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Orita Y, Shimanuki S, Okada S, Nakamura K, Nakamura H, Kitamoto Y, Shimoyama Y, Kurashina Y. Acoustic-responsive carbon dioxide-loaded liposomes for efficient drug release. Ultrason Sonochem 2023; 94:106326. [PMID: 36796146 PMCID: PMC9958408 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The role of liposomes as drug carriers has been investigated. Ultrasound-based drug release methods have been developed for on-demand drug delivery. However, the acoustic responses of current liposome carriers result in low drug release efficiency. In this study, CO2-loaded liposomes were synthesized under high pressure from supercritical CO2 and irradiated with ultrasound at 237 kHz to demonstrate their superior acoustic responsiveness. When liposomes containing fluorescent drug models were irradiated with ultrasound under acoustic pressure conditions that are safe for the human body, CO2-loaded liposomes synthesized using supercritical CO2 had 17.1 times higher release efficiency than liposomes synthesized using the conventional Bangham method. In particular, the release efficiency of CO2-loaded liposomes synthesized using supercritical CO2 and monoethanolamine was 19.8 times higher than liposomes synthesized using the conventional Bangham method. These findings on the release efficiency of acoustic-responsive liposomes suggest an alternative liposome synthesis strategy for on-demand release of drugs by ultrasound irradiation in future therapies.
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- Yasuhiko Orita
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsutacho, Midori-Ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsutacho, Midori- Ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsutacho, Midori- Ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsutacho, Midori- Ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsutacho, Midori-Ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsutacho, Midori-Ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan; Division of Advanced Mechanical Systems Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Nakacho, Koganei-Shi, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.
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Lin Tan Z, Miyanaga K, Kitamoto Y, Yamamoto N. Levilactobacillus brevis surface layer protein B promotes liposome targeting to antigen-presenting cells in Peyer’s patches. Int J Pharm 2022; 622:121896. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121896] [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] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kurashina Y, Asano R, Matsui M, Nomoto T, Ando K, Nakamura K, Nishiyama N, Kitamoto Y. Quantitative Analysis of Acoustic Pressure for Sonophoresis and Its Effect on Transdermal Penetration. Ultrasound Med Biol 2022; 48:933-944. [PMID: 35272891 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ultrasound facilitates the penetration of macromolecular compounds through the skin and offers a promising non-invasive technique for transdermal delivery. However, technical difficulties in quantifying ultrasound-related parameters have restricted further analysis of the sonophoresis mechanism. In this study, we devise a bolt-clamped Langevin transducer-based sonophoresis device that enables us to measure with a thin lead zirconate titanate (PZT) sensor. One-dimensional acoustic theory accounting for wave interaction at the skin interface indicates that the acoustic pressure and cavitation onset on the skin during sonophoresis are sensitive to the subcutaneous support, meaning that there is a strong need to perform the pressure measurement in an experimental environment replacing the human body. From a series of the experiments with our new device, the transdermal penetration of polystyrene, silica and gold nanoparticles is found to depend on the size and material of the particles, as well as the hardness of the subcutaneous support material. We speculate from the acoustic pressure measurement that the particles' penetration results from the mechanical action of cavitation.
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- Yuta Kurashina
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-Ku, Yokohama, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-Ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-Ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-Ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-Ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-Ku, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-Ku, Yokohama, Japan
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Khalil M, Haq EA, Dwiranti A, Prasedya ES, Kitamoto Y. Bifunctional folic-conjugated aspartic-modified Fe 3O 4 nanocarriers for efficient targeted anticancer drug delivery. RSC Adv 2022; 12:4961-4971. [PMID: 35425526 PMCID: PMC8981417 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08776b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Functionalization of nanocarriers has been considered the most promising way of ensuring an accurate and targeted drug delivery system. This study reports the synthesis of bifunctional folic-conjugated aspartic-modified Fe3O4 nanocarriers with an excellent ability to deliver doxorubicin (DOX), an anticancer drug, into the intercellular matrix. Here, the presence of amine and carboxylate groups enables aspartic acid (AA) to be used as an efficient anchoring molecule for the conjugation of folic acid (FA) (EDC-NHS coupling) and DOX (electrostatic interaction). Based on the results, surface functionalization showed little effect on the physicochemical properties of the nanoparticles but significantly influenced both the loading and release efficiency of DOX. This is primarily caused by the steric hindrance effect due to large and bulky FA molecules. Furthermore, in vitro MTT assay of B16-F1 cell lines revealed that FA conjugation was responsible for a significant increase in the cytotoxicity of DOX-loaded nanocarriers, which was also found to be proportional to AA concentration. This high cytotoxicity resulted from an efficient cellular uptake induced by the over-expressed folate receptors and fast pH triggered DOX release inside the target cell. Here, the lowest IC50 value of DOX-loaded nanocarriers was achieved at 2.814 ± 0.449 μg mL-1. Besides, further investigation also showed that the drug-loaded nanocarriers exhibited less or no toxicity against normal cells.
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- Munawar Khalil
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia 16424 Depok West Java Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia 16424 Depok West Java Indonesia
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- Department of Biology, Cellular and Molecular Mechanism in Biological System (CEMBIOS) Research Group, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia 16424 Depok West Java Indonesia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Mataram 83125 Lombok West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia
- Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Mataram 83125 Lombok West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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Kitamoto Y, Oda K, Ogino K, Hiyama K, Kita H, Hattori T, Oi S. Synthesis of an azadioxa-planar triphenylborane and investigation of its structural and photophysical properties. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:2297-2300. [PMID: 33533350 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc08331c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We report here the first successful synthesis of planar triphenylborane 1 with the phenyl groups bridged by oxygen and nitrogen atoms via double nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction. The hetero atom-bridged 1 has excellent planarity. Its structural and photophysical properties are tunable by altering the bridging atoms.
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- Y Kitamoto
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-11 Aramaki-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
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- Advanced Technology Center, Corporate R&D Headquarters, KONICA MINOLTA, INC., 2970 Ishikawa-Machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8505, Japan
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- Advanced Technology Center, Corporate R&D Headquarters, KONICA MINOLTA, INC., 2970 Ishikawa-Machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8505, Japan
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- Advanced Technology Center, Corporate R&D Headquarters, KONICA MINOLTA, INC., 2970 Ishikawa-Machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8505, Japan
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- Advanced Technology Center, Corporate R&D Headquarters, KONICA MINOLTA, INC., 2970 Ishikawa-Machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8505, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-11 Aramaki-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-11 Aramaki-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
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Miyajima K, Miwa Y, Kitamoto Y. Fabrication of porous FePt microcapsules for immunosensing techniques. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 173:407-411. [PMID: 30321798 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Porous FePt microcapsules are fabricated for use in bead-based immunoassay technologies, that generally use magnetic spheres to immobilize biomolecules on their surface. The magnetic capsules can be used to carry assay reagents to reduce the time required to perform immunoassay processes, and microsize capsules are easier to manipulate magnetically than nanosize ones. Silica particles of approximately 2.5 μm diameter are used as templates and modified with poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI), which enables FePt nanoparticles to accumulate selectively on the template particles and an FePt shell to be formed by a polyol process. To increase the mechanical stability of the FePt nanoparticle assembly shell, a double-layered FePt nanoparticle assembly is fabricated by repeating the modification process of PEI and the synthesis process of FePt nanoparticles, resulting in the fabrication of magnetic capsules with a three-dimensional structure. We further investigate the ability of magnetic capsules to immobilize antibodies on their surface. Gold nanoparticles are used as linkers between the magnetic microcapsules and antibodies. The antibodies are successfully immobilized on the surface of the developed microsize FePt capsules.
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- Kumiko Miyajima
- Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 761-0395, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8502, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8502, Japan
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Kitamoto Y, Tomita M, Kiyama S, Inoue T, Yabushita Y, Sato T, Ryoda H, Sato T. Antithrombotic Mechanisms of Urokinase lmmobilized Polyurethane. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1647457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SummaryUrokinase immobilized polymer is highly antithrombotic, which cannot be explained only by fibrinolysis. We immobllized 10 IU/cm2 of urokinase to polyurethane by using maleic anhydride methylvinyl ether copolymer as a carrier. Then we incubated blood in circular tubes made of this material, measured the clotting factors and observed the surface of the tubes after incubation by scanning electronmicroscopy and immunofluorescence microscopy. After 5 min incubation, the relative activities of factors V, VIII, IX, X and XII, fibrinogeil, plasminogen and α2 plasmin inhibitor decreased, but the activity of factor VII increased. No platelet adhesion to the surface of the urokinase immobilized polyurethane was observed and there was no significant adsorption of serum proteins, including fibrinogen, fibronectin and vWF antigen, or the surface. Urokinase-immobilized polyurethane catalyzed the digestion of clotting factors as well as fibrinolysis and also inhibited platelet adhesion on its surface probably by inhibiting protein adsorption and its clinical application including vessel prosthesis should be developed further.
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- Y Kitamoto
- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Kumamoto, Japan
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- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Kumamoto, Japan
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- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Kumamoto, Japan
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- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Kumamoto, Japan
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- The Research and Development Center, Unitika Ltd, Kyoto, Japan
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- The Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute, Kumamoto, Japan
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- The Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute, Kumamoto, Japan
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- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Kumamoto, Japan
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Naganuma A, Hoshino T, Yasuoka H, Hatanaka T, Uehara D, Kudo T, Ogawa Y, Inagawa M, Tanaka T, Ogawa T, Kitamoto Y, Mizuide M, Sato K, Kakizaki S. SUN-P084: Influence of Both Skeletal Muscle Depletion and Low Muscle Quality on Prognosis of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Chemoradiotherapy: A Retrospective Study. Clin Nutr 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(17)30543-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hassan SMU, Kitamoto Y. Synthesis and characterization of sub-micrometer SiO2@NaYF4:Yb/Er beads and NaYF4:Yb/Er capsules for biomedical applications. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Trisnanto SB, Kitamoto Y. Field-dependent Brownian relaxation dynamics of a superparamagnetic clustered-particle suspension. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2014; 90:032306. [PMID: 25314445 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.90.032306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The distinguishable Brownian relaxation dynamics of a clustered-particle system of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle suspension compared to that of a dispersed-particle system has been experimentally investigated through characterization of the frequency and field strength dependences of complex magnetic susceptibility. We confirmed that the application of low sinusoidal magnetic field strength enables cluster rotation instead of individual particle rotations. Furthermore, we found that the cluster rotation was altered to individual particle rotations in higher field strength, resulting in a shorter Brownian relaxation time, which suggests a change in the hydrodynamic volume. This evolutional relaxation behavior was associated with a change in the fitting parameter which satisfies the empirical model of relaxation and further represents the significance of interparticle interactions in defining the nonlinearity of the magnetization response.
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- S B Trisnanto
- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan
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- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan
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Nano-sized FePt capsules with two types of ultrathin shell were fabricated using a template method for use in a nano-scale drug delivery system. One capsule was composed of an inorganic-organic hybrid shell of a water-soluble polymer and FePt nanoparticles, and the other capsule was composed of a network of fused FePt nanoparticles. We demonstrated that FePt nanoparticles selectively accumulated on the polymer molecules adsorbed on the template silica particles, and investigated the morphologies of the particle accumulation by changing the concentration of the polymer solution with which the template particles were treated. Capsular size was reduced from 340 to less than 90 nm by changing the size of the silica template particles, and the shell thickness was controlled by changing the amount of FePt nanoparticles adsorbed on the template particles. The hybrid shell was maintained by the connection of FePt nanoparticles and polymer molecules, and the shell thickness was 10 nm at the maximum. The FePt network shell was fabricated by hydrothermal treatment of the FePt/polymer-modified silica composite particles. The FePt network shell was produced from only the FePt alloy, and the shell thickness was 3 nm. Water-soluble anti-cancer drugs could be loaded into the hollow space of FePt network capsules, and lipid-coated FePt network capsules loaded with anti-cancer drugs showed cellular toxicity. The nano-sized capsular structure and the ultrathin shell suggest applicability as a drug carrier in magnetically guided drug delivery systems.
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- Teruaki Fuchigami
- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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Fuchigami T, Kawamura R, Kitamoto Y, Nakagawa M, Namiki Y. A magnetically guided anti-cancer drug delivery system using porous FePt capsules. Biomaterials 2012; 33:1682-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Namiki Y, Namiki T, Ishii Y, Koido S, Nagase Y, Tsubota A, Tada N, Kitamoto Y. Inorganic-organic magnetic nanocomposites for use in preventive medicine: a rapid and reliable elimination system for cesium. Pharm Res 2011; 29:1404-18. [PMID: 22146802 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-011-0628-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 11/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the potential use of Prussian blue-coated magnetic nanoparticles, termed "Prussian blueberry", to bring about the magnetic elimination of cesium. METHODS Prussian blueberry were prepared by a layer-by-layer assembly method. The morphology, structure and physical properties of the Prussian blueberry were investigated as was their ability to magnetically eliminate cesium. RESULTS We confirmed that Prussian blueberry were composed of a magnetite nanoparticle-core and a Prussian blue-shell. Under a magnetic field, Prussian blueberry (5 mg) reduced the cesium concentration of seawater (3 ml) from 150 ppm to about 50 ppm; but regular Prussian blue could not magnetically eliminate cesium. Moreover, Prussian blueberry removed a similar proportion of cesium from a larger volume of seawater, and from fetal bovine serum and cow's milk. CONCLUSIONS Under a magnetic field, Prussian blueberry was able to rapidly eliminate cesium from seawater and from biological matrices such as serum and milk.
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- Yoshihisa Namiki
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Kashiwa, Japan.
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Namiki Y, Fuchigami T, Tada N, Kawamura R, Matsunuma S, Kitamoto Y, Nakagawa M. Nanomedicine for cancer: lipid-based nanostructures for drug delivery and monitoring. Acc Chem Res 2011; 44:1080-93. [PMID: 21786832 DOI: 10.1021/ar200011r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Recent advances in nanotechnology, materials science, and biotechnology have led to innovations in the field of nanomedicine. Improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer are urgently needed, and it may now be possible to achieve marked improvements in both of these areas using nanomedicine. Lipid-coated nanoparticles containing diagnostic or therapeutic agents have been developed and studied for biomedical applications and provide a nanomedicine strategy with great potential. Lipid nanoparticles have cationic headgroups on their surfaces that bind anionic nucleic acids and contain hydrophobic drugs at the lipid membrane and hydrophilic drugs inside the hollow space in the interior. Moreover, researchers can design nanoparticles to work in combination with external stimuli such as magnetic field, light, and ionizing radiation, which adds further utility in biomedical applications. In this Account, we review several examples of lipid-based nanoparticles and describe their potential for cancer treatment and diagnosis. (1) The development of a lipid-based nanoparticle that included a promoter-enhancer and transcriptional activator greatly improved gene therapy. (2) The addition of a radiosensitive promoter to lipid nanoparticles was sufficient to confer radioisotope-activated expression of the genes delivered by the nanoparticles. (3) We successfully tailored lipid nanoparticle composition to increase gene transduction in scirrhous gastric cancer cells. (4) When lipophilic photosensitizing molecules were incorporated into lipid nanoparticles, those particles showed an increased photodynamic cytotoxic effect on the target cancer. (5) Coating an Fe(3)O(4) nanocrystal with lipids proved to be an efficient strategy for magnetically guided gene-silencing in tumor tissues. (6) An Fe(16)N(2)/lipid nanocomposite displayed effective magnetism and gene delivery in cancer cells. (7) Lipid-coated magnetic hollow capsules carried aqueous anticancer drugs and delivered them in response to a magnetic field. (8) Fluorescent lipid-coated and antibody-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles detected cancer-associated antigen in a microfluidic channel. We believe that the continuing development of lipid-based nanomedicine will lead to the sensitive minimally invasive treatment of cancer. Moreover, the fusion of different scientific fields is accelerating these developments, and we expect these interdisciplinary efforts to have considerable ripple effects on various fields of research.
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- Yoshihisa Namiki
- Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 163-1 Kashiwa-shita, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8567, Japan
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- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-40, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 163-1 Kashiwa-shita, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8567, Japan
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- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-40, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8502, Japan
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- Research and Development Division, Hitachi Maxell, 1-1-88 Ushitora, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-8567, Japan
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- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-40, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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Kikunaga H, Yoshimura T, Kuribayashi T, Kitamoto Y, Takahashi N, Haba H, Ezaki Y, Enomoto S, Mitsugashira T, Shinohara A. Separation of Am(III), Cm(III), and Cf(III) using capillary electrophoresis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1524/rcpr.2011.0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AbstractTrivalent actinides Am(III), Cm(III), and Cf(III) were successfully separated for the first time using capillary electrophoresis in 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid/acetic acid. It was found that the ionic radius was primarily important for separation of trivalent actinides as well as lanthanides in this condition. The stability constants of the Am(III) complexes with 2-hydroxyisobutyrate were estimated using the correlations between the molar fraction ratio of lanthanides and their ionic radii.
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- H. Kikunaga
- 1 Osaka University, Graduate School of Science, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- 2 Osaka University, Graduate School of Science, Department of Chemistr, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- 4 Osaka University, Department of Chemistry, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Fuchigami T, Kawamura R, Kitamoto Y, Nakagawa M, Namiki Y. Ferromagnetic FePt-nanoparticles/polycation hybrid capsules designed for a magnetically guided drug delivery system. Langmuir 2011; 27:2923-8. [PMID: 21291255 DOI: 10.1021/la1041019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The present Article describes the synthesis of ferromagnetic capsules approximately 330 nm in diameter with a nanometer-thick shell to apply to magnetic carriers in a magnetically guided drug delivery system. The magnetic shell of 5 nm in thickness is a nanohybrid, composed of ordered alloy FePt nanoparticles of approximately 3-4 nm in size and a polymer layer of a cationic polyelectrolyte, poly(diaryldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA). The magnetic capsules have an excellent capacity for carrying medical drugs and genes. Surface-modified silica particles with PDDA were used as a template for the capsules. FePt nanoparticles were deposited on the PDDA-modified silica particles through a polyol method followed by dissolving the silica particles with a NaOH solution, resulting in the formation of the magnetic capsules as the final product. A three-dimensional hollow structure is maintained by the nanohybrid shell. The FePt-nanoparticles/PDDA nanohybrid shell also exhibits a ferromagnetic feature at room temperature because the FePt nanoparticles of an ordered-alloy phase are formed with the aid of PDDA despite the small size (3-4 nm).
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- Teruaki Fuchigami
- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology , J2-40, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan
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Murata K, Shirai K, Tamaki Y, Kawamura H, Ishikawa H, Takahashi T, Okamoto M, Kitamoto Y, Higuchi K, Nakano T. Analysis of Esophageal Mobility during Normal Respiration in 4DCT Planning. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kitamoto Y, He JS. Chemical synthesis of FePt nanoparticles with high alternate current magnetic susceptibility for biomedical applications. Electrochim Acta 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.02.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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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Haba H, Tsukada K, Asai M, Toyoshima A, Ishii Y, Toume H, Sato T, Nishinaka I, Ichikawa T, Ichikawa S, Nagame Y, Sato W, Matsuo K, Kitamoto Y, Tashiro Y, Shinohara A, Saito J, Ito M, Ikezawa T, Sakamaki M, Goto S, Kudo H, Kikunaga H, Arai M, Kamataki S, Yokoyama A, Akiyama K, Sueki K, Oura Y, Schädel M, Brüchle W, Kratz JV. Extraction behavior of rutherfordium into tributylphosphate from hydrochloric acid. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2009. [DOI: 10.1524/ract.2007.95.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The extraction behavior of rutherfordium (Rf) into tributylphosphate (TBP) from hydrochloric acid (HCl) has been studied together with those of the lighter group-4 elements Zr and Hf. The extractability of261Rf,169Hf, and85Zr into TBP was investigated under identical conditions in 7.2–8.0 M HCl by on-line reversed-phase extraction chromatography. The percent extractions of Rf, Hf, and Zr into the TBP resin increase steeply with increasing HCl concentration, and the order of extraction is Zr > Hf ≈ Rf. By considering the order of chloride complexation among these elements, it is suggested that the stability of the TBP complex of Rf tetrachloride is lower than those of Zr and Hf.
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Toyoshima A, Haba H, Tsukada K, Asai M, Akiyama K, Goto S, Ishii Y, Nishinaka I, Sato TK, Nagame Y, Sato W, Tani Y, Hasegawa H, Matsuo K, Saika D, Kitamoto Y, Shinohara A, Ito M, Saito J, Kudo H, Yokoyama A, Sakama M, Sueki K, Oura Y, Nakahara H, Schädel M, Brüchle W, Kratz JV. Hexafluoro complex of rutherfordium in mixed HF/HNO3 solutions. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2008. [DOI: 10.1524/ract.2008.1474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kitamoto Y, Shirai K, Satoh Y, Higuchi K, Nishimura T, Tamaki Y. Exploration of Three-Dimensional (3D) Dose-Volume Parameters of Radiotherapy for Cervical Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.1527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Iwamoto T, Matsumoto K, Kitamoto Y, Toshima N. Direct synthesis of fct-structured FePt nanoparticles at low temperature with assistance of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone). J Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 308:564-7. [PMID: 17289069 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.01.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2006] [Revised: 12/29/2006] [Accepted: 01/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Direct synthesis of fct-structured FePt nanoparticles was successfully achieved by using poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) as a protective reagent at lower temperature than the case using low molecular weight ligands as a protective reagent. Experimental data suggest that a transformation of FePt nanoparticles from face-centered cubic to face-centered tetragonal (fct) structure takes place at reaction temperature of 261 degrees C. The results of XRD and the magnetic properties exhibit that the FePt nanoparticles synthesized at 261 degrees C have partially ordered fct-structure and a ferromagnetic behavior at room temperature.
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- Takashi Iwamoto
- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8502, Japan.
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Ooe K, Tashiro Y, Saika D, Kitamoto Y, Matsuo K, Takabe T, Kuribayashi T, Takahashi N, Yoshimura T, Sato W, Takahisa K, Shinohara A. Development of On-line Solvent Extraction System with Microchips for Heavy Element Chemistry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.14494/jnrs2000.8.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chen MP, Kuroishi K, Kitamoto Y. Surface treatment of ferromagnetic nanoparticle-assembly by UV irradiation with ozone. Electrochim Acta 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2005.04.060] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Two different ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transitions are detected in (Ga,Mn)As/GaAs(001) epilayers from ac susceptibility measurements: transition at a higher temperature results from (Ga,Mn)As cluster phases with [110] uniaxial anisotropy and that at a lower temperature is associated with a ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn)As matrix with 100 cubic anisotropy. A change in the magnetic easy axis from [100] to [110] with increasing temperature can be explained by the reduced contribution of 100 cubic anisotropy to the magnetic properties above the transition temperature of the (Ga,Mn)As matrix.
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- K Hamaya
- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan
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Akimoto T, Kitamoto Y, Saitoh J, Harashima K, Sakurai H, Nakano T, Yamamoto T, Ito K, Suzuki K. Acute urinary toxicity after high-dose-rate brachytherapy combined with hypofractionated external beam radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer: Relationship between the urethral dose and the severity of acute genitourinary toxicity. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.07.393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nakayama Y, Kitamoto Y, Ishikawa H, Saitoh J, Sakurai H, Akimoto T, Hasegawa M, Nakano T. The clinical usefulness of post-treatment FDG-PET for prediction of prognosis in lung cancer patients treated with radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(03)01350-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Since glomerular development is regarded as angiogenesis/vasculogenesis, there should be angiogenic cytokines which mediate glomerulogenesis. In the developing kidney, messages of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors are expressed in epithelial and endothelial cells of the glomerulus, respectively. In vivo, suppression of VEGF activity by neutralizing antibody seriously interrupts glomerulogenesis. Typically, there are no endothelial cells in the abnormal glomerulus. Structural changes of the glomerulus were clear by observing vascular castings of renal vessels. Although structures of arteries and arterioles were not impaired, the capillary lumen of the glomerulus was completely lost or interrupted halfway through development. It is concluded that VEGF is secreted from the Bowman's capsule, and stimulates endothelial or endothelial progenitor cells in a paracrine fashion to form the glomerulus.
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- Y Kitamoto
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto 860 8556, Japan
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Taniyama T, Fujiwara N, Kitamoto Y, Yamazaki Y. Asymmetric transport due to spin injection into a Kondo alloy. Phys Rev Lett 2003; 90:016601. [PMID: 12570638 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.90.016601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Spin injection is found to have a significant effect on the transport properties of the Kondo alloy Cu(Fe). When a spin-polarized electron current flows from Co into Cu(Fe) wires through the Co/Cu(Fe) interface, the resistivity of the Cu(Fe) wire is suppressed near the interface, as distinct from the ordinary logarithmic increase in the resistivity at low temperatures. For the opposite current direction, no significant changes are observed. The asymmetry of the resistivity with respect to the current direction decays with a characteristic length of 1.5+/-0.4 microm at 2.5 K as the distance from the interface is increased. Possible mechanisms for the asymmetry are discussed.
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- T Taniyama
- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan.
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Akimoto T, Nonaka T, Harashima K, Ishikawa H, Kitamoto Y, Sakurai H, Nakano T, Mitsuhashi N. Heat shock protein (HSP) 90 chaperone complex as a new molecular target for enhancement of radiosensitivity and thermosensitivity. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)03151-6] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Tsuchiya S, Ohe Y, Sugiura T, Fuwa N, Kitamoto Y, Mori K, Kobayashi H, Nakata K, Sawa T, Hirai K, Etoh T, Saka H, Saito A, Fukuda H, Ishizuka N, Saijo N. Randomized phase I study of standard-fractionated or accelerated-hyperfractionated radiotherapy with concurrent cisplatin and vindesine for unresectable non-small cell lung cancer: a report of Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study (JCOG 9601). Jpn J Clin Oncol 2001; 31:488-94. [PMID: 11696618 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hye106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We attempted dose escalation of standard-fractionated and accelerated-hyperfractionated radiotherapy combined with concurrent cisplatin and vindesine to improve local control and survival in unresectable non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS Twenty-one patients were enrolled between June 1996 and August 1997. There were 19 males and two females and their median age was 65 years (range 45-74 years). Performance status was 0 in 10 cases and 1 in 11 cases. Disease stage was IIIA in three cases and IIIB in 18 cases. The cases were randomized to a standard-fractionated arm (n = 10) or an accelerated-hyperfractionated radiotherapy arm (n = 11) with two or three cycles of concomitant cisplatin 80 mg/m(2) on day 1 and vindesine 3 mg/m(2) on days 1 and 8 every 4 weeks in both arms. Dose escalation from 60 Gy/30 fractions/6 weeks to 70 Gy/35 fractions/7 weeks was planned in the standard-fractionated radiotherapy group and from 54 Gy/36 fractions/3.6 weeks to 60 Gy/40 fractions/4 weeks and then 66 Gy/44 fractions/4.4 weeks in the accelerated-hyperfractionated radiotherapy group. RESULTS Grade 3 or 4 hematological toxicities were observed as follows: in the standard-fractionated/accelerated-hyperfractionated radiotherapy group, leukocytopenia 9/10, anemia 2/3 and thrombocytopenia 0/2. Grade 3 non-hematological toxicity consisted of esophagitis 0/3, increased serum total bilirubin 2/0 and hypoxia 0/1. Two patients died of radiation pneumonitis in the standard-fractionated radiotherapy group. Dose-limiting toxicity was observed in four of the 10 and seven of the 11 patients at initial dose level of standard-fractionated radiotherapy, 60 Gy/30 fractions/6 weeks, and of accelerated-hyperfractionated radiotherapy, 54 Gy/36 fractions/3.6 weeks, respectively. Thus, we failed to escalate the dose of radiotherapy in both arms. The overall response rate in the standard-fractionated group and the accelerated-hyperfractionated radiotherapy group was 70 and 73% and the 1-year survival rate was 70 and 64%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS We concluded that these schedules of radiotherapy with concurrent cisplatin and vindesine were unacceptable for use in patients with unresectable non-small cell lung cancer. Further modifications of the schedule for radiotherapy and evaluation of combination with new chemotherapy are warranted.
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- S Tsuchiya
- Division of Internal Medicine, National Nishigunma Hospital, Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan
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Kitamoto Y, Takeya M, Tokunaga H, Tomita K. Glomerular endothelial cells are maintained by vascular endothelial growth factor in the adult kidney. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2001; 195:43-54. [PMID: 11780723 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.195.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to maintain endothelial cells of immature vessels and is constitutively expressed in the kidney from the embryo to adult. We tested the hypothesis that VEGF activity is needed to maintain glomerular endothelial cells in the adult. Neutralizing antibody to VEGF165 was intraperitoneally administered to mice for 3 days to strongly suppress its intrinsic activity. On the fourth day, mice were sacrificed and tissues were examined by light and electron microscopies. Vascular casts of renal vessels were observed by a scanning electron microscopy. Distribution of the administered antibody and expressions of VEGF and Flk-1 were examined immunohistochemically. The suppression of endogenous VEGF activity caused swelling and vacuolation of endothelial cells and obstruction of capillaries in the glomerulus. Other tissues were not impaired significantly. The administered antibody was specifically localized to the glomerulus, and was found more predominantly in the juxta-medullary than in the cortical glomerulus. This pattern of antibody deposition was similar to that of Flk-1. VEGF expression in the glomerulus was compensatively elevated by the antibody treatment. These results show that demand for VEGF signaling in the glomerulus is much higher than in other tissues, probably to protect its endothelial cells against high tension for blood filtration. This demand may be fulfilled by enriched signaling through the Flk-1 in the glomerulus.
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- Y Kitamoto
- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Kitamoto Y, Tokunaga H, Miyamoto K, Tomita K. [VEGF is an essential molecule for glomerular endothelial cells and its excretion in urine might be a unique marker of glomerular injury]. Rinsho Byori 2000; 48:485-90. [PMID: 10897664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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A glomerulus is a functional unit of the kidney, and endothelial cells in the glomerulus are often exposed to more than 5 times higher pressure than peripheral capillaries. Glomerular development proceeds through angiogenesis and VEGF was shown to mediate the angiogenesis. VEGF is constitutively expressed in the glomerulus from the embryo to adults. When VEGF signal was blocked by the antibody, glomerular endothelial cells were swollen and capillary lumen was interrupted. Changes were more prominent in the juxta-medullary than in the cortical glomerulus. A major VEGF receptor, Flk-1/KDR, is specifically localized to the glomerular endothelial cell among tissues and more predominantly in the juxta-medullary than in the cortical glomerulus. As capillary pressure is higher in the juxta-medullary than in the cortical glomeruli, endothelial cells in the former are exposed to more tension than those in the latter. VEGF might be a protective molecule for endothelial cells against tension. The effect of VEGF on the repair of an impaired glomerulus was evaluated in the rat Thy-1 glomerulonephritis. VEGF inhibited early endothelial injury and accelerated consequent remodeling of the glomerulus. In the patient study, VEGF excretion in the urine was independent from its serum or plasma level, but increased as renal function decreased. VEGF signaling is essential in glomerular development, maintenance and repair. VEGF excreted in the urine might reflect its generation in the kidney and be a unique marker of renal function.
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- Y Kitamoto
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine
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Kitamoto Y, Tomita K. [Phenol and its derivatives]. Nihon Rinsho 1999; 57 Suppl:586-8. [PMID: 10503508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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- Y Kitamoto
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine
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Sakurai H, Mitsuhashi N, Tamaki Y, Akimoto T, Murata O, Kitamoto Y, Maebayashi K, Ishikawa H, Hayakawa K, Niibe H. Interaction between low dose-rate irradiation, mild hyperthermia and low-dose caffeine in a human lung cancer cell line. Int J Radiat Biol 1999; 75:739-45. [PMID: 10405004 DOI: 10.1080/095530099140087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate cell killing by means of low dose-rate irradiation (LDRI) combined with concurrent mild hyperthermia and to determine the effect of low-dose caffeine on this combination treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Human lung adenocarcinoma cells, LK87, were treated with LDRI (50 cGy/h) in combination with mild hyperthermia at 41 degrees C and low-dose caffeine (1 mM). Cell survival was estimated by clonogenic assay. Flow-cytometry was performed with PI staining using FACScan. Heat-shock protein (HSP72/73) was measured by the Western blotting method. All treatments were simultaneously performed for up to 48 h (24 Gy). RESULTS LDRI cytotoxicities were enhanced by hyperthermia at 41 degrees C. D0 calculated from the dose-response curve for LDRI combined with 41 degrees C was 3.46 Gy whereas it was 6.55 Gy for LDRI alone. The survival curve for LDRI +41 degrees C demonstrated no chronic thermotolerance up to 48 h. For LDRI + simultaneous low-dose caffeine, cell killing was also enhanced, where D0 was 3.38 Gy at 37 degrees C. Radiosensitization caused by caffeine was enhanced by combination with simultaneous mild hyperthermia at 41 degrees C, where D0=1.78 Gy. Cell cycle analysis demonstrated remarkable G2 and mild G1 arrest for LDRI alone, but only G1 arrest was observed for LDRI combined with 41 degrees C and for LDRI combined with caffeine. Strong and early G1 arrest was observed in the treatment with LDRI + caffeine at 41 degrees C. The amount of HSP72/73 in the combination of LDRI with caffeine at 41 degrees C was less than that at 41 degrees C alone. CONCLUSION LDRI cytotoxicity was enhanced by non-lethal hyperthermia. Low dose caffeine produced further cell killing in the combination of LDRI with mild hyperthermia.
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- H Sakurai
- Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan. hsakurai@sb. gunma-u.ac.jp
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Sakurai H, Mitsuhashi N, Murata O, Kitamoto Y, Saito Y, Hasegawa M, Akimoto T, Takahashi T, Nasu S, Niibe H. Early radiation effects in highly apoptotic murine lymphoma xenografts monitored by 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1998; 41:1157-62. [PMID: 9719127 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(98)00158-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectra (31P-MRS) were obtained from highly apoptotic murine lymphoma xenografts before and up to 24 hr following graded doses of radiation ranging from 2 to 30 Gy. Radiation-induced apoptosis was also estimated up to 24 hr by scoring apoptotic cells in tumor tissue. METHODS AND MATERIALS Highly apoptotic murine lymphoma cells, EL4, were subcutaneously transplanted into C57/BL mice. At 7 days after transplantation, radiation was given to the tumor with a single dose at 3, 10, and 30 Gy. The beta-ATP/Pi, PME/Pi, and beta-ATP/PME values were calculated from the peak area of each spectrum. Radiation-induced apoptosis was scored with counting apoptotic cells on hematoxylin and eosin stained specimens (% apoptosis). RESULTS The values of % apoptosis 4, 8, and 24 hr after radiation were 21.8, 19.6, and 4.6% at 3 Gy, 35.1, 25.6, and 14.8% at 10 Gy, 38.4, 38.0, and 30.6% at 30 Gy, respectively (cf. 4.4% in control). There was no correlation between early change in beta-ATP/Pi and % apoptosis at 4 hr after radiation when most of the apoptosis occurred. An early decrease in PME/Pi was observed at 4 hr after radiation dose at 30 Gy. For each dose, the values of beta-ATP/Pi 24 hr after radiation were inversely related to radiation dose. CONCLUSION The increase in beta-ATP/Pi observed by 31P-MRS was linked to the degree of histological recovery from radiation-induced apoptosis.
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- H Sakurai
- Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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Sakurai H, Mitsuhashi N, Kitamoto Y, Nonaka T, Harashima K, Higuchi K, Muramatsu H, Ebara T, Ishikawa H, Niibe H. Cytotoxic enhancement of low dose-rate irradiation in human lung cancer cells by mild hyperthermia. Anticancer Res 1998; 18:2525-8. [PMID: 9703904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the cell killing induced by low dose-rate irradiation (LDRI) simultaneously combined with long duration mild hyperthermia in LK87 human lung cancer cells. Cell cycle alteration due to this combined treatment was also observed. MATERIALS AND METHODS Human lung adenocarcinoma cells, LK87, were treated with concurrent LDRI (50 cGy/hr) and mild hyperthermia (38 to 42 degrees C). Cell survival was estimated by clonogenic assay. Flow cytometry was performed with FACScan. The treatments were simultaneously performed for up to 48 hr (24 Gy). RESULTS Survival curves of mild hyperthermia alone revealed development of chronic thermotolerance up to 48 hr, whereas LDRI plus hyperthermia caused an exponential decrease in survival. The LDRI cytotoxicities were enhanced by mild hyperthermia over a non-lethal temperature range. The Do values calculated from dose response curves at 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 41.5 and 42 degrees C were 6.55, 5.25, 4.24, 3.99, 3.46, 1.83 and 0.70 Gy, respectively. Cell cycle analysis demonstrated a remarkable G2 and a mild G1 block for LDRI alone, but only a G1 block was observed for LDRI combined with 41 degrees C hyperthermia. CONCLUSION The LDRI cytotoxicity was enhanced by long duration mild temperature hyperthermia. The suppression of chronic thermotolerance was considered to be a mechanism involved in this sensitization.
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- Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Setyahadi S, Ueyama T, Arimoto T, Mori N, Kitamoto Y. Purification and properties of a new enzyme, D-carnitine dehydrogenase, from Agrobacterium sp. 525a. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1997; 61:1055-8. [PMID: 9214773 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.61.1055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A new enzyme, D-carnitine dehydrogenase from Agrobacterium sp. 525a, was purified by DEAE-Toyopearl, ammonium sulfate fractionation, Sephadex G-75, affinity chromatography, and Mono Q and TSK-gel filtration column chromatography. The enzyme had the molecular mass of 89 kDa and consisted of three identical subunits. The optimum pH for the oxidation reaction was 9.3. The Michaelis constants for D-carnitine and NAD+ were 3.1 and 0.07 mM, respectively. The N-terminal 20 amino acids were sequenced.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Japan
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Kitamoto Y, Tokunaga H, Tomita K. Vascular endothelial growth factor is an essential molecule for mouse kidney development: glomerulogenesis and nephrogenesis. J Clin Invest 1997; 99:2351-7. [PMID: 9153276 PMCID: PMC508073 DOI: 10.1172/jci119416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Homeostasis of body fluid is maintained by the kidneys, which contain two million glomeruli for blood filtration. A glomerulus is formed by growth of Bowman's capsule harmonized with a capillary during kidney development. The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an essential angiogenic cytokine, and VEGF deficiency is known to be fatal in mice in early embryonic stages. As secretions of VEGF from cultured kidneys vary according to developmental stages, the role of VEGF in kidney development was studied in vivo by blocking the endogenous VEGF activity with antibody in newborn mice, in which most organs are already developed but kidneys are still developing. The antibody-treated animals showed normal growth but systemic edema. Vessel formation in the superficial renal cortex was disturbed, nephrogenic areas were diminished, and the number of developing nephrons decreased significantly. Many abnormal glomeruli, lacking capillary tufts, were observed in the antibody-treated mice, and VEGF expression in their Bowman's capsule showed a compensatory increase. These results suggest that VEGF mediates communication between the Bowman's capsule and capillary endothelial cells for developing a glomerulus as well as promoting nephrogenesis. In conclusion, VEGF is likely to be an essential molecule for kidney development, and especially for glomerulogenesis.
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- Y Kitamoto
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto 860, Japan.
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Takahashi T, Mitsuhashi N, Sakurai H, Saito Y, Akimoto T, Kitamoto Y, Maebayashi K, Fukusato T, Niibe H. Adult embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma showing marked response to radiotherapy: a case report. Radiat Med 1997; 15:177-80. [PMID: 9278375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) arising from adult lower proximal extremity is described. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is most common among children, but adult embryonal RMS is rare. The patient was a 44-year-old man with a large tumor of the left extremity invading to the pelvis. The histological diagnosis was embryonal RMS. Radiation therapy was delivered a total dose of 50 Gy to the tumor. Although adult RMS, usually pleomorphic type, is considered to be radioresistant, the tumor showed marked response to radiotherapy and local control was achieved easily in this case.
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- T Takahashi
- Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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Takahashi T, Mitsuhashi N, Sakurai H, Murata O, Kitamoto Y, Matsumoto H, Higuchi K, Niibe H. Thermal enhancement of pirarubicin (THP-adriamycin) by mild hyperthermia in vitro. Int J Hyperthermia 1997; 13:317-24. [PMID: 9222814 DOI: 10.3109/02656739709023539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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It has been demonstrated that hyperthermia can enhance the cytotoxicity of several anticancer drugs. Pirarubicin (THP-adriamycin) is a less cardiotoxic derivative of adriamycin. The thermal enhancement of cytotoxicity of pirarubicin was studied at various elevated temperatures in vitro by using a Chinese hamster cell line, V79. Cell survival curves were obtained at elevated temperatures for V79 cells treated with heat given alone or in combination with pirarubicin, and D0, the treatment time to reduce cell survival from S to S/e, was obtained for each cell survival curve. The relationship between the logarithm of the D0 and the treatment temperature for cells treated with heat alone was biphasic with a breaking point at 43 degrees C, although that for cells treated with a combination of heat and pirarubicin was exponential with no breaking point. The slope of this relationship for heat alone > 43 degrees C was -0.72 +/- 0.094 h/degree C which was not significantly different from the slope for combined heat and pirarubicin, -0.64 +/- 0.032 h/degree C. The results indicated that the cytotoxicity of pirarubicin was thermally enhanced specifically by mild hyperthermia. Pirarubicin uptake into the V79 cells during hyperthermia was independent of the treatment temperature (37, 42, and 44 degrees C), suggesting that the thermal enhancement of pirarubicin was not due to the increased drug-uptake at elevated temperatures. Based on these results, it is predictable that hyperthermia combined with pirarubicin is more effective below 43 degrees C which is easily achievable clinically.
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- T Takahashi
- Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan
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Honess DJ, Kitamoto Y, Rampling MR, Bleehen NM. Nicotinamide and pentoxifylline increase human leucocyte filterability: a possible mechanism for reduction of acute hypoxia. Br J Cancer Suppl 1996; 27:S236-40. [PMID: 8763888 PMCID: PMC2150035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Transient plugging of microcapillaries by leucocytes is a possible reason for the occurrence of acute hypoxia in tumours. We compared the abilities of nicotinamide at 1000 micrograms ml-1 and 150 micrograms ml-1 and pentoxifylline at 300 micrograms ml-1 to increase the filterability of normal and artificially activated human leucocytes through 8 microns pores, as a model for the capillary bed. Using a St George's filtrometer, filterability of treated leucocyte suspensions was compared with control for three to six sequential 60 microliters samples, normalising control values to unity. Pentoxifylline at 300 micrograms ml-1 halved the ratio of treated to control value to 0.47 +/- 0.13 (2 s.e.), P = 0.001 (i.e. an increase in filterability), and nicotinamide at 1000 micrograms ml-1 reduced it to 0.69 +/- 0.22, P = 0.04, but the clinically achievable 150 micrograms ml-1 was ineffective (0.82 +/- 0.25, P = 0.24). Filterability of artificially activated leucocytes was reduced (3.9 +/- 1.20) but was restored to control values of unity by 1000 micrograms ml-1 nicotinamide and 300 micrograms ml-1 pentoxifylline and partially restored by 150 micrograms ml-1 nicotinamide (1.2 mM), which was isoeffective with 100 micrograms ml-1 pentoxifylline (0.37 mM). Pentoxifylline is therefore more effective on a molar basis and was shown to affect both polymorphonuclear leucocytes and lymphocytes, while nicotinamide only affects lymphocytes. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that both agents modify acute hypoxia by increasing leucocyte filterability.
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- D J Honess
- University Department of Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapeutics, MRC Centre, Cambridge, UK
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Kitamoto Y, Veile RA, Donis-Keller H, Sadler JE. cDNA sequence and chromosomal localization of human enterokinase, the proteolytic activator of trypsinogen. Biochemistry 1995; 34:4562-8. [PMID: 7718557 DOI: 10.1021/bi00014a008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Enterokinase is a serine protease of the duodenal brush border membrane that cleaves trypsinogen and produces active trypsin, thereby leading to the activation of many pancreatic digestive enzymes. Overlapping cDNA clones that encode the complete human enterokinase amino acid sequence were isolated from a human intestine cDNA library. Starting from the first ATG codon, the composite 3696 nt cDNA sequence contains an open reading frame of 3057 nt that encodes a 784 amino acid heavy chain followed by a 235 amino acid light chain; the two chains are linked by at least one disulfide bond. The heavy chain contains a potential N-terminal myristoylation site, a potential signal anchor sequence near the amino terminus, and six structural motifs that are found in otherwise unrelated proteins. These domains resemble motifs of the LDL receptor (two copies), complement component Clr (two copies), the metalloprotease meprin (one copy), and the macrophage scavenger receptor (one copy). The enterokinase light chain is homologous to the trypsin-like serine proteinases. These structural features are conserved among human, bovine, and porcine enterokinase. By Northern blotting, a 4.4 kb enterokinase mRNA was detected only in small intestine. The enterokinase gene was localized to human chromosome 21q21 by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
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- Y Kitamoto
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Surgery, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri 63110, USA
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