano D, Ogasawara J, Kizaki T, Oh-ishi S, Izawa T, Ishida H, Ohno H. Effects of exercise training on adipogenesis of stromal-vascular fraction cells in rat epididymal white adipose tissue. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02159.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Golbar HM, Izawa T, Kuwamura M, Fujita D, Okamura K, Yamazaki R, Tagami Y, Sasai H, Yamate J. Cardiac hamartoma in a young squirrel monkey who died suddenly. Vet Pathol 2010; 48:970-4. [PMID: 20971945 DOI: 10.1177/0300985810386466] [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: 11/15/2022]
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A case of cardiac hamartoma in a 2-month-old squirrel monkey is reported. The monkey showed a loss of appetite and died suddenly. Microscopically, an encapsulated nodular lesion was found at the right atrial wall. The lesion consisted of irregularly shaped, slender myocytes intermingled with a few fibroblasts and collagen fibers. Neither nuclear atypia nor inflammatory cell infiltrate was seen. The constituting cells had stratified striations in the cytoplasm and reacted immunohistochemically for desmin, indicating the nature of myocytes. Based on the above findings, a diagnosis of cardiac hamartoma was made. This is the first case of cardiac hamartoma in this species.
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- H M Golbar
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Division of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan
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Hatano D, Ogasawara J, Endoh S, Sakurai T, Nomura S, Kizaki T, Ohno H, Komabayashi T, Izawa T. Effect of exercise training on the density of endothelial cells in the white adipose tissue of rats. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2010; 21:e115-21. [PMID: 20807385 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01176.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We examined the effects of a 9-week exercise training (TR) in Wistar male rats, beginning at 4 weeks of age, on the density of endothelial cells (ECs) in epididymal white adipose tissue (WAT) and the mRNA expression of angiogenic factors in adipose tissue stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells. The number of ECs and mRNA expressions were assessed by lectin staining and real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, respectively. Compared with control (CR) rats, TR rats gained weight more slowly and had significantly lower final weight of WAT due to the reduction in the size and the number of adipocytes. TR significantly increased the number of ECs per square millimeter and per adipocyte (1.37- and 1.23-fold, respectively) in WAT. This is probably because the number of adipocytes is fewer while the number of ECs is constant in the WAT of TR rats, because the regression line of TR rats for adipocyte number-dependent EC number was shifted toward the left without significant differences in the slopes between groups. TR also induced the upregulation of mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf)-A and Vegf-receptor-2 in SVF cells, thereby retaining a constant number of ECs in the WAT.
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- D Hatano
- Health Promotion Science Group, Department of Human Health Science, Graduate School of Human Health Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Japan
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Mori A, Lee P, Izawa T, Oda H, Mizutani H, Koyama H, Arai T, Sako T. Assessing the immune state of dogs suffering from pituitary gland dependent hyperadrenocorticism by determining changes in peripheral lymphocyte subsets. Vet Res Commun 2009; 33:757-69. [PMID: 19462252 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-009-9224-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In order to evaluate the immune state of dogs suffering from pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism (PDH), peripheral lymphocyte subsets were examined. Twenty seven PDH dogs and eight healthy control dogs were used in the current study. Eight healthy dogs served as the control group. Twenty seven PDH dogs were categorized into 4 groups based on their post serum cortisol concentrations by ACTH stimulation test: 2-5, excellent control (n = 8); 5-20, fair control (n = 7); >20, poor control (n = 4); and untreated (n = 8). Cell counts were executed with white blood cells (WBC), lymphocytes, CD3(+) (T lymphocytes), CD4(+) (Helper T lymphocytes), CD8(+) (Cytotoxic T lymphocytes), CD21(+) (B lymphocytes) cells in addition to calculating CD4(+)/CD8(+) ratio. Results indicated a significant difference in lymphocyte numbers and lymphocyte subset populations (CD3(+), CD4(+), CD8(+), and CD21(+) cells) between PDH and control dogs. Moreover, comparison of the PDH groups (excellent control; fair control; poor control; untreated) demonstrated that all groups had a significant decrease in lymphocytes numbers (CD3(+), CD4(+) and CD21(+) cell counts) as compared to control group. Meanwhile, no significant differences were observed in WBC counts and CD4(+)/CD8(+) ratio between groups. Furthermore, lymphocyte subset distribution in excellent control PDH dogs without concurrent disease (n = 4) better resembled that of control dogs as compared to PDH dogs with concurrent disease (n = 4). PDH dogs may be suffering from an immuno-depressed state as evidenced by significant differences in lymphocyte subset populations. Furthermore, treatment of both PDH and concurrent disease might improve lymphocyte subset distribution.
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- A Mori
- Department of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-8602, Japan.
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Golbar HM, Izawa T, Kuwamura M, Yonezawa M, Ito S, Yamate J. Malignant seminoma with multiple visceral metastases in a guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) kept in a zoo. Avian Dis 2009; 53:143-5. [PMID: 19432019 DOI: 10.1637/8460-082808-case.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A case of seminoma found in an adult guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) that has been exhibited in a zoo is reported. The right testis was extremely enlarged and replaced by round and polyhedral pleomorphic neoplastic cells showing nest, sheet, and diffuse growth patterns. The neoplastic cells had acidophilic cytoplasm and hyperchromatic and eccentrically placed nuclei. Metastatic lesions composed of diffuse growth of neoplastic cells similar to those of the primary tumor were seen in the liver, lungs, kidneys, and heart, and neoplastic emboli were often detected within blood vessels of these organs, indicating hematogenous metastasis. This is the first report of malignant seminoma with multiple metastases in the visceral organs in the guinea fowl.
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- H M Golbar
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Gakuencho 1-1, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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Kitase Y, Yokozeki M, Fujihara S, Izawa T, Kuroda S, Tanimoto K, Moriyama K, Tanaka E. Analysis of gene expression profiles in human periodontal ligament cells under hypoxia: the protective effect of CC chemokine ligand 2 to oxygen shortage. Arch Oral Biol 2009; 54:618-24. [PMID: 19406381 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2008] [Revised: 02/13/2009] [Accepted: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Periodontal ligament (PDL) cells appear to play important functional roles in response to mechanical stress. We hypothesized that hypoxia caused by a deformation of blood vessels and the following ischaemia may play a crucial role in differential gene expression in PDL cells affected by mechanical stress. Gene induction in cultured human PDL cells by hypoxia was analyzed using cDNA array, followed by RT-PCR analysis. Eleven hypoxia-responsive genes were found differentially expressed under low-oxygen conditions in PDL cells. Among them, CCR2, CC chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) receptor was studied in more detail since little information is available on the role of chemokines in adaptive responses of PDL cells under hypoxia. Here we investigate whether CCR2 mediates the signalling to maintain the homeostasis of PDL cells. We found that cell death of PDL cells was induced under hypoxia with down-regulation of CCL2 mRNA expression. However, the exogenous CCL2 prevented PDL cell death under oxygen shortage with the increment of cellular inhibitor of apoptosis (cIAP) mRNA expression. The present study demonstrated substantial effects of hypoxia on gene expression of CCL2 and CCR2 in PDL cells, indicating that mechanical loading accompanied with mild hypoxia allows PDL cells to elicit adaptive responses with up-regulation of CCR2.
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- Yukiko Kitase
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan
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Tanaka E, Sano R, Kawai N, Korfage JAM, Nakamura S, Izawa T, Langenbach GEJ, Tanne K. Regional differences in fiber characteristics in the rat temporalis muscle. J Anat 2009; 213:743-8. [PMID: 19094190 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00990.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The behavioral differences in muscle use are related to the fiber type composition of the muscles among other variables. The aim of this study was to examine the degree of heterogeneity in the fiber type composition in the rat temporalis muscle. The temporalis muscle was taken from 10-week-old Wistar strain male rats (n = 5). Fiber types were classified by immunohistochemical staining according to their myosin heavy chain content. The anterior temporalis revealed an obvious regional difference of the fiber type distribution, whereas the posterior temporalis was homogeneous. The deep anterior temporalis showed a predominant proportion of type IIA fibers and was the only muscle portion displaying slow type fibers (< 10%). The other two muscle portions, the superficial anterior and posterior temporalis, did not differ significantly from each other and contained mainly type IIB fibers. Moreover, the deep anterior temporalis was the only muscle portion showing slow type fibers (< 10%). In the deep portion, type IIX fibers revealed the largest cross-sectional area (1943.1 +/- 613.7 microm(2)), which was significantly (P < 0.01) larger than those of type IIA and I + IIA fibers. The cross-sectional area of type IIB fibers was the largest in the remaining two muscle portions and was significantly (P < 0.01) larger than that of type IIX fibers. In conclusion, temporalis muscle in rats showed an obvious heterogeneity of fiber type composition and fiber cross-sectional area, which suggests multiple functions of this muscle.
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- E Tanaka
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, The University of Tokushima, Graduate School of Oral Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
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