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Imada A, Nozaki Y, Kawashima F, Yoneda M. Regulation of glucosamine utilization in Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. JOURNAL OF GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY 1977; 100:329-37. [PMID: 330812 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-100-2-329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Glucosamine- or N-acetylglucosamine-requiring mutants of Staphylococcus aureus 209P and Escherichia coli K12, which lack glucosamine-6-phosphate synthetase [2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose-6-phosphate ketol-isomerase (amino-transferring); EC 5.3.1.19], were isolated. Growth of these mutants on glucosamine was inhibited by glucose, but growth on N-acetylglucosamine was not. Addition of glucose to mutant cultures growing exponentially on glucosamine inhibited growth and caused death of bacteria, though chloramphenicol prevented death. Uptake of glucosamine by S. aureus and E. coli mutants was severely inhibited by glucose whereas uptake of N-acetylglucosamine was only slightly inhibited. Uptake of glucose was not inhibited by either glucosamine or N-acetylglucosamine. In glucosamine auxotrophs, glucose causes glucosamine deficiency which interrupts cell wall synthesis and results in some loss of viability in the presence of continued protein synthesis.
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Kawana S, Nakabayashi K, Kawashima F, Watanabe H, Namiki A, Hirano T. Difficult intubation assisted by three-dimensional computed tomography imaging of the pharynx and the larynx. Anesthesiology 1995; 83:416-9. [PMID: 7631965 DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199508000-00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Nozaki Y, Kawashima F, Imada A. C-19393 S2 and H2, new carbapenem antibiotics. III. Mode of action. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1981; 34:206-11. [PMID: 7028708 DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.34.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Biochemical activities of new carbapenem antibiotics, C-19393 H2(H2) and C-19393 S2(S2), were examined in comparison with those of mecillinam using Escherichia coli. H2 showed remarkably high affinity for penicillin-binding protein (PBP) 2, and high affinity for PBPs 1 and 3. S2 showed high affinity for PBP 2, moderate affinity for PBP 1 and low affinity for PBP 3. They induced ovoid cells at lower concentrations and cell lysis at higher concentrations. The inhibitory potency of H2 for peptidoglycan synthesis was similar to that of mecillinam at lower concentrations up to 0.1 micrograms/ml. At concentrations higher than 0.1 micrograms/ml, the inhibition rate by H2 gradually increased up to 100%, whereas that by mecillinam remained at 60% level. The MICs of H2, S2 and mecillinam corresponded to the lowest concentrations giving 60% of inhibition of peptidoglycan synthesis at which concentrations the function of PBP 2 seemed to be prevented completely. These findings indicate that the primary targets of H2 and S2 are PBP 2 involved in cell shape determination in E. coli.
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Kida M, Kawashima F, Imada A, Nogami I, Suhara I. Studies on the purine-sensitive mutants of Bacillus subtilis. I. Properties of an adenosine-sensitive mutant. J Biochem 1969; 66:487-92. [PMID: 4982128 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a129173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Kawaguchi M, Kawashima F, Ohshima K, Kawaguchi S, Wada H. Retinoic acid enhances the number of epidermal growth factor receptors in rat glomerular epithelial cells in vitro. Nephron Clin Pract 1994; 68:97-103. [PMID: 7991046 DOI: 10.1159/000188226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The renal epithelium appears to be an important target tissue for retinoic acid and epidermal growth factor (EGF). We report here that retinoic acid enhances the proliferative effect of EGF on glomerular epithelial cells (GEC) in vitro and also increases EGF binding to GEC. When GEC were exposed to EGF (> or = 1 ng/ml), cellular DNA synthesis was markedly increased. Moreover, the stimulating effect of EGF was synergistically increased by retinoic acid at 5 micrograms/ml. 125I-EGF binding to cultured GEC was increased approximately 3-fold after addition of retinoic acid to cultures for 48 h. Analysis of 125I-EGF binding revealed 8.1 x 10(4) receptors per control (untreated) cell, while retinoic acid-treated cells demonstrated an increase to 14.3 x 10(4) receptors per cell with no detectable change in receptor affinity. These findings suggest that interactions between retinoic acid and EGF may play an important role in the regulation of GEC growth.
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Kawaguchi M, Kawashima F, Ohshima K, Kawaguchi S, Wada H. Immunocytochemical characterization and identification of SGE1, a rat glomerular epithelial cell line. Pathobiology 1994; 62:283-91. [PMID: 7598797 DOI: 10.1159/000163921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Glomerular epithelial cells (GEC) in culture facilitate the study of glomerular physiology and pathology. However, characterization and identification of GECs in culture have been difficult due to the absence of markers specific to them. We compared the immunocytochemical characteristics of a rat normal GEC line (SGE1) and glomerular cells from rat kidney sections using a lectin and commercially available and newly raised monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. Antivimentin, anti-dipeptidyl-peptidase-IV (gp 108) and monoclonal antibody 5-1-6 antibodies and Limax flavus lectin bound to visceral GECs, anticytokeratin antibody and antibody against common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen bound to parietal GECs, and anti-SGE1 cell membrane and monoclonal antibody PHM 5 antibodies bound to both visceral GECs and parietal GECs in normal rat kidney sections, and all of these antibodies and L. flavus lectin consistently bound to SGE1 cells in culture. The pattern of antigenic expression on SGE1 cells indicates that SGE1 cells possess phenotypic characteristics of visceral GECs and parietal GECs, and it further suggests that SGE1 cells may be stem cells or cells undergoing differentiation.
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Yagishita M, Tsuboi H, Kuroda Y, Sawabe T, Kawashima A, Kawashima F, Uematsu N, Sato R, Nishiyama T, Terasaki M, Toko H, Honda F, Ohyama A, Abe S, Kitada A, Miki H, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Sumida T, Matsumoto I. Clinical features and serum cytokine profiles of elderly-onset adult-onset Still's disease. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21334. [PMID: 36494453 PMCID: PMC9734186 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25514-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent studies have suggested that the clinical features of elderly-onset adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) differ from those of young and middle-aged-onset patients, whereas the details remain unclear, and cytokine profiles of elderly-onset AOSD have not been reported. To clarify the clinical features and cytokine profiles of elderly-onset AOSD, we examined patients with AOSD who developed the disease between January 2006 and September 2021. We divided the patients into the young and middle-aged-onset group (aged < 65 years) and the elderly-onset group (aged ≥ 65 years) and compared the groups in terms of patient characteristics, clinical symptoms, laboratory findings including serum interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-18, treatment, and prognosis. A total of 48 patients were examined (10 in the elderly-onset group). In the elderly-onset group, atypical rash was significantly more frequent, typical rash and splenomegaly were significantly less frequent, white blood cell count and neutrophil ratio were significantly higher and serum IL-6 levels were significantly lower. Serum IL-6 showed a significantly negative correlation with age at onset. Treatment and relapse were comparable between the 2 groups, whereas infections were significantly more frequent in the elderly-onset group. The clinical features and cytokine profiles of elderly-onset AOSD might differ from those of young and middle-aged-onset AOSD.
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Kawashima F, Atsumi H, Kawaoi A. [Circadian rhythm of urinary somatostatin-like immunoreactivity (SLI) and its contents in several organs after oral TRH administration in rats]. NIHON NAIBUNPI GAKKAI ZASSHI 1983; 59:1201-12. [PMID: 6416898 DOI: 10.1507/endocrine1927.59.9_1201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Urinary SLI was measured every six hours for twenty four hours in rats fed a regular diet. Previously, we found that the urinary SLI increased after the administration of TRH intravenously. In the present study, in order to reveal the localization of increased SLI, we measured the contents in the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, stomach and pancreas after the oral TRH administration. (1) The rat urinary SLI levels showed a circadian rhythm. The maximum level of SLI was collected from 0.00--6.00 a.m. (89.4 +/- 8.6 pg/6 hrs) (mean +/- SEM). This level was reduced during the daytime 6.00 a.m.--6.00 p.m. The minimum level was obtained from 6.00 p.m.--0.00 a.m. (49.3 +/- 7.2 pg/6 hrs). (2) The rats were decapitated at three and six hours after the oral TRH (500 micrograms/ml) administration. The SLI content was measured by RIA after extraction from each organ with 2.5 ml of 2 M acetic acid. The pituitary SLI content was reduced three hours after the oral TRH administration. The thyroid SLI content was reduced six hours after the oral TRH administration. The hypothalamic, gastric and pancreatic SLI contents didn't change at three and six hours after the oral TRH administration. As the result, the data suggest that augmentation by the oral TRH administration of urinary SLI was caused by its effect on the both the pituitary and the thyroid.
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Ishizaki T, Makino S, Ikemori R, Fukuda T, Namai S, Yamamoto H, Furuuchi I, Kawashima F, Ishizaki Y. [Epidemiological studies on the symptoms due to strawberry culture in the vinyl-house. 2. An analysis of clinical examinations with emphasis on allergic response (author's transl)]. SANGYO IGAKU. JAPANESE JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 1979; 21:153-63. [PMID: 491286 DOI: 10.1539/joh1959.21.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Clinical mass surveys were carried out on the residents to whom questionnaires on symptoms with reference to strawberry culture in the vinyl-house had been delivered. Two hundred and eleven persons attended at the first survey in September, 1976 (off the season of strawberry culture) and the 58 attended at the second survey in March, 1977 (within the season). The participants of the first survey consisted of three groups, i.e. farmers with and without strawberry culture and people without farming. The participants of the second survey consisted only of farmers with strawberry culture. Results are summarized as follows. 1) There were no difference of incidence of various clinical findings detected by an ophthalmologist and otolaryngologists among the three groups. 2) There were also no difference of incidence of abnormal findings in urine tests, liver functions, respiratory test, blood examinations and blood pressure test among the three groups. However, the comparison of persons in charge of strawberry culture and attended at both tof the first and the second surveys, such changes were detected as increases in the value of GOT (within normal limits), of stab neutrophiles, lymphocytes and of monocytes within the season of strawberry culture. 3) Increases of positive rates in skintest by extracts of house dust and Candida sp. were observed in the farmers with and without strawberry culture. Positive rates of skintest by strawberry pollen and honey bee extracts among the farmers with strawberry culture were markedly higher than the allergic patients in Dokkyo Hospital having no relation to this culture. This positive rate was markedly elevated among the persons who complained the symptom of rhinorrea within the season.
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Nishi K, Horiguchi T, Kawashima F, Tanida S. Direct and indirect stimulation of megakaryocytopoiesis by TAN-1511 A, a microbial lipopeptide. Anticancer Res 1996; 16:3695-703. [PMID: 9042243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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TAN-1511 A, a microbial lipopeptide, stimulates granulocytopoiesis through the induction of various hematopoietic cytokines. The ability of synthetic TAN-1511 A to affect megakaryocytopoiesis was examined. TAN-1511. A augmented the activity of acetylcholine esterase (AChE), which is a cell-lineage marker enzyme of megakaryocytes in cultured murine bone marrow cells and enhanced megakaryocyte colony formation in fibrin clot culture. These effects were observed not only in the presence, but also in the absence of IL-3, which is a megakaryocyte colony-stimulating factor. The increase in AChE activity mediated by TAN-1511 A was blocked by anti-IL-6 but not anti-IL-3 or anti-GM-CSF neutralizing antibodies. RT-PCR analysis also showed that the remarkable induction of IL-6 was triggered by treatment with TAN-1511 A, while each message level of c-mpl ligand and c-mpl remained unchanged, suggesting that the IL-6 induced by the lipopeptide plays a role in enhanced megakaryocytopoiesis. TAN-1511 A also stimulated the proliferation of CMK86, a human megakaryoblastic cell line. This promoted growth was partially and additively affected by anti-IL-3, anti-IL-6, and anti-GM-CSF antibodies. TAN-1511 A slightly reduced the expression of GpIb and GpIIb/IL1a in CMK86 cells. The enhanced platelet recovery mediated by TAN-1511 A was also demonstrated in a model of myelosuppressive mice. These results suggest that TAN-1511 A directly affects megakaryocytopoiesis, and indirectly modulates megakaryocytopoiesis through the induction of cytokines such as IL-6.
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Sugita T, Tsuboi H, Sugita N, Akiyoshi R, Kuroda Y, Kawashima A, Kawashima F, Tabuchi D, Honda F, Ohyama A, Abe S, Kitada A, Asashima H, Miki H, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I. Clinical importance of anti-Ro52 antibody in polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Mod Rheumatol 2024; 35:118-125. [PMID: 38804908 DOI: 10.1093/mr/roae052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To clarify the clinical features of anti-Ro52 antibody (Ab)-positive polymyositis (PM)/dermatomyositis (DM). METHODS We retrospectively examined the clinical features and status of anti-Ro52 Abs in patients with PM/DM admitted to the University of Tsukuba Hospital between January 2019 and February 2023. We compared the anti-Ro52 Ab-positive and anti-Ro52 Ab-negative groups. RESULTS A total of 40 patients were selected and analysed. Twenty-three cases were PM, and 17 cases were DM (including six clinically amyopathic DM). Twenty-two cases were positive for anti-Ro52 Ab, 14 for anti-ARS Ab, and 6 for anti-MDA5 Ab. Interstitial lung disease was detected in 29 cases, nine of which were rapidly progressive. Glucocorticoid-resistant cardiomyopathy was detected in six cases. Of the 22 anti-Ro52 Ab-positive cases, only 3 were single-positive and the remaining 19 cases simultaneously had other autoantibodies. Comparing the anti-Ro52 Ab-positive and anti-Ro52 Ab-negative groups, the frequencies of anti-ARS Ab positivity (63.6% vs. 0%), interstitial lung disease (95.5% vs. 44.4%), glucocorticoid-resistant cardiomyopathy (27.3% vs. 0%), concomitant use of immunosuppressants (95.5% vs. 55.6%), and levels of C-reactive protein were significantly higher in the anti-Ro52 Ab-positive group (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS Anti-Ro52 Abs were frequently positive in PM/DM, and may be useful as a severity marker.
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Kawaguchi M, Kawashima F, Ohshima K, Kawaguchi S, Wada H. Hepatocyte growth factor is a potent promoter of mitogenesis in cultured rat visceral glomerular epithelial cells. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 1994; 40:1103-11. [PMID: 7873982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) was originally identified as an hepatotrophic factor inducing liver regeneration, and was also recently found to stimulate mitogenesis of various epithelial cells. In the present study, we examined the mitogenic effects of native and recombinant HGF on cells of rat visceral glomerular epithelial cell line (SGE1). Native and recombinant HGF each stimulated DNA synthesis in and growth of SGE1 cells to a remarkable degree. These mitogenic activities were dose-dependent, being detectable at 2.5 ng/ml and maximal at 20 ng/ml. Over 30% of SGE1 cells tested were shifted to S-phase by HGF alone, as judging by labeling index values. DNA synthesis stimulated by native or recombinant HGF was high at low SGE1 cell density and was strongly suppressed at high cell density. DNA synthesis in and growth of SGE1 cells were stimulated more strongly by recombinant HGF than by native HGF. In addition, the effects of recombinant HGF and epidermal growth factor were additive, while transforming growth factor-beta 1 strongly inhibited the stimulation of DNA synthesis by recombinant HGF. These findings suggest that HGF may play a role in controlling visceral glomerular epithelial cell growth.
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Hagiwara S, Tsuboi H, Kuroda Y, Sawabe T, Uematsu N, Kawashima F, Sugita T, Terasaki M, Honda F, Yagishita M, Kondo Y, Sumida T, Matsumoto I. Comparative analysis of low-field magnetic resonance imaging in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with certolizumab pegol or infliximab. Mod Rheumatol 2023; 33:1097-1103. [PMID: 36440707 DOI: 10.1093/mr/roac138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim is to clarify the differences in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with certolizumab pegol (CZP) and infliximab (IFX). METHODS The study included RA patients who received CZP or IFX and were examined with low-field MRI (compacTscan; compact magnetic resonance imaging) at the beginning and again within 6 months of treatment initiation. Comparisons were made regarding background, clinical course, and differences in MRI findings following initiation of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors between the CZP and IFX treatment groups. MRI findings were evaluated by scoring erosion, bone marrow oedema (BME), and synovitis. RESULTS Ten cases in CZP and 18 cases in IFX group were compared. The biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug-naïve rate in the IFX group was significantly higher than that in the CZP group. After 6 months, disease activities were significantly decreased from baseline in both groups. Erosion score did not change significantly in both groups after 6 months. BME score was significantly decreased in the CZP group after 6 months, whereas in the IFX group, there was no significant change. Synovitis score was significantly decreased in both groups after 6 months. CONCLUSIONS The findings of our study suggest that, in patients with RA, CZP might improve BME more effectively than IFX.
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Iwamoto M, Asashima H, Sugita T, Kawashima F, Sugita N, Rai A, Kuroda Y, Kawashima A, Tabuchi D, Akao S, Sato R, Nishiyama T, Toko H, Honda F, Ohyama A, Kitada A, Abe S, Miki H, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Tsuboi H, Matsumoto I. An overlapping case of IgG4-related disease and systemic lupus erythematosus treated with belimumab: a case-based review. Rheumatol Int 2024; 44:549-556. [PMID: 38170205 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-023-05510-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic condition in which IgG4+ plasma cell infiltration and fibrosis cause organ swelling and lead to diverse clinical manifestations. Although IgG4-RD typically responds to glucocorticoids (GCs), relapse during tapering occurs and an early GC-sparing approach might therefore be beneficial. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease with multiple symptoms that is also treated with GCs as a first-line therapy. Recently, belimumab, a recombinant human IgG-1λ monoclonal antibody that inhibits B-cell activating factor, was approved, but reports of use for IgG4-RD are scarce. Here, we present a rare case of IgG4-RD complicated with SLE which was successfully treated with belimumab. A 67-year-old man was diagnosed with IgG4-RD based on a high serum IgG4 level and histopathological findings. Furthermore, he had pericardial effusion on echocardiography, and laboratory tests revealed thrombocytopenia, autoimmune hemolysis, positive anti-nuclear antibodies, positive anti-DNA antibodies, and hypocomplementemia. These data led to an SLE diagnosis. Treatment was started with prednisolone at 40 mg/day, plus hydroxychloroquine, which initially improved both the SLE and IgG4-RD symptoms. During the GC tapering, belimumab was added and clinical symptoms resolved completely. Our case and the literature review summarize reported rare overlapping cases of IgG4-RD and SLE and suggest that belimumab is a promising candidate for the treatment of IgG4-RD.
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Miki H, Tsuboi H, Kawashima F, Sugita T, Nishiyama T, Kuroda Y, Sawabe T, Uematsu N, Terasaki M, Kitada A, Honda F, Ohyama A, Yagishita M, Asashima H, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I. Multidrug-resistant IgA Vasculitis with Gastrointestinal Symptoms Successfully Treated with Intravenous Cyclophosphamide and Maintained with Mycophenolate Mofetil. Intern Med 2024; 63:743-747. [PMID: 37468247 PMCID: PMC10982010 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1990-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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We present the case of a 17-year-old woman with IgA vasculitis (IgAV) who presented with relapsing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms that were refractory to glucocorticoid and combination therapy with cyclosporine A, azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). The patient responded well to remission induction with intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVCY) and was successfully maintained with MMF. Remission induction with IVCY followed by maintenance therapy with MMF was effective in a patient with multidrug-resistant IgAV with GI lesions.
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Kawashima F. [Anesthetic technics in pedodontics]. SHIKAI TENBO = DENTAL OUTLOOK 1985; 65:610-3. [PMID: 3860987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Kawashima F. [Effect of silica gel pH on the crystal growth of fluorapatite]. NIHON KYOSEI SHIKA GAKKAI ZASSHI = THE JOURNAL OF JAPAN ORTHODONTIC SOCIETY 1982; 41:723-36. [PMID: 6300263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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