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Ishimoto Y, Sotodate T, Namba Y, Uenishi T, Iwasaki K, Tomita H. Benefits of Working from Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic for Undiagnosed Workers with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2023; 19:1607-1621. [PMID: 37484117 PMCID: PMC10356549 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s414862] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Purpose Our previous study suggested that working conditions might impact work productivity amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the association between working from home (WFH) and depressive symptoms, work productivity, and quality of life (QOL), in undiagnosed workers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods During the pandemic, the survey was conducted among eligible workers with (N = 904) and without (N = 900) ADHD symptoms based on the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale [ASRS]. Each group was further stratified by working conditions (full working on-site [FWOS], hybrid, full WFH [FWFH]). Two-way ANOVA was performed to investigate the impact of WFH on depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9] score), work productivity (Work Productivity and Activity Impairment scale [WPAI] scores), and QOL (EuroQol 5-Dimensions 5-Levels [EQ-5D-5L] score). The Tukey-Kramer test was used to assess differences between the stratified subgroups. Poisson and multiple regression analyses were also performed to assess the factors associated with these outcomes. Results Other than PHQ-9 score between FWOS and hybrid work in workers with ADHD symptoms (p < 0.05), no significant differences were observed in outcomes among the working condition subgroups in both workers with and without ADHD symptoms. In workers with ADHD symptoms, hybrid work and FWFH were significantly associated with a lower PHQ-9 score (hybrid, p < 0.001; FWFH, p < 0.05) but neither were significantly associated with WPAI score nor EQ-5D-5L. Annual income and discretionary work were significantly associated with a lower PHQ-9 score and a higher EQ-5D-5L score in workers with ADHD symptoms. Job type (manufacture/construction) was significantly associated with a lower presenteeism score. Conclusion WFH (hybrid and FWFH) may be associated with lower depressive symptoms compared with FWOS in undiagnosed workers with ADHD symptoms. The findings may be useful when considering suitable working environments for workers especially with ADHD symptoms.
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- Japan Medical Office, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Affairs Department, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Kaneda H, Hazama D, Kodama H, Miyazaki A, Azuma K, Kawashima Y, Sato Y, Ito K, Shiraishi Y, Miura K, Takahama T, Oizumi S, Namba Y, Ikeda S, Miura S, Tachihara M. 333P Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors alone or combined with chemotherapy in pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.10.371] [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: 12/07/2022] Open
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Harigai A, Saito AI, Inoue T, Suzuki M, Namba Y, Suzuki Y, Makino F, Nagashima O, Sasaki S, Sasai K. The prognostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT taken immediately after completion of radiotherapy for lung cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy: A pilot study. Cancer Radiother 2022; 26:711-716. [PMID: 35715357 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2022.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE The prognostic value of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) taken immediately after completion of radiotherapy in lung cancer patients is not well known. The purpose of this study is to assess the prognostic value of PET/CT taken immediately after completion of radiotherapy in lung cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with primary lung cancer planned to undergo concurrent chemoradiotherapy were enrolled. Patients underwent PET/CT scans at 3 time points: before radiotherapy, within 24hours of completing radiotherapy (im-PET/CT), and 2-9 months after radiotherapy (post-PET/CT). Maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) was obtained. A post-PET/CT-SUVmax cut-off of 2.5 was determined as radiotherapy success. RESULTS Nineteen patients were enrolled. im-PET/CT-SUVmax for patients in the high post-PET/CT-SUVmax group was significantly higher than that of the low group (P=0.004). Receiver operator curve analysis indicated that im-PET/CT-SUVmax of 4.35 was an optimal cut-off value to discriminate between the two groups. Multivariable analysis showed that a high im-PET/CT-SUVmax was significantly associated with a high post-PET/CT-SUVmax (P=0.003). CONCLUSION PET/CT-SUVmax taken immediately following radiotherapy was associated with that evaluated 2-9 months after radiotherapy.
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- A Harigai
- Clinical training center, Juntendo university, Urayasu hospital, 2-1-1 Tomioka Urayasushi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of radiation oncology, Juntendo university, faculty of medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of radiation oncology, Juntendo university, faculty of medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of radiology, Juntendo Tokyo Koto geriatric medical center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of respiratory medicine, Juntendo university, Urayasu hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of respiratory medicine, Juntendo university, Urayasu hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of respiratory medicine, Juntendo university, Urayasu hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of respiratory medicine, Juntendo university, Urayasu hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of respiratory medicine, Juntendo university, Urayasu hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of radiation oncology, Juntendo university, faculty of medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Nakai T, Tsuji T, Tsuda H, Sotodate T, Namba Y, Uenishi T, Iwasaki K, Kokubo K, Tomita H. Working Conditions, Work Productivity, Quality of Life, and Depressive Symptoms in Undiagnosed Adults with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2022; 18:1561-1572. [PMID: 35937711 PMCID: PMC9346305 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s358085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment status, work productivity, quality of life (QOL), and depressive symptoms in undiagnosed adults with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in Japan. METHODS An observational study used baseline data from a Japanese Medilead Healthcare Panel before the COVID-19 pandemic (October-December 2019). Eligible panel participants were then surveyed during the pandemic (March 2021). ADHD symptoms were screened using the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale. Changes in QOL (EuroQol 5-Dimensions 5-Levels; EQ-5D-5L) and productivity impairment (Work Productivity and Activity Impairment scale; WPAI) from before to during the pandemic were analyzed in undiagnosed adults with and without ADHD symptoms. Unemployment rate and depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire; PHQ-9) during the pandemic were compared between groups. RESULTS Participants with (N=949) and without (N=942) ADHD symptoms completed the survey. The unemployment rate was not significantly different between participants with and without ADHD symptoms. Participants with ADHD symptoms were more likely to change jobs or employers during the pandemic. PHQ-9 scores in participants with ADHD symptoms were significantly higher than in those without ADHD symptoms (8.96 vs 3.57, respectively) during the pandemic. Before the pandemic, WPAI scores were significantly higher and EQ-5D-5L scores lower in participants with ADHD symptoms than in those without. Productivity improved and QOL was not altered during the pandemic in both groups, but productivity and QOL remained poorer among participants with ADHD symptoms than in those without. CONCLUSION Productivity was improved among all participants during the COVID-19 pandemic, contrary to expectations. However, adults with ADHD symptoms consistently had lower productivity, poorer QOL, and more depressive symptoms than those without ADHD symptoms.
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- Toru Nakai
- Medical Affairs Department, Shionogi & Co., Ltd, Osaka, Japan
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- Medical Affairs Department, Shionogi & Co., Ltd, Osaka, Japan
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- Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan.,Japan Medical Office, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Medical Office, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Affairs Department, Shionogi & Co., Ltd, Osaka, Japan
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- Medilead, Inc, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of International Business, Faculty of International Politics and Economics, Nishogakusha University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Sugawara S, Lee JS, Kang JH, Kim HR, Inui N, Hida T, Lee KH, Yoshida T, Tanaka H, Yang CT, Nishio M, Ohe Y, Tamura T, Yamamoto N, Yu CJ, Akamatsu H, Namba Y, Sumiyoshi N, Nakagawa K. Nivolumab with carboplatin, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab for first-line treatment of advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2021; 32:1137-1147. [PMID: 34139272 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [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: 02/13/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This international, randomized, double-blind phase III study (ONO-4538-52/TASUKI-52) evaluated nivolumab with bevacizumab and cytotoxic chemotherapy as first-line treatment for nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Between June 2017 and July 2019, this study enrolled treatment-naïve patients with stage IIIB/IV or recurrent nonsquamous NSCLC without sensitizing EGFR, ALK, or ROS1 alterations. They were randomly assigned in a 1 : 1 ratio to receive nivolumab or placebo in combination with carboplatin, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab every 3 weeks for up to six cycles, followed by nivolumab/placebo with bevacizumab until progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by an independent radiology review committee (IRRC). RESULTS Overall, 550 patients from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan were randomized; of these patients, 273 and 275 received the nivolumab and placebo combinations, respectively. In the present preplanned interim analysis with a median follow up of 13.7 months, the IRRC-assessed median PFS was significantly longer in the nivolumab arm than in the placebo arm (12.1 versus 8.1 months; hazard ratio 0.56; 96.4% confidence interval 0.43-0.71; P < 0.0001). The PFS benefit was observed across all patients with any programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression levels including PD-L1-negative patients. The IRRC-assessed objective response rates were 61.5% and 50.5% in the nivolumab and placebo arms, respectively. The incidence of treatment-related adverse events of grade 3 or 4 was comparable between the two arms; treatment-related adverse events leading to death were observed in five and four patients in the nivolumab and placebo arms, respectively. CONCLUSION The TASUKI-52 regimen should be considered a viable new treatment strategy for treatment-naïve patients with advanced nonsquamous NSCLC.
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- S Sugawara
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hamamatsu University Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Thoracic Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Thoracic Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Internal Medicine III, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Internal Medicine III, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Clinical Science, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Oncology Clinical Development Planning 1, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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Sakai C, Tsuji T, Nakai T, Namba Y, Mishima H, Fujiwara M, Matsunaga H. Change in Antidepressant Use After Initiation of ADHD Medication in Japanese Adults with Comorbid Depression: A Real-World Database Analysis. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2021; 17:3097-3108. [PMID: 34675521 PMCID: PMC8520036 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s325498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To better understand the treatment of comorbid depression in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by investigating the prescription patterns of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and hypnotics after commencing ADHD medication. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this retrospective observational study in Japan, the data of patients initiating ADHD medication while already receiving antidepressants (ADHD group) and of patients prescribed antidepressants but not diagnosed with ADHD (control group) were extracted from an electronic medical record database. Additionally, one-to-one matching for patients in both groups was performed using sex, age, baseline dosage of antidepressants, and any comorbid psychiatric disorders as covariates. The observation period included a 1-month baseline period and a 6-month follow-up period. The percentage of patients prescribed antidepressants and the mean prescribed dosages were compared between matched-cohort groups. Prescriptions for anxiolytics and hypnotics were also assessed. RESULTS In the matched cohorts, consisting of 239 patients in the ADHD group and 239 patients from the unmatched control cohort of 10,485, the percentage of patients prescribed antidepressants decreased from baseline in both groups to 94.1% in the ADHD group and 89.5% in the control group during the first month of follow-up, and 77.0% and 78.7%, respectively, during the last month. There were no significant differences between groups in the percentages of patients prescribed antidepressants or in the mean prescribed dosages of antidepressants at any time point over the follow-up period. Prescribed dosages of anxiolytics and hypnotics tended to be lower in the ADHD group. CONCLUSION The two groups were medicated similarly with respect to their depressive symptoms over 6 months. Our results suggest that in patients with ADHD and comorbid depression, which is more likely to be more severe than in depression without ADHD, depressive symptoms are managed following initiation of add-on ADHD medication, without requiring higher antidepressant dosages than in patients with depression only.
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- Chika Sakai
- Medical Affairs Department, Shionogi & Co. Ltd, Osaka, Japan
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- Medical Affairs Department, Shionogi & Co. Ltd, Osaka, Japan
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- Medical Affairs Department, Shionogi & Co. Ltd, Osaka, Japan
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- Medical Affairs Department, Shionogi & Co. Ltd, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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Lee JS, Sugawara S, Kang J, Kim H, Inui N, Hida T, Lee K, Yoshida T, Tanaka H, Yang C, Nishio M, Ohe Y, Tamura T, Yamamoto N, Yu CJ, Akamatsu H, Namba Y, Sumiyoshi N, Nakagawa K. LBA54 Randomized phase III trial of nivolumab in combination with carboplatin, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab as first-line treatment for patients with advanced or recurrent non-squamous NSCLC. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.2287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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Hayashi H, Okada M, Kijima T, Aoe K, Kato T, Fujimoto N, Nakagawa K, Takeda Y, Hida T, Kanai K, Hirano J, Namba Y, Ohe Y. 1895MO Three-year follow-up results of the MERIT trial: A Japanese phase II study of nivolumab in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Motomura H, Watanabe J, Togo S, Sumiyoshi I, Namba Y, Suina K, Mizuno T, Kadoya K, Iwai M, Nagaoka T, Sasaki S, Hayashi T, Uekusa T, Abe K, Urata Y, Sakurai F, Mizuguchi H, Kato S, Takahashi K. P1.03-006 Clinicopathological Features and Poor Outcome for ALK Inhibitors of Squamous Cell Lung Cancer with ALK-Rearrangement. J Thorac Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.810] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Hasegawa Y, Kiyota N, Takahashi S, Yokota T, Yen CJ, Iwae S, Shimizu Y, Hong RL, Goto M, Namba Y, Ferris R, Monga M, Lynch M, Hagihara S, Tahara M. 360O_PR Efficacy and safety of nivolumab for recurrent or metastatic (R/M) squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) in Asia: CheckMate 141 subgroup analysis. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw587.002] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Hasegawa Y, Kiyota N, Takahashi S, Yokota T, Yen CJ, Iwae S, Shimizu Y, Hong RL, Goto M, Namba Y, Ferris R, Monga M, Lynch M, Hagihara S, Tahara M. 360O_PR Efficacy and safety of nivolumab for recurrent or metastatic (R/M) squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) in Asia: CheckMate 141 subgroup analysis. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(21)00518-4] [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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Morishita Y, Yoshioka Y, Takimura Y, Shimizu Y, Namba Y, Nojiri N, Ishizaka T, Takao K, Yamashita F, Takuma K, Ago Y, Nagano K, Mukai Y, Kamada H, Tsunoda SI, Saito S, Matsuda T, Hashida M, Miyakawa T, Higashisaka K, Tsutsumi Y. Distribution of Silver Nanoparticles to Breast Milk and Their Biological Effects on Breast-Fed Offspring Mice. ACS Nano 2016; 10:8180-91. [PMID: 27498759 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b01782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Recent rodent studies have shown that nanoparticles are distributed to breast milk, and more-detailed safety information regarding nanoparticle consumption by lactating mothers is required. Here, we used mice to investigate the safety of nanoparticle use during lactation. When Ag and Au nanoparticles were intravenously administered to lactating mice, the nanoparticles were distributed to breast milk without producing apparent damage to the mammary gland, and the amount of Ag nanoparticles distributed to breast milk increased with decreasing particle size. Orally administered Ag nanoparticles were also distributed to breast milk and subsequently to the brains of breast-fed pups. Ten-nanometer Ag nanoparticles were retained longer in the pups' brains than in their livers and lungs. Nevertheless, no significant behavioral changes were observed in offspring breast-fed by dams that had received orally administered 10 nm Ag nanoparticles. These data provide basic information for evaluating the safety of nanoparticle use during lactation.
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- Vaccine Creation Project, BIKEN Innovative Vaccine Research Alliance Laboratories, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University , 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- BIKEN Center for Innovative Vaccine Research and Development, The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University , 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Section of Behavior Patterns, Center for Genetic Analysis of Behavior, National Institute for Physiological Sciences , 38 Aza-Nishigo-naka, Myodaiji-cho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University , 46-29 Yoshida Shimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University , 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University , 46-29 Yoshida Shimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Section of Behavior Patterns, Center for Genetic Analysis of Behavior, National Institute for Physiological Sciences , 38 Aza-Nishigo-naka, Myodaiji-cho, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
- Division of Systems Medical Science, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University , 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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Katayama S, Uchino S, Uji M, Ohnuma T, Namba Y, Kawarazaki H, Toki N, Takeda K, Yasuda H, Izawa J, Tokuhira N, Nagata I. Factors Predicting Successful Discontinuation of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Anaesth Intensive Care 2016; 44:453-7. [DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1604400401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [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] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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This multicentre, retrospective observational study was conducted from January 2010 to December 2010 to determine the optimal time for discontinuing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) by evaluating factors predictive of successful discontinuation in patients with acute kidney injury. Analysis was performed for patients after CRRT was discontinued because of renal function recovery. Patients were divided into two groups according to the success or failure of CRRT discontinuation. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, urine output at discontinuation, creatinine level and CRRT duration were found to be significant variables (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for urine output, 0.814). In conclusion, we found that higher urine output, lower creatinine and shorter CRRT duration were significant factors to predict successful discontinuation of CRRT.
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- S. Katayama
- Intensive Care, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Intensive Care, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Intensive Care Unit, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Intensive Care, University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Emergency, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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Ogawa A, Namba Y, Gakumasawa M. Rational optimization of amber suppressor tRNAs toward efficient incorporation of a non-natural amino acid into protein in a eukaryotic wheat germ extract. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:2671-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ob02533h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Amber suppressor tRNAs (sup-tRNAs) were rationally optimized toward efficient incorporation of a non-natural amino acid (AcPhe) into protein in a eukaryotic wheat germ extract.
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- Proteo-Science Center
- Ehime University
- Matsuyama
- Japan
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Namba S, Hayashi K, Hirayama T, Hirayama T, Namba Y, Terado M, Easton P, Ujike Y. Sleep monitoring in ICU patients. Crit Care 2015. [PMCID: PMC4471815 DOI: 10.1186/cc14631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sato T, Kashihara Y, Namba Y, Tanaka M, Fuke S, Saito H. In-hospital and long-term clinical outcomes of left main coronary artery disease in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.05.809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Namba Y, Nakazawa Y, Niinaka M, Yano Y, Yoneda T, Kimura H, Mori M, Okada T, Yamaguchi T, Yokota S. Characteristics of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Rare Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene Mutations. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt459.59] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Yuh N, Komuta K, Yokoi T, Yamamoto S, Minami S, Shiroyama T, Hirashima T, Namba Y, Kijima T, Tachibana I. Phase II Study of Tailored Dose S-1 Plus Carboplatin Followed by S-1 for Advanced Squamous Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt459.141] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nakatsuji N, Nishizawa M, Namba Y, Nakata I, Yokota S. Effort of Patient Support Team for Chemotherapy in NHO National Toneyama Hospital. Ann Oncol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt460.107] [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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Nishino K, Imamura F, Morita S, Mori M, Komuta K, Kijima T, Namba Y, Kumagai T, Yamamoto S, Tachibana I, Nakazawa Y, Uchida J, Minami S, Takahashi R, Yano Y, Okuyama T, Kumanogoh A. A retrospective analysis of 335 Japanese lung cancer patients who responded to initial gefitinib treatment. Lung Cancer 2013; 82:299-304. [PMID: 24018023 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gefitinib treatment results in considerably better progression-free survival compared with that of platinum doublets in the first line treatment of nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) carrying an activating epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation. Some patients who respond to gefitinib have an overall survival (OS) of more than 5 years, whereas other initial responders do less well. Although there has been considerable effort made to elucidate the mechanisms of acquired resistance, there have only been a few studies that addressed the effect of clinical backgrounds and treatment histories on the survival of the patients who had responded to an EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI). In this study, we especially focused on the clinical benefit of EGFR-TKI administration after progression. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed consecutive patients with advanced NSCLC who were diagnosed before October 2010, treated with gefitinib after July 2002, and responded to it. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate how clinical backgrounds and treatment histories influence survival of the patients who respond to gefitinib. The secondary objectives were to evaluate the safety of long-term gefitinib use and to establish the optimal treatment sequence using a dynamic treatment regimen analysis (DTRA). RESULTS A total of 335 patients were recruited. Twenty-eight (8.4%) patients survived more than 5 years. Sixty-five and 93 patients received gefitinib as rechallenge and beyond progressive disease (BPD), respectively. A statistically significant difference in OS was observed between the patients who underwent gefitinib rechallenge and those who did not rechallenge (median: 1272 days vs. 774 days; p < 0.001), a result supported by a DTRA. Patients treated with gefitinib BPD also showed a tendency of longer survival. CONCLUSIONS Gefitinib rechallenge and BPD played a central role in long term survival of the patients who initially responded to gefitinib.
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- K Nishino
- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
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Namba Y, Suzuki R, Sasaki J, Takayasu M, Watanabe K, Kenji D, Hayashi M, Kitamura Y, Kawamo M, Masaki H, Kyuuno E, Hayashi M, Yamaguchi M, Maeda A. Thallium group poisoning incident in Japan 2011. Crit Care 2013. [PMCID: PMC3642765 DOI: 10.1186/cc12207] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Takahashi R, Imamura F, Morita S, Mori M, Komuta K, Kijima T, Namba Y, Nishino K, Yamamoto S, Hirata H, Tachibana I, Kumanogoh A. What Factors Affect Long-Term Survival After Responding to Gefitinib in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer? Real World Evidence. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32405-4] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ko R, Sasaki S, Namba Y, Ishimori A, Yoshioka M, Yoshioka Y, Tominaga S, Takahashi K. Efficacy of Fexofenadine in Preventing Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI)-Induced Interstitial Lung Disease. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32271-7] [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] Open
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Namba Y, Hattori Y, Edagawa M, Yoshioka H, Iwasaku M, Shimada T, Satouchi M, Katagami N, Fujita S, Mori M, Imamura F, Kotani Y, Nishimura T, Morita S, Negoro S. A Phase II Study of Pemetrexed in Chemotherapy-Naive Elderly Patients with Advanced Non-Squamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Hanshin Oncology Group 003. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)32202-x] [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] Open
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Yamazaki Y, Mikami Y, Yuguchi M, Namba Y, Isokawa K. Development of collagen fibres and lysyl oxidase expression in the presumptive dermis of chick limb bud. Anat Histol Embryol 2011; 41:68-74. [PMID: 21919949 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2011.01103.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Lysyl oxidase (LOX) plays a critical role in the formation of cross-linkages in extracellular matrix molecules. Thus, it is essential for the biogenesis and homeostasis of the connective tissue matrix. During development, collagen fibres and elastic system fibres emerge and accumulate in a temporospatial manner in the presumptive dermis of chicks. In this study, we investigated LOX mRNA expression by laser capture microdissection and RT-qPCR and LOX protein localization by immunohistochemistry. The picrosirius polarization method was used to investigate a relation between collagen accumulation and LOX expression. PCR analysis showed that the expression of LOX mRNA in the presumptive dermis became apparent at embryonic day 13 and increased considerably by ED17. Immunohistochemical staining for LOX in the dermis was very low at all stages of development. Accumulation of collagen fibres was seen in the dermis on ED10, and higher wavelengths of birefringence became evident by ED13. Our findings suggest that the temporal pattern of LOX mRNA expression correlates with collagen fibre accumulation in the dermis of the developing chick limb bud, whereas LOX expression was relatively constant at the protein level.
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- Y Yamazaki
- Department of Anatomy, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Sasaki S, Yoshioka Y, Ko R, Katsura Y, Namba Y, Koike K, Yoshioka M, Tominaga S. Diagnostic and therapeutic significance of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) EGFR mutation analysis for the patients with NSCLC suffering meningitis carcinomatosa harboring active EGFR mutation, after gefitinib therapy failure. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.10608] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oka K, Namba Y, Ichimaru N, Moriyama T, Kyo M, Kokado Y, Imai E, Takahara S. Clinicopathological study of expression of lymphatic vessels in renal allograft biopsy after treatment for acute rejection. Transplant Proc 2010; 41:4154-8. [PMID: 20005358 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.09.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2008] [Revised: 03/10/2009] [Accepted: 09/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lymph vessel expression is related to inflammatory cell infiltration, around renal tubules in acute rejection episodes (ARE) of transplanted kidneys. However, there is little information on the lymph vessels after treatment of an ARE, particularly in relation to renal function and histological findings. PATIENTS AND METHODS We investigated 13 cases of ARE diagnosed by kidney transplant biopsy performed from 1997 to 2005 within 3 years of transplantation. Treatment of the ARE lead to an improved serum creatinine level in all cases. There was neither an ABO-incompatible nor an acute humoral rejection case. Lymphatic vessels in re-biopsies were examined using immunohistochemical staining with D2-40 antibody that detected lymphatic endothelium. Re-biopsy cases in which the baseline creatinine had increased by more than 20% despite treatment were considered the severe group; the others, as the stable group. The relation between lymphatic vessel density (LVD) and renal function was examined using Banff scores. RESULTS LVD was significantly higher in the severe than the stable group. The expression of lymph vessels versus the Banff score showed a direct relation: greater Banff scores showed higher expressions of lymph vessels. CONCLUSIONS The expression of lymph vessels in renal allograft specimens after treatment of an ARE was related to deterioration of renal function and inflammatory cell invasion. We plan a further examination of the relationship between the expression of lymph vessels and long-term prognosis.
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- K Oka
- Osaka Kaisei Hospital, 1-6-10 Miyahara, Yodogawaku, Osaka 532-0003, Japan.
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Namba Y. 241. Minimum Dose of Hypobaric Bupivacaine Solution During Spinal Anesthesia for Nongeriatric Patients. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2008. [DOI: 10.1136/rapm-00115550-200809001-00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Nishimura K, Arichi N, Tokugawa S, Yoshioka I, Namba Y, Kishikawa H, Takahara S, Ichikawa Y. Hepatocyte growth factor and interleukin-6 in combination with prostate volume are possible prostate cancer tumor markers in patients with gray-zone PSA levels. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2007; 11:258-63. [PMID: 17876341 DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4501006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/08/2022]
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The aim was to assess whether hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and interleukin (IL)-6 in combination with prostate volume are able to accurately detect prostate cancer in patients with gray-zone prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. A total of 159 patients with PSA levels of <10 ng ml(-1) were enrolled. Forty-two (35.3%) were diagnosed with prostate cancer, whereas 117 (64.7%) had no cancer and were used as benign group. HGF and IL-6 density (HGFD and IL-6D, respectively) values were calculated by dividing serum HGF and IL-6 levels with prostate volume. Median IL-6 (2.3 pg ml(-1)) levels for the prostate cancer group were significantly higher than those for the benign group before adjustment for age (1.7 pg ml(-1)) (P=0.0098). After age adjustments, median IL-6 (2.17 pg ml(-1)), HGFD (0.00972 ng ml(-1) cm(-3)), and IL-6D (0.0848 pg ml(-1) cm(-3)) values for the prostate cancer group were significantly higher than those for the benign group (IL-6, 1.78 pg ml(-1); HGFD, 0.00732 ng/ml/cc; and IL-6D, 0.049 pg/ml/cc; P=0.0416, 0.007 and 0.0005, respectively). In receiver operating characteristic analyses, the areas under the curves for HGFD (0.64) and IL-6D (0.68) were significantly greater than those for HGF (0.52) and IL-6 (0.61) (P=0.0006 and 0.019, respectively). With an HGFD cutoff value of 0.00392 ng ml(-1) cm(-3) (sensitivity=100%, specificity=11%), 11.1% of the benign group were able to avoid unnecessary biopsies without missing prostate cancer. HGF and IL-6 levels in combination with prostate volume were shown to be useful parameters for prostate cancer screening in patients with gray-zone PSA levels.
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- K Nishimura
- Department of Urology, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya, Japan.
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Kameyama K, Sakoda Y, Tamai K, Igarashi H, Tajima M, Mochizuki T, Namba Y, Kida H. Development of an immunochromatographic test kit for rapid detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus antigen. J Virol Methods 2006; 138:140-6. [PMID: 17046073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2006.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Revised: 08/07/2006] [Accepted: 08/29/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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An immunochromatographic test was developed for rapid diagnosis of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infections using monoclonal antibodies against the nonstructural protein, NS3, of the virus. The kit detected specifically the NS3 of various BVDV strains. Using the kit, leukocyte extracts of cattle infected persistently with BVDV were found positive while those of healthy cattle were negative. The sensitivity and specificity of this kit in compared with virus isolation were 100% and 97.2%, respectively. Furthermore, the test also gave positive results for calves infected acutely with BVDV in experimental infection. The BVDV antigen was detected in 1 ml of blood using a relatively simple procedure. This test kit should be useful for rapid diagnosis of BVD.
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- K Kameyama
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 18 Nishi 9, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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Oka K, Moriyama T, Takahara S, Naruse M, Namba Y, Ichimaru N, Kyo M, Kokado Y, Okuyama A, Ito T, Imai E, Aozasa K. Increased Expression of Renin in Chronic Allograft Nephropathy. Transplant Proc 2005; 37:2131-4. [PMID: 15964360 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.05.001] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) is the main cause of renal transplant failure in the first decade posttransplant. The precise pathogenetic mechanism for CAN is not completely understood. A possible role of renin-angiotensin system for CAN has been suggested through clinical observations that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition and angiotensin II receptor blockers prevent CAN. METHODS Distribution of renin-positive cells in allograft biopsy specimens was examined immunohistochemically in 23 renal transplant recipients diagnosed with CAN Biopsy specimens obtained from seven recipients with stable renal function were examined as controls. Histologic evaluation was performed based on the Banff 97 classification. RESULTS Renin-positive cells were found in the juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA) adjoining the afferent arterioles in both groups. When the number of renin-positive cells in JGA was defined as a renin index, it was significantly higher in the CAN than the control group (P = .007). There was no significant difference in age, interval between transplantation and biopsy, and blood pressure between groups. Only a significantly higher serum creatinine was found in the CAN group. CONCLUSIONS The increased renin-positive cells in JGA suggest a significant role of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system activation in the development of CAN.
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- K Oka
- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Kodama T, Miyazaki T, Kitamura I, Suzuki Y, Namba Y, Sakurai J, Torikai Y, Inoue S. Effects of single and long-term administration of wheat albumin on blood glucose control: randomized controlled clinical trials. Eur J Clin Nutr 2004; 59:384-92. [PMID: 15674303 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of single and long-term administration of wheat albumin (WA) on blood glucose levels and blood glucose control, respectively. DESIGN Randomly arranged crossover trial for single administration in healthy subjects and double-blinded randomized controlled trial for long-term administration (3 months) in diabetic patients. In vitro alpha-amylase inhibitory activity of WA was also determined. SETTING Central Research Laboratories of Nisshin Flour Milling Co. Ltd. (Saitama, Japan) for single administration and Aiwa Clinic (Saitama, Japan) for long-term administration. SUBJECTS A total of 12 healthy adult male volunteers for the single administration and 24 type II outpatient diabetics with mild hyperglycemia for the long-term administration. INTERVENTIONS Subjects took soups containing 0, 0.25, 0.5, and 1.0 g WA before test meals for single administration, and patients took soups with or without 0.5 g WA before every meal for the long-term (3 months) administration. RESULTS In vitro alpha-amylase inhibitory activity of WA was 150 times that of wheat flour. In the single administration experiment, WA suppressed peak postprandial blood glucose levels in a dose-dependent manner: 31, 47, and 50% reduction after 0.25, 0.5, and 1.0 g administrations, respectively. In the long-term administration, 0.5 g of WA did not affect fasting blood glucose levels, whereas it reduced hemoglobin A1c levels. No significant adverse effects such as hypoglycemia or gastrointestinal disturbances were observed in the two experiments. CONCLUSION In the treatment of type II diabetic patients, WA might be a useful functional food, which, with diet and exercise, could help to improve blood glucose control without any critical adverse effects.
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- T Kodama
- Nisshin Pharma Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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Namba Y, Moriyama T, Kyo M, Oka K, Kokado Y, Shi Y, Imamura R, Ichimaru N, Okuyama A, Takahara S. Comparison of histopathological characteristics of allograft biopsy between responder and non-responder to antiproteinuric effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI). Clin Transplant 2004; 18 Suppl 11:29-33. [PMID: 15191370 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2004.00244.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) has become recognized as agents that have renoprotective effects in the treatment of progressive renal diseases including post-transplant kidneys. Previously we demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of ACEI treatment on the hypertensive proteinuric post-transplant patients (N = 10) who had been followed up for 12 months. However, not all patients show good response in urinary protein reduction. We aimed to analyse the histopathological factor(s) affecting the responsiveness of proteinuria to ACEI treatment. Fourteen post-transplant patients with proteinuria who were treated with ACEI and underwent allograft biopsy were analysed. Eight patients showed 50% or more reduction in proteinuria (responder). The other 6 patients showed less (< 50%) reduction in proteinuria (non-responder). There was no difference in clinical characteristics (BP, renal function, donor age, recipient body mass index), dietary sodium or protein intake, and diuretic use between the two groups. As a histopathological characteristic, glomerular size in responder group was significantly larger than that in non-responder group. This suggests that the large glomerular size at least partly contributes to the responsiveness in urinary protein reduction to ACEI treatment in kidney allograft recipients with proteinuria.
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- Y Namba
- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
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Namba Y, Oka K, Moriyama T, Ichimaru N, Kyo M, Kokado Y, Ito T, Imai E, Aozasa K, Okuyama A, Takahara S. Risk factors for graft loss in patients with recurrent IGA nephropathy after renal transplantation. Transplant Proc 2004; 36:1314-6. [PMID: 15251321 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.05.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The recurrence rate of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in transplanted kidneys has been reported to be >50%. Although recurrent IgAN has a benign clinical course, recent data suggest that it leads to graft loss in a substantial number of patients. METHODS We performed a retrospective single-center analysis of 34 renal transplant recipients, with biopsy-proven IgAN as the cause of end-stage renal failure. RESULTS Renal allograft biopsies were performed in 30 patients, of whom 24 did and 6 did not have biopsy-confirmed recurrent transplant IgAN. Recurrent transplant IgAN was more often detected in men and at later timepoints after post-transplantation. Four patients with recurrent transplant IgAN progressed to graft failure. Progression to graft failure was associated with worsened renal function, higher systolic blood pressure, and the lack of presenation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEs) at the time of allograft biopsy. Immunologic factors such as frequency of acute rejection, HLA typing, and immunosuppression did not show a relation to recurrence or graft loss. CONCLUSIONS Recurrent transplant IgAN increased with long-term graft survival and risk factors for graft loss due to recurrent IgAN were similar to those among IgAN in native kidneys.
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- Y Namba
- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Takahara S, Ichimaru N, Kojima Y, Namba Y, Toki K, Shi Y, Yoshimura K, Matsumiya K, Nonomura N, Okuyama A. Investigation of the pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine in patients following long-term administration after a kidney transplant: comparison of neoral and sandimmune. Transplant Proc 2004; 36:456S-460S. [PMID: 15041387 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.01.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A crossover administration of Neoral and Sandimmune was performed in 43 renal allograft recipients who had been on cyclosporine maintenance therapy for 2 to 19 years posttransplant to investigate the pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine. Although there was no difference in C0 values (trough values) when Neoral and Sandimmune were administered at the same doses, AUC(0-4) and AUC(0-12) values of Neoral were 1.57- and 1.36-fold greater than those of Sandimmune, respectively. For both Neoral and Sandimmune, there was a high correlation between the C2 value and AUC(0-4). The Pearson's product-moment coefficient for the correlation between the C2 value and AUC(0-4) was R=0.91642. On the other hand, the correlation with the C0 value (trough value) was low (R=0.53181). During the period of the study, there was no acute rejection episode, onset of adverse drug reaction symptoms, or marked change in laboratory test values.
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- S Takahara
- Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Urology Department, Suita, Japan.
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Littger R, Alke A, Tewes B, Gropp F, Asai T, Watanabe K, Kuromi K, Kurohane K, Ogino K, Taki T, Tsukada H, Nakayama J, Oku N, Babai I, Matyas G, Baranji L, Milosevits J, Alving CR, Bendas G, Rothe U, Scherphof GL, Kamps JAAM, Kessner S, Rothe U, Bendas G, Carafa M, Di Stefano A, Sozio P, Cacciatore I, Mosciatti B, Santucci E, Choice E, Harvie P, Galbraith T, Zunder E, Dutzar B, Anklesaria P, Paul R, Cocquyt J, De Cuyper M, Van der Meeren P, Cruz MEM, Gaspar MM, Silva MT, Dathe M, Nikolenko H, Wessolowski A, Schmieder P, Beyermann M, Bienert M, Santos ND, Cox KA, Allen C, Gallagher RC, Ickenstein L, Mayer LD, Bally MB, Fischer S, Margalit R, Freisleben HJ, Garidel P, Chen HC, Moore D, Mendelsohn R, Garidel P, Keller M, Hildebrand A, Blume A, Girão da Cruz MT, Simões S, Pedroso de Lima MC, Graser A, Nahde T, Fahr A, Müller R, Müller-Brüsselbach S, Harvie P, Dutzar B, Choice E, Cudmore S, O'Mahony D, Anklesaria P, Paul R, Hoving S, van Tiel ST, Seynhaeve ALB, Ambagtsheer G, Eggermont AMM, ten Hagen TLM, Høyrup P, Jensen SS, Jørgensen K, Iden D, Kuang H, Mullen P, Jacobs C, Roben P, Stevens T, Lollo C, Ishida T, Maeda R, Masuda K, Ichihara M, Kiwada H, Jung K, Reszka R, Kaiser N, Ohloff I, Linser-Haar S, Massing U, Schubert R, Kan P, Tsao CW, Chen WK, Wang AJ, Kimpfler A, Gerber C, Wieschollek A, Bruchelt G, Schubert R, Kobayashi T, Okada Y, Ishida T, Sone S, Harashima H, Maruyama K, Kiwada H, Kondo M, Lee CM, Tanaka T, Su W, Kitagawa T, Ito T, Matsuda H, Murai T, Miyasaka M, Junji K, Kondo M, Asai T, Ogino K, Taki T, Tsukada H, Baba K, Oku N, Koning GA, Wauben MHM, ten Hagen TLM, Vestweber D, Everts M, Kok RJ, Schraa AJ, Molema G, Schiffelers RM, Storm G, Kristl J, Šentjurc M, Abramović Z, Landry S, Perron S, Bestman-Smith J, Désormeaux A, Tremblay MJ, Bergeron MG, Madeira C, Loura LMS, Fedorov A, Prieto M, Aires-Barros MR, Marques CM, Simões SI, Cruz ME, Cevc G, Martins MB, Moreira JN, Gaspar R, Allen TM, Esposito C, Ortaggi G, Bianco A, Bonadies F, Malizia D, Napolitano R, Cametti C, Mossa G, Endert G, Essler F, Lutz S, Panzner S, Pastorino F, Brignole C, Pagnan G, Moase EH, Allen TM, Ponzoni M, Pavelic Z, Škalko-Basnet N, Jalšenjak I, Penacho N, Simões S, Pedroso de Lima MC, Pisano C, Bucci F, Serafini S, Martinelli R, Cupelli A, Marconi A, Ferrara FF, Santaniello M, Critelli L, Tinti O, Luisi P, Carminati P, Santaniello M, Bucci F, Tinti O, Pisano C, Critelli L, Galletti B, Luisi P, Carminati P, Sauer I, Nikolenko H, Dathe M, Schleef M, Voß C, Schmidt T, Flaschel E, König S, Wenger T, Dumond J, Bogetto N, Reboud-Ravaux M, Schramm HJ, Schramm W, Sheynis T, Rozner S, Kolusheva S, Satchell D, Jelnik R, Shigeta Y, Imanaka H, Ando H, Makino T, Kurohane K, Oku N, Baba N, Shimizu K, Asai T, Takada M, Baba K, Namba Y, Oku N, Simberg D, Danino D, Talmon Y, Minsky A, Ferrari ME, Wheeler CJ, Barenholz Y, Takada M, Shimizu K, Kuromi K, Asai T, Baba K, Oku N, Takeuchi Y, Kurohane K, North JR, Namba Y, Nango M, Oku N, Tewes B, Köchling T, Deissler M, Kühl C, Marx U, Strote G, Gropp F, Qualls MM, Kim JM, Thompson DH, Zhang ZY, Shum P, Collier JH, Hu BH, Ruberti JW, Messersmith PB, Thompson DH, Tsuruda T, Nakade A, Sadzuka Y, Hirota S, Sonobe T, Vorauer-Uhl K, Wagner A, Katinger H, Wagner A, Vorauer-Uhl K, Katinger H, Weeke-Klimp AH, Bartsch M, Meijer DKF, Scherphof GL, Kamps JAAM, Zeisig R, Walther W, Reß A, Fichtner I, Zschörnig O, Schiller J, Süß M, Bergmeier C, Arnold K, Nchinda G, Überla K, Zschörnig O. Poster Abstracts. J Liposome Res 2003. [DOI: 10.1081/lpr-120017490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Kageyama H, Kageyama A, Endo Y, Osaka T, Nemoto K, Hirano T, Namba Y, Shioda S, Inoue S. Ventromedial hypothalamus lesions induce jejunal epithelial cell hyperplasia through an increase in gene expression of cyclooxygenase. Int J Obes (Lond) 2003; 27:1006-13. [PMID: 12917704 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND We demonstrated that ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) lesions facilitate DNA synthesis, which reflects cell proliferation in abdominal organs, including the liver, pancreas, stomach, small intestine and large intestine, all of which are amply innervated by the vagal nerve. OBJECTIVE To investigate which area DNA synthesis facilitates and what factors contribute to cell proliferation in the small intestine in VMH-lesioned rats. DESIGN At 7 days after VMH lesions or sham operations, a segment of rat jejunum was taken for histological examination. A part of the jejunum was also removed from VMH-lesioned and sham-operated rats after 3 days and examined for 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation. At 6, 12 and 24 h after VMH lesions, the proximal intestine was removed from individual rats, from the pylorus to the mid-jejunum. Total RNA was extracted from these tissues of each rat, and the levels of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-alpha mRNA were determined using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and -2 mRNA levels were determined using Northern blotting. RESULTS : Jejunal villi in VMH-lesioned rats were markedly enlarged compared to those of sham-operated rats and jejunal crypts in VMH-lesioned rats more markedly incorporated BrdU. Northern blot analysis revealed an increase in COX-1 mRNA after 6, 12 and 24 h in the jejunum of VMH-lesioned rats. COX-2 mRNA was decreased 6 and 12 h after VMH lesioning; however, it was significantly increased 24 h after VMH lesions in comparison to sham-operated rats. The levels of EGF and TGF-alpha mRNA were unchanged in VMH lesioned rats. CONCLUSION VMH lesions induced enlargement of jejunal villi and increased the gene expression of COX-1 in the small intestine. Prostaglandins, probably E(2), induced by COX-1 may be one candidate factor responsible for the cell proliferation of the small intestinal epithelium in these rats.
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- Division of Geriatric Health and Nutrition, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Japan
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Prior to recent revisions, civil law had established a system of interdict and quasi-incompetency. This system was begun in 1898 and, up until the revisions of April 2000, it had spanned more than one hundred years without undergoing any major changes. Statistically, there was a steady increase in the number of pronouncements and retractions of incompetency in recent years. A 1980 survey showed that people in their 40s were the most common, and that the proportions of psychiatric disorder, mental retardation, and dementia were of nearly the same level. A 1996 survey, in contrast, showed a greater proportion of elderly, with about half of cases being dementia or a vegetative state. The new adult guardianship system currently in place, as well as a voluntary guardianship system (enduring power of attorney), was established together with the change from the interdict/quasi-incompetency system to a system of assistance, curatorship, and guardianship. The care insurance system that was put in effect at the same time shifted from an enforcement system to a contract system, so the judgment ability of the person at the time of the decision to enter the contract has become an issue. Finally, in dealing with people with dementia, especially mild dementia, problems arise as to the best method of informed consent, including notifying people of their specific disease, and who should decide the treatment for incompetent people with dementia.
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo
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Gliomatosis cerebri is a rare form of glioma, which diffusely extends to both cerebral hemispheres. Because it sometimes fails to show severe neurological symptoms in spite of diffuse invasion, the antemortem diagnosis is difficult. We report a case of a 77-year-old woman, who was admitted with progressive left hemiparesis and dysarthralgia. Plain CT scan of the brain showed almost no abnormal findings. MRI T2-weighted image revealed widespread and nearly symmetrical extension of a high intensity area from the corpus callosum to the deep white matter of both cerebral hemispheres. Open biopsy of the brain showed glioblastoma multiforme, which finally confirmed the clinical diagnosis of gliomatosis cerebri. We also review the classic and recent literatures.
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo
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Cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) with benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A (BPD-MA, verteporfin) may be effective not only by being directly cytotoxic to tumor cells, but also by being cytotoxic to the endothelium of tumor neovasculature. In the present study, we investigated the effect of PDT with an experimental liposomal formulation of BPD-MA on tumor-induced angiogenic vessels using a murine dorsal air sac model. First, hemostasis of neovasculature was examined by varying the regimen of PDT. Laser irradiation at 15 min after injection of 2 mg/kg liposomal BPD-MA (15 min PDT) caused complete blocking of blood flow in neovasculature. In contrast, PDT did not inhibit blood flow when the irradiation occurred 3 h after the injection of liposomal BPD-MA (3 h PDT). Next, the antitumor effect of PDT on Meth A sarcoma-bearing mice was investigated by using the hemostasis-inducing regimen. Tumor growth was strongly inhibited after the 15 min PDT with BPD-MA at a dose of 0.5-2 mg/kg. In contrast, 3 h PDT with BPD-MA at a dose of 2 mg/kg suppressed tumor growth only partially. The current study indicates that 15 min PDT causes strong suppression of tumor growth, perhaps through damaging endothelial cells in the tumor neovasculature rather than through a direct cytotoxic effect on tumor cells.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Yada, 422-8526, Shizuoka, Japan
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Between June 1989 and December 1996, the flashlamp pumped pulsed dye laser was used to treat port wine stains (PWS) in 644 patients, age range 3 months-93 years (mean 21). The efficacy of the treatment was assessed after more than one year of follow-up. Each factor that might affect the efficacy was then evaluated statistically. Broad lesions required more laser treatments than narrow lesions and clearing tended to start from the periphery of the lesion, indicating the three-dimensional depth of the broader PWS. Patients who had been given previous treatments such as argon laser required about two more laser treatments than those who had not, but there were no clear differences in the efficacy of dye laser treatment between the two groups.
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Xue CY, Kageyama H, Kashiba M, Kobayashi A, Osaka T, Namba Y, Kimura S, Inoue S. Different origin of hypertriglyceridemia induced by a high-fat and a high-sucrose diet in ventromedial hypothalamic-lesioned obese and normal rats. Int J Obes (Lond) 2001; 25:434-8. [PMID: 11319643 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/1999] [Revised: 09/20/2000] [Accepted: 10/02/2000] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To clarify the mechanism by which plasma triacylglycerol is affected by a high fat or a sucrose diet. DESIGN Two sets of six groups each having six rats were prepared-(1) ventromedial hypothalamic (VMH)-lesioned rats fed a standard diet; (2) sham VMH-lesioned rats fed a standard diet; (3) VMH-lesioned rats fed a high-fat diet; (4) sham VMH-lesioned rats fed a high-fat diet; (5) VMH-lesioned rats fed a high-sucrose diet; and (6) sham VMH-lesioned rats fed a high-sucrose diet. After VMH lesions and sham operations, the rats were provided standard, high-fat and high sucrose diets for 2 weeks. Two weeks later, blood samples were collected after overnight fast to determine plasma triacylglycerol (TAG), hepatic triacylglycerol secretion rate (TGSR), fractional catabolic rate (FCR) of triacylglycerol and postheparin plasma lipoprotein lipase (LPL), plasma glucose, insulin and leptin. RESULTS Values of TAG, TGSR, FCR and LPL in VMH-lesioned obese rats were all greater than those in sham-operated rats, regardless of the diet fed. In sham-operated rats, high-fat diet fed rats showed higher TAG with similar TGSR, higher LPL and lower FCR than those of standard diet fed rats. High-sucrose diet fed rats showed significantly higher TAG with higher TGSR, higher LPL and lower FCR than those of standard diet fed rats. Moreover, high-sucrose diet fed rats showed higher TAG with higher TGSR, lower LPL and higher FCR than those of high-fat diet fed rats. In VMH-lesioned rats, high-fat diet fed rats showed higher TAG with similar TGSR, higher LPL and lower FCR than those of standard diet fed rats. High-sucrose diet fed rats showed markedly higher TAG with notably higher TGSR, higher LPL and lower FCR than those of standard diet fed rats. High-sucrose diet fed rats showed still higher TAG with markedly higher TGSR, similar LPL and higher FCR than those of high-fat diet fed rats. CONCLUSIONS The mechanism by which TAG metabolism is affected by a high-fat or a high-sucrose diet differed; a high-fat diet increased plasma TAG level by lowering removal of TAG without increase in hepatic TAG secretion in sham-operated (normal) rats. A high-sucrose diet, in contrast, induced much higher plasma TAG levels by both increased hepatic TAG secretion and decreased removal of TAG. The effects of a high-fat or a high-sucrose diet were similar but exaggerated in VMH lesioned animals.
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- Division of Geriatric Health and Nutrition, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Namba Y, Hondo E, Morimoto M, Nakamura O, Kusakabe K, Ito M, Saito S, Sagara E, Kiso Y. A study of reproductive performance in pregnant, IL-2 receptor beta-chain overexpressed transgenic mice. J Vet Med Sci 2001; 63:99-101. [PMID: 11217074 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.63.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Relationships between female reproductive performance and uterine natural killer (uNK) cells were investigated in pregnant IL-2 receptor beta-chain overexpressed transgenic (Tg2Rbeta) mice. At 8 days of pregnancy, all fetuses were alive, suggesting that implantation normally occurred in these mice. However, 47% of fetuses were dead at 10 days of pregnancy and at 12 days all fetuses were resorbing, indicating that fetal loss progressed with the advance of pregnancy. The placenta of Tg2Rbeta mice gradually decreased in weight with the advance of pregnancy. At 10 days the placental labyrinth, decidua basalis, and metrial gland in Tg2Rbeta mice were poorly developed, and more uNK cells were found in Tg2Rbeta mice than in the control mice. We propose that Tg2RPbeta mice are the first and interesting model that uNK cells can cause abortion, to clarify the involvement of uNK cell function in female reproductive performance.
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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Administration of large amounts of synthetic peptides based on the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence has been shown to suppress tumor metastasis. To overcome the rapid degradation of peptides in the circulation, an RGD mimetic, L-arginyl-6-aminohexanoic acid (NOK), was synthesized and conjugated with phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) (NOK-PE) for liposomalization. Cell adhesion assays revealed that B16BL6 murine melanoma cells adhered to immobilized NOK-PE. This adhesion was inhibited by addition of either soluble RGDS or NOK at similar concentration in a dose-dependent manner. Administration of NOK-PE liposomes (equivalent to ca. 500 microg RGD peptides) via the tail vein completely inhibited lung colonization of B 16BL6 cells. The same dose of soluble NOK was not effective in inhibition of the tumor metastasis. In addition, injection of NOK-PE liposomes via the tail vein inhibited spontaneous lung metastasis of B16BL6 cells from the primary tumor site in the hind footpad. These results suggest that NOK, a structural mimetic of RGD, is capable of suppressing metastasis by blockade of the binding of the integrins present on tumor cells to the RGD-containing extracellular matrix.
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- Department of Radiobiochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Yada, Japan
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Unlike other fatty acid-binding proteins, cutaneous (epidermal) fatty acid-binding proteins contain a large number of cysteine residues. The status of the five cysteine residues in rat cutaneous fatty acid-binding protein was examined by chemical and mass-spectrometric analyses. Two disulfide bonds were identified, between Cys-67 and Cys-87, and between Cys-120 and Cys-127, though extent of formation of the first disulfide bond was rather low in another preparation. Cys-43 was free cysteine. Homology modeling study of the protein indicated the close proximity of the sulfur atoms of these cysteine pairs, supporting the presence of the disulfide bonds. These disulfide bonds appear not to be directly involved in fatty acid-binding activity, because a recombinant rat protein expressed in Escherichia coli in which all five cysteines are fully reduced showed fatty acid-binding activity as examined by displacement of a fluorescent fatty acid analog by long-chain fatty acids. However, the fact that the evolutionarily distant shark liver fatty acid-binding protein also has a disulfide bond corresponding to the one between Cys-120 and Cys-127, and that fatty acid-binding proteins play multiple roles suggests that some functions of cutaneous fatty acid-binding protein might be regulated by the cellular redox state through formation and reduction of disulfide bonds. Although we cannot completely exclude the possibility of oxidation during preparation and analysis, it is remarkable that a protein in cytosol under normally reducing conditions appears to contain disulfide bonds.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, Ikarashi, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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Kageyama H, Suzuki E, Kashiwa T, Kanazawa M, Osaka T, Kimura S, Namba Y, Inoue S. Sucrose-diet feeding induces gene expression of heat shock protein in rat brain under stress. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 274:355-8. [PMID: 10913343 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Stress-induced hyperphagia is enhanced in the presence of sweets, particularly sucrose, which may act to attenuate stress. Recently, it was also reported that heat shock protein (HSP) may be involved in the defense against stress. To explore whether sucrose alters gene expression of HSP under stress, we determined the HSP mRNA levels in the hypothalamus, cerebellum, and cerebral cortex after restraint stress in sucrose-diet-fed rats. Competitive RT-PCR revealed that gene expressions of HSP27 in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum and of HSP70 in the cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, and cerebellum were induced by restraint stress under a sucrose-diet-fed condition. However, restraint stress by itself or sucrose diet alone did not induce expression of HSP27 or HSP70 mRNA in any of the three anatomical parts. It is suggested that sucrose facilitates the gene expression of HSP27 and HSP70 in brain after restraint stress, which may attenuate stress.
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- Division of Geriatric Health and Nutrition, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8636, Japan
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BACKGROUND Body temperature is usually regulated by opposing controls of heat production and heat loss. However, systemic administration of capsaicin, the pungent ingredient of hot peppers, facilitated heat production and heat loss simultaneously in rats. We recently found that the capsaicin-induced heat loss and heat production occur simultaneously and that the biphasic change in body temperature is a sum of transient heat loss and long-lasting heat production. Moreover, suppression of the heat loss response did not affect capsaicin-induced heat production and suppression of heat production did not affect capsaicin-induced heat loss. These observations suggest the independent peripheral mechanisms of capsaicin-induced thermal responses. Thus, the capsaicin-induced thermal responses apparently lack an integrated control. METHODS Male Wistar rats were maintained at an ambient temperature of 24 +/- 1 degrees C on a 12 h on-off lighting schedule at least for two weeks before the experiments. They were anesthetized with urethane (1.5 g/kg, i.p.) and placed on a heating pad, which was kept between 29 and 30 degrees C. Skin temperature(Ts) was measured with a small thermistor, which was taped to the dorsal surface of the rat's tail, to assess vasoactive changes indirectly. Colonic temperature(Tc) was measured with another thermistor inserted about 60 mm into the anus. O2 consumption was measured by the open-circuit method, and values were corrected for metabolic body size (kg0.75). Capsaicin (Sigma) was dissolved in a solution comprising 80% saline, 10% Tween 80, and 10% ethanol, and injected subcutaneously at a dose of 5 mg/kg. Each rat received a single injection of capsaicin because repeated administration of capsaicin renders an animal insensitive to the subsequent administration of capsaicin. Laminectomy was performed at the level of the first and second cervical vertebrae to expose the cervical spinal cord for sectioning. The brain was transected at 4-mm rostral from the interaural line with an L-shaped knife. RESULTS After administration of capsaicin, O2 consumption increased from 13.5 +/- 0.4 mL/min/kg0.75 at 0 min to a peak of 15.9 +/- 0.4 mL/min/kg0.75 at 71 min and gradually declined but remained higher than the basal value until the end of the 4-h observation period. Ts also immediately increased from 27.7 +/- 0.2 degrees C to 31.9 +/- 0.3 degrees C at 39 min, and it returned to the baseline level within 90 min after the capsaicin administration. Tc initially decreased from 37.1 +/- 0.1 degrees C to 36.8 +/- 0.2 degrees C at 43 min and then gradually increased over the baseline level and remained at 37.6 +/- 0.2 degrees C until the end of the experiment. In spinalized rats, the capsaicin-induced increases in O2 consumption was largely attenuated, while the basal O2 consumption was similar to that of control rats. The basal Ts of spinalized rats was 32.4 +/- 0.3 degrees C, which was higher than that of control rats. Capsaicin increased Ts by less than 1 degree C, and Tc did not change after the capsaicin administration. O2 consumption of decerebrated rats was statistically higher than that of control rats after the injection of capsaicin. However, capsaicin did not increase Ts, showing a lack of a vasodilatory response. Decerebration between the hypothalamus and midbrain prevented the capsaicin-induced heat loss but not the heat production response. CONCLUSION These results show that the capsaicin-induced heat production and heat loss are controlled separately by the brainstem and by the forebrain, respectively, and suggest that the body temperature regulation is performed without an integrative center.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea
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Osaka T, Kobayashi A, Lee TH, Namba Y, Inoue S, Kimura S. Lack of integrative control of heat production and heat loss after capsaicin administration. Pflugers Arch 2000; 440:440-5. [PMID: 10954330 DOI: 10.1007/s004240000313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Body temperature is usually regulated by opposing controls of heat production and heat loss. However, systemic administration of capsaicin activates heat loss and heat production simultaneously. Because capsaicin receptors are located mainly on primary sensory neurons and body temperature is regulated by the central nervous system, we investigated the brain mechanisms involved in these capsaicin-induced thermal responses. For this purpose, we examined the effects of spinalization and decerebration on these responses in artificially ventilated, urethane-anesthetized rats. Cervical spinal transection largely attenuated both responses, showing the critical involvement of the brain. Colonic temperature (Tc) did not change after the capsaicin administration to the spinalized rats. Decerebration between the hypothalamus and midbrain prevented the capsaicin-induced heat loss and enhanced the capsaicin-induced heat production. Consequently, Tc increased without a hypothermic period. The results show that capsaicin activates brainstem-controlled heat production and forebrain-controlled heat loss separately.
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- T Osaka
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Shinjuku, Japan.
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We present a geometrical model of atomic topography with which to obtain a quantitative assessment of surface roughness. A series of two- and three-dimensional atomic surface roughness equations with sufficiently realistic parameters is developed to permit quantitative comparison with scanning-tunneling microscope and atomic-force microscope (AFM) experimental results. The model is sufficiently simple that one can easily use it to interpret experimental data. Tables are provided with estimated values for two- and three-dimensional rms atomic surface roughness in pure metal crystals and ionic crystals based on the atomic surface roughness equations. We use these roughness equations to determine the roughness of cleaved muscovite mica [essentially, KAl(2)(OH)(2)Si(3)AlO(10)]; the calculated values for both two- and three-dimensional roughness are consistent with those obtained in our AFM measurements. In addition, we demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally that atomic surface roughness is never zero.
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- Y Namba
- Chubu University, 1200 Matusmotocho, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan.
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Suga A, Hirano T, Kageyama H, Osaka T, Namba Y, Tsuji M, Miura M, Adachi M, Inoue S. Effects of fructose and glucose on plasma leptin, insulin, and insulin resistance in lean and VMH-lesioned obese rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2000; 278:E677-83. [PMID: 10751202 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2000.278.4.e677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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To determine the influence of dietary fructose and glucose on circulating leptin levels in lean and obese rats, plasma leptin concentrations were measured in ventromedial hypothalamic (VMH)-lesioned obese and sham-operated lean rats fed either normal chow or fructose- or glucose-enriched diets (60% by calories) for 2 wk. Insulin resistance was evaluated by the steady-state plasma glucose method and intravenous glucose tolerance test. In lean rats, glucose-enriched diet significantly increased plasma leptin with enlarged parametrial fat pad, whereas neither leptin nor fat-pad weight was altered by fructose. Two weeks after the lesions, the rats fed normal chow had marked greater body weight gain, enlarged fat pads, and higher insulin and leptin compared with sham-operated rats. Despite a marked adiposity and hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance was not increased in VMH-lesioned rats. Fructose brought about substantial insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia in both lean and obese rats, whereas glucose led to rather enhanced insulin sensitivity. Leptin, body weight, and fat pad were not significantly altered by either fructose or glucose in the obese rats. These results suggest that dietary glucose stimulates leptin production by increasing adipose tissue or stimulating glucose metabolism in lean rats. Hyperleptinemia in VMH-lesioned rats is associated with both increased adiposity and hyperinsulinemia but not with insulin resistance. Dietary fructose does not alter leptin levels, although this sugar brings about hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, suggesting that hyperinsulinemia compensated for insulin resistance does not stimulate leptin production.
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan
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