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Takada A, Dan-Glauser E. Decoding the complexities of emotion socialization: cultures, individual features and shared information. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3536. [PMID: 38346987 PMCID: PMC10861512 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52885-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Akira Takada
- Division of African Area Studies, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS), Kyoto University, 46 Yoshida-Shimoadachi-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8304, Japan
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- Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Unil-Mouline, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Urano E, Itoh Y, Suzuki T, Sasaki T, Kishikawa JI, Akamatsu K, Higuchi Y, Sakai Y, Okamura T, Mitoma S, Sugihara F, Takada A, Kimura M, Nakao S, Hirose M, Sasaki T, Koketsu R, Tsuji S, Yanagida S, Shioda T, Hara E, Matoba S, Matsuura Y, Kanda Y, Arase H, Okada M, Takagi J, Kato T, Hoshino A, Yasutomi Y, Saito A, Okamoto T. An inhaled ACE2 decoy confers protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in preclinical models. Sci Transl Med 2023; 15:eadi2623. [PMID: 37647387 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adi2623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
Abstract
The Omicron variant continuously evolves under the humoral immune pressure exerted by vaccination and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and the resulting Omicron subvariants display further immune evasion and antibody escape. An engineered angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) decoy composed of high-affinity ACE2 and an IgG1 Fc domain could offer an alternative modality to neutralize SARS-CoV-2. We previously reported its broad spectrum and therapeutic potential in rodent models. Here, we demonstrate that the engineered ACE2 decoy retains neutralization activity against Omicron subvariants, including the currently emerging XBB and BQ.1 strains, which completely evade antibodies currently in clinical use. SARS-CoV-2, under the suboptimal concentration of neutralizing drugs, generated SARS-CoV-2 mutants escaping wild-type ACE2 decoy and monoclonal antibodies, whereas no escape mutant emerged against the engineered ACE2 decoy. Furthermore, inhalation of aerosolized decoys improved the outcomes of rodents infected with SARS-CoV-2 at a 20-fold lower dose than that of intravenous administration. Last, the engineered ACE2 decoy exhibited therapeutic efficacy for cynomolgus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2. These results indicate that this engineered ACE2 decoy represents a promising therapeutic strategy to overcome immune-evading SARS-CoV-2 variants and that liquid aerosol inhalation could be considered as a noninvasive approach to enhance the efficacy of COVID-19 treatments.
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- Emiko Urano
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Vaccine Research, Tsukuba Primate Research Center, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tsukuba, 305-0843, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Microbiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Microbiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Collaborative Research Center for Okayama Medical Innovation Center, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama, 700-0082, Japan
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- Laboratory of CryoEM Structural Biology, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Oncogene, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 208-0011, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Vaccine Research, Tsukuba Primate Research Center, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tsukuba, 305-0843, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-2155, Japan
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- Central Instrumentation Laboratory, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of CryoEM Structural Biology, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Viral Infection, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Viral Infection, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Viral Infection, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kanagawa, 565-0871, Japan
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- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Immunochemistry, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Center for Advanced Modalities and Drug Delivery System, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Oncogene, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Center for Advanced Modalities and Drug Delivery System, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Laboratory of Oncogene Research, World Premier International Immunology Frontier Research Centre, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Laboratory of Protein Synthesis and Expression, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of CryoEM Structural Biology, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Center for Advanced Modalities and Drug Delivery System, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Vaccine Research, Tsukuba Primate Research Center, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Tsukuba, 305-0843, Japan
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-2155, Japan
- Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-2155, Japan
- Graduate School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-2155, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Microbiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Matsumura H, Takada A, Namiki T, Nishimura E. 567 Skin aging and carcinogenesis mechanisms by focusing on the stem cell competitive dynamics. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ikuta G, Makino K, Takamatsu K, Takada A, Wada K, Hashimoto Y. [Subdural hematoma with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: a case report]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2022; 62:732-735. [PMID: 36031380 DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001766] [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] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A 71-year-old man had persistent cervical pain secondary to thunderclap headache during sleep. MRI conducted the next morning revealed subdural hematoma and convexity subdural hemorrhage on the right occipital region, and the patient was hospitalized. MRA showed vascular narrowing in the bilateral PCA. Follow-up MRA on day 8 of admission showed aggravated vascular narrowing of PCA, indicative of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS). The patient was treated with a calcium-channel antagonist. Post-discharge MRA showed improvement of PCA narrowing, and the diagnosis of RCVS was confirmed.
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- Genki Ikuta
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto City Hospital
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto City Hospital
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Umakoshi H, Nihashi T, Takada A, Hirasawa N, Ishihara S, Takehara Y, Naganawa S, Davenport MS, Terasawa T. Iodinated Contrast Media Substitution to Prevent Recurrent Hypersensitivity Reactions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Radiology 2022; 305:341-349. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.220370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Watanabe S, Zhang Y, Fukusumi Y, Yasuda H, Takada A, Kazama JJ, Kawachi H. Th17 Cells Participate in Thy1.1 Glomerulonephritis Which Is Ameliorated by Tacrolimus. Am J Nephrol 2022; 53:388-396. [PMID: 35413717 DOI: 10.1159/000524111] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Thy1.1 glomerulonephritis (Thy1.1 GN) in rats is widely used as an experimental model of mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (GN). We previously reported that T-helper (Th) cells were accumulated in glomeruli from the early phase of this model and that not Th2 cells but Th1 cells play an important role in the development of glomerular alterations. Although Th17 is reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of several autoimmune diseases, the role of Th17 cells in the pathogenesis of mesangial alterations in Thy1.1 GN remains unclear. METHODS The kinetics of the infiltration of subsets of Th cells and the expression of IL-17 in Thy1.1 GN were analyzed. Next, the localization and the cell types of IL-17 receptor (IL-17R)-positive cells and IL-6-positive cells were analyzed. Then, the effect of tacrolimus on the expressions of Th17-related cytokines in Thy1.1 GN was analyzed. RESULTS Not only Th1 cells but also Th17 cells were recruited into glomeruli from the early phase of the disease. mRNA expression of IL-17 in glomeruli was elevated. The increased positive expression of IL-17R was detected in the mesangial area, and some of IL-17R-positive cells were co-stained with IL-6. Tacrolimus treatment ameliorated mesangial alterations by suppressing the expressions of Th17-related cytokines such as IL-17 and IL-6. CONCLUSION Th17 cells participate in the development of Thy1.1 GN, a mimic of mesangial proliferative GN, and Th17 cells and their related cytokines are pertinent therapeutic targets.
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- Syuhei Watanabe
- Department of Cell Biology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Zhang H, Itoh Y, Suzuki T, Ihara KI, Tanaka T, Haga S, Enatsu H, Yumiya M, Kimura M, Takada A, Itoh D, Shibazaki Y, Nakao S, Yoshio S, Miyakawa K, Miyamoto Y, Sasaki H, Kajita T, Sugiyama M, Mizokami M, Tachibana T, Ryo A, Moriishi K, Miyoshi E, Kanto T, Okamoto T, Matsuura Y. Establishment of monoclonal antibodies broadly neutralize infection of hepatitis B virus. Microbiol Immunol 2022; 66:179-192. [PMID: 35084739 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12964] [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: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Antibodies against hepatitis B virus S protein can protect against hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Therefore, hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG), which contains HBsAb, is used clinically as a therapy for HBV infection. In this study, we obtained a series of monoclonal antibodies that recognize multiple HBV genotypes. All the antibodies recognized conformational epitopes of S protein, but not linear epitopes. Several antibodies neutralized HBV infection and exhibited strong affinities and neutralizing activities. Antigenic epitope analysis demonstrated that they recognized residue Ile152 of S protein, which is localized outside the "a" determinant. Ile152 is highly conserved, and a mutation in this residue resulted in reduced expression of large hepatitis B surface proteins (L protein), suggesting that the amino acid at this position is involved in the expression of L protein. In addition, the antibodies neutralized the infection of hepatitis D virus possessing a Gly145 mutation to Arg in S protein, which is a well-known escape mutation against HBIG treatment. Using mouse monoclonal antibodies, we successfully established a humanized antibody possessing affinities and neutralizing activities similar to those of the original mouse antibody. The antibodies generated in this study may have potential for use in alternative antibody therapies for HBV infection. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- He Zhang
- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Clinical Investigation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Clinical Investigation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Genome Medical Science Project, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Japan
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- Genome Medical Science Project, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Clinical Investigation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies,Research, Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Control, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Itoh Y, Enatsu H, Takada A, Okamoto T. [Engineered ACE2 receptor has a potential for a new therapy of COVID-19]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2022; 157:155. [PMID: 35228449 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.21071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Raka AM, Takada A, Hossain KS. Effect of heat treatment on conformational and structural properties of sugar beet pectin. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carpta.2021.100149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Matsumura H, Liu N, Nanba D, Ichinose S, Takada A, Kurata S, Morinaga H, Mohri Y, Arcangelis A, Ohno S, Nishimura E. 328 Distinct stem cell division programs determine organ regeneration and aging in hair follicles. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.08.336] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Leepile T, Takada A, Jones A, Black J, Jovel E, Karakochuk C. Undernutrition and Anemia Prevalence Among Indigenous San Women of Child-Bearing Age and Young Children in Rural Botswana. Curr Dev Nutr 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzab045_042] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
Globally, Indigenous women and young children disproportionately face increased nutritional risks, which may have serious adverse health consequences. In Botswana, data is limited on the health and nutritional status of the San People, an Indigenous minority group primarily living in the Ghanzi District. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of anemia and undernutrition among San women and young children in Ghanzi District.
Methods
We recruited 367 mother-child pairs (women 15–49 years and children 6–59 months) from San households from nine randomly selected areas. A capillary blood sample was collected, and weight and height were measured in both mothers and children. Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration was measured using a hemoglobinometer (HemoCue, AB). As per global recommendations, Hb concentrations were adjusted for altitude, smoking (in women), and ethnicity.
Results
Fifty-six % (n = 205/367) of women self-reported smoking in any form (rolled cigarettes or snuffing). Overall, adjusted anemia prevalence was 12% in non-pregnant women (Hb < 120 g/L), 26% in pregnant women (Hb < 110 g/L), and 42% in children (Hb < 110 g/L); but ranged widely based on the controversial factor of whether or not adjustments for ethnicity were applied (range of 6–26%, 22–30% and 35–68% prevalence, respectively). Thirty-nine % (n = 133/344) of non-pregnant women and 52% (n = 12/23) of pregnant women were underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2). In children 6–23 months, 41% were underweight (weight-for-age z-score < -2SD), 13% were wasted (weight-for-height z-score < -2SD), and 65% were stunted (height-for-age z-score < -2SD); in children 24–59 months 57% were underweight, 13% were wasted and 66% were stunted.
Conclusions
The high prevalence of smoking among women, underweight status among pregnant women, and anemia, stunting, and wasting among children were of the highest public health concern and should be addressed in future health and nutrition programming. These findings will inform and guide targeted nutrition and health policies for the San People and potentially motivate more research with other Indigenous groups.
Funding Sources
International Development Research Centre (Doctoral Research Award), Botswana International University of Science and Technology (Ph.D. Fellowship), and University of British Columbia (Public Scholar Initiative).
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Hashimoto K, Nomata Y, Fukui T, Takada A, Narita K. Massive hemothorax in a pregnant patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 16:116. [PMID: 33931082 PMCID: PMC8086125 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-021-01504-z] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Reports of spontaneous hemothorax in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 are scarce despite the severe complication. We herein present the first case of hemothorax in a neurofibromatosis type 1 patient during pregnancy and discuss the difficulty associated with its diagnosis and treatment. CASE PRESENTATION A 39-year-old female at 34 weeks gestation presented with sudden left back pain and dyspnea. Chest radiography revealed massive left pleural effusion. Computed tomography showed bleeding from the intercostal artery. Although the patient appeared hemodynamically stable, the fetus was in a critical condition. Emergency caesarean section was performed within 1 hour. Subsequently, we performed endovascular coil embolization of the intercostal artery. While this intensive treatment saved the patient, her fetus could not be rescued. CONCLUSIONS Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 may develop massive hemothorax without gross lesions. In late pregnancy, sufficient infusion and quick hemostasis are essential and can be lifesaving.
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- Kumiko Hashimoto
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hachiken-nishi, Aotake-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8570, Japan.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hachiken-nishi, Aotake-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8570, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, 50 Hachiken-nishi, Aotake-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi, 441-8570, Japan
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Leepile TT, Mokomo K, Bolaane MMM, Jones AD, Takada A, Black JL, Jovel E, Karakochuk CD. Anemia Prevalence and Anthropometric Status of Indigenous Women and Young Children in Rural Botswana: The San People. Nutrients 2021; 13:1105. [PMID: 33800575 PMCID: PMC8066262 DOI: 10.3390/nu13041105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In Botswana, there is limited data available on the health and nutritional status of the San People (also known as the Basarwa or Bushmen), an Indigenous minority group primarily living in the Ghanzi District. Our aim in this study was to assess anemia prevalence among and anthropometric indices of women and young children in Ghanzi District through a cross-sectional survey. We recruited 367 mother-child pairs (women 15-49 years and children 6-59 months) in nine randomly selected areas. A capillary blood sample was collected, and weight and height were measured. Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration was measured with use of a hemoglobinometer (HemoCue, AB), as per global recommendations. Overall, adjusted anemia prevalence was 12% in non-pregnant women (Hb < 120 g/L), 26% in pregnant women (Hb < 110 g/L), and 42% in children (Hb < 110 g/L), but it varied widely depending on whether or not the controversial factor of ethnicity was adjusted for (range of 6-26%, 22-30%, and 35-68% prevalence, respectively). Thirty-nine percent (n = 133/344) of non-pregnant women and 52% (n = 12/23) of pregnant women were underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2). In children aged 6-23 months, 41% were underweight (weight-for-age z-score < -2 SD), 13% were wasted (weight-for-height z-score < -2 SD), and 65% were stunted (height-for-age z-score < -2 SD); in children aged 24-59 months, 57% were underweight, 13% were wasted, and 66% were stunted. Fifty-six percent (n = 205/367) of women self-reported smoking in any form (rolled cigarettes or snuffing). The high prevalence of smoking among women, underweight status among pregnant women, and anemia, stunting, and wasting among children is of the highest concern for public health and should be addressed in future health and nutrition programming.
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- Tebogo T. Leepile
- Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; (T.T.L.); (J.L.B.); (E.J.)
- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada
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- San Research Centre, Botswana and the Department of History, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana;
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA;
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- Centre for African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8304, Japan;
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- Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; (T.T.L.); (J.L.B.); (E.J.)
- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
- The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada
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- Integrated Studies in Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; (T.T.L.); (J.L.B.); (E.J.)
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- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada
- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Makino K, Kuroda JI, Shinojima N, Fujimoto K, Takada A, Mukasa A. EPEN-02. EVALUATION OF TREATMENT OUTCOMES AND EXPRESSION OF EMT-RELATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS AS NOVEL THERAPEUTIC TARGETS IN PEDIATRIC EPENDYMOMA. Neuro Oncol 2020. [PMCID: PMC7715109 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa222.143] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Intracranial ependymomas are common brain tumors in children. However, prognosis, especially in young children, remains poor because of the chemo- and radioresistant properties of intracranial ependymomas. Furthermore, effective treatments for intracranial ependymomas remain a challenge. The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is important for invasion and metastasis in many cancers. This study aimed to evaluate and compare treatment outcomes with the expression of EMT-related transcription factors in pediatric ependymomas. MATERIAL AND METHODS Medical and radio-imaging data of 22 (11 boys, 11 girls) patients aged <15 years with intracranial ependymomas were reviewed from January 1983 to December 2018. Six cases were subdivided into clinicopathological-molecular subgroups and immunohistochemically analyzed for Slug and ZEB. RESULTS The median age at the start of treatment was 5 years (range 8 months–15 years) (9 cases were aged <3 years). The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 25.6 (range, 0.8–383.5) months; the median overall survival (OS) was 81.9 (range, 2.9–383.5) months. Extent of resection and malignant histology were significant prognostic factors for OS and PFS in multivariate analysis. There were 6 cases (2 cases of PFA, 2 of PFB, 1 of ST and 1 case of ST-RELA). Nuclear expression of ZEB1 was found in all tumors; however, that of Slug increased only in PFA and PFB tumors, which were associated with a poor prognosis. CONCLUSION Expression of EMT-related transcription factors was increased in pediatric ependymomas. These data suggest that EMT is a novel therapeutic target for treating pediatric intracranial ependymomas.
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- Keishi Makino
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto City Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto City Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto City Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Nampei Y, Toyomasu Y, Ochiai S, Mase T, Watanabe Y, Kawamura T, Takada A, Yamashita Y, Ii N, Sakuma H, Nomoto Y. PO-1071: Prognostic value of CA19-9 in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma after chemoradiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)01088-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Takada A, Nakamura S, Toyomasu Y, Kitagawa K, Ichikawa Y, Kawamura T, Watanabe Y, Nanpei Y, Mase T, Sakuma H, Nomoto Y. Reduced Left Ventricular Myocardial Blood Flow After Radiation Therapy For Thoracic Esophagus Cancer: A Study Using Stress Dynamic Perfusion CT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1929] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Karayama M, Masuda J, Mori K, Yasui H, Hozumi H, Suzuki Y, Furuhashi K, Fujisawa T, Enomoto N, Nakamura Y, Inui N, Suda T, Maekawa M, Sugimura H, Takada A. Comprehensive assessment of multiple tryptophan metabolites as potential biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Clin Transl Oncol 2020; 23:418-423. [PMID: 32533317 PMCID: PMC7854397 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-020-02421-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Purpose Tryptophan metabolites have immunomodulatory functions, suggesting possible roles in cancer immunity. Methods Plasma tryptophan metabolites were measured using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry before immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Results The 19 patients with NSCLC had significantly lower levels of tryptophan (p = 0.002) and xanthurenic acid (p = 0.032), and a significantly higher level of 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (3-HAA) (p = 0.028) compared with the 10 healthy volunteers. The patients achieving objective responses had significantly lower levels of 3-HAA than those who did not (p = 0.045). Receiver operating characteristic analyses determined that the cutoff value of 3-HAA for objective response was 35.4 pmol/mL (sensitivity: 87.5% and specificity: 83.3%). The patients with 3-HAA < 35.4 pmol/mL had significantly longer median progression-free survival (7.0 months) than those without (1.6 months, p = 0.022). Conclusions Tryptophan metabolites may have a potential for predicting the efficacy of ICIs. Registration number University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trial Registry 000026140. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s12094-020-02421-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- M Karayama
- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan.
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- Global Application Development Center, Shimadzu Corporation, 3801 Hadano, Kanagawa, 259-1034, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shizuoka City Shimizu Hospital, 1231 Miyakami, Shizuoka, 424-8636, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Tumor Pathology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- International Projects On Food and Health, Tokyo, Japan
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Umakoshi H, Nihashi T, Shimamoto H, Yamada T, Ishiguchi H, Takada A, Hirasawa N, Ishihara S, Takehara Y, Naganawa S, Davenport M, Terasawa T. Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions to prevent hypersensitivity reactions of non-ionic iodinated contrast media: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e033023. [PMID: 32156762 PMCID: PMC7064079 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Iodinated contrast media are commonly used in medical imaging and can cause hypersensitivity reactions, including rare but severe life-threatening reactions. Although several prophylactic approaches have been proposed for severe reactions, their effects remain unclear. Therefore, we aim to review systematically the preventive effects of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions and predictors of acute, hypersensitivity reactions. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will search the PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases from 1 January 1990 through 31 December 2019 and will examine the bibliographies of eligible studies, pertinent review articles and clinical practice guidelines. We will include prospective and retrospective studies of any design that evaluated the effects of pharmacological and non-pharmacological preventive interventions for adverse reactions of non-ionic iodinated contrast media. Two assessors will independently extract the characteristics of the study and intervention and the quantitative results. Two independent reviewers will assess the risk of bias using standard design-specific validity assessment tools. The primary outcome will be reduction in acute contrast media-induced hypersensitivity reactions. The secondary outcomes will include characteristics associated with the development of contrast media-induced acute hypersensitivity reactions, and adverse events associated with specific preventive interventions. Unique premedication regimens (eg, dose, drug and duration) and non-pharmacological strategies will be analysed separately. Average-risk and high-risk patients will be considered separately. A meta-analysis will be performed if appropriate. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval is not applicable, as this will be a secondary analysis of publicly available data. The results of the analysis will be submitted for publication in a peer reviewed journal. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42019134003.
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- Hiroyasu Umakoshi
- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Komaki City Hospital, Komaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Komaki City Hospital, Komaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Departments of Radiology and Urology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Emergency and General Internal Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Morioka T, Murakami N, Suzuki SO, Takada A, Tajiri S, Shimogawa T, Mukae N, Iihara K. Neurosurgical Pathology and Management of Limited Dorsal Myeloschisis Associated with Congenital Dermal Sinus in Infancy. Pediatr Neurosurg 2020; 55:113-125. [PMID: 32615563 DOI: 10.1159/000507867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Because of the shared origin of limited dorsal myeloschisis (LDM) and congenital dermal sinus (CDS), CDS elements may be found within the fibroneural LDM stalk. When part of the CDS invested in the intradural stalk is left during untethering surgery, inclusion tumors such as dermoid cysts may develop. However, the most appropriate surgical strategy for LDM with CDS is still under debate. METHODS Of 19 patients with LDM, 3 (15.8%) had histologically verified CDS elements. We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathological findings of these patients. RESULTS In patient 1, the entire stalk including a tiny dermoid cyst at the intradural stalk could be resected through two-level laminectomy during untethering at 6 months of age. In patients 2 and 3, the stalk appeared to be a typical LDM stalk during the initial surgery at 18 and 7 days, respectively; however, CDS was histologically diagnosed in the proximal severed end of the stalk. Postoperative three-dimensional heavily T2-weighted imaging demonstrated spherical enlargement of the remnant stalk, and the entire length of the remnant stalk including newly developed dermoid was resected during the second surgery at 3 years 11 months and 11 months, respectively. Histopathologically, glial fibrillary acidic protein-immunopositive neuroglial tissues and CDS elements were mainly located at the proximal and distal sites of the stalk, respectively, supporting the "dragging down and pulling up" theory. In patients 2 and 3, however, the proximal head of the dermoid cyst passed the distal head of the neuroglial tissues and located at the stalk-cord attachment. CONCLUSION Surgeons should be aware of the approximately 10% possibility of the coexistence of CDS when managing infant LDM. However, the recommendation for excision of the entire length of the LDM stalk in all patients should be more carefully made because such a strategy may result in an unnecessary extent of laminotomy/laminectomy for most patients with pure LDM. However, once the postoperative histological examination reveals coexistence of CDS in the resected proximal part of the stalk, the entire length of the remnant stalk should be excised as soon as possible.
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- Takato Morioka
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan,
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto City Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto City Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Affect is both an organizing force and a product of socialization practices in communities. Shame is an affective experience that is primarily rooted in socially shared normativity, and it has featured in studies of language socialization that examine how children are socialized into their socio-culturally structured universe (Duranti et al., 2012). After the publication of Benedict's (1946) seminal work, shame became associated with the ethos of East Asian cultures. Inspired by previous work, this paper focuses on the use, in socialization, of phrases that include the Japanese term hazukashii, which is commonly translated as shameful, in the context of Japanese caregiver-child interactions. We videotaped interactions between young Japanese children and their caregivers in natural settings and examined the gestures and speech around uses of hazukashii. The results indicate that phrases including hazukashii are often used when a child hesitates to perform an appropriate action or performs an act that is deemed inappropriate. The caregiver thereby provides an account that the action is understandable in the given context. Further, hazukashii is also used in teasing contexts. This is done to promote a cooperative and pleasant atmosphere. The word hazukashii is a powerful tool for the language socialization of children in Japanese speech communities.
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- Akira Takada
- Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Furukawa H, Ishikawa K, Tsuchiya S, Nishimi S, Sasaki M, Onodera C, Takada A, Oyama K, Chida S. Validity of a disposable catheter to drain urine overnight in neurogenic bladder. Pediatr Int 2019; 61:706-711. [PMID: 30779413 DOI: 10.1111/ped.13806] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Overnight catheter drainage (OCD) is introduced to avoid overdistention of the bladder at night-time when clean intermittent catheterization proves ineffective for daytime management of neurogenic bladder. We adopted OCD using disposable silicone no-balloon (DSnB) catheters, with the distal end outside the body opening into diapers. OCD using DSnB catheter, however, had risks of retrograde bacterial contamination. Therefore, in this study, the validity of equipping DSnB catheters with check valves to prevent retrograde bacterial contamination was examined. METHODS For the in vitro study, excised saline-filled swine bladders were drained using DSnB catheters with or without check valves, and the time required for intravesical pressure to reach 5 cmH2 O was measured. For the in vivo study, in cross-over experiments comparing DSnB catheters with and without check valves, OCD using DSnB catheters for 10 h was performed in rabbits under analgesia. Bacterial growth from urine samples before and after OCD and residual urine volume were examined. RESULTS For the in vitro experiment, the median drainage time was 368.2 s (range, 88-1,085 s) and 344.7 s (range, 28-840 s) with and without check valves, respectively (n = 6), which was not significantly different. For the in vivo experiment, in cross-over experiments (n = 8) new bacterial growth rates after OCD did not differ, and median residual urine volume was 17.1 mL (range, 0-75 mL) and 1.2 mL (range, 0-5 mL) with and without check valves, respectively (P = 0.055). CONCLUSIONS Installing a check valve in the DSnB catheter did not decrease new bacterial growth, while tending to increase residual urine volume. DSnB catheters without check valves appear to be better for continuous drainage of urine from bladder.
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- Hiromi Furukawa
- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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Takada A, Yokota H, Watanabe M, Horikoshi T, Uno T. OC-0509 MRI radiomics analysis for predicting prognosis of cervical cancer after definitive radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)30929-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Morelli G, Bard K, Chaudhary N, Gottlieb A, Keller H, Murray M, Quinn N, Rosabal-Coto M, Scheidecker G, Takada A, Vicedo M. Bringing the Real World Into Developmental Science: A Commentary on Weber, Fernald, and Diop (2017). Child Dev 2018; 89:e594-e603. [PMID: 29989148 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This article examines the parent intervention program evaluated by Weber et al. (2017) and argues that there are scientific and ethical problems with such intervention efforts in applied developmental science. Scientifically, these programs rely on data from a small and narrow sample of the world's population; assume the existence of fixed developmental pathways; and pit scientific knowledge against indigenous knowledge. The authors question the critical role of talk as solely providing the rich cognitive stimulation important to school success, and the critical role of primary caregivers as teachers of children's verbal competency. Ethically, these programs do not sufficiently explore how an intervention in one aspect of child care will affect the community's culturally organized patterns of child care.
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Shibata T, Nomura Y, Takada A, Aoki S, Katashima M, Murakami H. Evaluation of the effect of lanthanum carbonate hydrate on the pharmacokinetics of roxadustat in non‐elderly healthy adult male subjects. J Clin Pharm Ther 2018; 43:633-639. [DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Astellas Pharma Inc. Tokyo Japan
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Shimada H, Mori T, Takada A, Takada Y, Noda Y, Takai I, Kohda H, Nishimura T. Use of Chromogenic Substrate S-2251 for Determination of Plasminogen Activator in Rat Ovaries. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1653398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SummaryA simple, specific and reproducible method for determination of plasminogen activator activity in rat ovaries has been developed by using the chromogenic substrate S-2251. The two steps of enzymatic reactions, i. e. activation of plasminogen and subsequent hydrolysis of the substrate was performed in one step incubation. A linear relationship was observed between the amount of chromogen produced and activator activity in the range of the optical density from 0.05 to 1.20 for 30 min’s incubation. Endogenous activity of non-specific proteases, plasmin or plasmin inhibitors which might be contained in rat ovaries turned out not to interfere with the specificity of a standardized assay procedure. Reproducibility was firmly established with coefficient of variation not exceeding 10%. Using this method, a marked increase followed by a drastic decrease in the activator activity was shown with rat ovaries around the time of ovulation after the injection of human chorionic gonadotropin.
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- H Shimada
- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan
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- The Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Hamamatsu University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- The Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Hamamatsu University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan
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Tango N, Takahashi H, Marumo K, Yamamoto K, O K, Shibuya A, Takada A, Fujita M, Fujimori T. Challenges and Progress in Defectivity for Advanced ArF Lithography Process. J PHOTOPOLYM SCI TEC 2018. [DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.31.555] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Naohiro Tango
- Research & Development management headquarters, Electronic Materials Research Laboratories, FUJIFILM Corporation
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- Research & Development management headquarters, Electronic Materials Research Laboratories, FUJIFILM Corporation
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- Research & Development management headquarters, Electronic Materials Research Laboratories, FUJIFILM Corporation
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- Research & Development management headquarters, Electronic Materials Research Laboratories, FUJIFILM Corporation
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- Research & Development management headquarters, Electronic Materials Research Laboratories, FUJIFILM Corporation
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- Research & Development management headquarters, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratories, FUJIFILM Corporation
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- Research & Development management headquarters, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratories, FUJIFILM Corporation
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- Research & Development management headquarters, Analysis Technology Center, FUJIFILM Corporation
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- Research & Development management headquarters, Electronic Materials Research Laboratories, FUJIFILM Corporation
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SummarySephadex gel filtration of human plasma gave results suggesting the presence of two proactivators of plasminogen, termed proactivators A and B.Activity resembling that of proactivator A was found in rabbit plasma, but not in guinea pig plasma.Plasminogen activators produced by the interaction of proactivator A of human plasma with streptokinase had no caseinolytic or TAMe esterolytic effect.Proactivator A can be separated in a form apparently free from plasminogen, as shown by the heated fibrin plate test and by immunological analysis. On the other hand, proactivator B concentrates prepared so far are contamined with plasminogen.Human proactivators appear to be far more susceptible to streptokinase than are rabbit proactivators.Inhibitors of the fibrinolysin system were observed in the plasmas of all 3 species. These inhibitors are not present in the euglobulin fraction of plasma. Sephadex fractionation of euglobulin fractions results in proactivator preparations that do not contain inhibitors.
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Structural changes in tridymite have been investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. Two thermal processes were carried out, one cooling from the high-temperature hexagonal structure of tridymite (HP-tridymite) and the other heating from the low-temperature monoclinic structure of tridymite (MX1-tridymite). The former process showed that HP, LHP (low-temperature hexagonal structure), OC (orthorhombic structure with C2221 symmetry) and OP (orthorhombic structure with P212121 symmetry)-like structures appeared in sequence. In contrast, the latter process showed that MX1, OP, OC, LHP and HP-like structures appeared in sequence. Detailed analysis of the calculated structures showed that the configuration underwent stepwise changes associated with several characteristic modes. First, the structure of HP-tridymite determined from diffraction experiments was identified as a time-averaged structure in a similar manner to β-cristobalite, thus indicating the important role of floppy modes of oxygen atoms at high temperature - one of the common features observed in silica crystals and glass. Secondly, the main structural changes were ascribed to a combination of distortion of the six-membered rings in the layers and misalignment between layers. We suggest that the slowing down of floppy oxygen movement invokes the multistage emergence of structures with lower symmetry on cooling. This study therefore not only reproduces the sequence of the main polymorphic transitions in tridymite, except for the appearance of the monoclinic phase, but also explains the microscopic dynamic structural changes in detail.
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- Akira Takada
- Innovative Technology Research Center, Asahi Glass Company, 1150 Hazawa-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, 221-8755, Japan
- Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, England
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H OAJ, England
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H OAJ, England
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H OAJ, England
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Takemura T, Takada A, Kishimoto T, Komura S, Kubo H, Matsuoka Y, Miuchi K, Miyamoto S, Mizumoto T, Mizumura Y, Motomura T, Nakamasu Y, Nakamura K, Oda M, Ohta K, Parker JD, Sawano T, Sonoda S, Tanimori T, Tomono D, Yoshikawa K. Development of the micro pixel chamber based on MEMS technology. EPJ Web Conf 2018. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201817402010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Micro pixel chambers (μ-PIC) are gaseous two-dimensional imaging detectors originally manufactured using printed circuit board (PCB) technology. They are used in MeV gamma-ray astronomy, medicalimaging, neutron imaging, the search for dark matter, and dose monitoring. The position resolution of the present μ-PIC is approximately 120 μm (RMS), however some applications require a fine position resolution of less than 100 μm. To this end, we have started to develop a μ-PIC based on micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) technology, which provides better manufacturing accuracy than PCB technology. Our simulation predicted the gains of MEMS μ-PICs to be twice those of PCB μ-PICs at the same anode voltage. We manufactured two MEMS μ-PICs and tested them to study their behavior. In these experiments, we successfully operated the fabricatedMEMS μ-PICs and we achieved a maximum gain of approximately 7×103 and collected their energy spectra under irradiation of X-rays from 55Fe. However, the measured gains of the MEMS μ-PICs were less than half of the values predicted in the simulations. We postulated that the gains of the MEMS μ-PICs are diminished by the effect of the silicon used as a semiconducting substrate.
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Morelli G, Quinn N, Chaudhary N, Vicedo M, Rosabal-Coto M, Keller H, Murray M, Gottlieb A, Scheidecker G, Takada A. Ethical Challenges of Parenting Interventions in Low- to Middle-Income Countries. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/0022022117746241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This article explores ethical issues raised by parenting interventions implemented in communities in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) with rural, subsistence lifestyles. Many of these interventions foster “positive parenting practices” to improve children’s chances of fulfilling their developmental potential. The practices are derived from attachment theory and presented as the universal standard of good care. But attachment-based parenting is typical primarily of people living Western lifestyles and runs counter to the different ways many people with other lifestyles care for their children given what they want for them. Thus, such parenting interventions involve encouraging caregivers to change their practices and views, usually with little understanding of how such changes affect child, family, and community. This undermines researchers’ and practitioners’ ability to honor promises to uphold ethic codes of respect and beneficence. Support for this claim is provided by comparing positive parenting practices advocated by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF; with the world health organization [WHO]) Care for Child Development (CCD) intervention with parenting practices typical of communities with rural, subsistence lifestyles—the most common of lifestyles worldwide and largely observed in LMICs. As UNICEF has a considerable presence in these countries, the CCD intervention was selected as a case study. In addition, parenting interventions typically target people who are poor, and the issues this raises regarding ethics of fairness and justice are considered. Recommendations are made for ways change agents can be sensitive to the living conditions and worldviews of communities, and, thus, be appropriately effective and ethically sensitive to the diverse needs of different communities.
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Hara M, Takada A, Ro A. The Factor V Leiden Mutation and the Prothrombin G20210A Mutation Was not Found in Japanese Patients with Pulmonary Thromboembolism. Thromb Haemost 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Sato T, Miki T, Ohnishi H, Yamashita T, Takada A, Yano T, Tanno M, Tsuchida A, Miura T. Effect of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on impaired ventricular repolarization in people with Type 2 diabetes. Diabet Med 2017; 34:1367-1371. [PMID: 28703863 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS To test the hypothesis that treatment with a sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor would reverse ventricular repolarization heterogeneity, a predictor of cardiovascular mortality, in people with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS We retrospectively analysed changes in indices of ventricular repolarization before and after treatment with a sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor in 46 people with Type 2 diabetes. RESULTS Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor treatment reduced HbA1c concentration [62±13 mmol/mol (7.7±1.2%) vs 59±16 mmol/mol (7.5±1.4%)], body weight (77.8±13.9 vs 74.7±12.5 kg) and systolic blood pressure (133±18 vs 126±12 mmHg) in the study participants. Heart rate and QTc interval were not changed by sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor treatment, but QTc dispersion was significantly reduced (median, 48.8 vs 44.2 ms). Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor treatment reversed QTc dispersion more in participants who had larger QTc dispersion before the treatment. Changes in systolic blood pressure (Spearman's ρ= 0.319; P=0.031), but not in HbA1c concentration, were correlated with changes in QTc dispersion after sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor treatment. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor treatment reverses ventricular repolarization heterogeneity in people with Type 2 diabetes, independently of its effect on glycaemic control. The favourable effect on ventricular repolarization heterogeneity could be the mechanism by which empaglifozin reduced cardiovascular events in a recent study.
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- T Sato
- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital, Muroran, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, JR Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Takada A, Toyomasu Y, Ii N, Tanaka H, Kawamura T, Nanpei Y, Mase T, Fuwa N, Sakuma H, Nomoto Y. Preliminary Treatment Results of Radiation Therapy With Intra-Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy for Oral Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1497] [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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Lee H, Nand K, Shimizu Y, Takada A, Kodama M, Masuda T. Culture and emotion perception: comparing Canadian and Japanese children's and parents' context sensitivity. Cult Brain 2017; 5:91-104. [PMID: 29214124 PMCID: PMC5700217 DOI: 10.1007/s40167-017-0052-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Prior research on the perception of facial expressions suggests that East Asians are more likely than North Americans to incorporate the expressions of background figures into their judgment of a central figure's emotion (Masuda et al. in J Pers Soc Psychol 94:365-381, 2008b). However, little research has examined this issue in the context of developmental science, especially during joint sessions where parents engage in a task in front of their 7-8-year-old children. In this study, 22 Canadian and 20 Japanese child-parent dyads participated in an emotion judgment task, and were asked to judge a central figure's emotion and explain their reasoning. The results indicated that while early elementary school children did not show culturally dominant reasoning styles, parents displayed culturally dominant modes of attention, serving as models for their children.
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- Hajin Lee
- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9 Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9 Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9 Canada
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Simulundu E, Chambaro HM, Sinkala Y, Kajihara M, Ogawa H, Mori A, Ndebe J, Dautu G, Mataa L, Lubaba CH, Simuntala C, Fandamu P, Simuunza M, Pandey GS, Samui KL, Misinzo G, Takada A, Mweene AS. Co-circulation of multiple genotypes of African swine fever viruses among domestic pigs in Zambia (2013-2015). Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 65:114-122. [PMID: 28299893 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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During 2013-2015, several and severe outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) affected domestic pigs in six provinces of Zambia. Genetic characterization of ASF viruses (ASFVs) using standardized genotyping procedures revealed that genotypes I, II and XIV were associated with these outbreaks. Molecular and epidemiological data suggest that genotype II ASFV (Georgia 2007/1-like) detected in Northern Province of Zambia may have been introduced from neighbouring Tanzania. Also, a genotype II virus detected in Eastern Province of Zambia showed a p54 phylogenetic relationship that was inconsistent with that of p72, underscoring the genetic variability of ASFVs. While it appears genotype II viruses detected in Zambia arose from a domestic pig cycle, genotypes I and XIV possibly emerged from a sylvatic cycle. Overall, this study demonstrates the co-circulation of multiple genotypes of ASFVs, involvement of both the sylvatic and domestic pig cycle in ASF outbreaks in Zambia and possible trans-boundary spread of the disease in south-eastern Africa. Indeed, while there is need for regional or international concerted efforts in the control of ASF, understanding pig marketing practices, pig population dynamics, pig housing and rearing systems and community engagement will be important considerations when designing future prevention and control strategies of this disease in Zambia.
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Division of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Virology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.,Division of Global Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Takada A, Nishida J, Akasaka T, Shiraishi H, Furumachi K, Tajima K, Okada K, Shimamura T. Juxtacortical Chondroma of the Hand: Treatment by Resection of the Tumour and the Adjacent Bone Cortex. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 30:401-5. [PMID: 15935532 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2004] [Accepted: 03/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A recurrence of a juxtacortical chondroma of the finger after marginal excision prompted us to review the treatment of this condition. Although the recommended treatment is simple curettage or marginal excision, the reported recurrence rate is significantly higher for lesions in the hand than those in other locations and recurrences only occurred in patients who had local treatments which did not include excision of the adjacent bone cortex.We report five patients with juxtacortical chondroma of the fingers. The first patient underwent marginal excision without resection of the underlying bone cortex. The other four patients underwent intralesional, marginal or wide excisions of tumour with resection of the bone cortex underlying the lesion. Recurrence was only seen in the patient who did not undergo resection of the bone cortex. Resection of the underlying bone cortex after excision of this tumour may be advisable for the treatment of this tumour in the hand to reduce the rate of recurrence.
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- A Takada
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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Nishimi S, Ishikawa K, Sasaki M, Furukawa H, Takada A, Chida S. Ability of a novel system for neonatal extracorporeal renal replacement therapy with an ultra-small volume circuit to remove solutes in vitro. Pediatr Nephrol 2016; 31:493-500. [PMID: 26493070 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-015-3233-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND We automated our manual, syringe-driven extracorporeal renal replacement therapy (eRRT) system with an ultra-small volume circuit (3.2 ml) that is suitable for neonates without blood priming. Our objective was to determine the solute clearance and water balance of the automated and manual systems in vitro. METHODS Stored whole blood samples containing exogenous urea, creatinine (Cr), potassium (K), and ammonia (NH3) to imitate acute kidney injury (AKI) and hyperammonemia were dialyzed for 3 h (blood flow, 4.0 ml/min; dialysate flow, 600 ml/h) with a continuous infusion of heparin. Solute clearance and sample weight were then compared with values before dialysis. RESULTS The median clearance of blood urea nitrogen, Cr, K, and NH3 ranged from 1.7 to 2.3 and from 2.4 to 2.6 ml/min, and the median weight of the samples was decreased by 3.8 g and increased by 8.3 g after 3 h of dialysis using the manual and automated systems, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The automated system effectively cleared solutes, but safety concerns were associated with platelet consumption and fluid balance. Additional studies are needed to establish the safety and accuracy of this novel system for clinical use in neonates and preterm infants.
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- Saeko Nishimi
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan
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Senzaki S, Masuda T, Takada A, Okada H. The Communication of Culturally Dominant Modes of Attention from Parents to Children: A Comparison of Canadian and Japanese Parent-Child Conversations during a Joint Scene Description Task. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147199. [PMID: 26824241 PMCID: PMC4733050 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Previous findings have indicated that, when presented with visual information, North American undergraduate students selectively attend to focal objects, whereas East Asian undergraduate students are more sensitive to background information. However, little is known about how these differences are driven by culture and socialization processes. In this study, two experiments investigated how young children and their parents used culturally unique modes of attention (selective vs. context sensitive attention). We expected that children would slowly learn culturally unique modes of attention, and the experience of communicating with their parents would aid the development of such modes of attention. Study 1 tested children's solitary performance by examining Canadian and Japanese children's (4-6 vs. 7-9 years old) modes of attention during a scene description task, whereby children watched short animations by themselves and then described their observations. The results confirmed that children did not demonstrate significant cross-cultural differences in attention during the scene description task while working independently, although results did show rudimentary signs of culturally unique modes of attention in this task scenario by age 9. Study 2 examined parent-child (4-6 and 7-9 years old) dyads using the same task. The results indicated that parents communicated to their children differently across cultures, replicating attentional differences among undergraduate students in previous cross-cultural studies. Study 2 also demonstrated that children's culturally unique description styles increased significantly with age. The descriptions made by the older group (7-9 years old) showed significant cross-cultural variances in attention, while descriptions among the younger group (4-6 years old) did not. The significance of parental roles in the development of culturally unique modes of attention is discussed in addition to other possible facilitators of this developmental process.
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- Department of Human Development and Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Brain Sciences, Tamagawa University, Tokyo, Japan
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Hara M, Nakanishi H, Takahashi S, Tamura A, Yoneyama K, Saito K, Takada A. Effects of storage method on DNA degradation in old bloodstain samples. Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.09.016] [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] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Miyatani F, Kuriyama N, Watanabe I, Nomura R, Nakano K, Matsui D, Ozaki E, Koyama T, Nishigaki M, Yamamoto T, Mizuno T, Tamura A, Akazawa K, Takada A, Takeda K, Yamada K, Nakagawa M, Ihara M, Kanamura N, Friedland RP, Watanabe Y. Relationship between Cnm-positive Streptococcus mutans and cerebral microbleeds in humans. Oral Dis 2015. [PMID: 26205098 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cerebral hemorrhage has been shown to occur in animals experimentally infected with Streptococcus mutans carrying the collagen-binding Cnm gene. However, the relationship between cerebral microbleeds and oral hygiene, with a focus on Cnm gene-positive S. mutans infection, remains unclear. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and thirty-nine subjects participated. The presence or absence of Cnm-positive S. mutans and its collagen-binding activity were investigated using saliva samples, and relationship with cerebral microbleeds detected on MRI investigated, including clinical information and oral parameters. RESULTS Fifty-one subjects were identified as Cnm-positive S. mutans carriers (36.7%), with cerebral microbleeds being detected in 43 (30.9%). A significantly larger number of subjects carried Cnm-positive S. mutans in the cerebral microbleeds (+) group. S. mutans with Cnm collagen-binding ability was detected in 39 (28.1%) of all subjects, and the adjusted odds ratio for cerebral microbleeds in the Cnm-positive group was 14.4. Regarding the presence of cerebral microbleeds, no significant differences were noted in the number of remaining teeth, dental caries, or in classic arteriosclerosis risk factors. CONCLUSIONS The occurrence of cerebral microbleeds was higher in subjects carrying Cnm-positive S. mutans, indicating that the presence of Cnm-positive S. mutans increases cerebral microbleeds, and is an independent risk for the development of cerebrovascular disorders.
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- F Miyatani
- Departments of Dental Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Epidemiology for Community health and Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology for Community health and Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Neurology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Departments of Dental Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Epidemiology for Community health and Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Dental Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Epidemiology for Community health and Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology for Community health and Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology for Community health and Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Departments of Dental Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Departments of Dental Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Industrial Health Association, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto Industrial Health Association, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Dental Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology for Community health and Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Tanimori T, Kubo H, Takada A, Iwaki S, Komura S, Kurosawa S, Matsuoka Y, Miuchi K, Miyamoto S, Mizumoto T, Mizumura Y, Nakamura K, Nakamura S, Oda M, Parker JD, Sawano T, Sonoda S, Takemura T, Tomono D, Ueno K. AN ELECTRON-TRACKING COMPTON TELESCOPE FOR A SURVEY OF THE DEEP UNIVERSE BY MeV GAMMA-RAYS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/810/1/28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Nagase M, Sakakibara K, Honda N, Takada Y, Takada A. Does measurement of urinary rare proteins provide diagnostic significance in glomerular diseases? Contrib Nephrol 2015; 68:141-8. [PMID: 3069315 DOI: 10.1159/000416505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- M Nagase
- Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University, School of Medicine, Japan
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Shimizu M, Yamada T, Sasaki K, Takada A, Nomura H, Iguchi F, Yugami H. Anisotropic multi-step etching for large-area fabrication of surface microstructures on stainless steel to control thermal radiation. Sci Technol Adv Mater 2015; 16:025001. [PMID: 27877770 PMCID: PMC5036480 DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/16/2/025001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Controlling the thermal radiation spectra of materials is one of the promising ways to advance energy system efficiency. It is well known that the thermal radiation spectrum can be controlled through the introduction of periodic surface microstructures. Herein, a method for the large-area fabrication of periodic microstructures based on multi-step wet etching is described. The method consists of three main steps, i.e., resist mask fabrication via photolithography, electrochemical wet etching, and side wall protection. Using this method, high-aspect micro-holes (0.82 aspect ratio) arrayed with hexagonal symmetry were fabricated on a stainless steel substrate. The conventional wet etching process method typically provides an aspect ratio of 0.3. The optical absorption peak attributed to the fabricated micro-hole array appeared at 0.8 μm, and the peak absorbance exceeded 0.8 for the micro-holes with a 0.82 aspect ratio. While argon plasma etching in a vacuum chamber was used in the present study for the formation of the protective layer, atmospheric plasma etching should be possible and will expand the applicability of this new method for the large-area fabrication of high-aspect materials.
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- Department of Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
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- Business Creation Department, Research & Development Division, Dexerials Corporation, Japan
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- Business Creation Department, Research & Development Division, Dexerials Corporation, Japan
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- Business Creation Department, Research & Development Division, Dexerials Corporation, Japan
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- Business Creation Department, Research & Development Division, Dexerials Corporation, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
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Hyodo R, Komada T, Takada A, Kawai H, Ito S, Nishida Y, Naganawa S. Solitary fibrous tumors in the extremities: imaging findings for six patients. Nagoya J Med Sci 2015; 77:167-78. [PMID: 25797981 PMCID: PMC4361518] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to describe the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) findings for solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) in the extremities in correlation with histopathological findings. Between 2006 and 2013, 6 consecutive patients with SFT in an extremity were studied with MRI (6 patients) and CT (4 patients). Diffusion-weighted images were also performed in 3 patients and dynamic contrast-enhanced CT in 2 patients. All 6 tumors were diagnosed after surgical excision, and the pre-surgical imaging findings were correlated with the histopathological findings. As a result, all 6 patients were female, and each had a clearly palpable, well-circumscribed, round or oval mass adjacent to fascia in an extremity, of less than 10 cm maximum diameter in 5 patients. On MRI, the tumors were iso-intense with muscle on T1-weighted image, and appeared heterogeneous and high-intensity on T2-weighted image. After injection of a contrast agent, the tumors demonstrated strong enhancement. A vascular pedicle was detected in 4 patients with tumors having a maximum diameter more than 5 cm. Diffusion-weighted images demonstrated high signal intensities, and apparent diffusion coefficient values were iso to high compared to muscle (from 1.41-2.10×10(-3) mm(2)/s). All the tumors were benign histopathologically and clinically. In 1 patient, the imaging appearance revealed underlying histopathological components, including fibrous-rich, cellular-rich, and myxoid change areas. In conclusion, a SFT in an extremity comprises a well-circumscribed mass adjacent to fascia having a fibrous-dominant area, strong contrast enhancement, and a vascular pedicle.
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Terasaki H, Shintome Y, Takada A, Komizo Y, Morito S. In-situ Characterization of Martensitic Transformation in High Carbon Steel Under Continuous-cooling Condition. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2015.07.437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Takahashi S, Takada A, Saito K, Hara M, Yoneyama K, Nakanishi H. Fatal Anaphylaxis Associated With the Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent Gadoteridol (ProHance). J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2015; 25:366-367. [PMID: 26727767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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Toyomasu Y, Demizu Y, Hashimoto N, Takagi M, Mima M, Terashima K, Fujii O, Jin D, Suga M, Takada A, Ii N, Niwa Y, Sasaki R, Murakami M, Hishikawa Y, Abe M, Nomoto Y, Sakuma H, Fuwa N. Treatment Outcomes of Particle Therapy Using Protons or Carbon Ions for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.1695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bohgaki M, Mukai M, Notoya A, Kohno M, Takada A. Vasculitis following implantation of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt tube made of silicone. Mod Rheumatol 2014; 13:73-5. [DOI: 10.3109/s101650300011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Campian J, Gladstone D, Ambady P, Ye X, King K, Borrello I, Petrik S, Golightly M, Holdhoff M, Grossman S, Bhardwaj R, Chakravadhanula M, Ozols V, Georges J, Carlson E, Hampton C, Decker W, Chiba Y, Hashimoto N, Kagawa N, Hirayama R, Tsuboi A, Oji Y, Oka Y, Sugiyama H, Yoshimine T, Choi B, Gedeon P, Herndon J, Sanchez-Perez L, Mitchell D, Bigner D, Sampson J, Choi YA, Pandya H, Gibo DM, Debinski W, Cloughesy TF, Liau LM, Chiocca EA, Jolly DJ, Robbins JM, Ostertag D, Ibanez CE, Gruber HE, Kasahara N, Vogelbaum MA, Kesari S, Mikkelsen T, Kalkanis S, Landolfi J, Bloomfield S, Foltz G, Pertschuk D, Everson R, Jin R, Safaee M, Lisiero D, Odesa S, Liau L, Prins R, Gholamin S, Mitra SS, Richard CE, Achrol A, Kahn SA, Volkmer AK, Volkmer JP, Willingham S, Kong D, Shin JJ, Monje-Deisseroth M, Cho YJ, Weissman I, Cheshier SH, Kanemura Y, Sumida M, Yoshioka E, Yamamoto A, Kanematsu D, Takada A, Nonaka M, Nakajima S, Goto S, Kamigaki T, Takahara M, Maekawa R, Shofuda T, Moriuchi S, Yamasaki M, Kebudi R, Cakir FB, Gorgun O, Agaoglu FY, Darendeliler E, Lin Y, Wang Y, Qiu X, Jiang T, Lin Y, Wang Y, Jiang T, Zhang G, Wang J, Okada H, Butterfield L, Hamilton R, Drappatz J, Engh J, Amankulor N, Lively M, Chan M, Salazar A, Potter D, Shaw E, Lieberman F, Pandya H, Choi Y, Park J, Phuphanich S, Wheeler C, Rudnick J, Hu J, Mazer M, Wang H, Nuno M, Guevarra A, Sanchez C, Fan X, Ji J, Chu R, Bender J, Hawkins E, Black K, Yu J, Reap E, Archer G, Sanchez-Perez L, Norberg P, Schmittling R, Nair S, Cui X, Snyder D, Chandramohan V, Choi B, Kuan CT, Mitchell D, Bigner D, Yan H, Sampson J, Reardon D, Li G, Recht L, Fink K, Nabors L, Tran D, Desjardins A, Chandramouli N, Duic JP, Groves M, Clarke A, Hawthorne T, Green J, Yellin M, Sampson J, Rigakos G, Spyri O, Nomikos P, Stavridi F, Grossi I, Theodorakopoulou I, Assi A, Kouvatseas G, Papadopoulou E, Nasioulas G, Labropoulos S, Razis E, Rudnick J, Ravi A, Sanchez C, Tang DN, Hu J, Yu J, Sharma P, Black K, Sengupta S, Sampath P, Soto H, Erickson K, Malone C, Hickey M, Ha E, Young E, Ellingson B, Prins R, Liau L, Kruse C, Sul J, Hilf N, Kutscher S, Schoor O, Lindner J, Reinhardt C, Kreisl T, Iwamoto F, Fine H, Singh-Jasuja H, Teijeira L, Gil-Arnaiz I, Hernandez-Marin B, Martinez-Aguillo M, Sanchez SDLC, Viudez A, Hernandez-Garcia I, Lecumberri MJ, Grandez R, de Lascoiti AF, Garcia RV, Thomas A, Fisher J, Baron U, Olek S, Rhodes H, Gui J, Hampton T, Tafe L, Tsongalis G, Lefferts J, Wishart H, Kleen J, Miller M, Ernstoff M, Fadul C, Vlahovic G, Desjardins A, Peters K, Ranjan T, Herndon J, Friedman A, Friedman H, Bigner D, Archer G, Lally-Goss D, Sampson J, Wainwright D, Dey M, Chang A, Cheng Y, Han Y, Lesniak M, Weller M, Kaulich K, Hentschel B, Felsberg J, Gramatzki D, Pietsch T, Simon M, Westphal M, Schackert G, Tonn JC, Loeffler M, Reifenberger G, Yu J, Rudnick J, Hu J, Phuphanich S, Mazer M, Wang H, Xu M, Nuno M, Patil C, Chu R, Black K, Wheeler C. IMMUNOTHERAPY/BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES. Neuro Oncol 2013; 15:iii68-iii74. [PMCID: PMC3823893 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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