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Okada K, Morimoto Y, Shiraishi Y, Tamura T, Mayama S, Kadono T, Adachi M, Ifuku K, Nemoto M. Nuclear Transformation of the Marine Pennate Diatom Nitzschia sp. Strain NIES-4635 by Multi-Pulse Electroporation. Mar Biotechnol (NY) 2023; 25:1208-1219. [PMID: 38071657 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-023-10273-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
Abstract
Nitzschia is one of the largest genera of diatoms found in a range of aquatic environments, from freshwater to seawater. This genus contains evolutionarily and ecologically unique species, such as those that have lost photosynthetic capacity or those that live symbiotically in dinoflagellates. Several Nitzschia species have been used as indicators of water pollution. Recently, Nitzschia species have attracted considerable attention in the field of biotechnology. In this study, a transformation method for the marine pennate diatom Nitzschia sp. strain NIES-4635, isolated from the coastal Seto Inland Sea, was established. Plasmids containing the promoter/terminator of the fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c binding protein gene (fcp, or Lhcf) derived from Nitzschia palea were constructed and introduced into cells by multi-pulse electroporation, resulting in 500 μg/mL nourseothricin-resistant transformants with transformation frequencies of up to 365 colonies per 108 cells. In addition, when transformation was performed using a new plasmid containing a promoter derived from a diatom-infecting virus upstream of the green fluorescent protein gene (gfp), 44% of the nourseothricin-resistant clones exhibited GFP fluorescence. The integration of the genes introduced into the genomes of the transformants was confirmed by Southern blotting. The Nitzschia transformation method established in this study will enable the transformation this species, thus allowing the functional analysis of genes from the genus Nitzschia, which are important species for environmental and biotechnological development.
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- Koki Okada
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- The Advanced Support Center for Science Teachers, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, 184-8511, Japan
- Tokyo Diatomology Lab, 2-3-2 Nukuikitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-0015, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, Otsu-200, Monobe, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8502, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, Otsu-200, Monobe, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
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Kankanam Gamage S, Hashimoto S, Miyamoto Y, Nakano T, Yamanaka M, Koike A, Satoh M, Morimoto Y. P-218 Mitochondria transfer from adipose stem cell ameliorates the development potential of cryopreserved oocytes. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac107.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Study question
Could autologous adipose stem cell (ASC) mitochondria supplementation restore the post-fertilization development potentialin vitrified-thawed oocytes?
Summary answer
Autologous ASC mitochondria supplementation could rejuvenate the quality of vitrified-thawed oocytes and enhance the embryo’s developmental capacity.
What is known already
Pre- and post-implantation developmental potential of embryos derived from vitrified oocytes are remarkedly lower than those of fresh oocytes. Despite its’ low efficacy, oocyte cryopreservation is becoming prevalent in assisted reproductive technologies to cater the growing demands due to patients' sociological and pathological conditions. Unfavorable effects to mitochondrial membrane potential, mitochondrial structure, ATP production, reactive oxygen species (ROS), meiotic spindle and microfilaments, and Ca2+ ion regulation are reported as detrimental damages in oocytes following the cryopreservation, that adversely affect the development potential. Furthermore, autologous stem cell mitochondria supplementation can rescue the aging-related oocyte mitochondrial damages.
Study design, size, duration
The mature oocytes, autologous ASC, and mitochondria were collected from young mice and analyzed at Osaka City University, Japan. In total, 600 young mouse mature oocytes were occupied in this prospective study.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
Young C57BL/6JJmsmouse (8weeks) mature oocytes that have been pre-vitrified were thawed before the start of the ICSI procedure.ASC specificity and ASC mitochondria function and ultrastructure were pre-analyzed. ASC mitochondria were isolated on the same day and supplemented with intracellular sperm injection (ICSI) and as the control, the mitochondrial buffer was injected. The survival rate, fertilization rate, blastulation, mitochondria function, ROS level in 2 cell embryos, and live birth rates were compared between the 2 groups.
Main results and the role of chance
The ASC mitochondriashowed higher membrane potential compared to the somatic cells and were spherical in shape with low cristae numbers. The survival rate and the fertilization ratewere comparable in both mitochondria supplemented and control groups. However, theASC mitochondria supplementation seemed to havesignificantly improvedthe blastocyst development capacity from 2cell embryos compared to the control group (P < 0.05;56.8% & 38.2%, respectively).And interestingly, a significantly higher ATP level was found in the mitochondria supplemented group’s 2 cell embryos thanin the control group (P < 0.05;905.6pmol & 561.1pmol respectively). And though it was not statistically significant, a higher potential ofgetting live birth was found in the mitochondria supplemented group thanthe control group after 2 cell embryo transfer.
Limitations, reasons for caution
We acknowledge that the absence of compared data with fresh oocytes’ ICSI, the detailed cellular mechanism behind theimprovement of embryo development, and transgenerational safety in offspring developed fromthe mitochondria supplementation werethe limitations of this study.
Wider implications of the findings
With these results, we propose that ASC mitochondria supplementation could rejuvenate the quality of cryopreserved oocytes and enhance the embryo developmental capacity, signifying another possible approach of mitochondrial transplantation therapy.
Trial registration number
not applicable
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- Osaka City University, Reproductive Science Institute , Osaka, Japan
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- HORAC Grand Front Osaka Clinic , Embryology, Osaka, Japan
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- IVF Namba Clinic, Embryology , Osaka, Japan
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- IVF Namba Clinic, Research & Development , Osaka, Japan
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- HORAC Grand Front Osaka Clinic , Embryology, Osaka, Japan
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- IVF Namba Clinic, Embryology , Osaka, Japan
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- HORAC Grand Front Osaka Clinic, Medical & Executive , Osaka, Japan
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Hashimoto S, Kankanam Gamage U, Morimoto Y. P-200 An addition of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) precursor to oocyte maturation medium improves the developmental competence of bovine oocytes after IVF. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac107.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Study question
Does an increase of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) level in oocytes lead to an improvement of blastulation after IVF?
Summary answer
The addition of NAD+ precursor to the oocyte maturation medium increased NAD+ levels in the oocytes, improving the developmental competence to the blastocyst after IVF.
What is known already
With maternal ageing, the enzyme that degrades NAD+ (CD38) increases in cells and the amount of NAD+ in cells, including oocytes, decreases. The degradation of NAD+ is also increased when cells are isolated from tissues. NAD+, which is an electron carrier used by all eukaryotes, is reduced to NADH via beta-oxidation of fatty acids and the TCA cycle, enhancing ATP synthesis in the mitochondrial electron transfer system. In addition, an enzyme in the inner mitochondrial membrane donates protons from NADH to NADP+ to synthesize NADPH, which maintains the intracellular redox state.
Study design, size, duration
This study is a prospective study using bovine oocytes retrieved from ovaries obtained from a local slaughterhouse in Osaka city. A total of 2,501 bovine oocytes were used in this study.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
Bovine cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COCs) were matured in vitro in the culture (IVM) medium supplemented with 0-100 μM nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN). Matured oocytes were inseminated with the washed spermatozoa and cultured to assess the blastulation. Matured oocytes were also used to examine their NAD+, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and ATP levels.
Main results and the role of chance
The addition of NMN to the IVM medium increased intracellular NAD+ levels of bovine mature oocytes at 1 µM and above. As a result, it increased intracellular ATP levels and decreased ROS levels at 10 µM and above. It also improved blastocyst formation rates after IVF at 100 µM (P < 0.05; 35%) compared with control (22.2%). Moreover, the supplementation of NMN to the IVM medium decreased the percentage of apoptotic cells and intracellular ROS levels in cumulus cells surrounding oocytes.
Limitations, reasons for caution
This study was conducted in vitro using bovine oocytes. Thus, studies using human samples should be performed before clinical application.
Wider implications of the findings
By replenishing NAD+, we have found a clue to improving the IVM and IVF outcome, which has been shown to have a lower blastocyst formation rate than conventional IVF methods using in vivo matured oocytes. It may also improve the developmental potential of oocytes retrieved from older women.
Trial registration number
not applicable
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- S Hashimoto
- Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Reproductive Science , Osaka, Japan
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- HORAC Grand Front Osaka Clinic, Medical office , Osaka, Japan
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Taniguchi H, Matsuda T, Nakaoka Y, Morimoto Y. Sexual activity of patients undergoing testicular sperm extraction. J Sex Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.03.473] [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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Kodama K, Nagai T, Kuwaki A, Jinnouchi R, Morimoto Y. Challenges in applying highly active Pt-based nanostructured catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions to fuel cell vehicles. Nat Nanotechnol 2021; 16:140-147. [PMID: 33479539 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-00824-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The past 30 years have seen progress in the development of Pt-based nanocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, and some are now in production on a commercial basis and used for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) for automotives and other applications. Further improvements in catalytic activity are required for wider uptake of PEFCs, however. In laboratories, researchers have developed various catalysts that have much higher activities than commercial ones, and these state-of-the-art catalysts have potential to improve energy conversion efficiencies and reduce the usage of platinum in PEFCs. There are several technical issues that must be solved before they can be applied in fuel cell vehicles, which require a high power density and practical durability, as well as high efficiency. In this Review, the development history of Pt-based nanocatalysts and recent analytical studies are summarized to identify the origin of these technical issues. Promising strategies for overcoming those issues are also discussed.
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Oda H, Kihara K, Morimoto Y, Takeuchi S. Cell-Based Biohybrid Sensor Device for Chemical Source Direction Estimation. Cyborg and Bionic Systems 2021; 2021:8907148. [PMID: 36285129 PMCID: PMC9494699 DOI: 10.34133/2021/8907148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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This paper describes a method to estimate the direction from which the signal molecule reaches the sensor by using living cells. In this context, biohybrid sensors that utilize a sophisticated sensing system of cells can potentially offer high levels of chemical-detection sensitivity and selectivity. However, biohybrid-sensor-based chemical-source-direction estimation has not received research attention because the cellular response to chemicals has not been examined in the context of directional information. In our approach, we fabricated a device that can limit the interface between the cell-laden hydrogel and the chemical solution of interest to enhance the time difference over which the chemical solution reaches the cells. Chemical detection by cells that express specific receptors is reflected as the fluorescence of the calcium indicator within the cells. Our device has eight chambers that each house 3D cell-laden collagen hydrogels facing circularly outward. The device also works as a cover to prevent chemicals from permeating the hydrogel from above. In our study, by observing the time course of the fluorescence emission of each chamber, we were able to successfully estimate the chemical-source direction within an error range of 7–13°. Our results suggest that a combination of microstructure devices embedded with living cells can be used to exploit cell functionalities to yield chemical-source directional information.
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- H. Oda
- Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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Hiramoto A, Suzuki Y, Ali A, Aoki S, Berns L, Fukuda T, Hanaoka Y, Hayato Y, Ichikawa A, Kawahara H, Kikawa T, Koga T, Komatani R, Komatsu M, Kosakai Y, Matsuo T, Mikado S, Minamino A, Mizuno K, Morimoto Y, Morishima K, Naganawa N, Naiki M, Nakamura M, Nakamura Y, Nakano N, Nakano T, Nakaya T, Nishio A, Odagawa T, Ogawa S, Oshima H, Rokujo H, Sanjana I, Sato O, Shibuya H, Sugimura K, Suzui L, Takagi H, Takao T, Tanihara Y, Yasutome K, Yokoyama M. First measurement of
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charged-current inclusive interactions on water using a nuclear emulsion detector. Int J Clin Exp Med 2020. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.102.072006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ueno M, Takabatake H, Kayahara T, Morimoto Y, Mizuno M. 1000P Trends of characteristics, treatment and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan during the last decade. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1116] [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] Open
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Takeshita T, Kamitaka Y, Shinozaki K, Kodama K, Morimoto Y. Evaluation of ionomer coverage on Pt catalysts in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells by CO stripping voltammetry and its effect on oxygen reduction reaction activity. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hill MC, Bradford AL, Steel D, Baker CS, Ligon AD, Ü AC, Acebes JMV, Filatova OA, Hakala S, Kobayashi N, Morimoto Y, Okabe H, Okamoto R, Rivers J, Sato T, Titova OV, Uyeyama RK, Oleson EM. Found: a missing breeding ground for endangered western North Pacific humpback whales in the Mariana Archipelago. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2020. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ueno M, Takabatake H, Sue M, Kayahara T, Morimoto Y, Mizuno M. Comparison of the impact of stereotactic body radiation therapy vs radiofrequency ablation on liver function in patients with single hepatocellular carcinoma: A propensity score matching analysis. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz247.069] [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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Joujima T, Oda M, Sasaguri M, Habu M, Kataoka S, Miyamura Y, Wakasugi-Sato N, Matsumoto-Takeda S, Takahashi O, Kokuryo S, Sago T, Yoshiga D, Tanaka T, Morimoto Y. Evaluation of velopharyngeal function using high-speed cine-magnetic resonance imaging based on T2-weighted sequences: a preliminary study. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019; 49:432-441. [PMID: 31451304 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The objective was to introduce a new technique for visualizing the three-dimensional (3D) movements of velopharyngeal-related muscles using high-speed cine-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based on T2-weighted sequences. The evaluation of phonation- and water swallowing-related events was performed in 11 healthy subjects. Specifically, whether cine-MRI could precisely visualize normal velopharyngeal function during these two events was examined. The 3D movements of the soft palate, superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles, and levator veli palatini muscles were visualized in all 11 subjects. A noteworthy finding was that the magnetic resonance signals of the superior constrictor pharyngeal muscles and the levator veli palatini muscles were significantly higher during phonation and during water swallowing than at rest. This initial study suggests that the 3D movements of velopharyngeal-related muscles can be successfully and precisely visualized without side effects. The magnetic resonance signal changes seen in the superior pharyngeal constrictor and levator veli palatini muscles using the technique described here should be useful to develop better methods of evaluation of velopharyngeal function.
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- T Joujima
- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Anatomy, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Oral Medicine, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Dental Anaesthesiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Oral Medicine, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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Ammae M, Nakano T, Matsumoto Y, Yamauchi H, Ota S, Nakaoka Y, Morimoto Y. 72. THE COUPLES’ CHOICES ON PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC TESTING FOR MONOGENIC AFTER GENETIC COUNSELING IN JAPAN. Reprod Biomed Online 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2019.04.125] [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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Nakaoka Y, Nakano T, Matsumoto Y, Ammae M, Kadogami D, Ota S, Yamauchi H, Morimoto Y. 67. BIOPSIED CELLS FROM FROZEN EMBRYOS IN PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC TESTING FOR MONOGENIC ARE INFERIOR TO FRESH EMBRYOS. Reprod Biomed Online 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2019.04.120] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Proch S, Yoshino S, Kitazumi K, Seki J, Kodama K, Morimoto Y. Over-Potential Deposited Hydrogen (Hopd) as Terminating Agent for Platinum and Gold Electro(co)Deposition. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-019-00551-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tanaka T, Shiiba S, Yoshino N, Harano N, Sago T, Kito S, Matsumoto-Takeda S, Wakasugi-Sato N, Oda M, Joujima T, Miyamura Y, Imamura Y, Morimoto Y. Predicting the therapeutic effect of carbamazepine in trigeminal neuralgia by analysis of neurovascular compression utilizing magnetic resonance cisternography. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019; 48:480-487. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Jinnouchi R, Kudo K, Kitano N, Morimoto Y. Corrigendum to “Molecular dynamics simulations on O2 permeation through nafion ionomer on platinum surface” [Electrochim. Acta 188 (2016) 767–776]. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.07.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Yao J, Mashiguchi K, Scaffidi A, Akatsu T, Melville KT, Morita R, Morimoto Y, Smith SM, Seto Y, Flematti GR, Yamaguchi S, Waters MT. An allelic series at the KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE 2 locus of Arabidopsis thaliana decouples ligand hydrolysis and receptor degradation from downstream signalling. Plant J 2018; 96:75-89. [PMID: 29982999 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Karrikins are butenolide compounds present in post-fire environments that can stimulate seed germination in many species, including Arabidopsis thaliana. Plants also produce endogenous butenolide compounds that serve as hormones, namely strigolactones (SLs). The receptor for karrikins (KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE 2; KAI2) and the receptor for SLs (DWARF14; D14) are homologous proteins that share many similarities. The mode of action of D14 as a dual enzyme receptor protein is well established, but the nature of KAI2-dependent signalling and its function as a receptor are not fully understood. To expand our knowledge of how KAI2 operates, we screened ethyl methanesulphonate (EMS)-mutagenized populations of A. thaliana for mutants with kai2-like phenotypes and isolated 13 new kai2 alleles. Among these alleles, kai2-10 encoded a D184N protein variant that was stable in planta. Differential scanning fluorimetry assays indicated that the KAI2 D184N protein could interact normally with bioactive ligands. We developed a KAI2-active version of the fluorescent strigolactone analogue Yoshimulactone Green to show that KAI2 D184N exhibits normal rates of ligand hydrolysis. KAI2 D184N degraded in response to treatment with exogenous ligands, suggesting that receptor degradation is a consequence of ligand binding and hydrolysis, but is insufficient for signalling activity. Remarkably, KAI2 D184N degradation was hypersensitive to karrikins, but showed a normal response to strigolactone analogues, implying that these butenolides may interact differently with KAI2. These results demonstrate that the enzymatic and signalling functions of KAI2 can be decoupled, and provide important insights into the mechanistic events that underpin butenolide signalling in plants.
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- Jiaren Yao
- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia Perth, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
- The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia Perth, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia Perth, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia Perth, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia Perth, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
- The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia Perth, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- School of Natural Sciences, The University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia Perth, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia Perth, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
- The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia Perth, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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Mizuno S, Yamato A, Matsumoto H, Fukuda A, Morimoto Y. Clinical performance and newborn data of a newly developed closed vitrification device, cryotop CL for human embryo vitrification. Fertil Steril 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ihara F, Sakurai D, Yonekura S, Iinuma T, Yagi R, Sakurai T, Ito T, Matsuura A, Morimoto Y, Arai T, Suzuki S, Katayama K, Nakayama T, Okamoto Y. Identification of specifically reduced Th2 cell subsets in allergic rhinitis patients after sublingual immunotherapy. Allergy 2018. [PMID: 29517806 DOI: 10.1111/all.13436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although Th2 cells are well known to play important roles in allergic diseases including allergic rhinitis (AR), the factors that induce and sustain the pathogenesis of AR remain unclear. The recent development of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is expected to allow changes to the underlying pathogenesis of AR. However, which Th2 cell subsets are important in house dust mite-induced AR (HDM-AR), the influence of SLIT on the pathogenic Th2 cells, and the association of Th2 cell subsets with SLIT efficacy have not been clarified. METHODS The cytokine production and frequency of HDM-reactive T-cell subsets in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were evaluated using flow cytometry in 89 HDM-AR patients (placebo [n = 43] and HDM 300 IR [n = 46]) who participated in a placebo-controlled study of SLIT with HDM tablets. All patients provided samples both before treatment as a baseline and at the end of the 52-week study. The PBMCs were stained with CellTrace™ Violet (CTV) before culture with HDM extract, and HDM-reactive T cells were detected as the proliferated cells with diminished CTV. RESULTS HDM-reactive IL-5+ IL-13+ CD27- CD161+ CD4+ cells and ST2+ CD45RO+ CD4+ cells were observed in the peripheral blood from each patient with HDM-AR; these cells significantly decreased after SLIT in the group treated with active tablets. HDM-reactive ST2+ CD45RO+ CD4+ cells were significantly lower in active-responders. CONCLUSION Allergen-reactive ST2+ CD45RO+ CD4+ cells or those combined with IL-5+ IL-13+ CD27- CD161+ CD4+ cells may be useful as markers indicating the successful treatment of SLIT. These cells may play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of AR as pathogenic memory Th2 cells.
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- F. Ihara
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
- Department of Medical Immunology; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Immunology; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Immunology; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Drug Discovery & Disease Research Laboratory; Shionogi & Co., Ltd.; Osaka Japan
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- Department of Immunology; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Graduate School of Medicine; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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Irie M, Tarui S, Matsumoto H, Mizuno S, Fukuda A, Morimoto Y. Long-term follow up of the babies born from icsi with calcium ionophore activation. Fertil Steril 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.968] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Proch S, Yoshino S, Takahashi N, Seki J, Kosaka S, Kodama K, Morimoto Y. The Native Oxide on Titanium Metal as a Conductive Model Substrate for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Studies. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-018-0465-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Iinuma T, Okamoto Y, Morimoto Y, Arai T, Sakurai T, Yonekura S, Sakurai D, Hirahara K, Nakayama T. Pathogenicity of memory Th2 cells is linked to stage of allergic rhinitis. Allergy 2018; 73:479-489. [PMID: 28857184 DOI: 10.1111/all.13295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis (AR) consists of three developmental stages that are based on the presence/absence of antigen-specific IgE and symptoms. The pathogenic Th2 (Tpath2) cells constitute a population of Th2 cells with additional potentially pathogenic characteristics. We examined the relationship between Tpath2 cells and the stages of allergic rhinitis by focusing on ST2, which is an IL-33 receptor. METHODS Patients with Japanese cedar pollen-induced AR (JCP-AR) and healthy volunteers were divided into "nonsensitized," "asymptomatic sensitized (AS)," and "JCP-AR" groups. We analyzed the ST2 expression and the Th2 function of cultured CD4+ T cells. Next, we observed the progress of patients in the AS stage around the time of seasonal pollen dispersal, with the characteristics of Th2 cells. RESULTS The ST2 expression of T cells was only upregulated in the AR group. The production of IL-4 and IL-13 was found in CD4+ T cells obtained from AS by stimulation with JCP, but reactivity to IL-33 was not observed. Although IL-33 did not induce the elevation of IL-4 production in the JCP-AR group, IL-33 substantially increased the production of IL-5 and IL-13 in comparison with antigen stimulation alone. In newly afflicted patients, the increased expression of ST2 and elevated reactivity to IL-33 was observed, even before the pollen dispersal season. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated that the pathogenicity of memory Th2 cells is linked to sensitization and the stage of allergic rhinitis. Therefore, Tpath2 cells may provide useful insights into the mechanism of the onset and progression of allergic rhinitis.
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- T. Iinuma
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Immunology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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- Department of Immunology Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan
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Kodama K, Motobayashi K, Shinohara A, Hasegawa N, Kudo K, Jinnouchi R, Osawa M, Morimoto Y. Effect of the Side-Chain Structure of Perfluoro-Sulfonic Acid Ionomers on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction on the Surface of Pt. ACS Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b03571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Kensaku Kodama
- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Institute
for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Institute
for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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Wakai N, Asakawa I, Tamamoto T, Morimoto Y, Yamaki K, Morimoto M, Miura S, Hasegawa M. Dosimetric Impact of Leaf Gap Error on Target Dose Using Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy with Flattening Filter-Free Beam. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.2365] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Miyazaki Y, Matsumoto H, Ida M, Fukuda A, Morimoto Y. Relation between newborn data and blastocyst quality of either ICM or TE grade in frozen-thawed single blastocyst transfer cycles. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.1027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Koike A, Morimoto Y, Hashimoto S, Miyamoto Y, Inoue T, Fukuda A. Oocyte vitrification is a strategical option for patients who undergo autologous mitochondrial transfer due to poor oocyte/embryo quality and poor ovarian response. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.431] [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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Nishikawa M, Munakata K, Takeishi T, Baba A, Kawagoe T, Beloglazov S, Nakashima N, Hashimoto K, Yokoyama, Okuno K, Morimoto Y, Moriyama H, Kawamoto K. Out-Pile Tritium Release Experiment from Various Ceramic Breeder Materials in KUR. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst02-a22739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- M. Nishikawa
- Kyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering Science, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JAPAN
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- Kyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering Science, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JAPAN
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- Kyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering Science, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JAPAN
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- Kyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering Science, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JAPAN
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- Kyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering Science, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JAPAN
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- Kyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering Science, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JAPAN
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- Kyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering Science, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JAPAN
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- Kyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering Science, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JAPAN
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- Kyushu University, Graduate School of Engineering Science, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JAPAN
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- Shizuoka University, Faculty of Science, 836 Ogaya, Shizuoka 422-8529, JAPAN
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- Shizuoka University, Faculty of Science, 836 Ogaya, Shizuoka 422-8529, JAPAN
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- Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute, Kumatori, Sennann, Osaka 590-0496, JAPAN
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- Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute, Kumatori, Sennann, Osaka 590-0496, JAPAN
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Tanaka Y, Kasahara K, Hirose Y, Morimoto Y, Izawa M, Ochi K. Enhancement of butanol production by sequential introduction of mutations conferring butanol tolerance and streptomycin resistance. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 124:400-407. [PMID: 28566234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Ribosome engineering, originally applied to Streptomyces lividans, has been widely utilized for strain improvement, especially for the activation of bacterial secondary metabolism. This study assessed ribosome engineering technology to modulate primary metabolism, taking butanol production as a representative example. The introduction into Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum of mutations conferring resistance to butanol (ButR) and of the str mutation (SmR; a mutation in the rpsL gene encoding ribosomal protein S12), conferring high-level resistance to streptomycin, increased butanol production 1.6-fold, to 16.5 g butanol/L. Real-time qPCR analysis demonstrated that the genes involved in butanol metabolism by C. saccharoperbutylacetonicum were activated at the transcriptional level in the drug-resistant mutants, providing a mechanism for the higher yields of butanol by the mutants. Moreover, the activity of enzymes butyraldehyde dehydrogenase (AdhE) and butanol dehydrogenases (BdhAB), the key enzymes involved in butanol synthesis, was both markedly increased in the ButR SmR mutant, reflecting the significant up-regulation of adhE and bdhA at transcriptional level in this mutant strain. These results demonstrate the efficacy of ribosome engineering for the production of not only secondary metabolites but of industrially important primary metabolites. The possible ways to overcome the reduced growth rate and/or fitness cost caused by the mutation were also discussed.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima 731-5193, Japan
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- Chitose Laboratory Corp., Biotechnology Research Center, Nogawa, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-0001, Japan
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- Chitose Laboratory Corp., Biotechnology Research Center, Nogawa, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-0001, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima 731-5193, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima 731-5193, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima 731-5193, Japan.
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Kodama H, Morimoto Y, Sasaki M, Oyaidu M, Sagara A, Noda N, Oya Y, Okuno K. Chemical Behaviors of Energetic Deuterium Implanted into Boron Coatings. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst03-a371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- H. Kodama
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, 422-8529 Japan +81-54-238-6436
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, 422-8529 Japan +81-54-238-6436
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, 422-8529 Japan +81-54-238-6436
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, 422-8529 Japan +81-54-238-6436
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- Radioisotope Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0032 Japan
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- Radioisotope Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0032 Japan
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- National Institute for Fusion Science, Gifu, 509-5292 Japan
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- Radiochemistry Research Laboratory, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, 422-8529 Japan,
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Oya Y, Makide Y, Chiba K, Tanaka S, Morimoto Y, Kodama H, Okuno K, Kawano T, Asakura Y, Uda T. Hydrogen Adsorption Behavior on Stainless Steel for Cooling Pipe in Fusion Reactor. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst03-a360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Y. Oya
- Radioisotope Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0032 Japan +81-3-5841-2885
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- Radioisotope Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0032 Japan +81-3-5841-2885
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- Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, 422-8529 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, 422-8529 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, 422-8529 Japan
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- Safety and Environmental Research Center, National Institute for Fusion Science, Gifu, 509-5292 Japan
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- Safety and Environmental Research Center, National Institute for Fusion Science, Gifu, 509-5292 Japan
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- Safety and Environmental Research Center, National Institute for Fusion Science, Gifu, 509-5292 Japan
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Yamamoto N, Takahashi Y, Kono T, Abe A, Kawamura K, Joujima T, Wakasugi-Sato N, Nishimura S, Oda M, Tanaka T, Kito S, Kawano K, Morimoto Y. Importance of absorbable surgical sutures for the prevention of stitch abscess after surgery in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2017; 22:e349-e353. [PMID: 28390120 PMCID: PMC5432083 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.21445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background To elucidate the significance of absorbable surgical sutures in the occurrence of stitch abscess after surgery in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Material and Methods The subjects were 251 patients who underwent excision and/or reconstruction and/or neck dissection for oral SCC using absorbable surgical sutures. Detection rates and characteristics of patients with stitch abscess were retrospectively evaluated by comparing between our present and previous data. Results There was only one stitch abscess among the 251 patients. A significant difference in the incidence of stitch abscess was found between the present data and our previous data. Of course, no significant correlations were found between the occurrence of stitch abscess using absorbable surgical sutures and the various factors seen in our previous analysis. Conclusions A complete switch of surgical sutures from silk to absorbable surgical sutures is needed for surgery in patients with oral SCC. Key words:Stitch abscess, oral cancer, occurrence, absorbable surgical sutures, silk suture.
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan,
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Proch S, Yoshino S, Gunjishima I, Kosaka S, Takahashi N, Kato N, Kodama K, Morimoto Y. Acetylene-Treated Titania Nanotube Arrays (TNAs) as Support for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Platinum Thin Film Catalysts. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-017-0377-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Sakurai D, Yonekura S, Iinuma T, Sakurai T, Morimoto Y, Mita Y, Arai T, Suzuki S, Okuma Y, Kaneko S, Okamoto Y. Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis: subjective versus objective tools to evaluate its success. Rhinology 2016. [PMID: 27107025 DOI: 10.4193/rhin15.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Biomarkers that enable objective evaluation of the clinical effects of immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis have yet to be identified. METHODS This study included 40 patients who were enrolled in a large randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study examining the efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) using Japanese cedar (JC) pollen extract during two consecutive pollen seasons from 2010 to 2012. Based on changes in total nasal symptom medication score, patients in the SLIT and placebo groups were subdivided into two subgroups: good responders and poor responders. The levels of JC pollen-specific IL-10+Foxp3+ cells and specific Th2 cytokine-producing cells were measured and the association with the efficacy of SLIT was analysed. RESULTS The total nasal symptom medication score was significantly lower in the SLIT group compared with the placebo group. The number of JC pollen-specific Th2 cytokine-producing cells increased during the pollen season in the placebo group and in poor responders in the SLIT group; however, the increases were inhibited in the good responders in the SLIT group. The number of JC pollen-specific IL-10+Foxp3+ cells increased only in these good responders. CONCLUSIONS Changes in levels of allergen-specific Th2 cytokine-producing cells and IL-10+Foxp3+ cells could be objective biomarkers for SLIT.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Shinozaki K, Morimoto Y, Pivovar BS, Kocha SS. Re-examination of the Pt Particle Size Effect on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction for Ultrathin Uniform Pt/C Catalyst Layers without Influence from Nafion. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [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] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Proch S, Yoshino S, Kato N, Takahashi N, Morimoto Y. Titania Nanotube Arrays (TNAs) as Support for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) Platinum Thin Film Catalysts. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-016-0326-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kudo K, Jinnouchi R, Morimoto Y. Humidity and Temperature Dependences of Oxygen Transport Resistance of Nafion Thin Film on Platinum Electrode. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [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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Shinozaki T, Imamura Y, Kohashi R, Dezawa K, Nakaya Y, Sato Y, Watanabe K, Morimoto Y, Shizukuishi T, Abe O, Haji T, Tabei K, Taira M. Spatial and Temporal Brain Responses to Noxious Heat Thermal Stimuli in Burning Mouth Syndrome. J Dent Res 2016; 95:1138-46. [DOI: 10.1177/0022034516653580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is an idiopathic orofacial pain condition. Although the pathophysiology of BMS is not clearly understood, central and peripheral neuropathic mechanisms are thought to be involved. The authors compared brain response to noxious heat stimuli in 16 right-handed women with primary BMS and 15 sex- and age-matched right-handed healthy female controls. A thermal stimulus sequence of 32 °C to 40 °C to 32 °C to 49 °C was repeated 4 times in a cycle. Warm and noxious heat stimuli were delivered with a Peltier thermode placed on the right palm or right lower lip for 32 s each in a session. Functional magnetic resonance imaging data were obtained by recording echoplanar images with a block design. Statistical Parametric Mapping 8 software was used to analyze the data. Patients and controls both reported feeling more pain during palm stimulation than during lip stimulation. Repetition of noxious heat stimulus on the lower lip but not on the palm induced habituation in brain activity in the cingulate cortex without reduction in pain perception. Multiple regression analysis revealed a correlation between perceived pain intensity and suppression of brain activity in the anterior cingulate cortex when the repeated thermal sequence was applied at the lower lip. Furthermore, the response of the parahippocampal area differed in BMS patients and controls when the same repeated thermal sequence was applied at the palm. The authors’ findings indicate that BMS patients show specific brain responses due to impaired function of the central and peripheral nervous systems (clinical trial registration: UMIN000015002).
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- T. Shinozaki
- Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
- Clinical Research Division, Nihon University Dental Research Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
- Clinical Research Division, Nihon University Dental Research Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Brain Activity Imaging Center, ATR-Promotions Inc., Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Dementia Prevention and Therapeutics, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Cognitive Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
- Center for Brain Integration Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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We propose a method for the production of a fiber-shaped three-dimensional (3D) cellular construct of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPS-CMs) for the quantification of the contractile force. By culturing the cardiomyocytes in a patterned hydrogel structure with fixed edges, we succeeded in fabricating hiPS-CM fibers with aligned cardiomyocytes. The fiber generated contractile force along the fiber direction due to the hiPS-CM alignment, and we were able to measure its contractile force accurately. Furthermore, to demonstrate the drug reactivity of hiPS-CM fibers, the changes in the contractile frequency and force following treatment with isoproterenol and propranolol were observed. We believe that hiPS-CM fibers will be a useful tool for pharmacokinetic analyses during drug development.
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- Y Morimoto
- Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems (CIBiS), Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan.
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Proch S, Kodama K, Yoshino S, Takahashi N, Kato N, Morimoto Y. CO-Terminated Platinum Electrodeposition on Nb-Doped Bulk Rutile TiO2. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-016-0316-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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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Taniguchi H, Katano T, Nishida K, Yao I, Morimoto Y, Matsuda T, Ito S. Expression of hOvol2 in the XY body of human spermatocytes. Andrologia 2016; 49. [DOI: 10.1111/and.12599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- H. Taniguchi
- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; Hirakata Osaka Japan
- Department of Urology and Andrology; Kansai Medical University; Hirakata Osaka Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; Hirakata Osaka Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; Hirakata Osaka Japan
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- Medical Photonics Research Center; Hamamatsu University School of Medicine; Hamamatsu Shizuoka Japan
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- Department of Urology and Andrology; Kansai Medical University; Hirakata Osaka Japan
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; Kansai Medical University; Hirakata Osaka Japan
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Kito S, Koga H, Kodama M, Habu M, Kokuryo S, Oda M, Matsuo K, Nishino T, Matsumoto-Takeda S, Uehara M, Yoshiga D, Tanaka T, Nishimura S, Miyamoto I, Sasaguri M, Tominaga K, Yoshioka I, Morimoto Y. Alterations in 18F-FDG accumulation into neck-related muscles after neck dissection for patients with oral cancers. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2016; 21:e341-8. [PMID: 27031062 PMCID: PMC4867208 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.21018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) accumulations are commonly seen in the neck-related muscles of the surgical and non-surgical sides after surgery with neck dissection (ND) for oral cancers, which leads to radiologists having difficulty in diagnosing the lesions. To examine the alterations in 18F-FDG accumulation in neck-related muscles of patients after ND for oral cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS 18F-FDG accumulations on positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) in neck-related muscles were retrospectively analyzed after surgical dissection of cervical lymph nodes in oral cancers. RESULTS According to the extent of ND of cervical lymph nodes, the rate of patients with 18F-FDG-PET-positive areas increased in the trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, and posterior neck muscles of the surgical and/or non-surgical sides. In addition, SUVmax of 18F-FDG-PET-positive areas in the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles were increased according to the extent of the ND. CONCLUSIONS In evaluating 18F-FDG accumulations after ND for oral cancers, we should pay attention to the 18F-FDG distributions in neck-related muscles including the non-surgical side as false-positive findings.
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- S Kito
- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan,
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Sakurai D, Yonekura S, Iinuma T, Sakurai T, Morimoto Y, Mita Y, Arai T, Suzuki S, Okuma Y, Kaneko S, Okamoto Y. Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis: subjective versus objective tools to evaluate its success. Rhinology 2016; 54:221-30. [PMID: 27107025 DOI: 10.4193/rhino15.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Biomarkers that enable objective evaluation of the clinical effects of immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis have yet to be identified. METHODS This study included 40 patients who were enrolled in a large randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study examining the efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) using Japanese cedar (JC) pollen extract during two consecutive pollen seasons from 2010 to 2012. Based on changes in total nasal symptom medication score, patients in the SLIT and placebo groups were subdivided into two subgroups: good responders and poor responders. The levels of JC pollen-specific IL-10+Foxp3+ cells and specific Th2 cytokine-producing cells were measured and the association with the efficacy of SLIT was analysed. RESULTS The total nasal symptom medication score was significantly lower in the SLIT group compared with the placebo group. The number of JC pollen-specific Th2 cytokine-producing cells increased during the pollen season in the placebo group and in poor responders in the SLIT group; however, the increases were inhibited in the good responders in the SLIT group. The number of JC pollen-specific IL-10+Foxp3+ cells increased only in these good responders. CONCLUSIONS Changes in levels of allergen-specific Th2 cytokine-producing cells and IL-10+Foxp3+ cells could be objective biomarkers for SLIT.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Kodama K, Jinnouchi R, Takahashi N, Murata H, Morimoto Y. Activities and Stabilities of Au-Modified Stepped-Pt Single-Crystal Electrodes as Model Cathode Catalysts in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:4194-200. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b00359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Kensaku Kodama
- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc. 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc. 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc. 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc. 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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- Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc. 41-1 Yokomichi, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1192, Japan
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Proch S, Kodama K, Inaba M, Oishi K, Takahashi N, Morimoto Y. The “Particle Proximity Effect” in Three Dimensions: a Case Study on Vulcan XC 72R. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-016-0302-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Suzuki N, Horie T, Kitahara G, Murase M, Shinozaki K, Morimoto Y. Novel Noble-Metal-Free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic and Alkaline Media. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-015-0288-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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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Wakai N, Murakami J, Asakawa I, Tamamoto T, Morimoto Y, Inoue K, Shimoda E, Inoue M, Morimoto M, Hasegawa M. The Tolerance Level of Leaf Gap Accuracy for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy with Flattening Filter Free Beam. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.2142] [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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