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Okuno N, Kado H, Segawa H, Hatta T. Effects of 1-week inpatient multidisciplinary care for chronic kidney disease prior to outpatient collaborative care. Clin Exp Nephrol 2024:10.1007/s10157-024-02496-5. [PMID: 38643288 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-024-02496-5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Multidisciplinary care for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has been reported to be effective in preventing deterioration of renal function and avoiding hemodialysis induction using a central venous catheter. METHODS We included 171 patients who received dialysis at our department between October 2014 and June 2017. Patients were divided into two groups: an inpatient group who received inpatient multidisciplinary care for CKD (educational hospitalization) prior to outpatient collaborative care from their family physician and nephrologist, and a non-inpatient group who did not receive such care. We compared factors related to dialysis induction. RESULTS There was no significant difference in eGFR between the groups at the start of observation. The mean time from the start of observation to dialysis induction (inpatient group vs. non-inpatient group; 40.8 ± 2.8 vs. 23.9 ± 3.0 months, respectively; P < 0.001) and the rate of hemodialysis induction using a central venous catheter (22.5 vs. 47.1%, respectively; P = 0.002) were significantly different between the groups. Survival analysis showed that the time to dialysis induction was significantly longer in the inpatient group (P = 0.0001). Multivariate analysis revealed that educational hospitalization (odds ratio = 0.30 [95% CI 0.13, 0.67]) was significantly associated with hemodialysis induction using a central venous catheter. CONCLUSION Educational hospitalization prior to outpatient collaborative care is beneficial for preventing hemodialysis induction using a central venous catheter and postponing dialysis induction.
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- Natsuko Okuno
- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, 1379 Tsuchida-Cho, Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-Cho, Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, 1379 Tsuchida-Cho, Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan.
- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-Cho, Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, 1379 Tsuchida-Cho, Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, 1379 Tsuchida-Cho, Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-Cho, Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Katsuya T, Inobe Y, Uchiyama K, Nishikawa T, Hirano K, Kato M, Fukui T, Hatta T, Iwasaki A, Ishii H, Sugiura T, Taguchi T, Tanabe A, Sugimoto K, Shimosawa T. Exploratory study on the relationship between urinary sodium/potassium ratio, salt intake, and the antihypertensive effect of esaxerenone: the ENaK Study. Hypertens Res 2024; 47:835-848. [PMID: 38212366 PMCID: PMC10994843 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-023-01519-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Excessive salt intake is one of the causes of hypertension, and reducing salt intake is important for managing the risk of hypertension and subsequent cardiovascular events. Esaxerenone, a mineralocorticoid receptor blocker, has the potential to exert an antihypertensive effect in hypertensive patients with excessive salt intake, but evidence is still lacking, especially in clinical settings. We aimed to determine if baseline sodium/potassium ratio and baseline estimated 24-h urinary sodium excretion can predict the antihypertensive effect of esaxerenone in patients with essential hypertension inadequately controlled with an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) or a calcium channel blocker (CCB). This was an exploratory, open-label, interventional study with a 4-week observation period and a 12-week treatment period. Esaxerenone was orally administered once daily in accordance with the Japanese package insert. In total, 126 patients met the eligibility criteria and were enrolled (ARB subcohort, 67; CCB subcohort, 59); all were included in the full analysis set (FAS) and safety analysis. In the FAS, morning home systolic blood pressure (SBP)/diastolic blood pressure (DBP) significantly decreased from baseline to end of treatment (primary efficacy endpoint) (-11.9 ± 10.9/ - 6.4 ± 6.8 mmHg, both p < 0.001); a similar trend was observed in both subcohorts. Significant reductions were also shown in bedtime home and office SBP/DBP (all p < 0.001). Each BP change was consistent regardless of the urinary sodium/potassium ratio or estimated 24-h urinary sodium excretion at baseline. The urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) significantly decreased from baseline to Week 12 in the total population and both subcohorts. No new safety concerns were raised. Esaxerenone significantly decreased morning home, bedtime home, and office BP; UACR; and NT-proBNP in this patient population, regardless of concomitant ARB or CCB use. The antihypertensive effect of esaxerenone was independent of the urinary sodium/potassium ratio and estimated 24-h urinary sodium excretion at baseline.
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- Medical Corporation Association Koukeikai Sugiura Clinic, Kawaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Japan
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Mihara Y, Kado H, Matsumoto K, Kurose R, Tsujinaka E, Nakai K, Yamauchi A, Hatta T. Peritoneal Dialysis-associated Peritonitis Due to Streptococcus oralis Three Weeks after Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation. Intern Med 2024; 63:707-710. [PMID: 37438136 PMCID: PMC10982001 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2035-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023] Open
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A 60-year-old man with end-stage renal disease due to nephrosclerosis had a peritoneal dialysis catheter (PD) embedded with stepwise initiation of peritoneal dialysis using Moncrief and Popovich's technique three months ago. PD was initiated three weeks after creating an exit site. He presented with abdominal pain and fever a day before admission and was diagnosed with PD-associated peritonitis caused by Streptococcus oralis. Medical consultation after admission revealed a history of wisdom tooth extraction following PD catheter placement, resulting in delayed wound healing. Transient bacteremia can occur after tooth extraction, leading to PD-associated peritonitis. Contemplating the oral milieu in patients undergoing PD is pertinent.
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- Yu Mihara
- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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Abe M, Hatta T, Imamura Y, Sakurada T, Kaname S. Examine the optimal multidisciplinary care teams for patients with chronic kidney disease from a nationwide cohort study. Kidney Res Clin Pract 2023:j.krcp.23.026. [PMID: 37885176 DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.23.026] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Background Multidisciplinary team-based integrated care (MDC) has been recommended for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, team-based specific structured care systems are not yet established. Therefore, we investigated the efficacy of MDC system and the optimal number of professionals that make up the team for maintaining kidney function and improving prognosis. Methods This nationwide, multicenter, observational study included 2,957 Japanese patients with CKD who received MDC from 2015 to 2019. The patients were divided into four groups according to the number of professionals in the MDC team. Groups A, B, C, and D included nephrologists and one, two, three, and four or more other professionals, respectively. Changes in the annual decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate before and after MDC were evaluated. Cox regression was utilized to estimate the correlation between each group and all-cause mortality and the start of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for 7 years. Results The change in eGFR significantly improved between before and at 6, 12, and 24 months after MDC in all groups (all p < 0.0001). Comparing group D to group A (reference), the hazard ratio (HR) for all-cause mortality and the start of the RRT was 0.60 (95% confidence interval, 0.48-0.73; p < 0.0001) after adjustment for multiple confounders. Lower HR in group D was confirmed in both diabetes and nondiabetes subgroups. Conclusion An MDC team comprised of five or more professionals might be associated with improvements in mortality and kidney prognosis. Furthermore, MDC might be effective for treating CKD other than diabetes.
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- Masanori Abe
- The Committee of the Evaluation and Dissemination for Certified Kidney Disease Educator, Japan Kidney Association
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Committee of the Evaluation and Dissemination for Certified Kidney Disease Educator, Japan Kidney Association
- Second Department of Medicine, Hatta Medical Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
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- The Committee of the Evaluation and Dissemination for Certified Kidney Disease Educator, Japan Kidney Association
- Department of Nephrology, Nissan Tamagawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Committee of the Evaluation and Dissemination for Certified Kidney Disease Educator, Japan Kidney Association
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- The Committee of the Evaluation and Dissemination for Certified Kidney Disease Educator, Japan Kidney Association
- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Abe M, Hatta T, Imamura Y, Sakurada T, Kaname S. Inpatient multidisciplinary care can prevent deterioration of renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease: a nationwide cohort study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1180477. [PMID: 37409235 PMCID: PMC10319111 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1180477] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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Background Multidisciplinary care is necessary to prevent worsening renal function and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) but has mostly been investigated in the outpatient setting. In this study, we evaluated the outcome of multidisciplinary care for CKD according to whether it was provided in an outpatient or inpatient setting. Methods This nationwide, multicenter, retrospective, observational study included 2954 Japanese patients with CKD stage 3-5 who received multidisciplinary care in 2015-2019. Patients were divided into two groups: an inpatient group and an outpatient group, according to the delivery of multidisciplinary care. The primary composite endpoint was the initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) and all-cause mortality, and the secondary endpoints were the annual decline in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (ΔeGFR) and the changes in proteinuria between the two groups. Results Multidisciplinary care was provided on an inpatient basis in 59.7% and on an outpatient basis in 40.3%. The mean number of health care professionals involved in multidisciplinary care was 4.5 in the inpatient group and 2.6 in the outpatient group (P < 0.0001). After adjustment for confounders, the hazard ratio of the primary composite endpoint was significantly lower in the inpatient group than in the outpatient group (0.71, 95% confidence interval 0.60-0.85, P = 0.0001). In both groups, the mean annual ΔeGFR was significantly improved, and proteinuria significantly decreased 24 months after the initiation of multidisciplinary care. Conclusion Multidisciplinary care may significantly slow deterioration of eGFR and reduce proteinuria in patients with CKD and be more effective in terms of reducing initiation of RRT and all-cause mortality when provided on an inpatient basis.
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- Masanori Abe
- The Committee of the Evaluation and Dissemination for Certified Kidney Disease Educator, Japan Kidney Association, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Committee of the Evaluation and Dissemination for Certified Kidney Disease Educator, Japan Kidney Association, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Hatta Medical Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
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- The Committee of the Evaluation and Dissemination for Certified Kidney Disease Educator, Japan Kidney Association, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Nissan Tamagawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Committee of the Evaluation and Dissemination for Certified Kidney Disease Educator, Japan Kidney Association, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- The Committee of the Evaluation and Dissemination for Certified Kidney Disease Educator, Japan Kidney Association, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Abe M, Hatta T, Imamura Y, Sakurada T, Kaname S. Effectiveness and current status of multidisciplinary care for patients with chronic kidney disease in Japan: a nationwide multicenter cohort study. Clin Exp Nephrol 2023; 27:528-541. [PMID: 37002509 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-023-02338-w] [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] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Background
Multidisciplinary care is well established in clinical practice, but its effectiveness in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to determine whether multidisciplinary care could help to avoid worsening kidney function in patients with CKD.
Methods
This nationwide study had a multicenter retrospective observational design and included 3015 Japanese patients with CKD stage 3–5 who received multidisciplinary care. We assessed the annual decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (ΔeGFR) and urinary protein in the 12 months before and 24 months after the start of multidisciplinary care. All-cause mortality and initiation of renal replacement therapy were investigated according to baseline characteristics.
Results
Most of the patients had CKD stage 3b or higher and a median eGFR of 23.5 mL/min/1.73 m2. The multidisciplinary care teams consisted of health care professionals from an average of four disciplines. ΔeGFR was significantly smaller at 6, 12, and 24 months after initiation of multidisciplinary care (all P < 0.0001), regardless of the primary cause of CKD and its stage when multidisciplinary intervention was started. Urinary protein level also decreased after initiation of multidisciplinary care. After a median follow-up of 2.9 years, 149 patients had died and 727 had started renal replacement therapy.
Conclusion
Multidisciplinary care may significantly slow the decline in eGFR in patients with CKD and might be effective regardless of the primary disease, including in its earlier stages. Multidisciplinary care is recommended for patients with CKD stage 3–5.
Trial registration
UMIN00004999.
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Nakai K, Mihara Y, Kado H, Hosokawa Y, Hatta T. Hemodialysis Patient with Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome and Penile Necrosis. Intern Med 2023; 62:135-138. [PMID: 35650128 PMCID: PMC9876726 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9467-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A 72-year-old man on hemodialysis due to diabetic nephropathy presented with a fever and penile pain. Although his physical examination was unremarkable, his general condition deteriorated. Penile necrosis was observed by evening on the same day of presentation, and the patient died the next morning. Blood cultures revealed the presence of Group G Streptococcus, leading to a diagnosis of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). Autopsy suggested penile necrosis due to septic shock. STSS in hemodialysis patients with vascular calcification, even in the absence of calciphylaxis, can lead to severe organ damage due to ischemia.
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- Kunihiro Nakai
- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Japan
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Hatta T, Kobayashi K, Tatematsu S, Utsunomiya Y, Isozaki T, Miyazaki M, Nakayama Y, Kusumoto T, Hatori N, Otani H. The influence of Japanese general practitioners' familiarity with nephrologists on the management of chronic kidney disease. J Nephrol 2022; 35:2157-2163. [PMID: 36002670 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-022-01423-9] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Tsuguru Hatta
- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
- Hatta Medical Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan.
- Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 236-0004, Japan.
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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Ogawa A, Hira D, Tsujimoto M, Nishiguchi K, Endo M, Ono T, Hatta T, Terada T, Morita SY. Optimal Sampling Strategy and Threshold of Serum Vancomycin Concentration in Elderly Japanese Patients Undergoing High-Flux Hemodialysis. Ther Drug Monit 2022; 44:396-403. [PMID: 34407000 DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000920] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The optimal sampling points and thresholds for initial serum vancomycin (VCM) concentrations have not been determined in hemodialysis (HD) patients. To clarify this, multiple blood tests were performed, and the correlations between VCM concentrations at several sampling points and the area under the concentration-time curve for 24 hours (AUC24h) were analyzed. METHODS A single-center, prospective observational study was conducted. Patients with end-stage renal failure who received VCM treatment while undergoing chronic maintenance HD were enrolled in this study. HD was performed using a high-flux membrane as the dialyzer. After VCM administration, 7 points were sampled between the first and second HD. The AUC24h after the end of the first HD (AUC0-24) and that before the end of the second HD (AUC24-48) were calculated using the linear trapezoidal method. Correlation analysis and simple regression analysis between AUC24h and serum concentrations were performed at each sampling point. RESULTS Nine patients were evaluated. Strong correlations were found between AUC24-48 and serum concentrations at 24 hours after the initiation of VCM treatment following the first HD (C24h, R = 0.983 and P < 0.001), between AUC0-24 and C24h (R = 0.967 and P < 0.001), and between AUC24-48 and serum concentration just before the second HD (Cpre(HD2), R = 0.965 and P < 0.001). Regression equations with high coefficients of determination (R2 > 0.9) were obtained, and a C24h of ≥18.0 mg/L and a Cpre(HD2) of ≥16.5 mg/L were required to achieve an AUC24-48 value of ≥400 mg·h/L. In addition, a C24h of ≤23.3 mg/L was estimated to satisfy the AUC0-24 range of ≤600 mg·h/L. CONCLUSIONS C24h and Cpre(HD2) are optimal sampling points for predicting VCM-AUC24h in HD patients.
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- Akio Ogawa
- Department of Pharmacy, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan. Dr. Hatta is now with the Hatta Medical Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Pharmacy, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. Dr. Terada is now with the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. Dr. Terada is now with the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan ; and
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan. Dr. Hatta is now with the Hatta Medical Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan. Dr. Hatta is now with the Hatta Medical Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan. Dr. Hatta is now with the Hatta Medical Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. Dr. Terada is now with the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. Dr. Terada is now with the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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Tatematsu S, Kobayashi K, Utsunomiya Y, Isozaki T, Hatta T, Kusumoto T, Miyazaki M, Hatori N, Otani H. Nationwide questionnaire survey on the management of chronic kidney disease for general practitioners in Japan. Clin Exp Nephrol 2021; 25:1093-1102. [PMID: 34251522 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-021-02084-x] [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: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND In 2019, a nationwide questionnaire survey on the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) was circulated to general practitioners (GPs) throughout Japan by The Japan Physicians Association. The aim was to assess the current state of CKD medical care in the country and evaluate the utilization of CKD-specific guidelines in the treatment by GPs. METHODS The voluntary survey targeted all members of Japan Physicians Association, a nationwide organization consisting primarily of 15,000 GPs in clinics throughout the country. GPs were divided into groups: 171 GPs using and 414 GPs not using the guidelines. Comparisons between the groups' responses were made using propensity score matching and component cluster analysis. RESULTS Overall responses revealed that the estimated glomerular filtration rate's utilization rate was high (95.1%). However, evidence-practice gaps in urine protein quantification and anemia remedy were prominent. There were significantly favorable answers in terms of CKD management in the user group compared with those in the non-user group, except for the questions about a urine check at the first visit, stopping the use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, and the target blood pressure for elderly CKD patients. The differences suggest that utilization of the CKD guidelines has improved CKD management practices by GPs. CONCLUSIONS Further promotion of CKD guidelines utilization (28% in this survey) is considered valid for CKD medical education.
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- Satoru Tatematsu
- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan. .,Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Committee of Kidney and Electrolyte Disease, Japan Physicians Association, Tokyo, Japan
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14 normal subjects were given two tactile-recognition tasks. Subjects were asked to match the factually presented nonsense figures to the visual-recognition display on a Non-rotation task. On the Mental-rotation task subjects matched the tactile figures which were presented in various directions by means of mental rotation to the visual display. A greater superiority of the left hand on the Mental-rotation task was noted while on the Non-rotation task no differences between hands were shown. The right hemisphere may contribute more strongly to higher thought processes especially those which do not need verbal mediation.
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Liggins M, O'Neill A, Li F, Seidman J, Chang J, Shafiq F, Hatta T, Gallo R. 215 Reactive adipogenesis in the perifollicular stroma is a component of the host immune response in acne. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Beck L, Boguniewicz M, Hatta T, Chiesa Fuxench Z, Simpson E, De Benedetto A, Ko J, Ong P, Yoshida T, Gallo R, Schlievert P, Gill S, Mosmann T, Berdyshev E, David G, Lussier S, Rudman Spergel A, Leung D. 666 Effect of dupilumab on the host-microbe interface in atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.696] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Kosaka S, Ohara Y, Naito S, Iimori S, Kado H, Hatta T, Yanishi M, Uchida S, Tanaka M. Association among kidney function, frailty, and oral function in patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nephrol 2020; 21:357. [PMID: 32819288 PMCID: PMC7441609 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-020-02019-w] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) involves many factors that can cause frailty and oral hypofunction. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of frailty and oral hypofunction and to examine the associations among kidney function, frailty, and oral function in adults with CKD in Japan. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at two institutions. The participants included 109 patients with CKD stages 3–5 who visited outpatient clinics or were admitted for inpatient treatment. Frailty was evaluated using the Japanese version of the Cardiovascular Health Study frailty criteria. Oral function was evaluated by assessing oral motor skills [oral diadochokinesis (ODK) rate], masticatory ability, and the repetitive saliva swallowing test. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was used to indicate kidney function. We examined the associations among kidney function, frailty, and oral function using binomial logistic regression analysis. Results In total, 31 participants (28.4%) were classified as being frail. Univariate analysis showed that age, body mass index, eGFR, and haemoglobin level were significantly associated with frailty. ODK and swallowing function were significantly associated with frailty. Multivariate analysis revealed that frailty was significantly associated with eGFR [odds ratio (OR) 0.96, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.92–1.00, p = 0.048] and ODK rate (OR 0.68, CI 0.47–0.98, p = 0.038). However, no significant association was found between CKD severity and masticatory or swallowing function. Conclusion We found a high prevalence of frailty in patients with CKD and a significant association between frailty and oral motor skills, affecting the swallowing function of patients with nondialysis CKD. The high prevalence of frailty among patients with CKD suggests that routine assessment of frailty is necessary to prevent the development of severe complications. In addition, oral and kidney function should be carefully evaluated, and oral health education and interventions should be performed for patients with CKD.
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- Shiho Kosaka
- Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
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- Omihachiman Community Medical Center, 1379 Tuchida-cho, Omihachiman-city, Shiga, 523-0082, Japan
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- Omihachiman Community Medical Center, 1379 Tuchida-cho, Omihachiman-city, Shiga, 523-0082, Japan
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- Kansai Medical University, 2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata-city, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
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- Critical and Invasive-Palliative Care Nursing, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
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Ida T, Kusaba T, Kado H, Taniguchi T, Hatta T, Matoba S, Tamagaki K. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring-based analysis of long-term outcomes for kidney disease progression. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19296. [PMID: 31848394 PMCID: PMC6917780 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55732-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Non-dipping nocturnal blood pressure (BP) pattern is a predictor of the future decline of renal function; however, it is unclear whether it is still a risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with normal BP. To solve this question, a retrospective cohort study was conducted, and 1107 CKD patients who underwent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) were enrolled. We divided patients into 4 groups based on their nocturnal BP dipping pattern (dipper or non-dipper) and average 24-hour BP (hypertension or normotension). The cumulative incidence of composite renal outcomes, including a 40% reduction in eGFR, the induction of renal-replacement therapy, or death from renal causes, was analyzed. Overall, 86.1% of participants were non-dippers and 48.2% of them were normotensive. During the median follow-up period of 4.72 years, the incidence of renal composite outcomes was highest in hypertensive non-dipper patients, and was similar between normotensive dipper and non-dipper patients. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that the 24-hour systolic BP, amount of urinary protein, and hemoglobin values were associated with the incidence of renal outcomes. In conclusion, our ABPM-based analysis revealed that a non-dipping BP pattern with normotension does not predict the future incidence of composite renal outcomes in CKD patients.
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- Tomoharu Ida
- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Nakamura S, Kawano Y, Nakajima K, Hase H, Joki N, Hatta T, Nishimura S, Moroi M, Nakagawa S, Kasai T, Kusuoka H, Takeishi Y, Momose M, Takehana K, Nanasato M, Yoda S, Nishina H, Matsumoto N, Nishimura T. Prognostic study of cardiac events in Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease using ECG-gated myocardial Perfusion imaging: Final 3-year report of the J-ACCESS 3 study. J Nucl Cardiol 2019; 26:431-440. [PMID: 28439760 PMCID: PMC6430747 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-0880-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 08/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is considered useful for risk stratification among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), without renal deterioration by contrast media. METHODS AND RESULTS The Japanese Assessment of Cardiac Events and Survival Study by Quantitative Gated SPECT (J-ACCESS 3) is a multicenter, prospective cohort study investigating the ability of MPI to predict cardiac events in 529 CKD patients without a definitive coronary artery disease. All patients were assessed by stress and rest MPI with 99mTc-tetrofosmin and data were analyzed using a defect scoring method and QGS software. Major cardiac events were analyzed for 3 years after registration. The mean eGFR was 29.0 ± 12.8 (mL/minute/1.73 m2). The mean summed stress/rest/difference (SSS, SRS, SDS) scores were 1.9 ± 3.8, 1.1 ± 3.0, and 0.8 ± 1.8, respectively. A total of 60 cardiac events (three cardiac deaths, six sudden deaths, five nonfatal myocardial infarctions, 46 hospitalization cases for heart failure) occurred. The event-free survival rate was lower among patients with kidney dysfunction, higher SSS, and higher CRP values. Multivariate Cox regression analysis independently associated SSS ≥8, eGFR <15 (mL/minute/1.73 m2), and CRP ≥0.3 (mg/dL) with cardiac events. CONCLUSIONS Together with eGFR and CRP, MPI can predict cardiac events in patients with CKD.
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- Satoko Nakamura
- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Ohmihachiman Community Medical Center, Ohmihachiman, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Jikei Medical University Aoto Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya Daini Red-Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nihon University Itabashi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Suruga-dai Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho, Kawara-machi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, 602-8566 Kyoto, Japan
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Kado H, Kusaba T, Matoba S, Hatta T, Tamagaki K. Normotensive non-dipping blood pressure profile does not predict the risk of chronic kidney disease progression. Hypertens Res 2018; 42:354-361. [PMID: 30546105 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-018-0155-9] [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] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
The lack of a decrease in nocturnal blood pressure is a risk factor for the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, it currently remains unknown whether it is a risk factor in normotensive CKD patients. We conducted a retrospective cohort study and enrolled 676 CKD patients who underwent ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). According to their nocturnal blood pressure dipping pattern (>10%: dipper or <10%: non-dipper) and average 24-h systolic blood pressure (>130/80 mmHg: hypertension or <130/80 mmHg: normotension), patients were divided into four groups. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline over 2 years and relevant clinical parameters were analyzed among groups. Among all participants, 82.7% were non-dippers and half of them were normotensive. The eGFR decline was the most rapid in hypertensive non-dipper patients (4.73 ± 0.45 ml/min/1.73 m2/2 years), and was not significantly different between normotensive non-dipper (1.31 ± 0.49 ml/min/1.73 m2/2 years) and dipper patients (1.69 ± 0.80 ml/min/1.73 m2/2 years). A multivariate regression analysis revealed that the amount of urinary protein (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.51-2.63), 24-h systolic blood pressure (95% CI 1.13-1.45), and eGFR (95% CI 1.02-1.44) were associated with a rapid eGFR decline. We conclude that, according to the ABPM-based analysis, a non-dipping blood pressure pattern in normotensive CKD patients does not predict the risk of a rapid decline in eGFR. This suggests that the control of blood pressure, rather than its circadian rhythm, is essential for the preservation of eGFR.
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- Hiroshi Kado
- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan.,Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Ozawa N, Hase T, Hatta T, Sagara A, Ichikawa K, Miyazaki M, Ando M, Yamada K, Hasegawa Y. Retrospective analysis of risk factor of injection site reaction induced by infusion of cisplatin plus vinorelbine. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy442.006] [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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Yogo N, Hase T, Kasama T, Hatta T, OZAWA N, Sato M, Kaji N, Tokeshi M, Baba Y, Hasegawa Y. Development of the immuno-wall device for rapid detection of ALK and ROS1 fusions in lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy441.027] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Takahashi N, Saeki T, Komatsuda A, Munemura C, Fukui T, Imai N, Homma N, Hatta T, Samejima KI, Fujimoto T, Omori H, Ito Y, Nishikawa Y, Kobayashi M, Morikawa Y, Fukushima S, Yokoi S, Mikami D, Kasuno K, Kimura H, Nemoto T, Nakamoto Y, Sada K, Sugai M, Naiki H, Yoshida H, Narita I, Saito Y, Iwano M. Tubulointerstitial Nephritis with IgM-Positive Plasma Cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 28:3688-3698. [PMID: 28794148 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016101074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Infiltration by IgG-positive plasma cells is a common finding in tubulointerstitial nephritis. Indeed, it has been thought that CD138-positive mature plasma cells secrete mainly IgG, and the occurrence of tubulointerstitial nephritis with CD138-positive plasma cells secreting IgM has rarely been reported. Routine immunofluorescence of fresh frozen sections is considered the gold standard for detection of immune deposits. However, the immunoenzyme method with formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections is superior for detecting IgM- or IgG-positive cells within the renal interstitium, thus histologic variants may often go undetected. We recently discovered a case of tubulointerstitial nephritis showing IgM-positive plasma cell accumulation within the interstitium. To further explore the morphologic and clinical features of such cases, we performed a nationwide search for patients with biopsy-proven tubulointerstitial nephritis and high serum IgM levels. We identified 13 patients with tubulointerstitial nephritis and IgM-positive plasma cell infiltration confirmed with the immunoenzyme method. The clinical findings for these patients included a high prevalence of distal renal tubular acidosis (100%), Fanconi syndrome (92%), and anti-mitochondrial antibodies (82%). The pathologic findings were interstitial nephritis with diffusely distributed CD3-positive T lymphocytes and colocalized IgM-positive plasma cells, as well as tubulitis with CD3-positive T lymphocytes in the proximal tubules and collecting ducts. Additionally, levels of H+-ATPase, H+, K+-ATPase, and the HCO3--Cl- anion exchanger were markedly decreased in the collecting ducts. We propose to designate this group of cases, which have a common histologic and clinical form, as IgM-positive plasma cell-tubulointerstitial nephritis.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Nephrology and Rheumatology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Division of Medicine and Clinical Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Tottori, Japan
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- Division of Medicine and Clinical Science, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Tottori, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Internal Medicine, Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan
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- The Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Osaka Minami Medical Center, Osaka, Japan; and
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sugita Genpaku Memorial Obama Municipal Hospital, Fukui, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Ernstbrunner L, Werthel JD, Hatta T, Thoreson AR, Resch H, An KN, Moroder P. Biomechanical analysis of the effect of congruence, depth and radius on the stability ratio of a simplistic 'ball-and-socket' joint model. Bone Joint Res 2016; 5:453-460. [PMID: 27729312 PMCID: PMC5075797 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.510.bjr-2016-0078.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Objectives The bony shoulder stability ratio (BSSR) allows for quantification of the bony stabilisers in vivo. We aimed to biomechanically validate the BSSR, determine whether joint incongruence affects the stability ratio (SR) of a shoulder model, and determine the correct parameters (glenoid concavity versus humeral head radius) for calculation of the BSSR in vivo. Methods Four polyethylene balls (radii: 19.1 mm to 38.1 mm) were used to mould four fitting sockets in four different depths (3.2 mm to 19.1mm). The SR was measured in biomechanical congruent and incongruent experimental series. The experimental SR of a congruent system was compared with the calculated SR based on the BSSR approach. Differences in SR between congruent and incongruent experimental conditions were quantified. Finally, the experimental SR was compared with either calculated SR based on the socket concavity or plastic ball radius. Results The experimental SR is comparable with the calculated SR (mean difference 10%, sd 8%; relative values). The experimental incongruence study observed almost no differences (2%, sd 2%). The calculated SR on the basis of the socket concavity radius is superior in predicting the experimental SR (mean difference 10%, sd 9%) compared with the calculated SR based on the plastic ball radius (mean difference 42%, sd 55%). Conclusion The present biomechanical investigation confirmed the validity of the BSSR. Incongruence has no significant effect on the SR of a shoulder model. In the event of an incongruent system, the calculation of the BSSR on the basis of the glenoid concavity radius is recommended. Cite this article: L. Ernstbrunner, J-D. Werthel, T. Hatta, A. R. Thoreson, H. Resch, K-N. An, P. Moroder. Biomechanical analysis of the effect of congruence, depth and radius on the stability ratio of a simplistic ‘ball-and-socket’ joint model. Bone Joint Res 2016;5:453–460. DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.510.BJR-2016-0078.R1.
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- L Ernstbrunner
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria and Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria and Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charite Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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Tanaka H, Hatta T, Sasajima K, Itoi E, Aizawa T. Comparative study of treatment for distal radius fractures with two different palmar locking plates. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2016; 41:536-42. [PMID: 26773962 DOI: 10.1177/1753193415625830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Few randomized trials have shown how the placement of a palmar locking plate affects outcomes. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes of fixation using locking plates with different concepts for placement relative to the watershed line in a prospective randomized trial. Sixty-four patients with a displaced distal radius fracture were divided into two groups according to the plates used for fixation: distal-type (AcuLoc(TM), Group A) and proximal-type (VariAx(TM), Group V). Wrist function including the range of motion and grip strength was compared at 1, 2, 3 and 6 months postoperatively. Loss of reduction was assessed radiologically. Both groups demonstrated overall satisfactory function at 6 months with no significant difference found between the groups. Minimal loss of reduction was demonstrated in both groups. Internal fixation using the palmar locking plates with two different placements provided satisfactory outcomes at 6-month follow-up, but our results indicate that plates placed distal to the watershed line may delay recovery of wrist motion.
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- H Tanaka
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital, Mimayamachi, Uchigo, Iwaki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital, Mimayamachi, Uchigo, Iwaki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Tohoku University School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital, Mimayamachi, Uchigo, Iwaki, Japan
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Fukuma S, Shimizu S, Niihata K, Sada KE, Yanagita M, Hatta T, Nangaku M, Katafuchi R, Fujita Y, Koizumi J, Koizumi S, Kimura K, Fukuhara S, Shibagaki Y. Development of quality indicators for care of chronic kidney disease in the primary care setting using electronic health data: a RAND-modified Delphi method. Clin Exp Nephrol 2016; 21:247-256. [PMID: 27145768 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-016-1274-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has recently increased, and maintaining high quality of CKD care is a major factor in preventing end-stage renal disease. Here, we developed novel quality indicators for CKD care based on existing electronic health data. METHODS We used a modified RAND appropriateness method to develop quality indicators for the care of non-dialysis CKD patients, by combining expert opinion and scientific evidence. A multidisciplinary expert panel comprising six nephrologists, two primary care physicians, one diabetes specialist, and one rheumatologist assessed the appropriateness of potential indicators extracted from evidence-based clinical guidelines, in accordance with predetermined criteria. We developed novel quality indicators through a four-step process: selection of potential indicators, first questionnaire round, face-to-face meeting, and second questionnaire round. RESULTS Ten expert panel members evaluated 19 potential indicators in the first questionnaire round, of which 7 were modified, 12 deleted, and 4 newly added during subsequent face-to-face meetings, giving a final total of 11 indicators. Median rate of these 11 indicators in the final set was at least 7, and percentages of agreement exceeded 80 % for all but one indicator. All indicators in the final set can be measured using only existing electronic health data, without medical record review, and 9 of 11 are process indicators. CONCLUSION We developed 11 quality indicators to assess quality of care for non-dialysis CKD patients. Strengths of the developed indicators are their applicability in a primary care setting, availability in daily practice, and emphasis on modifiable processes.
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- Shingo Fukuma
- Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Kyoto University, Yoshida-konoe, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.,Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence (CIRC2LE), Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka 1, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Kyoto University, Yoshida-konoe, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence (CIRC2LE), Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka 1, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Shogoin-kawaramachi 54, Sakyou-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Hatta Medical Clinic, Shugakuin Yakushido 4, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Kidney Unit, National Fukuoka Higashi Medical Center, Chidori 1-1-1, Koga, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization Chubu Rosai Hospital, 1-10-5 Komei, Minato-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Internal Medicine, Suzu General Hospital, 1-1 Nonoe-Yu, Suzu, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Shichijo Clinic, 29 Sujaku-kitanokuchi-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO), Tokyo Takanawa Hospital, Takanawa 3-10-11, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Kyoto University, Yoshida-konoe, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.,Center for Innovative Research for Communities and Clinical Excellence (CIRC2LE), Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka 1, Fukushima, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan.
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Nakajima K, Matsuo S, Okuyama C, Hatta T, Tsukamoto K, Nishimura S, Yamashina A, Kusuoka H, Nishimura T. CORRIGENDUM: Cardiac Event Risk in Japanese Subjects Estimated Using Gated Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, in Conjunction With Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease. Circ J 2015; 79:2283. [PMID: 26411403 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-66-0118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Momentum distributions associated with ortho-positronium (o-Ps) pick-off annihilation photon are often influenced by light elements, as, e.g., carbon, oxygen, and fluorine. This phenomenon, so-called element specificity of o-Ps pick-off annihilation, has been utilized for studying the elemental environment around the open spaces. To gain an insight into the element specificity of o-Ps pick-off annihilation, the chemical shift of oxygen 1s binding energy and the momentum distributions associated with o-Ps pick-off annihilation were systematically investigated for alkali-metal loaded SiO2 glasses by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and positron-age-momentum correlation spectroscopy, respectively. Alkali metals introduced into the open spaces surrounded by oxygen atoms cause charge transfer from alkali metals to oxygen atoms, leading to the lower chemical shift for the oxygen 1s binding energy. The momentum distribution of o-Ps localized into the open spaces is found to be closely correlated with the oxygen 1s chemical shift. This correlation with the deepest 1s energy level evidences that the element specificity of o-Ps originates from pick-off annihilation with orbital electrons, i.e., dominantly with oxygen 2p valence electrons and s electrons with lower probability.
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- K Sato
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Gakugei University, 4-1-1 Koganei, Tokyo 184-8501, Japan
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, Japan
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Joki N, Hase H, Kawano Y, Nakamura S, Nakajima K, Hatta T, Nishimura S, Moroi M, Nakagawa S, Kasai T, Kusuoka H, Takeishi Y, Momose M, Takehana K, Nanasato M, Yoda S, Nishina H, Matsumoto N, Nishimura T. Myocardial perfusion imaging for predicting cardiac events in Japanese patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: 1-year interim report of the J-ACCESS 3 investigation. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2014; 41:1701-9. [PMID: 24827603 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-014-2781-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Whether myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) can predict cardiac events in patients with advanced conservative chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains unclear. METHODS The present multicenter prospective cohort study aimed to clarify the ability of MPI to predict cardiac events in 529 patients with CKD and estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) < 50 ml/min per 1.73(2) without a definitive diagnosis of coronary artery disease. All patients were assessed by stress-rest MPI with (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin and analyzed using summed defect scores and QGS software. Cardiac events were analyzed 1 year after registration. RESULTS Myocardial perfusion abnormalities defined as summed stress score (SSS) ≥4 and ≥8 were identified in 19 and 7 % of patients, respectively. At the end of the 1-year follow-up, 33 (6.2 %) cardiac events had occurred that included cardiac death, sudden death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and hospitalization due to heart failure. The event-free rates at that time were 0.95, 0.90, and 0.81 for groups with SSS 0-3, 4-7, and ≥8, respectively (p = 0.0009). Thus, patients with abnormal SSS had a higher incidence of cardiac events. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that SSS significantly impacts the prediction of cardiac events independently of eGFR and left ventricular ejection fraction. CONCLUSION MPI would be useful to stratify patients with advanced conservative CKD who are at high risk of cardiac events without adversely affecting damaged kidneys.
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- Nobuhiko Joki
- Department of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Sakaguchi Y, Hatta T, Hayashi T, Shoji T, Suzuki A, Tomida K, Okada N, Rakugi H, Isaka Y, Tsubakihara Y. Association of nocturnal hypoxemia with progression of CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2013; 8:1502-7. [PMID: 23744006 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.11931112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Nocturnal hypoxemia is highly prevalent among patients with CKD. Nocturnal hypoxemia contributes to systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial cell dysfunction, and activation of the renin-angiotensin system, which are common pathologic mechanisms of CKD progression. This study investigated whether nocturnal hypoxemia is independently associated with CKD progression. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS This two-center retrospective cohort study included 161 patients with stages 3-4 CKD enrolled from January of 2009 to July of 2011 with a body mass index less than 25.0 kg/m(2). The 4% oxygen desaturation index, the number of events per hour in which oxygen saturation decreases by >4% during sleep, was measured, and the declining rate of the estimated GFR was followed over 1 year. The severity of nocturnal hypoxemia was categorized as none (oxygen desaturation index<5.0), mild (5.0≤oxygen desaturation index<15.0), or moderate to severe (15.0≤oxygen desaturation index). RESULTS The mean estimated GFR of the total cohort at baseline was 31 ml/min per 1.73 m(2). Eighty patients (49.7%) were diagnosed with nocturnal hypoxemia; 64 patients were diagnosed with mild nocturnal hypoxemia, and 16 patients were diagnosed with moderate-to-severe nocturnal hypoxemia. The estimated GFR declined three- to fourfold faster in patients with moderate-to-severe nocturnal hypoxemia than patients with no or mild nocturnal hypoxemia (the mean values [95% confidence intervals] were -2.14 [-1.06 to -3.21], -3.02 [-1.31 to -4.74], and -8.59 [-2.00 to -15.2] ml/min per 1.73 m(2) per year in the no, mild, and moderate-to-severe nocturnal hypoxemia groups, respectively; P=0.003). Nocturnal hypoxemia remained a significant predictor of decline in estimated GFR after adjustment for various baseline clinical factors. CONCLUSIONS In nonobese patients with CKD, nocturnal hypoxemia is an independent risk factor of a rapid decline in kidney function.
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- Yusuke Sakaguchi
- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
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Hatta T, Takeda K, Shiotsu Y, Sugishita C, Adachi T, Kimura T, Sonomura K, Kusaba T, Kishimioto N, Narumiya H, Tanda S, Tamagaki K, Yamada K, Kameyama H, Kido H, Harada S, Bito Y, Moriguchi J, Morimoto S, Okigaki M, Itoh H, Mori Y, Nakata T, Maki K, Sasaki S, Sawada K, Matsubara H. Switching to an L/N-type calcium channel blocker shows renoprotective effects in patients with chronic kidney disease: the Kyoto Cilnidipine Study. J Int Med Res 2013; 40:1417-28. [PMID: 22971493 DOI: 10.1177/147323001204000420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This open-label, randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of cilnidipine, an L/N-type calcium channel blocker (CCB), in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS Sixty patients with CKD and well-controlled hypertension being treated with a renin- angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor and an L-type CCB (L-CCB) were randomly assigned either to switch from the L-CCB to cilnidipine after a 4-week observation period or to continue with L-CCB treatment. Blood pressure, heart rate and renal function were monitored for 12 months. Data were available for analysis from 50 patients: 24 from the cilnidipine group and 26 from the L-CCB group. RESULTS Blood pressure was well controlled in both groups. After 12 months, proteinuria and heart rate were significantly decreased in the cilnidipine group, but proteinuria increased and heart rate remained unchanged in the L-CCB group. There was a significant positive correlation between the percentage changes in proteinuria and heart rate. CONCLUSIONS Cilnidipine has antihypertensive effects equivalent to those of L-CCBs. In patients with CKD, proteinuria can be decreased by switching from an L-CCB to cilnidipine, thereby improving renal function.
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- T Hatta
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Omihachiman Community Medical Centre, 1379 Tsuchida-cho, Omihachiman City, Shiga 523-0082, Japan.
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Hara M, Hatta T, Ohtani M, Segawa H, Ueno R, Sawada K. [A case of tuberculous peritonitis in a hemodialysis patient revealed by severe diarrhea and stomachache]. Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi 2013; 55:77-82. [PMID: 23461214] [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: 06/01/2023]
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A 53-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to abdominal pain, diarrhea, and shunt occlusion caused by dehydration. She had undergone hemodialysis due to diabetic nephropathy over a ten-year period. She was hospitalized again with fever and a persistent high serum CRP level. We started antibiotic administration using cefotiam hexetil hydrochloride because of ascites and peritoneum thickening observed by abdominal computed tomography. Although her symptoms, such as abdominal pain and diarrhea, improved after the administration of antibiotics, the ascites and the peritoneum thickening did not improve. On the fourth hospital day, we attempted ascites aspiration to investigate the etiology of the peritonitis. Cytological examination suggested tuberculous peritonitis because of predominant macrophage cell proliferation, a high level of ADA concentration, and a high level of CA125 of ascites. Although QuantiFERON-tuberculosis (QFT) and the Gaffky scale were negative, we started multidrug therapy (isoniazid + rifampicin + pyrazinamide + ethambutol) on the 20th hospital day. She was finally diagnosed as mycobacterium tuberculous peritonitis based on biopsy of the tissue of the ileum and the results of colonoscopy. Administration of antituberculosis chemotherapy improved abdominal fullness and ascites and the patient was discharged on the 97th hospital day. Moreover Kuno et al. reported that serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor(sIL-2R) and CA-125 levels can be used to monitor the response to anti-tuberculosis treatment. In this case, we use these markers to monitor the response to treatment. We experienced a case of tuberculous peritonitis undergoing hemodialysis. Tuberculosis should be suspected when patients undergoing dialysis have long-term fever of unknown etiology. There are many reports stating that the sensitivity and specificity of QuantiFERON-tuberculosis (QFT) and sputum culture are low in latent tuberculosis infection of dialysis patients. Accordingly it is necessary to diagnose mycobacterium tuberculous peritonitis comprehensively by the clinical symptoms and image analysis.
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- Masayuki Hara
- Department of Nephrology, Ohmihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan
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Ueno R, Hatta T, Kawasaki Y, Hara M, Otani M, Segawa H, Maki K, Sawada K. [Effect of an educational admission program for patients at the conservative phase of chronic kidney disease (CKD)]. Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi 2013; 55:956-965. [PMID: 23980481] [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: 06/02/2023]
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PURPOSE We have been conducting a 1-week educational admission program for patients at the conservative phase of chronic kidney disease (CKD) since 2006. In this study we evaluated the effect of the program. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 469 patients who could be followed for 12 months after a 1-week educational admission program for CKD out of a total of 700 patients who attended the program between October 2006 and April 2012. We compared the rates of decrease in renal function before and after the program. In addition, we divided the patients into two groups of diabetic nephropathy and non-diabetic nephropathy. We compared the rate of decrease in renal function in each group. RESULTS The rate of decrease in renal function 12 months after discharge was improved compared with that 6 months before admission. (before: 0.316 mL/min/1.73 m2/month; after: 0.001 mL/min/1.73 m2/month.) The rate of decrease in renal function 6 months before admission of the diabetic nephropathy group was 72.3 times faster than that of the non-diabetic nephropathy group. However, the rate of decrease in renal function 12 months after admission was improved in both groups. CONCLUSION It was revealed that the educational admission program is effective for preserving the renal function on patients at the conservative phase of CKD.
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- Risa Ueno
- Department of Nephrology, Ohmihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan
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Ueno R, Kado H, Shiotsu Y, Hara M, Otani M, Segawa H, Sawada K, Hatta T. [Case of lupus nephritis complicated with hemophagocytic syndrome]. Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi 2012; 54:629-636. [PMID: 22991844] [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: 06/01/2023]
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A 27-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of pancytopenia and nephritic syndrome in November, 2008. The findings of physical and laboratory examinations showed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis(group IV-G(A))was confirmed by renal biopsy. After combined therapy with prednisolone, intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse and mizoribine, proteinuria decreased from 13.0 g/day to 2.0 g/day and the serum complement level recovered to the normal level. However, she visited our hospital again for management of bleeding tendency in July 2009. She was diagnosed as hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS), with pancytopenia, high ferritin, high LDH level and hemophagocytosis in the bone marrow. She was treated effectively with steroid pulse therapy, but relapsed with HPS after two weeks. Although her child caught a cold, the case did not show any sign or symptom of infection, such as the common cold. However, we diagnosed her HPS as infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (IAHS) because she was not in the active phase of SLE at the onset of hemophagocytosis and the laboratory findings showed elevation of her serum ferritin and LDH. Therefore, we considered that her infectious sign may have been concealed by immunosuppressive therapy with prednisolone for SLE. It is very difficult to distinguish between IAHS and autoimmune-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (AAHS)in autoimmune diseases, but the differential diagnosis is necessary to treat the HPS. Here, we report an important case of HPS complicated with SLE. This case may attract interest particularly in the management of HPS-complicated autoimmune disease. Therefore, we report it with a review of the literature.
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- Risa Ueno
- Department of Nephrology, Ohmihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan
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Shiotsu Y, Mori Y, Hatta T, Maki N, Iida K, Matsuoka E, Kado H, Ishida R, Kishimoto N, Tamagaki K, Nishimura M, Iwamoto N, Ono T, Matsubara H, Kosaki A. Plasma S100A12 levels and peripheral arterial disease in end-stage renal disease. Nephron Extra 2011; 1:242-50. [PMID: 22470398 PMCID: PMC3290833 DOI: 10.1159/000335198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background S100A12 is an endogenous ligand of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). Plasma S100A12 levels are high in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common in HD patients and is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rates in this population. To date, however, no study has specifically assessed the relationship between plasma S100A12 and PAD in HD patients. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study of 152 HD patients in our affiliated hospital. We investigated PAD history and patient characteristics and quantified plasma S100A12 levels in all participants. Results HD patients with PAD (n = 26; 21.9 [13.6–33.4] ng/ml) showed significantly higher plasma S100A12 levels than HD patients without PAD (n = 126; 11.8 [7.5–17.6]ng/ml; p < 0.001). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, the plasma S100A12 level (odds ratio [OR] 5.71; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.29–25.3; p = 0.022) was identified as an independent factor associated with PAD prevalence. Another factor associated with PAD prevalence was the ankle-brachial index (OR 0.54; 95% CI 0.40–0.74; p < 0.001). Conclusion These results suggest that plasma S100A12 levels are strongly associated with PAD prevalence in ESRD patients undergoing HD.
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- Yayoi Shiotsu
- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto
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Nakajima K, Matsuo S, Okuyama C, Hatta T, Tsukamoto K, Nishimura S, Yamashina A, Kusuoka H, Nishimura T. Cardiac event risk in Japanese subjects estimated using gated myocardial perfusion imaging, in conjunction with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease. Circ J 2011; 76:168-75. [PMID: 22104035 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-11-0857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac event risk is estimated using quantitative gated myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and clinical background in patients with ischemic heart disease. The aim of the present study was to calculate major cardiac event risk and tabulate it in the Heart Risk Table for clinical use of risk stratification. METHODS AND RESULTS Multivariate logistic regression was performed based on a multicenter prognostic database (Japanese Assessment of Cardiac Events and Survival Study by Quantitative Gated Single-photon emission computed tomography [J-ACCESS investigation]) using MPI (n=2,395). The risk of major cardiac events (cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction and heart failure requiring hospitalization) was estimated using age, ejection fraction (EF), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and presence of diabetes mellitus (DM). Age-matched standard eGFR was determined in 77 subjects. Major cardiac event risk was calculated using the equation: risk (%/3 years)=1/(1+Exp(-(-4.699-0.0151×eGFR+0.7998×DM+0.0582×age+0.697×SSS-0.0359×EF))×100, where SSS refers to summed stress scores. Risk was determined without eGFR (the initial version) and using the present formula with eGFR (revised version), with consistent results. DM and chronic kidney disease were major determinants of cardiac events. CONCLUSIONS Cardiac event risk was estimated using MPI defect score and left ventricular EF in conjunction with eGFR and the presence of DM. The risk table might be used for risk evaluation in Japanese patients undergoing MPI.
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- Kenichi Nakajima
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan.
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Sasaki S, Tanda S, Hatta T, Morimoto S, Takeda K, Kizu O, Tamaki S, Saito M, Tamura Y, Kondo A. Neurovascular decompression of the rostral ventrolateral medulla decreases blood pressure and sympathetic nerve activity in patients with refractory hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2011; 13:818-20. [PMID: 22051426 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00522.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Recently, the authors experienced four patients who had refractory hypertension and neurovascular compression of the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM). One of them, a 49-year-old woman, had undergone continuous intravenous drip injections of calcium channel blockers and β-blockers for more than 3 years because of severe and refractory hypertension. The patients had undergone microvascular decompression (MVD) of the RVLM, and the changes in blood pressure (BP) and sympathetic nerve activities were recorded. In these patients, BP decreased to the normal range without any antihypertensive drugs 2 to 3 months after MVD. The tibial sympathetic nerve activities under resting and stress conditions significantly decreased, and plasma levels of norepinephrine, urinary levels of adrenaline, and plasma renin activity were also significantly decreased after MVD of RVLM. In some patients with refractory hypertension, arterial compression of the RVLM enhances sympathetic nerve activity and renin-angiotensin system to thereby increase BP. In these patients, the operative decompression of the RVLM could lower BP via restoration of sympathetic nerve activities and the renin-angiotensin system.
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- Susumu Sasaki
- Division of Medicine, Akashi Municipal Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
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Sakoda C, Kusaba T, Adachi T, Sonomura K, Kimura T, Nakayama M, Kishimoto N, Nakagawa H, Okigaki M, Hatta T, Matsubara H, Mori Y. A case of Goodpasture syndrome positive for anti-GBM antibody and MPO-ANCA complicated by a variety of serious infections. Clin Nephrol 2011; 75:384-388. [PMID: 21426895] [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: 05/30/2023] Open
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A 62-year-old female was admitted to our hospital for investigation of acute progressive renal insufficiency and a systemic inflammatory reaction, despite treatment with several antibiotics. Laboratory data revealed severe renal insufficiency and positive titers for the myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic and anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies. The deterioration of her general status did not allow us to perform the renal biopsy. Although corticosteroid therapy, hemodialysis, and plasma exchange were concomitantly initiated, pulmonary hemorrhage occurred several days after admission. Mechanical ventilation support was provided and continuous hemodiafiltration was carried out, following which the respiratory failure improved immediately. However, she developed clinical depression and suicidal behavior under the intensive therapy. Therefore, plasma exchange was discontinued and corticosteroid was tapered as quickly as possible. Four months after admission, platelet transfusion and short-term mechanical ventilation support improved the pulmonary hemorrhage; however, her mental status deteriorated despite psychiatric consultation and treatment with a tranquilizer. Thereafter, severe and serious systemic infection due to various pathogens including Staphylococcus aureus, Cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis jiroveci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Bacteroides recurred, and she died from systemic invasive aspergillosis (IA). We suspected severe immunosuppression caused by various factors, such as predonisolone administration, chronic renal failure on maintenance hemodialysis, depression, and malnutrition due to chronic inflammation and granulocytopenia as a side effect of ganciclovir. When treating rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, immunosuppressive status should be carefully monitored regarding not only the dosage of therapeutic regimen but also the mental health status and nutrition of the patient.
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- C Sakoda
- Division of Cardiology and Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Matsui S, Hatta T. Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in a dialysis patient with catheter-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Ther Apher Dial 2011; 15:113-4. [PMID: 21272261 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2010.00854.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shiotsu Y, Mori Y, Nishimura M, Sakoda C, Tokoro T, Hatta T, Maki N, Iida K, Iwamoto N, Ono T, Matsuoka E, Kishimoto N, Tamagaki K, Matsubara H, Kosaki A. Plasma S100A12 level is associated with cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2011; 6:718-23. [PMID: 21258041 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.08310910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES S100A12 is an endogenous receptor ligand for advanced glycation end products. Cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. In this study, we report cross-sectional data on 550 hemodialysis patients and assess the relationship between plasma S100A12 level and cardiovascular disease. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS A cross-sectional study of 550 maintenance hemodialysis patients was conducted. We investigated the past history of cardiovascular disease and quantified the plasma level of S100A12 protein in all participants. RESULTS Plasma S100A12 level was higher in hemodialysis patients with cardiovascular disease (n=197; 33.8 ± 28.1 ng/ml) than in those without it (n=353; 20.2 ± 16.1 ng/ml; P<0.001). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, the plasma S100A12 level (odds ratio [OR], 1.28; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13 to 1.44; P<0.001) was identified as an independent factor associated with the prevalence of cardiovascular disease. The other factors associated with the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases were the presence of diabetes mellitus (OR, 2.81; 95% CI, 1.79 to 4.41; P < 0.001) and high-sensitivity CRP level (OR, 1.02; 95% CI, 1.00 to 1.05; P=0.046). Furthermore, the plasma S100A12 level (OR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.09 to 1.54; P=0.004) was significantly associated with cardiovascular disease even in hemodialysis patients without diabetes mellitus (n=348). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the plasma S100A12 protein level is strongly associated with the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients.
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- Yayoi Shiotsu
- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kyoto 608-8566, Japan
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Hara M, Miyazawa R, Takagi A, Kado H, Maki K, Sawada K, You K, Hatta T. [Case of fanconi syndrome positive for anti-M2 antibodies revealed by severe hypokalemia and multiple bone fracture]. Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi 2011; 53:719-725. [PMID: 21842607] [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: 05/31/2023]
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A 38-year-old female developed pain in the right leg in 2006. In 2007, the diagnosis of femoral head necrosis was made based on MR images, and femoral head prosthetic replacement was performed. In April 2009, she visited a local hospital for low back pain, and was referred to our department due to electrolyte abnormalities on hemanalysis. Since marked hypokalemia (K=2.5 mEq/L), hypophosphatemia, hyperchloric metabolic acidosis, proteinuria, and urinary blood sugar suggested Fanconi syndrome, she was admitted for close examination. Bone survey showed a marked decrease in the amount of bone particularly in the four limbs and fracture at the proximal 1/3 of the left ulnar bone. In the lumbar spine, scoliosis and vertebral deformity were observed. Since impaired P re-absorption and unselected aminoaciduria and osteomalacia were also present, the diagnosis of Fanconi syndrome was made. On admission, ventricular tachycardia developed due to hypokalemia, requiring immediate electrolyte correction. For differentiation from acquired Fanconi syndrome, various examinations were performed. No apparent cause was found except for the positive antimitochondrial antibody-M2 (anti-M2). In this case, no data suggested liver dysfunction, and subsequent liver biopsy also showed no significant pathological findings pointing to PBC. We encountered a patient with Fanconi syndrome positive for anti-M2. This case may attract interest, particularly in the mechanism of nephropathy due to anti-M2, and therefore, this case is reported with a literature review.
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- Masayuki Hara
- Department of Nephrology, Ohmihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan
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Kado H, Hatta T, Ueno R, Takagi A, Segawa H, Sawada K, Hosokawa Y. [Case of peritubular capillary dominant intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (PTC dominant IVLBCL) successfully treated with chemotherapy]. Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi 2011; 53:1046-1052. [PMID: 22073871] [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: 05/31/2023]
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A 72-year-old woman developed common cold-like symptoms, diarrhea, a staggering gait, and persistent anorexia from the beginning of May 2009. In the middle of May, her general fatigue worsened, and she was transported to our hospital by ambulance. Abdominal CT showed bilateral renal enlargement, and her general condition and renal function rapidly deteriorated. The soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) level was elevated to 5,928 U/mL, and gallium scintigraphy showed a weak uptake in both kidneys. We considered the possibility of malignant lymphoma, and performed a renal biopsy, which showed no glomerular abnormalities, but disclosed the accumulation of large, atypical lymphoid cells with a high N/C ratio and dark chromatin in peritubular capillaries (PTC). On immunohistochemical staining, these atypical cells were found to be CD5(+), CD20 (+/-), CD10(-), CD3(-), and CD7(-), leading to a diagnosis of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL). Since gallium scintigraphy showed no uptake in other organs, and examination of the cerebrospinal fluid and bone marrow revealed no tumor cells, the patient was considered to have kidney-limited IVLBCL. Chemotherapy was started immediately, which resulted in an improved general condition. Although her renal function deteriorated sufficiently to require dialysis, she was weaned from dialysis. After treatment with chemotherapy, the enlarged kidneys returned to the normal size. Subsequently, she has been receiving chemotherapy intermittently, and has remained free of recurrence. In general, IVLBCL mainly involving the kidney is difficult to diagnose antemortem, and is sometimes found at autopsy. We suggest that bilateral renal enlargement with renal failure of unknown origin should raise the suspicion of malignant lymphoma requiring a prompt renal biopsy. Cases of LBCL in which lymphoma cells fill PTC, as in this patient, have rarely been reported. We believe that this case is extremely valuable in understanding the pathogenesis of intravascular lymphoma invading the kidney; therefore, we report it with a review of the literature.
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- Hiroshi Kado
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Ohmihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan
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Nakamura S, Kawano Y, Hase H, Hatta T, Nishimura S, Moroi M, Nakagawa S, Kasai T, Kusuoka H, Takeishi Y, Nakajima K, Momose M, Takehana K, Nanasato M, Yoda S, Nishina H, Matsumoto N, Nishimura T. Prognostic study of cardiac and renal events in Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk using myocardial perfusion SPECT: J-ACCESS 3 study design. Ther Apher Dial 2010; 14:379-85. [PMID: 20649758 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2010.00823.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. Recent studies have indicated that the incidence of cardiovascular disease increases inversely with estimated glomerular filtration rate. Although coronary angiography is considered the gold standard for detecting coronary artery disease, contrast-induced nephropathy or cholesterol microembolization remain serious problems; therefore, a method of detecting coronary artery disease without renal deterioration is desirable. From this viewpoint, stress myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) might be useful for patients with chronic kidney disease. We recently performed the Japanese Assessment of Cardiac Events and Survival Study by Quantitative Gated SPECT (J-ACCESS) investigating patients with suspected or extant coronary artery disease and the J-ACCESS 2 study of patients with diabetes. The findings from these studies showed that SPECT can detect coronary artery disease and help to predict future cardiac events. Thus, we proposed a multicenter, prospective cohort study called "J-ACCESS 3" in patients with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk. The study aimed at predicting cardiovascular and renal events based on myocardial perfusion imaging and clinical backgrounds. We began enrolling patients in J-ACCESS 3 at 74 facilities from April 2009 and will continue to do so until 31 March 2010, with the aim of having a cohort of 800 patients. These will be followed up for three years. The primary endpoints will be cardiac death and sudden death. The secondary endpoints will comprise any cardiovascular or renal events. This study will be completed in 2013. Here, we describe the design of the J-ACCESS 3 study.
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- Satoko Nakamura
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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Hemisphere specialisation in two- and three-dimensional categorical spatial relations tasks was investigated using normal adult subjects. In Experiment 1, subjects were asked to indicate the rightmost (or leftmost) card in stimuli consisting of three overlapping cards as quickly and as accurately as possible. The results showed no significant visual field difference in either response times or error rates. In Experiment 2, stimuli identical to those of Experiment 1 were used and subjects were asked to indicate the card most to the front or the one most to the back. The error rates showed a strong tendency towards a left visual field advantage in accuracy while no visual field difference was shown in response times. Based on these findings, relations between the hemisphere specialisation and categorical spatial relations encoding subsystems in Kosslyn's (1987) model of visual information processing are discussed.
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- T Kogure
- Graduate School of Human Informatics, Nagoya University, Nagoya City, Japan.
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Seto M, Masai E, Ida M, Hatta T, Kimbara K, Fukuda M, Yano K. Multiple Polychlorinated Biphenyl Transformation Systems in the Gram-Positive Bacterium Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 61:4510-3. [PMID: 16535201 PMCID: PMC1388666 DOI: 10.1128/aem.61.12.4510-4513.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The cloned bphA gene of the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) degrader Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1 was expressed in Rhodococcus erythropolis IAM1399 cells, resulting in the transformation of di-, tri-, and tetrachlorobiphenyls. Disruption of the bphA1 gene in RHA1 resulted in a lack of growth on biphenyl and a loss of PCB transformation activity. However, the bphA1 insertion mutant of RHA1, designated RDA1, retained the ability to transform PCB congeners when grown on ethylbenzene as its carbon source. It also transformed 4-chlorobiphenyl to 4-chlorobenzoate, although it was suspected to be deficient in bphB and bphC gene activities as well as bphA. This suggested that an alternative PCB degradation system distinct from the one encoded by the cloned bph genes was present.
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Seto M, Kimbara K, Shimura M, Hatta T, Fukuda M, Yano K. A Novel Transformation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 61:3353-8. [PMID: 16535122 PMCID: PMC1388576 DOI: 10.1128/aem.61.9.3353-3358.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have characterized a biphenyl degrader, Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1. Biphenyl-grown cells of strain RHA1 efficiently transformed 45 components in the 62 major peaks of a polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) mixture of Kanechlors 200, 300, 400, and 500 within 3 days, which includes mono- to octachlorobiphenyls. Among the intermediate metabolites of PCB transformation, di- and trichlorobenzoic acids were identified. The gradual decrease of these chlorobenzoic acids during incubation indicated that these chlorobenzoic acids would also be degraded by this strain. The effect of the position of chlorine substitution was determined by using PCB mixtures that have chlorine substitutions mainly at either the ortho or the meta position. This strain transformed both types of congeners, and strong PCB transformation activity of RHA1 was indicated. RHA1 accumulated 4-chlorobenzoic acid temporally during the transformation of 4-chlorobiphenyl. The release of most chloride in the course of 2,2(prm1)-dichlorobiphenyl degradation was observed. These results suggested that RHA1 would break down at least some PCB congeners into smaller molecules to a considerable extent.
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Uzu T, Hatta T, Deji N, Izumiya T, Ueda H, Miyazawa I, Kanasaki M, Isshiki K, Nishio T, Arimura T. Target for glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients on hemodialysis: effects of anemia and erythropoietin injection on hemoglobin A(1c). Ther Apher Dial 2009; 13:89-94. [PMID: 19379146 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00661.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In hemodialysis (HD) patients the glycated hemoglobin (Hb(A1c)) level may underestimate glycemic control. The aim of this study is to estimate accurate glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients on HD. Type 2 diabetes patients (N = 87) who had been receiving maintenance HD for at least one year were enrolled. Hb(A1c) and the percentage of glycated albumin relative to total the serum albumin (%GA) were measured in blood samples and the factors that affected the %GA/Hb(A1c) ratio were examined. There were significant and positive correlations between the plasma glucose and either the Hb(A1c) levels (r = 0.539, P < 0.01) or the %GA level (r = 0.520, P < 0.01). No relationship between the serum albumin levels and %GA levels was observed. A weekly dose of erythropoietin (EPO) was positively correlated with the ratio of %GA/Hb(A1c) and hematocrit (Ht) correlated negatively. There was no significant correlation between the %GA/Hb(A1c) level and the EPO dose in patients with Ht > or = 30%, although a significant correlation was found between those parameters in the Ht < 30% group. The mean of the %GA/Hb(A1c) ratios in patients with Ht > or = 30%, with Ht < 30% and treated with EPO < 100 IU/kg/week, and with Ht < 30% and treated with EPO > or = 100 IU/kg/week were 3.41, 3.56 and 4.13, respectively. In HD patients, accurate glycemic control may be estimated as: Hb(A1c) x 1.14 if Ht > or = 30%; Hb(A1c) x 1.19 if Ht < 30% and treated with low dosages of EPO; and Hb(A1c) x 1.38 if Ht < 30% and treated with high dosages of EPO.
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- Takashi Uzu
- Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan.
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Hatta T, Nishimura S, Nishimura T. Prognostic risk stratification of myocardial ischaemia evaluated by gated myocardial perfusion SPECT in patients with chronic kidney disease. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2009; 36:1835-41. [PMID: 19471925 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-009-1165-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2008] [Accepted: 05/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to identify useful predictors of cardiac events in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS Among 4,031 patients identified from the Japanese Assessment of Cardiac Events and Survival Study (J-ACCESS) database with suspected or known ischaemic heart disease, we selected 820 with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of < 60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2). RESULTS A total of 75 cardiac events developed among these 820 patients. The incidence of cardiac events was higher in the group with a lower eGFR. Multivariate Cox analysis indicated that age, diabetes mellitus, end-systolic volume, summed stress score (SSS) and eGFR were predictors of cardiac events. Event rates of patients with SSS >or= 9 were significantly higher in groups with lower eGFR values (< 40 and 40-49 ml/min). CONCLUSION The SSS value (>or= 9) is a reliable predictor of cardiac events and myocardial single photon emission computed tomography has incremental value for predicting cardiac events and survival in CKD.
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- Tsuguru Hatta
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Ohmihachiman Community Medical Center, Ohmihachiman-Shi, Shiga 523-0082, Japan.
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Preparations of Chloris striate mosaic virus (CSMV) were shown to contain circular single-stranded DNA with a molecular weight of 7.1 x 10(5) and a polypeptide molecular weight of 92.79 +/- 0.06 x 10(4). The buoyant density in CsCl of intact CSMV particles was shown to be 1.35 g.cm(-3). From these data and the capsomeric structure of CSMV (T. Hatta and R. 1. B. Francki, 1979, Virology92, 428-435) it is concluded that each geminate particle of CSMV has a molecular weight of about 3.8 x 10(6) and contains a single molecule of ss-DNA.
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- R I Francki
- Department of Plant Pathology, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia
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Purified preparations of red clover necrotic mosaic virus isolated in Australia have been shown to contain three RNA components whose electrophoretic mobilities in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicate molecular weights of 1.5 x 106 (RNA 1), 0.5 x 10(6) (RNA 2), and 0.14 x 10(6) (RNA 3). Comparisons of the RNAs by hybridization analysis with 3H-labeled complementary DNAs synthesized in vitro have established that RNAs 1 and 2 are unique RNA molecular species with little or no sequence homology between them. However, RNA 3 appears to be a complex mixture of breakdown fragments of both RNA 1 and RNA 2. Infectivity experiments with highly purified preparations of RNAs 1 and 2 have demonstrated that both molecules are essential for infectivity.
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- A R Gould
- Department of Plant Pathology, Waite Agricultural Research, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia
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A viroid has been purified from avocado leaves infected by sunblotch disease and designated the avocado sunblotch viroid. It is a covalently closed circular RNA molecule with a molecular weight lower than that of chrysanthemum stunt viroid and citrus exocortis viroid while hybridization analysis with 32P-labeled complementary DNA indicated that it is a single RNA species. It could be detected as a stainable RNA band on polyacrylamide tube gel electrophoresis of partially purified extracts of only two of four avocado isolates with positive symptoms of sunblotch disease. However, the viroid was detected in all four isolates by hybridization analysis with 32P-complementary DNA; this procedure has potential use for the rapid indexing of sunblotch disease since the viroid was not present in an isolate of healthy avocado. It has yet to be shown that the viroid is the causative agent of sunblotch disease.
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- P Palukaitis
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5001, South Australia
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Randles JW, Davies C, Hatta T, Gould AR, Francki RI. Studies on encapsidated viroid-like RNA I. Characterization of velvet tobacco mottle virus. Virology 2008; 108:111-22. [PMID: 18635027 DOI: 10.1016/0042-6822(81)90531-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/14/1980] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Velvet tobacco mottle virus (VTMoV) isolated from Nicotiana velutina growing wild in arid Central Australia was transmitted by inoculation to a limited number of plant species of which N. clevelandii was the most convenient experimental host. The virus was also transmitted from field-grown plants toN. velutina and N. clevelandii by the mirid Cyropeltis nicotianae. VTMoV preparations purified by clarification with organic solvents and differential centrifugation contained polyhedral particles about 30 nm in diameter sedimenting as a single component at about 115 S. The particles were shown to be located in the nucleus, cytoplasm, and vacuoles of infected plant cells. Virus dissociated in the presence of mercaptoethanol and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) separated into one major and two minor polypeptides with estimated molecular weights of 33,000, 36,000 and 31,000, respectively. Single-stranded RNA isolated from VTMoV by extraction with phenol was separated into five components with apparent molecular weights of 1.5 x 10(6), 0.63 x 10(6), 0.25 x 10(6), 0.16 x 10(6), and 0.12 x 10(6) referred to as RNAs 1, 1a, 1b, 2, and 3, respectively. It appears that RNAs 1a and 1b are breakdown products of RNA 1, as shown elsewhere, and electron microscopic examination of the other species showed that whereas RNAs 1 and 3 are linear molecules, RNA 2 is circular. The similarity of RNAs 2 and 3 to the RNA of viroids is discussed. VTMoV has been compared with several RNA plant viruses with small polyhedral particles. Only solanum nodiflorum mottle virus appears to share some of its unique features and the two have been shown to be antigenically related.
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- J W Randles
- Department of Plant Pathology, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide,South Australia
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Kuwahara N, Sasaki S, Kobara M, Nakata T, Tatsumi T, Irie H, Narumiya H, Hatta T, Takeda K, Matsubara H, Hushiki S. HMG-CoA reductase inhibition improves anti-aging klotho protein expression and arteriosclerosis in rats with chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis. Int J Cardiol 2008; 123:84-90. [PMID: 17434618 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2006] [Revised: 12/08/2006] [Accepted: 02/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The klotho gene and its protein product are mainly expressed in the kidney. The klotho protein induces suppression of multiple aging-related phenotypes, and homozygous klotho gene mutant mice display various senescent morbidity. Chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) induces arteriosclerosis, while HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) have pleiotropic vascular protective effects besides cholesterol lowering. Therefore, the present studies were performed to determine whether chronic NOS blockade would affect anti-ageing klotho protein expression. In addition, the effects of statins on klotho protein expression and arteriosclerosis in these rats were investigated. METHODS Forty-two rats were divided into 6 groups as follows: (1) control, (2) NOS blockade, (3) atorvastatin (10 mg/kg/day), (4) pitavastatin (3 mg/kg/day), (5) NOS blockade+atorvastatin, (6) NOS blockade+pitavastatin. To induce arteriosclerosis further, a cuff was placed around the left femoral artery in each rat. After 4 weeks observation, rats were killed and renal klotho expression and the level of arteriosclerosis were examined. RESULTS The rats of chronic NOS inhibition developed hypertension, while statin treatment did not affect blood pressure in the rats with or without NOS blockade. Despite statin treatment, plasma levels of lipids did not differ among 6 groups. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that klotho protein was localized in the renal tubules. Chronic NOS inhibition markedly reduced renal klotho protein expression, while treatment with atorvastatin or pitavastatin completely prevented the reduction of klotho expression induced by NOS inhibition. In addition, statin treatment significantly improved arteriosclerotic lesions induced by NOS inhibition and cuff placement. CONCLUSION Since statin treatment did not alter blood pressure or serum lipid profiles, a novel vascular protective effect of statins via enhancing anti-aging klotho protein expression is suggested.
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- Noriko Kuwahara
- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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