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Tokunaga T, Machado Da Silva I, Fu M. Participatory Action Research with Immigrant Youth in Tokyo: Possibilities and Challenges of
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Creation Project. Annals of Anthropol Pract 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/napa.12173] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Jim Sosnowski
- Education Justice Project–University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign
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Hosonuma M, Isozaki T, Furuya H, Yamazaki Y, Ikari Y, Nishimi S, Ishii S, Maeoka A, Tokunaga T, Wakabayashi K, Konishi N, Fukuse S, Ishikawa K, Sakai N, Inagaki K, Kasama T. AB0065 HGF/C-MET SIGNALING PROMOTE ANGIOGENESIS THROUGH CXCL16 IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.3491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) binds to the receptor tyrosine kinase c-Met and is a multifunctional cytokine that promotes processes such as cell proliferation, survival, differentiation, migration and angiogenesis [1]. We previously reported that HGF is produced by inflammation in the RA synovium, and activates monocyte migration to the synovium and promotes bone destruction through its own chemotactic effect and enhanced chemokine production in the synovium [2].Objectives:Therefore, we next aimed to determine the role of HGF in RA angiogenesis.Methods:The expression of HGF / c-Met in the serum and synovial tissues (STs) of RA patients and controls and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) was evaluated by ELISA and immunostaining. The effect of HGF/c-Met signaling on the promotion of CXCL16 production from HUVECs and RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) was determined by ELISA. To examine the role of HGF in angiogenesis, we performed in vitro Matrigel assays using HUVECs treated with HGF.Results:HGF in serum in treatment-naive RA patients was significantly higher than that in controls and HGF in serum in treatment-resistant RA showed a significant positive correlation with CXCL16. c-Met were expressed on vascular endothelial cells of RA STs and HUVECs. Stimulation of HUVECs with HGF dose-dependently increased CXCL16 production. c-Met signal inhibition by SU11274 suppressed TNF-α stimulation-enhanced CXCL16 production by RA FLSs in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, HGF induced HUVEC tube formation by 1.8-fold.Conclusion:HGF is produced by inflammation in the RA synovium, and activates angiogenesis through its own potent angiogenic effect and enhanced production of CXCL16 in the synovium. These results indicate that a strategy targeting c-Met signalling may be important for resolving treatment-resistant RA.References:[1]Nakamura T, Nishizawa T, Hagiya M, et al. Molecular cloning and expression of human hepatocyte growth factor. Nature. 1989 Nov 23;342(6248):440-3.[2]Hosonuma M, Sakai N, Furuya H, et al. Inhibition of hepatocyte growth factor/c-Met signalling abrogates joint destruction by suppressing monocyte migration in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Jan 5;60(1):408-419.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Hosonuma M, Isozaki T, Furuya H, Yamazaki Y, Ikari Y, Nishimi S, Maeoka A, Ishii S, Tokunaga T, Wakabayashi K, Konishi N, Fukuse S, Ishikawa K, Sakai N, Inagaki K, Kasama T. POS0429 INTERLEUKIN-4 ACTIVATES EOSINOPHILS AND CCR3-POSITIVE T HELPER CELLS MIGRATION TO FASCIA AND PROMOTES FIBROSIS IN EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.3542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare disease that causes inflammation and fibrosis mainly in the fascia of the extremities with eosinophilia. It has been reported that the hypertrophied fascia in EF shows inflammatory cell infiltration by the lymphocytes and eosinophils and increased expression of fibrosis-related cytokines genes in fibroblast [1]. However, its pathophysiology in the fascia remains unresolved.Objectives:Therefore, we focused on fascial fibroblasts and aimed to determine the role of interleukin-4 (IL-4) in eosinophil and helper T cell infiltration and fibrosis in fascial fibroblast in EF.Methods:Fascial fibroblasts were obtained from fascia biopsy of a patient with EF, and were stimulated with pre- and post-treatment serum of a patient with EF and healthy control, followed by microarray to analyze gene expression. Fascial fibroblasts were stimulated with IL-4 10 ng/mL, and gene expression of IL-4 receptor and CCR3 ligands, CCL7 and CCL11 were measured by qPCR. Transforming growth factor (TGF) -β and periostin in the pre- and post-treatment serum of a patient with EF and conditioned medium of fascial fibroblasts stimulated with IL-4 were measured by ELISA. To examine the role of IL-4 in proliferation, we performed in proliferation assays using fascial fibroblasts treated with IL-4. CCR3-positive T cells in the fascial tissue of EF, dermatomyositis, and polymyositis patients were evaluated by immunostaining.Results:By microarray analysis, CCL7 and CCL11 expression of fascial fibroblasts stimulated with pre-treatment EF serum was higher than that in post-treatment EF serum and control serum. CCL7 and CCL11 mRNA in IL-4 stimulated facial fibroblasts were increased by 5.1-fold and 7.3-fold, respectively. TGF-β and periostin in IL-4 stimulated facial fibroblast conditioned medium were also increased. In addition, TGF-β and periostin in EF serum were gradually decreased by treatment for 4 and 10 weeks, compared to before treatment. Finally, fascial fibroblast proliferation was significantly increased by stimulation with IL-4. Furthermore, infiltration of CCR3-positive T cells was specific to the fascial tissue of EF.Conclusion:In EF, IL-4 enhances the production of CCR3 ligands, TGF-β, and periostin from fascial fibroblasts. As a result, it promotes the migration of eosinophils and CCR3-positive T helper cells to the fascia and fibrosis. These results suggest that inhibition of IL-4 pathway could be a novel strategy for eosinophilic fasciitis.References:[1]Igarashi A, Nashiro K, Kikuchi K, et al. Connective tissue growth factor gene expression in tissue sections from localized scleroderma, keloid, and other fibrotic skin disorders. J Invest Dermatol. 1996 Apr;106(4):729-33.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Hosonuma M, Sakai N, Furuya H, Tsubokura Y, Nishimi S, Ikari Y, Ishii S, Maeoka A, Tokunaga T, Wakabayashi K, Kasama T, Takami M, Isozaki T. SAT0005 INHIBITION OF HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR/C-MET SIGNALING ABROGATES JOINT DESTRUCTION BY SUPPRESSING MIGRATION OF MONOCYTES TO SYNOVIUM IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.3410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), originally discovered as a mitogen of hepatocytes, binds to receptor-tyrosine kinase c-Met and has been shown to be a multi-functional cytokine that promotes processes such as cell proliferation, survival, differentiation, migration, and angiogenesis1. Since HGF/c-Met signaling also leads to tumorigenesis and cancer invasion, that has recently attracted attention as a target for anticancer agents2. However, in reports of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), though anti-inflammatory and antiangiogenic mechanisms related to HGF/c-Met signal inhibition have been reported, the role of HGF in RA bone destruction through monocyte migration remains unclear3.Objectives:To determine the expression of HGF in RA biological fluids, the role it plays in monocyte migration and the therapeutic effect of a savolitinib, a specific c-Met inhibitor, in arthritis model mice.Methods:HGF/c-Met expression in serum, synovial fluid (SF), and synovial tissues (STs) obtained from RA patients and control subjects, as well as RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) was evaluated by ELISA and immunostaining. To determine the function of HGF in RA SFs, we preincubated RA SFs with a neutralizing anti-HGF antibody and measured the ability of these SFs to induce the human acute monocytic leukemia cell line (THP-1) chemotaxis. Additionally, examinations of SKG mice treated with savolitinib (2.5 mg/kg/day) for 4 weeks were conducted.Results:HGF level in serum from RA patients was significantly higher as compared to the controls (930 ± 97 vs. 476 ± 97 pg/mL, p <0.01) and decreased by drug treatment for 24 weeks (1147 ± 284 vs. 539 ± 160 pg/mL, p <0.05). Additionally, HGF level in SF from RA patients was higher as compared to SF from osteoarthritis patients (1632 ± 366 vs. 566 ± 140 pg/mL, p <0.05). HGF and c-Met expressions were also noted in RA STs. Stimulation of RA-FLS with TNF-α increased HGF/c-Met expression in a concentration-dependent manner, and c-Met signal inhibition by SU11274 suppressed production of fractalkine/CX3CL1, CXCL16, and MIP-1α/CCL3 (mean 50%, 56%, 90%, respectively). When HGF was removed by immunoprecipitation, migration of THP-1 in RA-SF was suppressed (mean 23%). In SKG mice, savolitinib significantly suppressed ankle bone damage on µCT, with an associated reduction in number of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive osteoclasts.Conclusion:HGF is produced by inflammation in synovium associated with RA, and then activates monocyte migration to synovium tissue and promotes bone destruction through its own chemotactic effect as well as enhanced chemokine production. These results indicate that a strategy that targets c-Met signaling may be important for resolving bone destruction in RA.References:[1] Nakamura T, Nishizawa T, Hagiya M, Seki T, Shimonishi M, Sugimura A, Tashiro K, Shimizu S. Molecular cloning and expression of human hepatocyte growth factor. Nature. 1989 Nov 23;342(6248):440-3[2] Lee D, Sung ES, Ahn JH, An S, Huh J, You WK. Development of antibody-based c-Met inhibitors for targeted cancer therapy. Immunotargets Ther. 2015 Feb 9;4:35-44.[3] Koch AE, Halloran MM, Hosaka S, Shah MR, Haskell CJ, Baker SK, Panos RJ, Haines GK, Bennett GL, Pope RM, Ferrara N. Hepatocyte growth factor. A cytokine mediating endothelial migration in inflammatory arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 1996 Sep;39(9):1566-75Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Oi K, Tokunaga T, Kuranobu T, Yukawa K, Kohno H, Yoshida Y, Mokuda S, Hirata S, Sugiyama E. Tumour necrosis factor α augments the inhibitory effects of CTLA-4-Ig on osteoclast generation from human monocytes via induction of CD80 expression. Clin Exp Immunol 2019; 196:392-402. [PMID: 30724348 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4-immunoglobulin (CTLA-4-Ig) exerts anti-rheumatic action via negative regulation of the co-stimulation process between antigen-presenting cells and T cells. CTLA-4-Ig also binds to CD80/CD86 on monocytes of osteoclast precursors. However, little is known about the effect of CTLA-4-Ig on osteoclastogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study we evaluated the effects of CTLA-4-Ig on osteoclast generation from human blood monocytes (PBM) and rheumatoid synovial fluid monocytes (RSFM). Highly purified monocytes were cultured with receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) and macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) in the presence of CTLA-4-Ig. CTLA-4-Ig inhibited RANKL-induced osteoclast generation in PBM and RSFM, as determined by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining and bone resorption assay using osteo assay surface plates. In addition, CTLA-4-Ig reduced the gene and protein expressions of nuclear factor of activated T cells, cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1) and cathepsin K during osteoclastogenesis. Furthermore, CTLA-4-Ig significantly inhibited cell proliferation during osteoclastogenesis. Interestingly, the gene expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1, an inducer of apoptosis, was enhanced by CTLA-4-Ig. We next examined the effect of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, a major inflammatory cytokine in rheumatoid synovium, on the expression of CD80 and CD86 by flow cytometric analysis. TNF-α potently induced the surface expression of CD80, which is known to have much higher affinity to CTLA-4-Ig than CD86, and this induction was observed at mRNA levels. Interestingly, freshly prepared rheumatoid synovial monocytes also expressed CD80 as much as TNF-α-treated PBM. Furthermore, TNF-α enhanced CTLA-4-Ig-induced inhibition of osteoclastogenesis and cell proliferation. Taken together, the TNF-α-induced CD80 may augment CTLA-4-Ig-induced inhibition of osteoclastogenesis, suggesting that CTLA-4-Ig potently inhibits osteoclast differentiation and protects bone destruction in rheumatoid inflamed joints.
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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Haraguchi S, Dang-Nguyen TQ, Wells D, Fuchimoto D, Fukuda T, Tokunaga T. 183 Generation of porcine embryonic stem cell lines derived from nuclear transfer embryos reconstructed with induced pluripotent stem cells. Reprod Fertil Dev 2019. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv31n1ab183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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To establish a porcine embryonic stem (ES) cell line that not only maintains self-renewing capacity but also exhibits pluripotency [Haraguchi et al. 2012 J. Reprod. Dev. 58, 707-716], 6 synthetic porcine RNAs (Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, c-Myc, Nanog, and Lin28) were chemically transfected into outgrowth cultured cells derived from the inner cell mass of in vitro-produced porcine embryos. Subsequently, cells grew as compact, dome-shaped colonies displaying alkaline phosphatase activity and were cultured for more than 20 passages. Although 13 candidate cell lines were generated (13/43, 30%), none formed teratomas after injection of the cells into SCID (sever combined immunodeficiency) mice. We also observed that when transfection of the exogeneous RNAs was discontinued, the cells no longer maintained a stem cell morphology and began to differentiate (13/13, 100%). This suggests that continuous expression of exogenous reprogramming factors is necessary to maintain induced pluripotency in the pig. Next, we used cloned embryos reconstructed with porcine induced pluripotent stem cells (piPSC), which were created using a recombinant lentivirus expression vector carrying 6 mouse reprogramming factor genes (the same as above) and green fluorescent protein (GFP) (Fukuda et al. 2017 J. Cell Biochem. 118, 537-553]. The piPSC were dispersed to a single cell suspension and electrically fused to cytoplasts prepared following enucleation of in vitro-matured zona-free metaphase II-arrested oocytes. A second cytoplast was then fused to the first reconstruct (double cytoplast nuclear transfer). Reconstructs were electrically activated and cultured in microwells with porcine zygote medium-3 (PZM3). After 5 days, reconstructed embryos developed to GFP-positive blastocysts (10/93, 11%) and 4- to 8-cell stages (25/93, 27%). The blastocysts (10) and 4- to 8-cell-stage embryos (25) were transferred onto mouse embryonic fibroblast feeder cells for outgrowth culture in FCS-based ES cell medium supplemented with 2% polyvinylpyrrolidone. After 24h, the medium was changed to piPSC medium containing CHIR99021, PD0325901, thiazovivin, and GF-109203x. Embryos attached to the feeder cells began to outgrow (8/10 of blastocysts and 6/25 of 4- to 8-cell-stage embryos). To date, 3 ES-like cell lines have been established from blastomeres of embryos (3/25, 12%) but not from blastocysts (0/10, 0%). They show GFP fluorescence and have been maintained continuously in culture for more than 20 passages without any overt changes in morphology. These results suggest that the constant expression of reprogramming factors and the use of combinations of specific small molecule inhibitors largely contribute to the establishment of pluripotent cells in the pig. Further characterisation of the cells is ongoing, including methylation status of the X chromosome and the capacity for in vivo differentiation.
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Aoki M, Umehara T, Kamimura G, Tokunaga T, Nagata T, Takeda A, Yokomakura N, Kariatsumari K, Yanagi M, Sato M. P2.01-08 Conversion Surgery for Locally Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma Harboring Driver Gene Mutation After TKI Followed by Cytotoxic Agent. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nakamura S, Tokunaga T, Yamaguchi A, Kono T, Kasano K, Yoshiwara H, Hattori E, Hirao K. P1698Impact of intensively lowered low-density lipoprotein cholesterol on lesion prognosis following deferral of revascularization based on fractional flow reserve. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- S Nakamura
- JA Toride Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- JA Toride Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- JA Toride Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- JA Toride Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- JA Toride Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Tokunaga T, Takeda A, Watanabe Y, Umehara T, Suzuki S, Kamimura G, Maeda K, Aoki M, Nagata T, Otsuka T, Yokomakura N, Kariatsumari K, Sakasegawa K, Nakamura Y, Yanagi M, Sato M. P2.16-004 Alternative Subpreural Lymph Flow Pathways in Human Lung – a Hundred Cases Experience and Analysis. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.1413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Higashiyama M, Anayama T, Okami J, Tokunaga T, Yamamoto H, Kikuchi S, Ikeda A, Orihashi K, Imamura F. P2.05-010 Changes between Pre- and Post-Operative AICS (Lung) in NSCLC Patients: Predictability of High-Risk Cases with Recurrence. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Miwa Y, Takahashi R, Isojima S, Saito M, Miura Y, Ishii S, Ikari Y, Tokunaga T, Kasama T, Toyoshima Y, Inagaki K. FRI0153 Relationship between Serum Oxytocin Levels and Disease Activity, Depressive State, ADL, and QOL in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.2496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Shimada K, Shimada S, Sugimoto K, Nakatochi M, Suguro M, Hirakawa A, Hocking TD, Takeuchi I, Tokunaga T, Takagi Y, Sakamoto A, Aoki T, Naoe T, Nakamura S, Hayakawa F, Seto M, Tomita A, Kiyoi H. Development and analysis of patient-derived xenograft mouse models in intravascular large B-cell lymphoma. Leukemia 2016; 30:1568-79. [PMID: 27001523 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a distinct disease entity with the peculiar characteristic that tumor cells proliferate within vessels. Despite recent advances in understanding the disease from clinical aspects, the underlying pathogenesis remains unknown. Here we demonstrate analyses of IVLBCL biology using four xenograft mouse models established from primary IVLBCL samples. In all four models, the main characteristic of IVLBCL tumor cell proliferation within vessels was retained. Time-lapse engraftment analyses revealed that the tumor cells initially engrafted and proliferated in the sinusoids and vessels in the liver and then engrafted and proliferated in multiple organs. Intriguingly, serial passage of tumor cells from the adrenal gland of a transplanted mouse developed from primary patient bone marrow cells into a second mouse showed that the tumor cells mainly distributed into the adrenal gland in the second mouse, implying the existence of clonal selection and/or evolution at engraftment of a specific organ. Gene expression profiling analyses demonstrated that the gene set associated with cell migration was enriched for normal peripheral blood B cells, indicating that inhibition of cell migration might be involved in IVLBCL pathogenesis. In conclusion, the mouse xenograft models described here are essential tools for uncovering IVLBCL biology.
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- K Shimada
- Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Fujii Memorial Research Institute, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Otsu, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Computer Science/Scientific and Engineering Simulation, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization, Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization, Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Tokunaga T, Sakashita M, Haruna T, Asaka D, Takeno S, Ikeda H, Nakayama T, Seki N, Ito S, Murata J, Sakuma Y, Yoshida N, Terada T, Morikura I, Sakaida H, Kondo K, Teraguchi K, Okano M, Otori N, Yoshikawa M, Hirakawa K, Haruna S, Himi T, Ikeda K, Ishitoya J, Iino Y, Kawata R, Kawauchi H, Kobayashi M, Yamasoba T, Miwa T, Urashima M, Tamari M, Noguchi E, Ninomiya T, Imoto Y, Morikawa T, Tomita K, Takabayashi T, Fujieda S. Novel scoring system and algorithm for classifying chronic rhinosinusitis: the JESREC Study. Allergy 2015; 70:995-1003. [PMID: 25945591 PMCID: PMC5032997 DOI: 10.1111/all.12644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 385] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.8] [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] [Accepted: 05/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) can be classified into CRS with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and CRS without nasal polyps (CRSsNP). CRSwNP displays more intense eosinophilic infiltration and the presence of Th2 cytokines. Mucosal eosinophilia is associated with more severe symptoms and often requires multiple surgeries because of recurrence; however, even in eosinophilic CRS (ECRS), clinical course is variable. In this study, we wanted to set objective clinical criteria for the diagnosis of refractory CRS. Methods This was a retrospective study conducted by 15 institutions participating in the Japanese Epidemiological Survey of Refractory Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis (JESREC). We evaluated patients with CRS treated with endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), and risk of recurrence was estimated using Cox proportional hazard models. Multiple logistic regression models and receiver operating characteristics curves were constructed to create the diagnostic criterion for ECRS. Results We analyzed 1716 patients treated with ESS. To diagnose ECRS, the JESREC scoring system assessed unilateral or bilateral disease, the presence of nasal polyps, blood eosinophilia, and dominant shadow of ethmoid sinuses in computed tomography (CT) scans. The cutoff value of the score was 11 points (sensitivity: 83%, specificity: 66%). Blood eosinophilia (>5%), ethmoid sinus disease detected by CT scan, bronchial asthma, aspirin, and nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs intolerance were associated significantly with recurrence. Conclusion We subdivided CRSwNP in non‐ECRS, mild, moderate, and severe ECRS according to our algorithm. This classification was significantly correlated with prognosis. It is notable that this algorithm may give useful information to clinicians in the refractoriness of CRS before ESS or biopsy.
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Miwa Y, Takahashi R, Yajima N, Wakabayashi K, Tokunaga T, Ishii S, Nishimi A, Kasama T, Oh K, Toyoshima Y, Inagaki K. AB0329 A Study on Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Achieving HAQ Remission with 6 Months of Biologic Treatment. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.1138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Higashiyama M, Okami J, Tokunaga T, Kanou T, Akazawa Y, Imamura F. O-031 * ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING COMPLETE RESECTION FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER: EFFECT OF IN VITRO CHEMOSENSITIVITY TESTING RESULTS ON PROGNOSIS. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivu167.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lococo F, Cesario A, Okami J, Cardillo G, Cavuto S, Tokunaga T, Apolone G, Margaritora S, Granone P. Role of combined 18F-FDG-PET/CT for predicting the WHO malignancy grade of thymic epithelial tumors: A multicenter analysis. Lung Cancer 2013; 82:245-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Otsuka K, Miwa Y, Umemura M, Tsukamoto H, Tokunaga T, Furuya H, Yanai R, Isojima S, Wakabayashi K, Yajima N, Kasama T. AB0377 Efficacy of tacrolimus combination therapy during the maintenance phase of systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Kasama T, Umemura M, Isojima S, Tokunaga T, Tsukamoto H, Yanai R, Furuya H, Miwa Y. SAT0141 Correlation of Serum Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Levels With Response to Tocilizumab Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Wakabayashi K, Umemura M, Tokunaga T, Tsukamoto H, Isojima S, Furuya H, Yanai R, Otsuka K, Takahashi R, Yajima N, Miwa Y, Kasama T. SAT0145 Plasma Levels of Fibrin/Fibrinogen Degradation Products are a Useful Indicator of Disease Activity and Nephritis Complications in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Miwa Y, Isojima S, Umemura M, Tsukamoto H, Tokunaga T, Furuya H, Yanai R, Otsuka K, Takahashi R, Wakabayashi K, Yajima N, Kasama T, Hosaka M. AB0263 Correlation of cx3cl1 levels with adl, hrqol and depression to biologic agent therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Yanai R, Isojima S, Tsukamoto H, Tokunaga T, Umemura M, Furuya H, Otsuka K, Takahashi R, Wakabayashi K, Yajima N, Miwa Y, Kasama T. THU0441 Potential Fatality Predictors Caused by Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in Rheumatic Disease. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Miwa Y, Isojima S, Umemura M, Tsukamoto H, Tokunaga T, Furuya H, Yanai R, Otsuka K, Takahashi R, Wakabayashi K, Yajima N, Kasama T, Hosaka M. AB0200 Switching biologic agents in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an observational study of 159 patients evaluating efficacy, adl, qol, and depression. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Haraguchi S, Tokunaga T, Furusawa T, Ohkoshi K, Nakai M, Ikeda M, Kikuchi K, Dang-Nguyen TQ, Somfai T, Akagi S, Kaneda M, Hirao Y, Watanabe S, Geshi M, Nagai T. 299 A FEATURE OF SELF-RENEWAL PORCINE EMBRYONIC STEM CELL-LIKE CELL LINES ESTABLISHED BY INHIBITORS. Reprod Fertil Dev 2013. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv25n1ab299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Despite meticulous attempts for more than two decades, establishment of authentic porcine embryonic stem cell (ESC) from pig has never been successful. Although putative porcine ESC-like cells have been reported, such cell lines easily lose the ability of self-renewal, becoming extinct or differentiating after only a limited number of passages in culture. Porcine ESC-like cells exhibiting the property of self-renewal rather than pluripotency are considered a valuable resource in applications such as drug screening and toxicology testing in humans and livestock, and in veterinary medicine. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) inhibitor CHIR99021 and Erk signalling inhibitor PD184352 for use in establishing ESC-like cell lines derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) of porcine blastocysts produced in vitro. These ICM-derived cell lines were initially cultured and passaged in conventional human ES medium. They displayed so-called ESC-like morphology; for example, the isolated colonies began to grow as a monolayer with coarse cell–cell boundaries, in which the cells exhibited polygonal boundaries, high nuclear/cytoplasmic ratios, abundant lipid-like inclusions, alkaline phosphatase activity, and expression of markers of undifferentiated cells such as OCT4 and NANOG. After transfer to culture in ES medium containing the inhibitors, the morphology of the colony was dramatically changed, displaying a closely packed and smooth-edged colony with tight cell–cell boundaries. Remarkably, growth of the established cell lines is leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF)-dependent. The inclusion of inhibitors supports self-renewal, thus enabling continuous culture for over 100 passages while maintaining an undifferentiated state. High-passage-number cells continued to express undifferentiated marker genes and showed alkaline phosphatase activity and telomerase activity with an X chromosome status of XaXi. We further investigated the potential for differentiation of the established cell lines. The cells could easily form embryoid body-like spheres in suspension culture. When either the spheres or ESC-like cells were inoculated under the kidney or testis capsules of nude mice, classical teratoma formation was not observed after 2 to 3 months. However, histological analyses revealed apparent invasive proliferation derived from porcine cells. Although further analyses are required to characterise the property of the porcine ESC-like cells, we have recently succeeded in establishment of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing stable cells lines, which will be useful for further investigation.
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Tokunaga T, Narushima T, Yonezawa T, Sudo T, Okubo S, Komatsubara S, Sasaki K, Yamamoto T. Temperature distributions of electron beam-irradiated samples by scanning electron microscopy. J Microsc 2012; 248:228-33. [PMID: 23062061 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2012.03666.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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An electron beam (EB) generated by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to irradiate two samples having different thermal conductivities, and the resulting temperatures of the EB-irradiated areas as well as the temperature distributions within the samples were then measured using a thermal camera. These measurements showed overall increases in sample temperatures, as well as revealed temperature rises at the EB-irradiated areas that had little difference with one of the theoretical predictions. Differences between the actual and the predicted temperature measurements were analysed in terms of the accuracy with which parameters could be estimated. The temperature distributions of the samples were measured and, On the basis of the results, it was hypothesized that the temperature differential over an irradiated sample will be inversely correlated with its thermal conductivity.
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- T Tokunaga
- Department of Quantum Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan.
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Tsunoda Y, Tokunaga T, Sugie T, Katsumata M. Production of monozygotic twins following the transfer of bisected embryos in the goats. Theriogenology 2012; 24:337-43. [PMID: 16726087 DOI: 10.1016/0093-691x(85)90225-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/1985] [Accepted: 07/05/1985] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Embryos at the morula, blastocyst and hatched blastocyst stage were obtained from superovulated and naturally ovulated Japanese native goats. They were bisected into halves with a glass needle, and transferred immediately or after culture (for morula) to recipients. None of five does which received bisected morula became pregnant. Three of nine goats became pregnant after transfer of bisected hatched blastocysts, six of eleven recipients became pregnant. Four of them produced monozygotic twins and the remaining two produced singles. The present study demonstrated that the hatched blastocyst is suitable for bisection in the goat.
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- Y Tsunoda
- National Institute of Animal Industry, Tsukuba Norindanchi, P.O.Box, Ibaraki, 305 Japan
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Hayashi Y, Jang B, Iijima T, Tokunaga T, Hayashi A, Tanemura M, Amaratunga GAJ. Direct growth of horizontally aligned carbon nanotubes between electrodes and its application to field-effect transistors. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2011; 11:11011-11014. [PMID: 22409045 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This paper presents direct growth of horizontally-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) between two predefined various inter-spacing up to tens of microns of electrodes (pads) and its use as CNT field-effect transistors (CNT-FETs). Using the conventional photolithography technique followed by thin film evaporation and lift off, the catalytic electrodes (pads) were prepared, consisting of Pt, Al and Fe triple layers on SiO2/Si substrate. The grown CNTs were horizontally-aligned across the catalytic electrodes on the modified gold image furnace hot stage (thermal CVD) at 800 degrees C by using an alcohol vapor as the carbon source. Scanning and transmission electron microcopies (SEM/TEM) were used to observe the structure, growth direction and density of CNTs, while Raman spectrum analysis was used to indicate the degree of amorphous impurity and diameter of CNTs. Both single- and multi-wall CNTs with diameters of 1.1-2.2 nm were obtained and the CNT density was controlled by thickness of Fe catalytic layer. Following horizontally-aligned growth of CNTs, the electrical properties of back-gate CNT-FETs were measured and showd p-type conduction behaviors of FET.
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- Yasuhiko Hayashi
- Department of Frontier Materials, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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Tokunaga T, Higashiyama M, Okami J, Maeda J, Fujiwara A, Kodama K. ERRATUM for a missing eComment to 'Intrathoracic chemo-thermotherapy with radiofrequency waves after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma': [Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2011;13:267-270]. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011. [DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2011.270561a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Kanai M, Tokunaga T, Miyaji T, Mataki N, Okada C, Mitani K, Aono S, Kobari S, Hakozaki Y. Colonic varices as a result of persistent mesocolon of the ascending and descending colon. Endoscopy 2011; 43 Suppl 2 UCTN:E103-4. [PMID: 21424996 DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 12/10/2022]
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- M Kanai
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Japan Self Defense Force Central Hospital, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
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Ge S, Bekins B, Bredehoeft J, Brown K, Davis EE, Gorelick SM, Henry P, Kooi H, Moench AF, Ruppel C, Sauter M, Screaton E, Swart P, Tokunaga T, Voss C, Whitaker F. Fluid flow in sub-sea floor processes and future ocean drilling. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1029/2003eo160002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chayasombat B, Kato T, Hirayama T, Tokunaga T, Sasaki K, Kuroda K. Characterization of oxide scales thermally formed on single-crystal silicon carbide. J Electron Microsc (Tokyo) 2010; 59 Suppl 1:S123-S127. [PMID: 20554755 DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfq039] [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: 05/29/2023]
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Microstructures of oxide scales thermally formed on single-crystal silicon carbide were investigated using transmission electron microscopy. The oxide scales were formed on the Si-face of 6H-SiC at 1273-1473 K in dry oxygen. Spherical patterns were observed on the surfaces of the oxidized samples by an optical microscope in some regions. In these regions, cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations show that the oxide scale was divided into two layers; the upper layer (surface side) was composed of crystalline silica, and the lower layer on the silicon carbide substrate was amorphous silica, while the oxide scales in the surroundings of the patterns were composed of only amorphous silica. The oxidation activation energy in the amorphous silica layer of the Si-face of 6H-SiC was found to be 408 kJ/mol by the evolution of thickness directly measured from the cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy and TEM images.
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- B Chayasombat
- Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.
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Kodama K, Okami J, Maeda J, Tokunaga T, Kanzaki R, Fujiwara A, Higashiyama M. [Complete resection of Pancoast tumor following induction chemoradiotherapy improves survival]. Kyobu Geka 2010; 63:9-15. [PMID: 20077826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Pancoast tumors are some of the most challenging thoracic malignant diseases to treat because of their proximity to vital structures at the thoracic inlet. We retrospectively analyzed 23 patients with pT3-4, N0-3 Pancoast tumors who underwent combined chest wall resection including the 1st rib, and discuss the anatomical considerations, assessment of induction therapy, and surgical approaches for these cancers. METHODS Between 1983 and 2006, 23 patients with Pancoast tumors underwent combined resection of the 1st rib at our institute. Of those, 21 were male and 2 were female, with an average age of 58 years. There were 10 each of squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma, 2 large cell carcinoma, and 1 adenosquamous carcinoma. Over the past decade, induction chemoradiotherapy (>40Gy) was employed before surgery. RESULTS A posterior approach was employed in 14 patients, an anterior approach in 7, and a combined anterior and posterior approach in 2. Sixteen patients underwent complete resection. One of 7 patients undergoing incomplete resection (4.3%) died on the 45th postoperative day. The 3- and 5-year survival rates were 50 and 22%, respectively, for patients with complete resection. No case survived for more than 8 months out of the 7 patients with incomplete resection. Fourteen patients with pN0 showed significantly better survival than those with pN1-3 (p = 0.0053). CONCLUSION Recent literature and our results suggest that patients with pN0 and/or a pathological complete response (pCR) after induction chemoradiotherapy could achieve long-term survival after complete resection.
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- Ken Kodama
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Japan
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Bueno S, Tokunaga T, Berti A, Coutinho E, Maia A, Yamanishi O. GRAFTING COMPATIBILITY AMONG ELEVEN CHESTNUT CULTIVARS AND HYBRIDS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2009.844.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kuboyama O, Takei H, Tokunaga T. Strut fracture of a sirolimus-eluting stent at the ostium of the right coronary artery. Case Reports 2009; 2009:bcr2006109066. [DOI: 10.1136/bcr.2006.109066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Nakagiri T, Inoue M, Morii E, Minami M, Sawabata N, Utsumi T, Kadota Y, Shigemura N, Ideguchi K, Tokunaga T, Oda T, Okumura M. 304: Th17 Lymphocyte Proportion Increased in Animal Model of Bronchiolitis Obliterans after Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.11.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Asai D, Tokunaga T, Kondo K, Kawaguchi T, Takayanagi S, Shinmyozu T, Nakai M, Yakabe Y, Shimohigashi Y. Direct Measure of Fluorescence Intensity for Efficient Receptor-binding Assay: Conjugates of Ethinylcarboxyestradiol and 5(and 6)-Carboxyfluorescein via , -Diaminoalkanes as a Tracer for Estrogen Receptor. J Biochem 2007; 143:781-92. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Uchiyama H, Tokunaga T, Kajisa T. Gastro-Pseudo-Esophagoplasty Following Total or Subtotal Mediastinal Esophagectomy: Evaluation of Antithoracic or Presternal Gastroesophageal Reconstruction. Ann Surg 2007; 156:727-33. [PMID: 17859712 PMCID: PMC1466308 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-196211000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- T Nakaya
- Department of Endoscopy, Self Defense Force Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Sawabata N, Takeda SI, Inoue M, Tokunaga T, Koma M, Maeda H. Spread of malignant cells in the surgical margin with stapled excision of lung cancer: comparison of aggressive clump and less traumatic jaw closure type staplers. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 54:418-24. [PMID: 16967380 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND During stapled excision of lung cancer tissue, malignant cells can spread in the surgical margin. Stapling methods can be classified as aggressive clumping (AC) and less traumatic jaw closing (LTJC) types, thus the ratio of malignant margins may differ between stapler types. METHODS The malignant status of the stapled margin was retrospectively investigated in 112 cases using a cytology technique. Stapler type, maximum tumor diameter, distance from surgical margin, thoracotomy type, and tumor location were used as variables. In addition, clinical results of excision cases were assessed. RESULTS The ratio of malignant margins was 22/54 (41 %) in the AC group and 11/58 (19 %) in the LTJC group ( P = 0.01). Multivariate analysis revealed that the stapling method and tumor location were an independently significant factor. Surgical margin recurrence occurred only in 4 (57 %) of 7 cases with malignant margin. CONCLUSIONS The AC type method showed a greater potential to spread malignant cells, thus there seems to be a higher possibility of regional relapse with that technique.
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- N Sawabata
- Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery E-1, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Oshika T, Sugita G, Miyata K, Tokunaga T, Samejima T, Okamoto C, Ishii Y. Influence of tilt and decentration of scleral-sutured intraocular lens on ocular higher-order wavefront aberration. Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 91:185-8. [PMID: 16914469 PMCID: PMC1857623 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.099945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIM To investigate the influence of tilt and decentration of scleral-sutured intraocular lenses (IOLs) on ocular higher-order wavefront aberrations. METHODS In 45 eyes of 36 patients who had undergone scleral suture fixation of posterior chamber IOL, tilt and decentration of IOLs were determined by Scheimpflug videophotography, and higher-order aberration for a 4-mm pupil was measured using the Hartmann-Shack aberrometer. In another 100 eyes of 100 patients after standard cataract surgery with posterior chamber IOL implantation, ocular higher-order aberration was measured. RESULTS In eyes with scleral-sutured IOL, the mean (SD) tilt angle and decentration were 4.43 degrees (3.02 degrees ) and 0.279 (0.162) mm, respectively. Ocular coma-like aberration in the sutured IOL group was 0.324 (0.170) microm, which was significantly greater than that of the standard cataract surgery group (0.169 (0.061) microm, p<0.001, Student's t test). No significant difference was found in ocular spherical-like aberration between the sutured IOL group (0.142 (0.065) microm) and standard surgery group (0.126 (0.033) microm; p = 0.254). In the sutured IOL group, IOL tilt significantly correlated with ocular coma-like aberration (Pearson's correlation coefficient r = 0.628, p<0.001), but no significant correlation was found between IOL tilt and ocular spherical-like aberration (r = 0.222, p = 0.175). The IOL tilt did not correlate with corneal coma-like (r = 0.289, p = 0.171) and spherical-like (r = 0.150, p = 0.356) aberrations. The IOL decentration did not correlate with any higher-order aberrations. CONCLUSION In eyes with scleral-sutured posterior chamber IOL, tilting of the lens induces considerable amount of ocular coma-like aberrations.
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- T Oshika
- Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575 Japan.
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Lee T, Tokunaga T, Suyama A, Furukawa K. Efficient dechlorination of tetrachloroethylene in soil slurry by combined use of an anaerobic Desulfitobacterium sp. strain Y-51 and zero-valent iron. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 92:453-8. [PMID: 16233127 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.92.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2001] [Accepted: 09/11/2001] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A laboratory test was conducted to examine the combined effect of bioaugmentation of an anaerobic bacterial Desulfitobacterium sp. strain Y-51 and addition of zero-valent iron (Fe0) on the reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in a non-sterile soil slurry. Introduction of a strain Y-51 culture in soil (3 mg vss (volatile suspended solids)/kg soil) containing PCE (at 60 micromol/kg soil) led to complete conversion of PCE to cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (cis-DCE) within 40 d. Treatments of the same soil slurry with Fe0 (0.1-1.0%) resulted in extended PCE dechlorination to ethylene (ETH) and ethane (ETA). The combined use of a strain Y-51 culture and Fe0 showed effective dechlorination of PCE than did the individual use. The cis-DCE produced from biological PCE dechlorination by strain Y-51 was totally converted to non-chlorinated end products by the following chemical reduction by Fe0. Furthermore, anaerobic corrosion of Fe0 was found to stimulate the biological reductive dechlorination of PCE by keeping proper levels of pH and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) and by producing cathodic hydrogen, which might be used as an electron donor for respiratory PCE dechlorination. These findings suggest that the combined use of bacterial strain Y-51 and Fe0 is effective for practical treatment of PCE and other chlorinated ethylenes in contaminated sites.
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- T Lee
- Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
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Tokunaga T, Arakawa H, Kuwashima Y. A case of lepidic pulmonary metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder mimicking acute interstitial pneumonia. Clin Radiol 2005; 60:1213-5. [PMID: 16223618 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2005.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2005] [Revised: 05/18/2005] [Accepted: 05/19/2005] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- T Tokunaga
- Department of Medicine, Hanyu General Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
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Kobayashi K, Tokunaga T, Isobe M. Images in cardiology: A case of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery complicated by acute myocardial infarction. Heart 2005; 91:1130. [PMID: 16103535 PMCID: PMC1769081 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.059196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study was conducted to determine the usefulness of peripheral anterior chamber depth assessment in angle-closure glaucoma (ACG) screening in Japanese subjects. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The subjects were 14,779 adults 40 years old or older. Eyes having peripheral anterior chamber depth that is 1/4 the peripheral corneal thickness (van Herick's classification: grade 2) and less than 1/4 the peripheral corneal thickness (van Herick's classification: grade 1) were extracted as narrow angle eyes, and those eyes were further examined. RESULTS Of 14,779 subjects, 923 eyes of 505 subjects were diagnosed as narrow angle eyes (3.4%). Narrow angle eyes were observed in 4.9% of female subjects and 1.9% of male subjects, indicating a significantly higher frequency in women. The percentage of narrow angle eyes increased with age. Among the narrow angle eyes, 61 eyes of 32 subjects were diagnosed with ACG suspect (6.5%). In contrast to the frequency of ACG suspect in eyes classified as grade 1, according to van Herick's classification, being 17.9%, that in eyes classified as grade 2 was significantly lower at 5.6%. CONCLUSION Since the incidence of ACG suspect increases as the peripheral anterior chamber depth decreases, caution for the peripheral anterior chamber depth is required for the ACG screening.
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- K Kashiwagi
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Yamanashi, Faculty of Medicine, Tamaho, Yamanashi, Japan.
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Taniguchi M, Tokunaga T, Horiuchi K, Hoshino K, Sakai K, Tanaka T. Production of l-lactic acid from a mixture of xylose and glucose by co-cultivation of lactic acid bacteria. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2004; 66:160-5. [PMID: 15558273 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1671-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2004] [Revised: 05/18/2004] [Accepted: 05/21/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The production of optically pure lactic acid in a high yield from xylose or a mixture of xylose and glucose, which is a model hydrolysate of lignocellulose, is described. In a single cultivation, Enterococcus casseliflavus produced 38 g/l of lactic acid with an optical purity of 96% enantiomeric excess (ee) and 6.4 g/l of acetic acid from 50 g/l of xylose when MRS medium was used. When a mixture of 50 g/l of xylose and 100 g/l of glucose was used as the carbon source in a cultivation of E. casseliflavus alone, glucose was converted to lactic acid in the early phase of the cultivation but xylose was hardly consumed. In a co-cultivation where E. casseliflavus and Lactobacillus casei specific for glucose were simultaneously inoculated, little or no lactic acid was produced after the glucose was almost consumed. A co-cultivation with two-stage inoculation (in which E. casseliflavus was added at a cultivation time of 40 h after L. casei cells were inoculated) resulted in complete consumption of 50 g/l of xylose and 100 g/l of glucose. In the co-cultivation, 95 g/l of lactic acid with a high optical purity of 96% ee was obtained at 192 h. Such a co-cultivation using two microorganisms specific for each sugar is considered to be one promising cultivation technique for the efficient production of lactic acid from a sugar mixture derived from lignocellulose.
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- M Taniguchi
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Technology, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan.
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Nejima R, Miyata K, Honbou M, Tokunaga T, Tanabe T, Sato M, Oshika T. A prospective, randomised comparison of single and three piece acrylic foldable intraocular lenses. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 88:746-9. [PMID: 15148204 PMCID: PMC1772204 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.037663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIMS To compare the postoperative performance of single and three piece acrylic foldable intraocular lenses (IOLs). METHODS 20 patients underwent bilateral cataract surgery with a single piece SA30AL IOL in one eye and a three piece MA30BA IOL in the other eye. The eyes were randomly assigned to either a single or three piece lens. The amount of IOL decentration and tilt, area of anterior capsule opening, and degree of posterior capsule opacification were measured using the Scheimpflug anterior segment analysis system (Nidek EAS-1000). Visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were examined. Measurements were performed by masked examiners before and 1 day, 1 week, 1, 3, 6, and 18 months after surgery. RESULTS There were no significant differences between the two groups (p>0.05, paired t test) in the amount of IOL decentration, IOL tilt, area of anterior capsule opening, degree of posterior capsule opacification, best corrected visual acuity, and contrast sensitivity throughout the 18 month follow up period. CONCLUSION The single and three piece acrylic foldable IOLs are equally stable in the eye after surgery.
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- R Nejima
- Miyata Eye Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan
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Kawana K, Tokunaga T, Miyata K, Okamoto F, Kiuchi T, Oshika T. Comparison of corneal thickness measurements using Orbscan II, non-contact specular microscopy, and ultrasonic pachymetry in eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 88:466-8. [PMID: 15031156 PMCID: PMC1772070 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.030361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIMS To compare central corneal thickness measurements of three pachymetry devices in eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS Central corneal thickness was measured in 203 eyes after myopic LASIK. Orbscan II scanning slit topography (Bausch & Lomb), SP-2000P non-contact specular microscopy (Topcon), and ultrasonic pachymetry (Tomey) were used in this sequence. RESULTS Three devices gave significantly different corneal thickness readings (p<0.0001, repeated measure analysis of variance). The measurements of Orbscan II (445.6 (SD 60.0) microm) were significantly smaller than those of noncontact specular microscopy (467.9 (SD 40.2) micro m; p<0.0001, Tukey multiple comparison) and ultrasonic pachymetry (478.8 (SD 41.9) microm; p<0.0001). The value obtained with SP-2000P non-contact specular microscopy was significantly smaller than that taken with ultrasonic pachymetry (p<0.001). There were significant linear correlations between scanning slit topography and non-contact specular microscopy (Pearson's correlation coefficient r = 0.912, p<0.0001), non-contact specular microscopy and ultrasonic pachymetry (r = 0.968, p<0.0001), and ultrasonic pachymetry and scanning slit topography (r = 0.933, p<0.0001). CONCLUSION In post-LASIK eyes, Orbscan II scanning slit topography significantly underestimated corneal thickness. Non-contact specular microscopy gave smaller thickness readings than ultrasonic pachymetry, but these two units showed an excellent linear correlation.
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- K Kawana
- Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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Ui-Tei K, Ueda R, Zenno S, Takahashi F, Doi N, Naito Y, Yamamoto M, Hashimoto N, Takahashi K, Hamada T, Tokunaga T, Saigo K. RNA Interference Induced by Transient or Stable Expression of Hairpin Structures of Double-Stranded RNA in Drosophila and Mammalian Cells. Mol Biol 2004. [DOI: 10.1023/b:mbil.0000023739.63178.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ui-Tei K, Ueda R, Zenno S, Takahashi F, Doi N, Naito Y, Yamamoto M, Hashimoto N, Takahashi K, Hamada T, Tokunaga T, Saigo K. [RNA-interference, induced by transient and continuous expression of hairpin RNA in cells from Drosophila and mammals]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2004; 38:276-87. [PMID: 15125233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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RNA interference (RNAi) may be induced by a plasmid with an inverted repeat (IR) sequence directing transcription of hairpin-type double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). This study examines the effects of changing various parameters of IR constructs on Drosophila and mammalian RNAi, using the dual luciferase system, RNAi activity was found to vary depending on IR length ass well as the length and sequence of the internal loop separating sense and antisense sequences. Both transient and stable RNAi occurred in Drosophila cultured cells. Although transient DNA-mediated RNAi was noted in most mammalian cells, no mammalian cells stably possessing IR sequences and hence RNAi activity could be obtained. In Drosophila, DNA-mediated RNAi was considerably weaker than long-dsRNA-mediated RNAi. The cytological data indicated that this was most probably caused by abortive processing of hairpin RNA produced within cells. DNA-mediated RNAi was examined at the level of Drosophila individuals using extramacrochaetae as a model gene, and the presence of an intron sequence in the single-stranded loop region was shown to be essential for effective RNAi.
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- K Ui-Tei
- Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, Mitsubishi-Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences, School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Abe Y, Nakamura M, Oshika Y, Hatanaka H, Tokunaga T, Ohkubo Y, Hashizume T, Suzuki K, Fujino T. Serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and cavity formation in active pulmonary tuberculosis. Respiration 2002; 68:496-500. [PMID: 11694812 DOI: 10.1159/000050557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [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: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In active pulmonary tuberculosis, certain cytokines have been postulated to be related to cavity formation, although the detailed mechanism of cavity formation is not yet known. OBJECTIVE We examined the relationship between cavity formation in pulmonary tuberculosis and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which functions as an angiogenesis factor. METHODS Forty-eight patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis were divided into two groups according to cavity formation as evaluated by chest high-resolution computed tomography. We evaluated serum VEGF levels by enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS Group A (with cavities) was comprised of 22 patients and group B (without cavities) was comprised of 26 patients. The serum levels of VEGF were significantly higher in group B (58.733 +/- 21.612 pg/ml) than those in normal individuals (8.739 +/- 3.656 pg/ml) and in group A (13.053 +/- 8.670 pg/ml) (Mann-Whitney U test, p = 0.0149 and p = 0.0481, respectively). Serum levels of interleukin-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha were not significantly different between the two groups. CONCLUSION These findings suggested that increased serum VEGF levels subdue cavity formation in active pulmonary tuberculosis.
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- Y Abe
- Department of Respiratory Disease, National Sanatorium Kanagawa Hospital, Hadano, Japan.
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