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Teshigawara T, Meguro A, Takeuchi M, Ishido M, Soejima Y, Hirahara L, Kirino Y, Ohno S, Mizuki N. Replication Study of the Association of GAS6 and PROS1 Polymorphisms with Behçet's Disease in a Japanese Population. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2024; 32:447-453. [PMID: 37133403 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2023.2173239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE To investigate whether polymorphisms of GAS6 and PROS1, which each encode protein ligands for a family of tyrosine kinase receptors, are associated with Behçet's disease (BD) in a Japanese population. METHODS We recruited 734 Japanese patients with BD and 1789 Japanese healthy controls. In all participants, we genotyped two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) reportedly associated with BD: rs9577873 in GAS6 and rs4857037 in PROS1. RESULTS We found that GAS6 rs9577873 was not significantly associated with BD. In contrast, PROS1 rs4857037, specifically the A allele, was associated with increased risk for BD. The A allele was also significantly associated with BD under additive and recessive genetic models. Expression analysis revealed that this allele was significantly associated with increased PROS1 expression. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that increased PROS1 expression related to the A risk allele of rs4857037 affects tyrosine kinase receptor signaling, contributing to the development of BD.
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- Takeshi Teshigawara
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Advanced Medicine for Ocular Diseases, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yokosuka Chuoh Eye Clinic, Yokosuka, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tsurumi Chuoh Eye Clinic, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Advanced Medicine for Ocular Diseases, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Advanced Medicine for Ocular Diseases, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Advanced Medicine for Ocular Diseases, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Advanced Medicine for Ocular Diseases, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Hirahara L, Kirino Y, Soejima Y, Iizuka Y, Yoshimi R, Fujieda Y, Atsumi T, Tono T, Kobayashi D, Meguro A, Takeuchi M, Sakamaki K, Takeno M, Mizuki N, Nakajima H. Association of high disease activity and serum IL-6 levels with the incidence of inflammatory major organ events in Behçet disease: a prospective registry study. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1354969. [PMID: 38686380 PMCID: PMC11057327 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1354969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Background Little is known about the relationship between the disease activity of Behçet disease (BD) and the incidence of inflammatory major organ events. Objectives In this prospective registry study, we investigated the association between the Behçet Disease Current Activity Form (BDCAF) and incidence of inflammatory major organ events, defined as the inflammation of the ocular, central nervous, intestinal, and vascular systems in BD. Methods We enrolled participants from Japanese multicenter prospective cohorts. The BDCAF was evaluated annually. BD-related symptoms, including inflammatory major organ events, were monitored. The association between BDCAF and inflammatory major organ events was analyzed by time-to-event analysis. An unsupervised clustering of the participants' BDCAF, therapeutic agents, and multiple serum cytokines was also performed to examine their association with inflammatory major organ events. Results A total of 260 patients were included. The patients had a median BDCAF score of 2 [Interquartile range, 1-3] at the enrolment and remained disease active at 1- and 2-year follow-ups, indicating residual disease activity in BD. Patients with a BDCAF score of 0 had a longer inflammatory major organ event-free survival at 52 weeks than those with a score of 1 or higher (p=2.2 x 10-4). Clustering analysis revealed that patients who did not achieve remission despite treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors had high serum inflammatory cytokine levels and incidences of inflammatory major organ events. Among the elevated cytokines, IL-6 was associated with inflammatory major organ events. Conclusion This study suggests that treatment strategies targeting overall disease activity and monitoring residual serum IL-6 may help prevent inflammatory major organ events in BD.
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- Lisa Hirahara
- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Data Science, Juntendo University, Urayasu, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Hidekawa C, Yoshimi R, Saigusa Y, Tamura J, Kojitani N, Suzuki N, Sakurai N, Yoshioka Y, Sugiyama-Kawahara Y, Kunishita Y, Kishimoto D, Higashitani K, Sato Y, Komiya T, Nagai H, Hamada N, Maeda A, Tsuchida N, Hirahara L, Soejima Y, Takase-Minegishi K, Kirino Y, Yajima N, Sada KE, Miyawaki Y, Ichinose K, Ohno S, Kajiyama H, Sato S, Shimojima Y, Fujiwara M, Nakajima H. Protective effect of hydroxychloroquine on infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an observational study using the LUNA registry. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1227403. [PMID: 37720209 PMCID: PMC10504661 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1227403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Objectives Infection is a leading cause of death in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Alt hough hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been reported to inhibit infection, evidence from Asian populations remains insufficient. We investigated this effect in Japanese SLE patients. Methods Data from the Lupus Registry of Nationwide Institutions were used in this study. The patients were ≥20 years old and met the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria revised in 1997. We defined "severe infections" as those requiring hospitalization. We analyzed the HCQ's effect on infection suppression using a generalized estimating equation (GEE) logistic regression model as the primary endpoint and performed a survival analysis for the duration until the first severe infection. Results Data from 925 patients were used (median age, 45 [interquartile range 35-57] years; female, 88.1%). GEE analysis revealed that severe infections were significantly associated with glucocorticoid dose (odds ratio [OR] 1.968 [95% confidence interval, 1.379-2.810], p<0.001), immunosuppressants (OR 1.561 [1.025-2.380], p=0.038), and baseline age (OR 1.043 [1.027-1.060], p<0.001). HCQ tended to suppress severe infections, although not significantly (OR 0.590 [0.329-1.058], p=0.077). Survival time analysis revealed a lower incidence of severe infections in the HCQ group than in the non-HCQ group (p<0.001). In a Cox proportional hazards model, baseline age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.029 [1.009-1.050], p=0.005) and HCQ (HR 0.322 [0.142-0.728], p=0.006) were significantly related to incidence. Conclusion HCQ may help extend the time until the occurrence of infection complications and tends to decrease infection rates.
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- Chiharu Hidekawa
- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Clinical Laboratory Department, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Morohongo, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Samukawa S, Yoshimi R, Kojitani N, Uzawa Y, Takase-Minegishi K, Kirino Y, Soejima Y, Kato H, Nakajima H. Cryptococcal meningitis with atypical paradoxical inflammatory reactions after antifungal treatment in acquired immune deficiency syndrome: A case report. J Infect Chemother 2023; 29:347-352. [PMID: 36384196 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2022.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a life-threatening disease that primarily affects patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Antifungal therapy with antiretroviral treatment (ART) usually leads to the clinical remission of CM; however, in some cases, these treatments exacerbate intracranial inflammation because of paradoxical inflammatory reaction or immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). Here we report two CM cases that presented atypical clinical courses attributed to paradoxical inflammatory reactions. The first case was a 43-year-old man with headache and vertigo diagnosed with CM and HIV. The patient's CM not only was refractory to the antifungal combination therapy of liposomal amphotericin B (L-AMB) and fluconazole (FLCZ) but suddenly worsened because of a paradoxical inflammatory reaction after 18 days of treatment. He passed away from brain herniation on day 23. The second case was a 43-year-old man diagnosed with CM and HIV. After receiving antifungal therapy and ART, the patient's status was stable for more than 3 years with undetectable HIV-RNA. He suddenly presented with brain inflammation and was diagnosed with IRIS due to CM (CM-IRIS). His brain lesions were migratory and refractory to various antifungal therapies such as L-AMB, FLCZ, flucytosine, and intrathecal amphotericin B. Although the cryptococcal antigen in the patient's cerebrospinal fluid gradually diminished after continuous antifungal therapies, his cognitive function declined, and right hemiparesis persisted. These two cases of CM presented atypical clinical courses, presumably because of paradoxical inflammatory reactions. It should be noted that the onset of CM-IRIS may not necessarily depend on the timing of ART initiation.
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- Sei Samukawa
- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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Hidekawa C, Yoshimi R, Kishimoto D, Kato H, Mitsuhashi M, Sakurai N, Sato Y, Uehara T, Iizuka Y, Komiya T, Hamada N, Nagai H, Soejima Y, Kamiyama R, Takase-Minegishi K, Kirino Y, Sakagami T, Nakajima H. Anti-interferon-γ Antibody-seropositive Disseminated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection Mimicking POEMS and TAFRO Syndromes. Intern Med 2022; 61:2377-2385. [PMID: 35022342 PMCID: PMC9424072 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8366-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infection (DNTM) is typically observed in immunocompromised hosts. Recently, it has been reported that healthy individuals with serum neutralizing autoantibodies for interferon (IFN)-γ can also develop DNTM. We herein report a case of anti-IFN-γ antibody-seropositive DNTM caused by Mycobacterium kansasii with symptoms mimicking TAFRO or POEMS syndrome, including anasarca, organomegaly, skin pigmentation, polyneuropathy, osteosclerotic change, thrombocytopenia, serum M protein, high C-reactive protein level, and reticulin fibrosis. The combination of antimicrobial chemotherapy with glucocorticoid and intravenous immunoglobulin improved his symptoms. Glucocorticoids may be an effective method of suppressing the production of anti-IFN-γ antibodies in DNTM.
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- Chiharu Hidekawa
- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
- Infection Prevention and Control Department, Yokohama City University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Chigasaki City Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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Koyama M, Miyagawa Y, Kitazawa M, Tokumaru S, Nakamura S, Yamamoto Y, Ehara T, Hondo N, Soejima Y. Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with a cranial-first approach for right-sided colon cancer. Tech Coloproctol 2022; 26:919-920. [PMID: 35676545 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-022-02641-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- M Koyama
- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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Hirahara L, Takase-Minegishi K, Kirino Y, Iizuka-Iribe Y, Soejima Y, Yoshimi R, Nakajima H. The Roles of Monocytes and Macrophages in Behçet’s Disease With Focus on M1 and M2 Polarization. Front Immunol 2022; 13:852297. [PMID: 35359926 PMCID: PMC8963421 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.852297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Behçet’s disease (BD) is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent oral ulcers, genital ulcers, cutaneous inflammation, and uveitis. In addition, other potentially life-threatening lesions may occur in the intestinal tract, blood vessels, and central nervous system. This heterogeneity of the BD phenotype hampers development of a targeted treatment strategy. The pathogenesis of BD is not fully elucidated, but it is likely that genetically susceptible people develop BD in response to environmental factors, such as microbiome factors. Genetic analyses have identified various BD susceptibility loci that function in HLA-antigen presentation pathways, Th1 and Th17 cells, and autoinflammation related to monocytes/macrophages, or that increase levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, reduce levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines, or act in dysfunctional mucous barriers. Our functional analyses have revealed that impairment of M2 monocyte/macrophage-mediated anti-inflammatory function through IL-10 is crucial to BD pathogenesis. We, therefore, propose that BD is an M1-dominant disease. In this review, we describe the roles of monocytes and macrophages in BD and consider the potential of these cells as therapeutic targets.
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Iizuka Y, Takase-Minegishi K, Hirahara L, Kirino Y, Soejima Y, Namkoong H, Horita N, Yoshimi R, Takeuchi M, Takeno M, Mizuki N, Nakajima H. Beneficial Effects of Apremilast on Genital Ulcers, Skin Lesions, and Arthritis in Patients With Behçet's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Mod Rheumatol 2021; 32:1153-1162. [PMID: 34752620 DOI: 10.1093/mr/roab098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the clinical efficacy of apremilast for oral ulcers, extra-oral manifestations, and overall disease activity in patients with Behçet's disease (BD). METHODS A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science Core Collection. Studies assessing the treatment effects of apremilast in BD were included. The odds ratios (ORs) of being symptom free for individual manifestations and mean difference (MD) of Behçet's Disease Current Activity Form (BDCAF) scores were calculated with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) at 12 and 24 weeks using a random-model meta-analysis. RESULTS Of 259 screened articles, eight were included. After 12 weeks of apremilast treatment the OR of symptom-free was as followings: oral ulcers, 45.76 (95% CI, 13.23-158.31); genital ulcers, 4.56 (95% CI, 2.47-8.44); erythema nodosum, 3.59 (95% CI, 1.11-11.61); pseudofolliculitis, 2.81 (95% CI, 1.29-6.15); and arthritis, 3.55 (95% CI, 1.71-7.40). Furthermore, BDCAF scores at 12 weeks were significantly reduced (MD=-1.38; -1.78 to -0.99). However, the proportion of oral-ulcer free patients increased at 24 weeks (OR=14.88; 4.81 to 46.07). CONCLUSION The currently accumulated data indicates an improvement in mucocutaneous and articular symptoms by short-term apremilast treatment in patients with BD.
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- Yuki Iizuka
- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Chemotherapy Center, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Notake T, Shimizu A, Kubota K, Ikehara T, Hayashi H, Yasukawa K, Kobayashi A, Yamada A, Fujinaga Y, Soejima Y. Hepatocellular uptake index obtained with gadoxetate disodium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment future liver remnant function after major hepatectomy for biliary malignancy. BJS Open 2021; 5:6319789. [PMID: 34254117 PMCID: PMC8275880 DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zraa048] [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: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Functional assessment of the future liver remnant (FLR) after major hepatectomy is essential but often difficult in patients with biliary malignancy, owing to obstructive jaundice and portal vein embolization. This study evaluated whether a novel index using gadoxetate disodium-enhanced MRI (EOB-MRI) could predict posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) after major hepatectomy for biliary malignancy. Methods The remnant hepatocellular uptake index (rHUI) was calculated in patients undergoing EOB-MRI before major hepatectomy for biliary malignancy. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were used to evaluate the accuracy of rHUI for predicting PHLF grade B or C, according to International Study Group of Liver Surgery criteria. Multivariable logistic regression analyses comprised stepwise selection of parameters, including rHUI and other conventional indices. Results This study included 67 patients. The rHUI accurately predicted PHLF (area under the curve (AUC) 0.896). A cut-off value for rHUI of less than 0.410 predicted all patients who developed grade B or C PHLF. In multivariable analysis, only rHUI was an independent risk factor for grade B or C PHLF (odds ratio 2.0 × 103, 95 per cent c.i. 19.6 to 3.8 × 107; P < 0.001). In patients who underwent preoperative portal vein embolization, rHUI accurately predicted PHLF (AUC 0.885), whereas other conventional indices, such as the plasma disappearance rate of indocyanine green of the FLR and FLR volume, did not. Conclusion The rHUI is potentially a useful predictor of PHLF after major hepatectomy for biliary malignancy.
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- T Notake
- Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterological, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic, Transplantation and Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Soejima Y, Kirino Y, Takeno M, Kurosawa M, Takeuchi M, Yoshimi R, Sugiyama Y, Ohno S, Asami Y, Sekiguchi A, Igarashi T, Nagaoka S, Ishigatsubo Y, Nakajima H, Mizuki N. Changes in the proportion of clinical clusters contribute to the phenotypic evolution of Behçet's disease in Japan. Arthritis Res Ther 2021; 23:49. [PMID: 33522943 PMCID: PMC7851921 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-020-02406-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background We hypothesized that Behçet’s disease (BD) consists of several clinical subtypes with different severity, resulting in heterogeneity of the disease. Here, we conducted a study to identify clinical clusters of BD. Methods A total of 657 patients registered in the Yokohama City University (YCU) regional BD registry between 1990 and 2018, as well as 6754 patients who were initially registered in the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) database between 2003 and 2014, were investigated. The YCU registry data regarding the clinical manifestations of BD, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) status, treatments, and hospitalizations were analyzed first, followed by similar analyses of the MHLW for validation. A hierarchical cluster analysis was independently performed in both patient groups. Results A hierarchical cluster analysis determined five independent clinical clusters in the YCU cohort. Individual counterparts of the YCU clusters were confirmed in the MHLW registry. Recent phenotypical evolutions of BD in Japan, such as increased gastrointestinal (GI) involvement, reduced complete type according to the Japan Criteria, and reduced HLA-B51 positivity were associated with chronologically changing proportions of the clinical clusters. Conclusions In this study, we identified independent clinical clusters among BD patients in Japan and found that the proportion of each cluster varied over time. We propose five independent clusters namely “mucocutaneous”, “mucocutaneous with arthritis”, “neuro”, “GI”, and “eye.”
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- Yutaro Soejima
- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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- Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School, Musashi Kosugi Hospital, 1-396 Kosugi-machi, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 211-8533, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, 4-57 Urafunecho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, 232-0024, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, 4-57 Urafunecho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, 232-0024, Japan
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- Yokosuka Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokosuka City Hospital, 1-3-2 Nagasaka, Yokosuka, 240-0101, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Fujisawa City Hospital, 2-6-1 Fujisawa, Fujisawa, 251-8550, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Yamato City Hospital, Fukaminishi, Yamato, 242-8602, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, 1-21-1 Mutsuura Higashi, Yokohama, 236-0037, Japan
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- Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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Hirahara L, Kirino Y, Soejima Y, Takeno M, Takase-Minegishi K, Yoshimi R, Takeuchi M, Mizuki N, Nakajima H. Efficacy and safety of apremilast for 3 months in Behçet’s disease: A prospective observational study. Mod Rheumatol 2020; 31:856-861. [DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2020.1830504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Lisa Hirahara
- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Matsumoto T, Itoh S, Yoshizumi T, Kurihara T, Yoshiya S, Mano Y, Takeishi K, Harada N, Ikegami T, Soejima Y, Baba H, Mori M. C-reactive protein : albumin ratio in patients with resectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. BJS Open 2020; 4:1146-1152. [PMID: 32959537 PMCID: PMC7709369 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The C-reactive protein : albumin ratio (CAR) has been reported as a novel prognostic marker in several cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of CAR in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). METHODS This was a single-centre retrospective study of patients who underwent surgery for ICC in a university hospital in Japan between 1998 and 2018. CAR, Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) and modified GPS (mGPS) were calculated. Their correlation with recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) was analysed with Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS Seventy-two patients were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups according to the optimal CAR cut-off value of 0·02. CAR above 0·02 was associated with higher carbohydrate antigen 19-9 levels (20·5 versus 66·1 units/ml for CAR of 0·02 or less; P = 0·002), larger tumour size (3·2 versus 4·4 cm respectively; P = 0·031) and a higher rate of microvascular invasion (9 of 28 versus 25 of 44; P = 0·041). RFS and OS were shorter in patients with CAR above 0·02: hazard ratio (HR) 4·31 (95 per cent c.i. 2·02 to 10·63) and HR 4·80 (1·85 to 16·40) respectively. In multivariable analysis CAR above 0·02 was an independent prognostic factor of RFS (HR 3·29 (1·33 to 8·12); P < 0·001), but not OS. CONCLUSIONS CAR was associated with prognosis in patients who had hepatic resection for ICC.
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- T. Matsumoto
- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryGraduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto UniversityKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryGraduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto UniversityKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Surgery and ScienceGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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Komiya T, Takase-Minegishi K, Sakurai N, Nagai H, Hamada N, Soejima Y, Sugiyama Y, Tsuchida N, Kunishita Y, Kishimoto D, Kobayashi K, Kamiyama R, Yoshimi R, Kirino Y, Ohno S, Nakajima H. Dose down-titration of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in daily clinical practice: Shared decision-making and patient treatment preferences in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Int J Rheum Dis 2019; 22:2009-2016. [PMID: 31515933 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.13692] [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: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To determine characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in Japan who received the same biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) for at least 6 months and to identify factors associated with successful down-titration of bDMARDs dependent on shared decision-making. METHODS We included consecutive RA patients who received the same bDMARD with low disease activity or remission for at least 6 months in our two university hospitals. Patients treated with the bDMARD standard dose were defined as SD, while those treated with bDMARD down-titration were defined as DT. We retrospectively reviewed clinical charts and compared data between the two groups. RESULTS Of 288 patients with RA, 204 (70.8%) and 84 (29.2%) continued standard dose treatment and underwent down-titration treatment, respectively. Sixty-six of 84 (78.6%) down-titration-treated patients continued to show low disease activity or remission, whereas 18 (21.4%) relapsed 18.9 ± 24.4 months after bDMARD down-titration was started. Univariate predictor analysis showed that the probable factors of down-titration were no history of bDMARD treatment (P = .001) and low initial Disease Activity Assessment of 28 joint score (P = .048). Other clinical characteristics had no significant relationship with successful down-titration. CONCLUSIONS Thus, bDMARD-naïve patients and those with low initial disease activity are more likely to agree to attempt down-titration. However, the timing and method of down-titration should be made in shared decision-making between patients and rheumatologists.
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- Takaaki Komiya
- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Tsuchida N, Kirino Y, Soejima Y, Onodera M, Arai K, Tamura E, Ishikawa T, Kawai T, Uchiyama T, Nomura S, Kobayashi D, Taguri M, Mitsuhashi S, Mizuguchi T, Takata A, Miyake N, Nakajima H, Miyatake S, Matsumoto N. Haploinsufficiency of A20 caused by a novel nonsense variant or entire deletion of TNFAIP3 is clinically distinct from Behçet's disease. Arthritis Res Ther 2019; 21:137. [PMID: 31164164 PMCID: PMC6549368 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-019-1928-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Background Haploinsufficiency of A20 (HA20) is caused by loss-of-function TNFAIP3 variants. Phenotypic and genetic features of HA20 remain uncertain; therefore, the clinical distinction between HA20 and Behçet’s disease (BD) requires clarification. Methods We have collected 12 Japanese BD-like families. Probands of these families were analyzed by whole exome sequencing (WES) and subsequent Sanger sequencing. Clinical features were compared between 54 HA20 patients (including previously reported and new cases) and 520 Japanese BD patients. Results We identified c.1434C>A:p.(Cys478*) in one family and a 236 kb deletion at 6q23.3 containing TNFAIP3 in another family. Four HA20 patients in the two families presented with childhood-onset recurrent oral and genital ulcers and were initially diagnosed and treated as BD. Consistent with the clinical features of HA20, recurrent, refractory fever attacks (three of four patients), and digestive ulcers (two of the four patients) were observed. A comparison of clinical features between HA20 patients and cohorts of BD patients revealed several critical features specific to HA20. These were early-onset, familial occurrence, recurrent fever attacks, gastrointestinal involvement, and infrequent ocular involvement. Conclusions We identified a novel nonsense variant and deletion of the entire TNFAIP3 gene in two unrelated Japanese HA20 families. Genetic screening of TNFAIP3 should be considered for familial BD-like patients with early-onset recurrent fevers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13075-019-1928-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Naomi Tsuchida
- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.,Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Division of Immunology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Immunology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Immunology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Immunology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Immunology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Data Science, Yokohama City University School of Data Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.,Clinical Genetics Department, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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Harimoto N, Nakagawara H, Shirabe K, Yoshizumi T, Itoh S, Ikegami T, Soejima Y, Maehara Y, Ishida Y, Tateno C, Tanaka Y. Functional Analysis of Human Hepatocytes Isolated From Chimeric Mouse Liver. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:3858-3862. [PMID: 30577278 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.06.035] [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] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Soejima Y, Yoshizumi T, Ikegami T, Harimoto N, Harada N, Itoh S, Toshima T, Motomura T, Mano Y, Ohira M, Bekki Y, Maehara Y. Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Thrombectomy for Extensive Portal Vein Thrombosis in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:3549-3551. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.08.047] [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] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Motomura T, Yoshizumi T, Ohira M, Mano Y, Toshima T, Itoh S, Harada N, Harimoto N, Ikegami T, Soejima Y, Maehara Y. Successful Recombinant Thrombomodulin Treatment for Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Liver Transplantation: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2018; 49:2409-2410. [PMID: 29198692 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) is a rare but severe complication after liver transplantation. In contrast to other thrombotic microangiopathies, treatment for TA-TMA has yet to be clarified. A 52-year-old male patient with liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis C underwent split liver transplantation from a deceased donor. His clinical course was without complication until 4 days after transplantation, when he experienced impaired consciousness, hemolytic anemia with fragmented erythrocytes, and marked thrombocytopenia. TA-TMA was diagnosed, and recombinant thrombomodulin was administered for 4 days. The patient's clinical symptoms and laboratory data rapidly improved. He has been followed up for 6 months and has not shown any complications. The pathogenesis of TA-TMA is endothelial damage in the vasculature. Recombinant thrombomodulin, an endothelial cell-protecting agent, is a promising new therapeutic choice for TA-TMA after liver transplantation.
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- T Motomura
- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Sugiyama Y, Yoshimi R, Tamura M, Takeno M, Kunishita Y, Kishimoto D, Yoshioka Y, Kobayashi K, Takase-Minegishi K, Watanabe T, Hamada N, Nagai H, Tsuchida N, Soejima Y, Nakano H, Kamiyama R, Uehara T, Kirino Y, Sekiguchi A, Ihata A, Ohno S, Nagaoka S, Nakajima H. The predictive prognostic factors for polymyositis/dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20:7. [PMID: 29325580 PMCID: PMC5765702 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-017-1506-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the principal cause of death in polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM). Here we investigated prognostic factors for death and serious infection in PM/DM-ILD using the multicenter database. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed baseline demographic, clinical and laboratory findings, treatment regimens and outcomes in patients with PM/DM-ILD. The distribution of ILD lesions was evaluated in four divided lung zones of high-resolution computed tomography images. RESULTS Of 116 patients with PM/DM-ILD, 14 died within 6 months from the diagnosis. As independent risk factors for early death, extended ILD lesions in upper lung fields (odds ratio (OR) 8.01, p = 0.016) and hypocapnia (OR 6.85, p = 0.038) were identified. Serious infection was found in 38 patients, including 11 patients who died of respiratory or multiple infections. The independent risk factors were high serum KL-6 (OR 3.68, p = 0.027), high initial dose of prednisolone (PSL) (OR 4.18, p = 0.013), and combination immunosuppressive therapies (OR 5.51, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The present study shows the progression of ILD at baseline is the most critical for survival and that infection, especially respiratory infection, is an additive prognostic factor under the potent immunosuppressive treatment.
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- Yumiko Sugiyama
- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.,Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell and Immune Regulation, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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Harimoto N, Yugawa K, Ikegami T, Ohira M, Mano Y, Motomura T, Toshima T, Itoh S, Harada N, Soejima Y, Yoshizumi T, Maehara Y, Oda Y. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Pregnancy induced hepatic veno-occlusive disease requiring liver transplantation. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 33:9. [PMID: 29284078 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- N Harimoto
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ikegami T, Yoshizumi T, Ohira M, Harada N, Soejima Y, Maehara Y. Indication of living donor liver transplantation for septuagenarians from double equipoise theory. Am J Transplant 2018; 18:278-279. [PMID: 28742945 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- T Ikegami
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kinoshita M, Matsuda Y, Arai T, Soejima Y, Sawabe M, Honma N. Cytological diagnostic clues in poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas of the breast: Streaming arrangement, necrotic background, nucleolar enlargement and cannibalism of cancer cells. Cytopathology 2017; 29:22-27. [PMID: 28868787 DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare histological type of breast cancer. The cytological diagnosis of non-keratinising, poorly differentiated SCC is often difficult, and distinguishing it from invasive ductal carcinoma or apocrine carcinoma (AC) is especially challenging. We aimed to define the diagnostic cytological features of poorly differentiated SCC of the breast. METHODS We studied the cytological findings of poorly differentiated SCC (n=10) and compared them to those of IDC (n=15) and AC (n=14). The following six cytological features were evaluated: streaming arrangement, nucleolar enlargement, dense nuclei, cannibalism, atypical keratinocytes and necrotic background. RESULTS SCC exhibited significantly higher frequencies of streaming arrangement (70% vs 6.7%, P=.002), nucleolar enlargement (80% vs 27%, P=.02), and necrotic background (80% vs 36%, P=.002) than invasive ductal carcinoma. The detection of two or three of these features yielded a higher sensitivity (80%) and specificity (93%) for the diagnosis of SCC. Streaming arrangement (70% vs 0%, P<.001), cannibalism (60% vs 0%, P=.002), and a necrotic background (80% vs 36%, P=.047) were all significantly more frequent in SCC than in AC. When distinguishing SCC from AC, the presence of two or three of these features yielded a high sensitivity (80%) and specificity (100%). CONCLUSIONS Cytological features such as a streaming arrangement, a necrotic background, nucleolar enlargement and cannibalism are useful indicators for the diagnosis of SCC of the breast. As such, greater attention should be paid to these morphological features in daily clinical practice.
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- M Kinoshita
- Department of Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Section of Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Section of Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Section of Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Pathology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Miyata K, Morita S, Dejima H, Seki N, Matsutani N, Mieno M, Kondo F, Soejima Y, Tanaka F, Sawabe M. Cytological markers for predicting ALK-positive pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Diagn Cytopathol 2017; 45:963-970. [PMID: 28834601 DOI: 10.1002/dc.23800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND ALK gene rearrangement is an important class of gene mutations in pulmonary adenocarcinoma. ALK-positive pulmonary adenocarcinoma exhibits characteristic histological features, such as signet ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) and a mucinous cribriform structure. However, when insufficient histological specimens are obtained, ALK-positivity must be predicted based on cytological features. The purpose of this study was to clarify the cytological characteristics of ALK-positive pulmonary adenocarcinoma. METHODS We compared the cytological findings of 16 ALK-positive cases with 40 ALK-negative cases. We examined various cytoplasmic features of SRCC, including the presence of pink, yellow, or orange mucin; green, vacuolar, or vesicular cytoplasm; and green globular cytoplasmic secretions. We also examined whether the SRCC cells exhibited a pattern of individually scattered cells, the formation of cell clusters, and formation of a mucinous cribriform pattern. RESULTS A univariate analysis showed that significantly frequent cytological findings included pink mucin, green cytoplasm, vacuolar cytoplasm, vesicular cytoplasm, green globular cytoplasmic secretions, an individually scattered pattern, cluster formation, and a mucinous cribriform structure (all, P < .05). A stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis identified three significant contributing factors: pink mucin (P = .03), vesicular cytoplasm (P = .06), and an individually scattered pattern (P = .01) of SRCC. If the specimens showed two or three of these features, the sensitivity and specificity were both 88% for the prediction of ALK-positive cancers. CONCLUSION Three cytological features of SRCC (pink mucin, vesicular cytoplasm, and an individually scattered pattern) could be useful cytological markers for the prediction of ALK-positive pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
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- K Miyata
- Department of Pathology, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Pathology, Tokyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Information, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Teikyo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Graduate School of Health Care Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Motomura T, Yoshizumi T, Wang H, Nagatsu A, Itoh S, Harada N, Harimoto N, Ikegami T, Uchiyama H, Soejima Y, Maehara Y. Duct-to-duct Biliary Reconstruction in Living-donor Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Report of a Case. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:1196-1198. [PMID: 28583556 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.03.069] [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: 11/18/2022]
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Although Roux-en Y hepaticojejunostomy was previously recommended for the biliary reconstruction in liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), some recent reports showed no difference in the graft survival between Roux-en Y and duct-to-duct anastomosis in deceased-donor liver transplantation. On the other hand, considering the risk of recurrence and the short length of the bile duct of the graft, duct-to-duct biliary anastomosis has never been reported in a patient undergoing living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for PSC. A 45 year-old male underwent LDLT using a left-lobe graft donated from his brother. Cholangiography showed no lesion in his common bile duct and duct-to-duct anastomosis was chosen for him. Fifteen months later, he suffered cholangitis due to PSC recurrence and endoscopic retrograde cholangiography was performed. The stents were inserted into his B2 and B3, and he remains well. Because of the ability to easily manage biliary complication, duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction may become the first choice in LDLT for PSC without common bile duct lesions.
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- T Motomura
- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Nagatsu A, Yoshizumi T, Ikegami T, Harimoto N, Harada N, Soejima Y, Taketomi A, Maehara Y. In Situ Posterior Graft Segmentectomy for Large-for-Size Syndrome in Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation in Adults: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:1199-1201. [PMID: 28583557 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Large-for-size syndrome (LFSS) is controversial in pediatric living donor liver transplantation patients and is associated with a poor graft outcome. Similar situations in deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) in adults have not been reported frequently, and there are no official guidelines worldwide. Deceased donation is extremely limited in Japan, and when a larger liver is allocated for a very sick small recipient in Japan, transplantation with a plan to address LFSS might be necessary. The patient is a 58-year-old female patient who had acute liver failure with coma. The graft-recipient weight ratio (GRWR) was 2.74%. Although the graft was enlarged by reperfusion, the intraoperative Doppler ultrasound, performed after reperfusion, showed sufficient graft in-flow and out-flow. However, when the liver graft was situated appropriately into the right phrenic space supported by the rib cage and diaphragm, the blood flow in the hepatic vein and portal vein was significantly reduced. Graft blood flow did not improve without removing it from the right subphrenic space. Therefore, we decided to perform an in situ graft posterior segmentectomy, so that the graft right lobe was properly accommodated in the patient's right subphrenic space. After the segmentectomy of the graft, an intraoperative Doppler sonogram showed significantly improved blood flow. LFSS could be a significant operative challenge in adult DDLT, especially in areas with limited chances of DDLT. In situ posterior segmentectomy in the demarcated area could be a solution for treating patients with LFSS.
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- A Nagatsu
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Soejima Y, Yoshizumi T, Ikegami T, Harimoto N, Harada N, Ito S, Motomura T, Uchiyama H, Maehara Y. In Situ Procurement of a Recipient's Portal Vein for a Right Lobe Liver Graft With Multiple Venous Orifices: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2017; 49:172-174. [PMID: 28104129 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Reconstruction of multiple venous orifices of a right lobe graft is a time-consuming and troublesome procedure in right lobe living-donor liver transplantation. In the current study, we present a new venous reconstruction technique for a right lobe graft with multiple and complex hepatic vein (HV) orifices, in which procurement of the recipient's left portal vein was performed in situ to keep the anhepatic period to a minimum. All of the HV orifices were reconstructed together at the back table, while maintaining patency of the recipient's systemic and splanchnic circulation. A homologous vein graft and veno-venous bypass were not necessary. All HVs were patent during the follow-up and the patient was free from complications. In conclusion, the present technique is readily available for reconstruction of complex and multiple HV tributaries, while avoiding a long anhepatic time and the use of veno-venous bypass.
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- Y Soejima
- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ikegami T, Yoshizumi T, Soejima Y, Harimoto N, Itoh S, Takeishi K, Uchiyama H, Kawanaka H, Yamashita YI, Tsujita E, Harada N, Oki E, Saeki H, Kimura Y, Shirabe K, Maehara Y. Triple therapy using direct-acting agents for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation: a single-center experience. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:730-2. [PMID: 25891720 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Revised: 10/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis C viral graft reinfection is almost a universal event after liver transplantation with consequent disease progression. METHODS We applied triple therapy (n = 21) with the use of telaprevir (TVR; n = 12) or simeprevir (SVR; n = 9). RESULTS TVR was given at the dose 1,500 mg daily (n = 11) with reduced dose of cyclosporine at 25% to 50%, and SVR was given at the dose 100 mg daily with unadjusted cyclosporine, followed by 12 weeks of dual therapy. The early viral response was achieved in 91.7% (n = 11), end of treatment response rate was 91.7% (n = 11), and sustained viral response rate was 83.3% (n = 10) in the TVR group, and respective rates were 88.9% (n = 8), 77.8% (n = 7), and 77.8% (n = 7) in the SVR group. Although granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was not given in the patients with triple therapy, blood transfusion was performed in 7 cases (58.3%) in the TVR group and 1 case (11.1%) in the SVR group. Interferon-mediated graft dysfunction was observed in 4 cases (33.3%) in the TVR group and 3 cases (33.3%) in the SVR group, respectively. The cumulative viral clearance rates in triple (n = 21) and dual (n = 105) therapy were 95.0% and 18.1% at 12 weeks, and 95.0% and 40.0%, respectively, at 24 weeks (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS Although careful monitoring for possible adverse events is required during treatment, triple therapy with the use of direct-acting agents are very effective in treating hepatitis C after liver transplantation.
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- T Ikegami
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Yoshizumi T, Itoh S, Imai D, Ikegami T, Ninomiya M, Iguchi T, Harimoto N, Takeishi K, Kimura Y, Uchiyama H, Soejima Y, Ikeda T, Kawanaka H, Shirabe K, Maehara Y. Impact of Platelets and Serotonin on Liver Regeneration After Living Donor Hepatectomy. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:683-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Toshima T, Ikegami T, Kimura K, Harimoto N, Yamashita Y, Yoshizumi T, Soejima Y, Ikeda T, Shirabe K, Maehara Y. Application of postoperative Model for End-Stage Liver Disease scoring system for evaluating liver graft function after living donor liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 2015; 46:81-6. [PMID: 24507030 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Revised: 08/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score has been validated to predict the mortality rate of patients with various chronic liver diseases on the waiting list for liver transplantation (LT). The aim of this study was to assess the value of the postoperative MELD scoring system as an early postoperative predictor of outcome in patients undergoing living donor LT (LDLT). METHODS A retrospective analysis of 217 adult-to-adult LDLT patients was performed. The values of the MELD score on various postoperative days (PODs) as predictors of graft loss within 6 months after LDLT were examined by calculating the areas under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curves. The 6-months graft survival rates were compared between patients with (n = 22) and without (n = 195) graft loss. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the factors associated with mortality. RESULTS The MELD score on POD2 was a predictor of graft loss, with an AUROC c-statistic of 0.779, a specificity of 79.5%, and a sensitivity of 68.2% at optimal cutoff, whereas the preoperative MELD score c-statistic was 0.605 with 44.6% sensitivity. Multivariate analyses for postoperative mortality revealed MELD-POD2 ≥19 (odds ratio, 5.601; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.395-4.508; P = .0009) as an independent predictor of short-term graft loss following LDLT, in addition to preoperative hospitalization status. Later MELD POD scores were also predictive of graft loss. CONCLUSIONS The early postoperative MELD scoring system is feasible as an index for prediction of postoperative mortality following LDLT.
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- T Toshima
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Shirabe K, Motomura T, Takeishi K, Morita K, Kayashima H, Taketomi A, Ikegami T, Soejima Y, Yoshizumi T, Maehara Y. Human early liver regeneration after hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: special reference to age. Scand J Surg 2014; 102:101-5. [PMID: 23820685 DOI: 10.1177/1457496913482250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS This study was conducted to clarify the effects of age on human liver regeneration. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty major hepatectomies, equal to or more than two segmentectomies for hepatocellular carcinoma, were performed. Ages ranged from 37 to 85 years and five octogenarians were included. The early regenerative index was defined: (liver volume after 7 days after hepatectomy - estimated remnant liver volume before hepatectomy)/estimated remnant liver volume, using three-dimensional computed tomographic volumetry. Farnesoid X receptor and forkhead box m1 expression in the liver, which has been reported to age-related decrease of liver regeneration in animal model, were examined using real-time polymerase chain reaction. The patients were divided into two groups: low early regenerative index (n = 15), early regenerative index less than 55% and high early regenerative index (n = 15), early regenerative index equal to or more than 55%. RESULTS The mean early regenerative index was 57%. Age (R (2) = 0.274, P = 0.003) and estimated blood loss (R (2) = 0.134, P = 0.0466) were inversely correlated with the early regenerative index, and the expression of farnesoid X receptor and forkhead box m1 was not. The incidence of post-hepatectomy liver failure in the low early regenerative index group was higher than that in the high early regenerative index group (P = 0.0421). CONCLUSIONS Age and intraoperative blood loss are inversely correlated with early liver regeneration in humans. In elderly patients, massive blood loss should be avoided in view of liver regeneration.
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- K Shirabe
- Department of Surgery and Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Harimoto N, Ikegami T, Nakagawara H, Yamashita YI, Yoshizumi T, Uchiyama H, Soejima Y, Ikeda T, Shirabe K, Aishima S, Oda Y, Maehara Y. Chronic Immune-Mediated Reaction Syndrome as the Cause of Late Graft Mortality in Living-Donor Liver Transplantation for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Transplant Proc 2014; 46:1438-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Konishi H, Motomura T, Matsumoto Y, Harimoto N, Ikegami T, Yoshizumi T, Soejima Y, Shirabe K, Fukuhara T, Maehara Y. Interferon-lambda4 genetic polymorphism is associated with the therapy response for hepatitis C virus recurrence after a living donor liver transplant. J Viral Hepat 2014; 21:397-404. [PMID: 24750545 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The standard therapy against hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence postliver transplantation includes interferon (IFN)α and ribavirin. IFNL4 ss469415590 polymorphism has been reported as a novel predictor of the response to IFN therapy for chronic HCV infection. We examined the impact of IFNL4 polymorphism on the responsiveness to IFN therapy after liver transplantation. Tissue specimens were collected from 80 HCV-infected recipients and 78 liver donors, and their IFNL4 ss469415590 genotype, hepatic IFNL4 and interferon-stimulated genes' mRNA expression levels were examined. The association of the polymorphism and expression levels in terms of the IFN therapy response to HCV recurrence was analysed. Most individuals who had rs8099917 risk alleles also had ss469415590 risk alleles (R(2) = 0.9). Sustained virological response (SVR) rates were higher in both liver graft recipients and transplants with ss469415590 TT/TT alleles than in those with the risk ΔG allele (P = 0.003 and P = 0.005, respectively). In recipients with ss469415590 TT/TT, IFNL4 TT mRNA levels showed no significant differences between livers of patients who responded to therapy and those who did not (P = 0.4). In recipients with the risk ΔG allele, IFNL4 ΔG mRNA expression levels were significantly lower in SVR patients than in non-SVR patients (P = 0.02). Hepatic interferon stimulable genes and IFNL4 mRNA expression were correlated. Our findings suggest that analysing the ss469415590 genotype and IFNL4 ΔG expression provides a novel prediction strategy for the possible response to IFN therapy after liver transplantation.
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- H Konishi
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Gotemba Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba city, Japan
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Uchiyama H, Shirabe K, Nakagawara H, Ikegami T, Toshima T, Soejima Y, Yoshizumi T, Yamashita YI, Harimoto N, Ikeda T, Maehara Y. Revisiting the safety of living liver donors by reassessing 441 donor hepatectomies: is a larger hepatectomy complication-prone? Am J Transplant 2014; 14:367-74. [PMID: 24472194 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Donor safety is of paramount importance in performing living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We retrospectively reviewed donor medical records to confirm whether larger donor hepatectomy is absolutely complication-prone. A total of 441 living donor hepatectomies were performed between October 1996 and July 2012 in our institute, which were divided into three eras (Era I, October 1996 to March 2004; Era II, April 2004 to March 2008; Era III, April 2008 to July 2012) and the incidences of postoperative complications were compared among the three types of hepatectomy-right hepatectomy (RH), left hepatectomy (LH) and left lateral segmentectomy (LLS). Although severe complications (Clavien's grade 3 or more) frequently occurred in RH in Eras I and II (15.4% and 10.7%, respectively), the incidence in Era III decreased to the comparable level observed in LH and LLS (5.4% in RH, 2.3% in LH and 5.3% in LLS). The incidence of postoperative complications did not relate to the type of hepatectomy selected in the latest era. Since most complications after hepatectomy were considered preventable, step-by-step meticulous surgical procedures are a prerequisite for further assuring donor safety irrespective of the type of hepatectomy selected.
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- H Uchiyama
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Harimoto N, Shirabe K, Yamashita YI, Ikegami T, Yoshizumi T, Soejima Y, Ikeda T, Maehara Y, Nishie A, Yamanaka T. Sarcopenia as a predictor of prognosis in patients following hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Br J Surg 2013; 100:1523-30. [PMID: 24037576 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 363] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sarcopenia was identified recently as a poor prognostic factor in patients with cancer. The present study investigated the effect of sarcopenia on short- and long-term outcomes following partial hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and aimed to identify prognostic factors. METHODS Data were collected retrospectively for all consecutive patients who underwent hepatectomy for HCC with curative intent between January 2004 and December 2009. Patients were assigned to one of two groups according to the presence or absence of sarcopenia, assessed by computed tomographic measurement of muscle mass at the level of the third lumbar vertebra. Clinicopathological, surgical outcome and long-term survival data were analysed. RESULTS Sarcopenia was present in 75 (40·3 per cent) of 186 patients, and was significantly correlated with female sex, lower body mass index and liver dysfunction, as indicated by abnormal serum albumin levels and indocyanine green retention test at 15 min values. In patients with, and without sarcopenia, the 5-year overall survival rate was 71 and 83·7 per cent respectively, and the 5-year recurrence-free survival rate was 13 and 33·2 per cent respectively. Multivariable analysis revealed that reduced skeletal muscle mass was predictive of an unfavourable prognosis. CONCLUSION Sarcopenia was predictive of worse overall survival even when adjusted for other known predictors in patients with HCC after partial hepatectomy.
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- N Harimoto
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Agata K, Soejima Y, Kato K, Kobayashi C, Umesono Y, Watanabe K. Structure of the planarian central nervous system (CNS) revealed by neuronal cell markers. Zoolog Sci 2012; 15:433-40. [PMID: 18466009 DOI: 10.2108/zsj.15.433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/1998] [Accepted: 03/24/1998] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Planarians are considered to be among the most primitive animals which developed the central nervous system (CNS). To understand the origin and evolution of the CNS, we have isolated a neural marker gene from a planarian, Dugesia japonica, and analyzed the structure of the planarian CNS by in situ hybridization. The planarian CNS is located on the ventral side of the body, and composed of a mass of cephalic ganglions in the head region and a pair of ventral nerve cords (VNC). Cephalic ganglions cluster independently from VNC, are more dorsal than VNC, and form an inverted U-shaped brain-like structure with nine branches on each outer side. Two eyes are located on the dorsal side of the 3(rd) branch and visual axons form optic chiasma on the dorsal-inside region of the inverted U-shaped brain. The 6(th)-9(th) branches cluster more closely and form auricles on the surface which may function as the sensory organ of taste. We found that the gross structure of the planarian CNS along the anterior-posterior (A-P) axis is strikingly similar to the distribution pattern of the "primary" neurons of vertebrate embryos which differentiate at the neural plate stage to provide a fundamental nervous system, although the vertebrate CNS is located on the dorsal side. These data suggest that the basic plan for the CNS development along the A-P axis might have been acquired at an early stage of evolution before conversion of the location of the CNS from the ventral to the dorsal side.
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Soejima Y, Shirabe K, Taketomi A, Yoshizumi T, Uchiyama H, Ikegami T, Ninomiya M, Harada N, Ijichi H, Maehara Y. Left lobe living donor liver transplantation in adults. Am J Transplant 2012; 12:1877-85. [PMID: 22429497 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04022.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Adult left lobe (LL) living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has not generally been recognized as a feasible procedure because of the problem of graft size. The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility and short- and long-term results of adult LL LDLT in comparison with right lobe (RL) LDLT. Data on 200 consecutive LL LDLTs, including five retransplants, were retrospectively compared with those of 112 RL LDLTs, in terms of survival, complications and donor morbidity. The mean graft weight to standard volume ratio of LL grafts was 38.7% whereas that of RL grafts was 47.6% (p < 0.0001). The 1-, 5- and 10-year patient survival rates of LL LDLT were 85.6%, 77.9% and 69.5%, respectively, which were comparable to those of RL LDLT (89.8%, 71.3% and 70.7%, respectively). The incidence of small-for-size syndrome was higher in LL LDLT (19.5%) than in RL LDLT (7.1%) (p < 0.01). The overall donor morbidity rates were comparable between LL (36.0%) and RL (34.8%), whereas postoperative liver function tests and hospital stay were significantly better (p < 0.0001) in LL donors. In conclusion, adult LL LDLT has comparable outcomes to that of RL LDLT. LL LDLT is viable and is the first choice in adult LDLT.
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- Y Soejima
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Ikegami T, Shirabe K, Yoshizumi T, Aishima S, Taketomi YA, Soejima Y, Uchiyama H, Kayashima H, Toshima T, Maehara Y. Primary graft dysfunction after living donor liver transplantation is characterized by delayed functional hyperbilirubinemia. Am J Transplant 2012; 12:1886-97. [PMID: 22494784 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04052.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The purpose of this study is to propose a new concept of primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), characterized by delayed functional hyperbilirubinemia (DFH) and a high early graft mortality rate. A total of 210 adult-to-adult LDLT grafts without anatomical, immunological or hepatitis-related issues were included. All of the grafts with early mortality (n = 13) caused by PGD in LDLT had maximum total bilirubin levels >20 mg/dL after postoperative day 7 (p < 0.001). No other factors, including prothrombin time, ammonia level or ascites output after surgery were associated with early mortality. Thus, DFH of >20 mg/dL for >seven consecutive days occurring after postoperative day 7 (DFH-20) was used to characterize PGD. DFH-20 showed high sensitivity (100%) and specificity (95.4%) for PGD with early mortality. Among the grafts with DFH-20 (n = 22), those with early mortality (n = 13) showed coagulopathy (PT-INR > 2), compared with those without mortality (p = 0.002). Pathological findings in the grafts with DFH-20 included hepatocyte ballooning and cholestasis, which were particularly prominent in the centrilobular zone. PGD after LDLT is associated with DFH-20 caused by graft, recipient and surgical factors, and increases the risk of early graft mortality.
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- T Ikegami
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Yoshizumi T, Shirabe K, Ikegami T, Kayashima H, Yamashita N, Morita K, Masuda T, Hashimoto N, Taketomi A, Soejima Y, Maehara Y. Impact of human T cell leukemia virus type 1 in living donor liver transplantation. Am J Transplant 2012; 12:1479-85. [PMID: 22486853 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04037.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is an endemic retrovirus in southwestern Japan, which causes adult T cell leukemia (ATL) or HTLV-1 associated myelopathy in a minority of carriers. Here, we investigated the impact of HTLV-1 status in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Twenty-six of 329 (7.9%) HTLV-1 carriers underwent primary LDLT. One recipient negative for HTLV-1 before LDLT received a graft from an HTLV-1 positive donor. Eight donors were HTLV-1 positive. Twenty-seven recipients (13 male and 14 female; mean age 52.5 years) were reviewed retrospectively. ATL developed in four recipients who ultimately died. The intervals between LDLT and ATL development ranged from 181 to 1315 days. Of the four ATL recipients, two received grafts from HTLV-1 positive donors and two from negative donors. The 1-, 3- and 5-year HTLV-1 carrier survival rates were 91.3%, 78.3% and 66.3%, respectively. Fulminant hepatic failure as a pretransplant diagnosis and a pretransplant MELD score ≥ 15 was identified as risk factors for ATL development in this study (p = 0.001 and p = 0.041, respectively). In conclusion, LDLT can be performed for HTLV-1 positive recipients. However, when fulminant hepatic failure is diagnosed, LDLT should not be performed until further studies have revealed the mechanisms of ATL development.
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- T Yoshizumi
- Department of Surgery and Multidisciplinary Treatment, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Sanefuji K, Ikegami T, Nagata S, Sugimachi K, Gion T, Uchiyama H, Soejima Y, Taketomi A, Shirabe K, Maehara Y. End-stage liver cirrhosis with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia, treated by blood type-incompatible living donor liver transplantation: a case report. Transplant Proc 2011; 43:2087-9. [PMID: 21693332 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Revised: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 02/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We present a case of successful living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B virus with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) using an ABO-incompatible (ABOi) graft. The patient was a 47-year-old woman who had a history of ruptured esophageal varices, accumulation of intractable ascites, frequent hepatic encephalopathy and severe anemia, with a hemoglobin value of approximately 3 g/dL due to AIHA. We treated the patient by LDLT using an ABOi liver graft. The treatment strategy included anti-CD20 antibody, plasma exchange and transfusion before LDLT. The patient's anemia improved after surgery; she required only 2 units of irradiated red blood cell concentrates-leukocytes reduced. The patient was discharged from the hospital on postoperative day 35. Two years after surgery, the patient still shows normal hepatic and hematological findings. The immunomodulation protocol for ABOi LDLT was effective not only to avoid humoral reactions associated with ABOi LDLT, but also those associated with AIHA.
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- K Sanefuji
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Motomura T, Taketomi A, Fukuhara T, Mano Y, Takeishi K, Toshima T, Harada N, Uchiyama H, Yoshizumi T, Soejima Y, Shirabe K, Matsuura Y, Maehara Y. The impact of IL28B genetic variants on recurrent hepatitis C in liver transplantation: significant lessons from a dual graft case. Am J Transplant 2011; 11:1325-9. [PMID: 21645259 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03537.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 01/25/2023]
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IL28B genetic polymorphism is related to interferon-sensitivity in chronic hepatitis C, but the significance of grafts carrying different genotypes from recipients is still unclear in liver transplantation. A 51-year-old Japanese male carrying a minor genotype underwent dual liver transplantation for liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus (HCV). The left lobe graft carried a major genotype, and the right a minor genotype. He achieved virological response during the course of pegylated-interferon and ribavirin therapy against recurrent hepatitis C for 2 years, but HCV relapsed immediately at the end of the therapy. Two years after antiviral therapy, liver biopsy was performed from each graft. The specimens showed A1F0 in the left lobe graft and A2F2 in the right. Moreover, quantitative polymerase chain reaction was performed using RNA extracted from each specimen to see there was no HCV RNA in the left lobe whereas there was in the right. This case provides clear evidence that IL28B genetic variants determine interferon sensitivity in recurrent hepatitis C following liver transplantation, which could result in new strategies for donor selection or for posttransplant antiviral therapy to HCV positive recipients.
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- T Motomura
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ijichi H, Shirabe K, Taketomi A, Yoshizumi T, Uchiyama H, Harada N, Yoshimatsu M, Ikegami T, Soejima Y, Maehara Y. Current Therapeutic Strategies For Recurrent Hepatitis B Virus Infection After Living Donor Liver Transplantation. J Surg Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.260] [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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Shirabe K, Aishima S, Taketomi A, Soejima Y, Uchiyama H, Kayashima H, Ninomiya M, Mano Y, Maehara Y. Prognostic importance of the gross classification of hepatocellular carcinoma in living donor-related liver transplantation. Br J Surg 2010; 98:261-7. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background
The gross classification of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been reported to be a significant prognostic factor for patients with HCC undergoing partial hepatectomy. The present study investigated whether the gross classification of HCC is also a prognostic factor in living donor-related liver transplantation (LDLT).
Methods
Some 119 patients undergoing LDLT for HCC were identified retrospectively from a prospective institutional database containing information on all LDLTs carried out between 1996 and 2009. Patients were divided into three groups according to the gross classification of the largest tumour in the explanted liver: type 1 HCC, single nodular type (81 patients); type 2, single nodular type with extranodular growth (21); and type 3, contiguous multinodular type (17). Clinicopathological factors and recurrence-free survival rates were compared.
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Recurrence-free survival rates for the whole group were 87·7 per cent at 1 year, 83·5 per cent at 3 years and 81·0 per cent at 5 years after LDLT. Type 3 HCC was associated with large tumour size, poor histological grade, a high incidence of microvascular invasion and multiple tumours. Independent predictors of poor recurrence-free survival were preoperative serum level of des-γ-carboxy prothrombin exceeding 300 mAU/ml, microvascular invasion and type 3 HCC.
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The gross classification of HCC was an independent predictor for recurrence of HCC in patients undergoing LDLT.
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- K Shirabe
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ninomiya M, Shirabe K, Terashi T, Ijichi H, Yonemura Y, Harada N, Soejima Y, Taketomi A, Shimada M, Maehara Y. Deceleration of regenerative response improves the outcome of rat with massive hepatectomy. Am J Transplant 2010; 10:1580-7. [PMID: 20642684 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03150.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Small residual liver volume after massive hepatectomy or partial liver transplantation is a major cause of subsequent liver dysfunction. We hypothesize that the abrupt regenerative response of small remnant liver is responsible for subsequent deleterious outcome. To slow down the regenerative speed, NS-398 (ERK1/2 inhibitor) or PD98059 (selective MEK inhibitor) was administered after 70% or 90% partial hepatectomy (PH). The effects of regenerative speed on liver morphology, portal pressure and survival were assessed. In the 70% PH model, NS-398 treatment suppressed the abrupt replicative response of hepatocytes during the early phase of regeneration, although liver volume on day 7 was not significantly different from that of the control group. Immunohistochemical analysis for CD31 (for sinusoids) and AGp110 (for bile canaliculi) revealed that lobular architectural disturbance was alleviated by NS-398 treatment. In the 90% PH model, administration of NS-398 or PD98059, but not hepatocyte growth factor, significantly enhanced survival. The abrupt regenerative response of small remnant liver is suggested to be responsible for intensive lobular derangement and subsequent liver dysfunction. The suppression of MEK/ERK signaling pathway during the early phase after hepatectomy makes the regenerative response linear, and improves the prognosis for animals bearing a small remnant liver.
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- M Ninomiya
- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ikegami T, Taketomi A, Soejima Y, Yoshizumi T, Fukuhara T, Kotoh K, Shimoda S, Kato M, Maehara Y. The Benefits of Interferon Treatment in Patients Without Sustained Viral Response After Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatitis C. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:4246-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.08.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Received: 03/12/2009] [Revised: 07/11/2009] [Accepted: 08/17/2009] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Ikeda T, Fukuda M, Fukuda M, Soejima Y, Doi S, Nagashima S, Nakamura Y, Soda H, Oka M, Kohno S. A phase II study of docetaxel and carboplatin in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer after treatment with non-platinum regimens. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e19087] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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e19087 Background: Docetaxel and platinum is active in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as first-line chemotherapy, and docetaxel is also effective in previously-treated patients. This study was designed to evaluate activity and toxicity of docetaxel and carboplatin as second-line chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC patients treated with non-platinum regimens. Methods: Patients with stage IIIB or IV NSCLC treated with non-platinum regimens, a performance status ≤ 2, and an adequate organ function were eligible. Patients were treated with docetaxel 50 mg/m2/day and carboplatin AUC 5 mg/ml/min on day 1 of each 21-day cycle. Primary endpoint was response rate. Results: Twenty-nine patients with a median age of 63 years were included. Median number of cycles for docetaxel and carboplatin was 3.2. Grade 3/4 neutropenia and anemia occurred in 21 (72.4%) and 2 patients (7.0%), respectively. Febrile neutropenia occurred in 2 patients (7.0%). Grade 3 non-hematological toxicity included diarrhea and peripheral neuropathy in each 1 patients (3.5%). Complete and partial response was observed in 1 and 4 patients, respectively. Overall response rate was 17.2% (95%CI: 5.9–35.8). Median survival time was 12.7 months (95%CI: 7.8–17.6) and 1- year survival rate was 52.5% (95%CI: 31.8–73.2). Conclusions: The combination of docetaxel and carboplatin as second-line chemotherapy may be promising in advanced NSCLC patients treated with non-platinum regimens. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Nagasaki Thoracic Oncology Group, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki Thoracic Oncology Group, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki Thoracic Oncology Group, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki Thoracic Oncology Group, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki Thoracic Oncology Group, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki Thoracic Oncology Group, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki Thoracic Oncology Group, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki Thoracic Oncology Group, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki Thoracic Oncology Group, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Nagasaki Thoracic Oncology Group, Nagasaki, Japan
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Soejima Y, Ueda S, Sanefuji K, Kayashima H, Yoshizumi T, Ikegami T, Yamashita Y, Sugimachi K, Iguchi T, Taketomi A, Maehara Y. Sequential pancreaticoduodenectomy after living donor liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma. Am J Transplant 2008; 8:2158-62. [PMID: 18727703 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02346.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 01/25/2023]
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Liver transplantation (LT) for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is often contraindicated due to concomitant occurrence of cholangiocarcinoma (CC). Cases of simultaneous pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) with LT have been sporadically reported; however, the applicability of such an invasive procedure to patients with CC has not been validated. We report here a case of sequential PD performed 44 days after a successful living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) using a left lobe graft. Although a clear pancreatic juice leakage through the drain persisted for days after surgery, the patient recovered from the complication and was discharged 32 days after the procedure. Currently, 1 year after LDLT, the patient is doing well with no evidence of recurrence. In conclusion, a sequential PD following LDLT is a safe and feasible option to treat CC complicating PSC. Long-term follow-up and accumulation of cases are necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of this procedure for this complicated disease.
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- Y Soejima
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Yoshizumi T, Taketomi A, Kayashima H, Yonemura Y, Harada N, Ijichi H, Soejima Y, Nishizaki T, Maehara Y. Estimation of standard liver volume for Japanese adults. Transplant Proc 2008; 40:1456-60. [PMID: 18589128 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.02.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2007] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Accurate pretransplant estimation of the recipient's standard liver volume (SLV) is important. The purpose of this study was to compare reported formulas for clinical estimation of liver volume among Japanese adults. METHODS We reviewed data on 70 healthy adults (46 men, 24 women, ages 20 to 65 years old) evaluated for living donor liver transplantation. Liver volume (LV) was measured using two- or three-dimensional computed tomography volumetry (CTV). The formulas of DeLand (LV = 1020 x body surface area [BSA] - 220), Urata (LV = 706.2 x BSA + 2.4), Noda (LV = 50.12 x BW(0.78)), Heinemann (LV = 1072.8 x BSA - 345.7), Vauthey (LV = 18.51 x BW + 191.8) and Yoshizumi (LV = 772 x BSA) were applied to estimate LV. We calculated the differences for individual donors betwen CTV and LV estimated by each formula. RESULTS Mean LVs as estimated by the formulae of DeLand and Heinemann et al were significantly greater (P < .01) than the mean CTV, while LV estimated by the formula of Urata was significantly less (P < .05) than the CTV. The formulas of DeLand and Heinemann overestimated LV, while the formula of Urata underestimated it. The formulae of Noda et al and Yoshizumi et al tended to underestimate the LV when the CTV was greater than 1600 cm(3). When the Yoshizumi formula was applied, the number of donors with an acceptable difference (+/-15%) between CTV and estimated LV was 55 (78.6%). CONCLUSIONS The Yoshizumi formula was applicable, especially for patients with a BSA < 2.0, whereas the well-known Urata formula made LV underestimates.
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- T Yoshizumi
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Ikegami T, Taketomi A, Ohta R, Soejima Y, Yoshizumi T, Shimada M, Maehara Y. Donor age in living donor liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 2008; 40:1471-5. [PMID: 18589131 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.02.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2007] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND We sought to elucidate the influence of donor age in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) using either left lobe (LL) or right lobe (RL) grafts. METHODS Recipients (n = 232) were categorized as: group O/LL (LL, donor age >50, n = 20); group Y/LL (LL, donor age < or =50, n = 140); Group O/RL (RL, donor age >50, n = 12); and group Y/RL (RL, donor age < or =50, n = 61). We compared post-LDLT graft functions. RESULTS Among LL LDLT, the incidence of small-for-size syndrome was significantly greater for group O/LL compared with group Y/LL (60.0% vs 16.3%, P < .01). However, the cumulative 5-year graft survivals were 73.8% in group O and 76.7% in group Y without substantial difference. In RL LDLT, the post-LDLT morbidity and mortality were similar for group O/RL and group Y/RL. CONCLUSION Partial liver grafts, even though LL grafts, from older donors can be used safely with caution in LDLT.
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- T Ikegami
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Soejima Y, Taketomi A, Ikegami T, Yoshizumi T, Uchiyama H, Yamashita Y, Meguro M, Harada N, Shimada M, Maehara Y. Living donor liver transplantation using dual grafts from two donors: a feasible option to overcome small-for-size graft problems? Am J Transplant 2008; 8:887-92. [PMID: 18294350 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02153.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) between adults inevitably implies two potential risks associated with a small-for-size graft for the recipient and small remnant liver for the donor. To overcome these problems, LDLT using dual grafts from two independent donors can be a solution, in which sufficient graft volume can be obtained while preserving donor safety. We present a case of LDLT that was managed successfully by using right and left lobe dual grafts from two donors. The recipient was a large-size male with hepatitis C cirrhosis complicated by multiple hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). The first donor donated a right lobe graft and the second donor donated a left lobe plus caudate lobe graft with the middle hepatic vein. Graft function was excellent throughout the course without evidence of small-for-size syndrome. In conclusion, LDLT using dual grafts can be justified in a selected case to avoid small-for-size graft problems without increasing independent donor risks.
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- Y Soejima
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Ikegami T, Taketomi A, Soejima Y, Iguchi T, Sanefuji K, Kayashima H, Yoshizumi T, Harada N, Maehara Y. Successful ABO incompatible living donor liver transplantation in a patient with high isoagglutinin titer using high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin. Transplant Proc 2008; 39:3491-4. [PMID: 18089417 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2007] [Revised: 08/24/2007] [Accepted: 09/13/2007] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The optimal management in living donor liver transplantation using an ABO incompatible donor with a high isoagglutinin titer is still uncertain. Our patient was a 20-year-old woman with fulminant hepatitis. The only available donor was her 54-year-old father-in-law of an incompatible blood type. The initial isoagglutinin titer was 2048x. She received 375 mg/m2 of anti-CD20 antibody 3 days before the living donor liver transplantation with concomitant splenectomy. Despite daily plasma exchanges after transplantation, the isoagglutinin titer started to shoot up to its maximum value of 2048x, with a sudden decline in the bile output. High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (0.6 g/kg) was given after the plasma exchanges; thereafter, her liver function tests stabilized without a further increase in the isoagglutinin titer. We showed the effectiveness of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin for the management of the rebound elevation of isoagglutinin titer. The combination of anti-CD20 antibody and daily plasma exchanges seemed ineffective for such a situation. This strategy might be another management option for ABO incompatible liver transplantation.
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- T Ikegami
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Japan.
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Shiotani S, Shimada M, Taketomi A, Soejima Y, Yoshizumi T, Hashimoto K, Shimokawa H, Maehara Y. Rho-kinase as a novel gene therapeutic target in treatment of cold ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute lethal liver injury: effect on hepatocellular NADPH oxidase system. Gene Ther 2007; 14:1425-33. [PMID: 17671509 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3303000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In the transplant surgery, reactive oxygen species (ROS) from the reperfused tissue cause ischemia-reperfusion injury, resulting in the primary graft failure. We have recently reported that Rho-kinase, an effecter of the small GTPase Rho, plays an important role in the ROS production in the hyperacute phase of reperfusion; however, the sources and mechanisms of the ROS production remain to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the source of ROS production with a special reference to Rho-kinase to develop a new strategy against ischemia-reperfusion injury. In an in vivo rat model of liver transplantation, Kupffer cells in the graft were depleted using liposome-encapsulated dichloromethylene diphosphonate to examine the source of ROS production. The effect of adenoviral-mediated overexpression of a dominant-negative Rho-kinase (AdDNRhoK) in hepatocytes in the graft was also examined. Kupffer cells were not involved in the ROS production, whereas the AdDNRhoK transfection to hepatocytes significantly suppressed the ROS production. Furthermore, the ROS production was dose-dependently inhibited by apocynin, an NADPH oxidase inhibitor. Expression of DNRhoK also suppressed the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and ameliorated the lethal liver injury with a significant prolongation of the survival. These results suggest that the Rho-kinase-mediated pathway plays a crucial role in the ROS production through NADPH oxidase in hepatocytes during the hyperacute phase of reperfusion in vivo. Thus, Rho-kinase in hepatocytes may be a new therapeutic target for the prevention of primary graft failure in liver transplantation.
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- S Shiotani
- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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