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Fujita S, Gagoski B, Hwang KP, Hagiwara A, Warntjes M, Fukunaga I, Uchida W, Saito Y, Sekine T, Tachibana R, Muroi T, Akatsu T, Kasahara A, Sato R, Ueyama T, Andica C, Kamagata K, Amemiya S, Takao H, Hoshino Y, Tomizawa Y, Yokoyama K, Bilgic B, Hattori N, Abe O, Aoki S. Cross-vendor multiparametric mapping of the human brain using 3D-QALAS: A multicenter and multivendor study. Magn Reson Med 2024; 91:1863-1875. [PMID: 38192263 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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PURPOSE To evaluate a vendor-agnostic multiparametric mapping scheme based on 3D quantification using an interleaved Look-Locker acquisition sequence with a T2 preparation pulse (3D-QALAS) for whole-brain T1, T2, and proton density (PD) mapping. METHODS This prospective, multi-institutional study was conducted between September 2021 and February 2022 using five different 3T systems from four prominent MRI vendors. The accuracy of this technique was evaluated using a standardized MRI system phantom. Intra-scanner repeatability and inter-vendor reproducibility of T1, T2, and PD values were evaluated in 10 healthy volunteers (6 men; mean age ± SD, 28.0 ± 5.6 y) who underwent scan-rescan sessions on each scanner (total scans = 100). To evaluate the feasibility of 3D-QALAS, nine patients with multiple sclerosis (nine women; mean age ± SD, 48.2 ± 11.5 y) underwent imaging examination on two 3T MRI systems from different manufacturers. RESULTS Quantitative maps obtained with 3D-QALAS showed high linearity (R2 = 0.998 and 0.998 for T1 and T2, respectively) with respect to reference measurements. The mean intra-scanner coefficients of variation for each scanner and structure ranged from 0.4% to 2.6%. The mean structure-wise test-retest repeatabilities were 1.6%, 1.1%, and 0.7% for T1, T2, and PD, respectively. Overall, high inter-vendor reproducibility was observed for all parameter maps and all structure measurements, including white matter lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis. CONCLUSION The vendor-agnostic multiparametric mapping technique 3D-QALAS provided reproducible measurements of T1, T2, and PD for human tissues within a typical physiological range using 3T scanners from four different MRI manufacturers.
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- Shohei Fujita
- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Fetal Neonatal Neuroimaging and Developmental Science Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Imaging Physics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- SyntheticMR, Linköping, Sweden
- Center for Medical Imaging Science and Visualization (CMIV), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Faculty of Health Data Science, Juntendo University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard/MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Tomizawa Y, Hagiwara A, Hoshino Y, Nakaya M, Kamagata K, Cossu D, Yokoyama K, Aoki S, Hattori N. The glymphatic system as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2024; 83:105437. [PMID: 38244527 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2024.105437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a refractory immune-mediated inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, and some cases of the major subtype, relapsing-remitting (RR), transition to secondary progressive (SP). However, the detailed pathogenesis, biomarkers, and effective treatment strategies for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis have not been established. The glymphatic system, which is responsible for waste clearance in the brain, is an intriguing avenue for investigation and is primarily studied through diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS). This study aimed to compare DTI-ALPS indices between patients with RRMS and SPMS to uncover potential differences in their pathologies and evaluate the utility of the glymphatic system as a possible biomarker. METHODS A cohort of 26 patients with MS (13 RRMS and 13 SPMS) who met specific criteria were enrolled in this prospective study. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including diffusion MRI, 3D T1-weighted imaging, and relaxation time quantification, was conducted. The ALPS index, a measure of glymphatic function, was calculated using diffusion-weighted imaging data. Demographic variables, MRI metrics, and ALPS indices were compared between patients with RRMS and those with SPMS. RESULTS The ALPS index was significantly lower in the SPMS group. Patients with SPMS exhibited longer disease duration and higher Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores than those with RRMS. Despite these differences, the correlations between the EDSS score, disease duration, and ALPS index were minimal, suggesting that the impact of these clinical variables on ALPS index variations was negligible. DISCUSSION Our study revealed the potential microstructural and functional differences between RRMS and SPMS related to glymphatic system impairment. Although disease severity and duration vary among subtypes, their influence on ALPS index differences appears to be limited. This highlights the stronger association between SP conversion and changes in the ALPS index. These findings align with those of previous research, indicating the involvement of the glymphatic system in the progression of MS. CONCLUSION Although the causality remains uncertain, our study suggests that a reduced ALPS index, reflecting glymphatic system dysfunction, may contribute to MS progression, particularly in SPMS. This suggests the potential of the ALPS index as a diagnostic biomarker for SPMS and underscores the potential of the glymphatic system as a therapeutic target to mitigate MS progression. Future studies with larger cohorts and pathological validation are necessary to confirm these findings. This study provides new insights into the pathogenesis of SPMS and the potential for innovative therapeutic strategies.
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- Yuji Tomizawa
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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Hagiwara A, Tomizawa Y, Hoshino Y, Yokoyama K, Kamagata K, Sekine T, Takabayashi K, Nakaya M, Maekawa T, Akashi T, Wada A, Taoka T, Naganawa S, Hattori N, Aoki S. Glymphatic System Dysfunction in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Immunoglobulin G Antibody-Associated Disorders: Association with Clinical Disability. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2023; 45:66-71. [PMID: 38123957 PMCID: PMC10756584 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a8066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Impaired glymphatic function has been suggested to be implicated in the pathophysiology of MS and aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. This study aimed to investigate the interstitial fluid dynamics in the brain in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disorders (MOGAD), another demyelinating disorder, using a noninvasive imaging technique called the diffusivity along the perivascular space (ALPS) index. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study was conducted on 16 patients with MOGAD in remission and 22 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects. MR imaging was performed using a 3T scanner, and the ALPS index was calculated using diffusion MR imaging data with a b-value of 1000 s/mm2. The ALPS index and gray matter volumes were compared between the 2 groups, and these parameters were correlated with the Expanded Disability Status Scale. RESULTS The mean ALPS index of patients with MOGAD was significantly lower than that of healthy controls (Cohen d = 0.93, false discovery rate-corrected P = .02). The lower mean ALPS index was significantly associated with a worse Expanded Disability Status Scale score (Spearman ρ = -0.51; 95% CI, -0.85 to -0.02; P = .03). However, cortical volume and deep gray matter volume were not significantly different between the 2 groups, and they were not correlated with the Expanded Disability Status Scale. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that patients with MOGAD may have impaired glymphatic function, as measured by the ALPS index, which is associated with patient disability. Further study is warranted with a larger sample size.
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- Akifumi Hagiwara
- From the Department of Radiology (A.H., K.K., T.S, K.T., M.N., T.M., T.A., A.W., S.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology (Y.T., Y.H., N.H.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology (Y.T., Y.H., N.H.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.H., K.K., T.S, K.T., M.N., T.M., T.A., A.W., S.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.H., K.K., T.S, K.T., M.N., T.M., T.A., A.W., S.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.H., K.K., T.S, K.T., M.N., T.M., T.A., A.W., S.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.H., K.K., T.S, K.T., M.N., T.M., T.A., A.W., S.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Radiology (M.N.), Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.H., K.K., T.S, K.T., M.N., T.M., T.A., A.W., S.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.H., K.K., T.S, K.T., M.N., T.M., T.A., A.W., S.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.H., K.K., T.S, K.T., M.N., T.M., T.A., A.W., S.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (T.T., S.N.), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (T.T., S.N.), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Neurology (Y.T., Y.H., N.H.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.H., K.K., T.S, K.T., M.N., T.M., T.A., A.W., S.A.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yugami M, Hayakawa-Yano Y, Ogasawara T, Yokoyama K, Furukawa T, Hara H, Hashikami K, Tsuji I, Takebayashi H, Araki S, Okano H, Yano M. Sbp2l contributes to oligodendrocyte maturation through translational control in Tcf7l2 signaling. iScience 2023; 26:108451. [PMID: 38213786 PMCID: PMC10783607 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108451] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Oligodendrocytes (OLs) are the myelin-forming cells in the CNS that support neurons through the insulating sheath of axons. This unique feature and developmental processes are achieved by extrinsic and intrinsic gene expression programs, where RNA-binding proteins can contribute to dynamic and fine-tuned post-transcriptional regulation. Here, we identified SECIS-binding protein 2-like (Sbp2l), which is specifically expressed in OLs by integrated transcriptomics. Histological analysis revealed that Sbp2l is a molecular marker of OL maturation. Sbp2l knockdown (KD) led to suppression of matured OL markers, but not a typical selenoprotein, Gpx4. Transcriptome analysis demonstrated that Sbp2l KD decreased cholesterol-biosynthesis-related genes regulated by Tcf7l2 transcription factor. Indeed, we confirmed the downregulation of Tcf7l2 protein without changing its mRNA in Sbp2l KD OPCs. Furthermore, Sbp2l KO mice showed the decrease of Tcf7l2 protein and deficiency of OL maturation. These results suggest that Sbp2l contributes to OL maturation by translational control of Tcf7l2.
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- Masato Yugami
- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Division of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757, Asahimachidori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Division of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757, Asahimachidori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Division of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757, Asahimachidori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Research, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 26-1 Muraoka-higashi 2-chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Division of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757, Asahimachidori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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Kanazawa K, Tomizawa Y, Iseki T, Yokoyama K, Hattori N. Two Elderly Men with Myasthenia Gravis during Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Intern Med 2023; 62:2413-2414. [PMID: 36631089 PMCID: PMC10484759 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0474-22] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) development is female-dominant in younger patients and male-dominant in older patients. The reason for the sex-ratio inversion in elderly MG patients remains unclear. One possible explanation is the decrease in androgen secretion that occurs with aging, as androgen has an immunosuppressive function. We experienced two elderly men who developed MG after initiating androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for treatment of prostate cancer and whose symptoms were ameliorated after ADT cessation. Our cases indicate that MG in older male patients can be caused by an androgen effect.
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- Kazo Kanazawa
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Japan
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Tomizawa Y, Hoshino Y, Kamo R, Cossu D, Yokoyama K, Hattori N. Comparing clinical and imaging features of patients with MOG antibody-positivity and with and without oligoclonal bands. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1211776. [PMID: 37520579 PMCID: PMC10374016 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1211776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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Introduction Myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody (MOG)-associated disorder (MOGAD) is a recently identified immune-mediated inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). The significance of oligoclonal bands (OCBs) is not fully elucidated. This study investigated the clinical differences between patients with MOGAD who tested positive or negative for OCBs. Methods The study was conducted on 23 patients with MOG-IgG-seropositivity who presented with central nervous system (CNS) symptoms. The patients were screened and divided into OCB-positive (n=10) and OCB-negative (n=13) groups, and their demographic, clinical, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features were compared. Results The results revealed that patients with OCB-positivity had a significantly higher frequency of relapse, and their IgG index was significantly higher. Discussion OCBs were common in MOGAD met the consensus criteria. The study concluded that careful treatment decision-making is necessary in MOG antibody-positive cases with OCB-positivity.
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- Yuji Tomizawa
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Sassari University, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Tousei Center for Neurological Diseases, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Cossu D, Tomizawa Y, Yokoyama K, Sakanishi T, Momotani E, Sechi LA, Hattori N. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Antigens Elicit a Strong IgG4 Response in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Exacerbate Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1437. [PMID: 37511812 PMCID: PMC10381415 DOI: 10.3390/life13071437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Neuroinflammation can be triggered by microbial products disrupting immune regulation. In this study, we investigated the levels of IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4 subclasses against the heat shock protein (HSP)70533-545 peptide and lipopentapeptide (MAP_Lp5) derived from Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) in the blood samples of Japanese and Italian individuals with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Additionally, we examined the impact of this peptide on MOG-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). A total of 130 Japanese and 130 Italian subjects were retrospectively analyzed using the indirect ELISA method. Furthermore, a group of C57BL/6J mice received immunization with the MAP_HSP70533-545 peptide two weeks prior to the active induction of MOG35-55 EAE. The results revealed a significantly robust antibody response against MAP_HSP70533-545 in serum of both Japanese and Italian MS patients compared to their respective control groups. Moreover, heightened levels of serum IgG4 antibodies specific to MAP antigens were correlated with the severity of the disease. Additionally, EAE mice that were immunized with MAP_HSP70533-545 peptide exhibited more severe disease symptoms and increased reactivity of MOG35-55-specific T-cell compared to untreated mice. These findings provide evidence suggesting a potential link between MAP and the development or exacerbation of MS, particularly in a subgroup of MS patients with elevated serum IgG4 levels.
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- Davide Cossu
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo 1138431, Japan
- Biomedical Research Core Facilities, Juntendo University, Tokyo 1138431, Japan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Sassari University, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo 1138431, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo 1138431, Japan
- Tosei Center for Neurological Diseases, Shizuoka 4180026, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology, Juntendo University, Tokyo 1138431, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo 1138431, Japan
- Comparative Medical Research Institute, Tsukuba 3050856, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Sassari University, 07100 Sassari, Italy
- SC Microbiology, AOU Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo 1138431, Japan
- Neurodegenerative Disorders Collaborative Laboratory, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Saitama 3510918, Japan
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Fernández-Duque D, Shafer P, Towsner H, Yokoyama K. Metric fixed point theory and partial impredicativity. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci 2023; 381:20220012. [PMID: 37031705 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2022.0012] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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We show that the Priess-Crampe & Ribenboim fixed point theorem is provable in [Formula: see text]. Furthermore, we show that Caristi's fixed point theorem for both Baire and Borel functions is equivalent to the transfinite leftmost path principle, which falls strictly between [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. We also exhibit several weakenings of Caristi's theorem that are equivalent to [Formula: see text] and to [Formula: see text]. This article is part of the theme issue 'Modern perspectives in Proof Theory'.
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- D Fernández-Duque
- Department of Mathematics WE16, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Institute of Computer Science of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- School of Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Mathematical Institute, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Cossu D, Tomizawa Y, Momotani E, Yokoyama K, Hattori N. Adjuvant Activity of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Enhancing the Immunogenicity of Autoantigens During Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. J Vis Exp 2023. [PMID: 37246862 DOI: 10.3791/65422] [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: 05/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) induced by myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) requires immunization by a MOG peptide emulsified in complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) containing inactivated Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The antigenic components of the mycobacterium activate dendritic cells to stimulate T-cells to produce cytokines that promote the Th1 response via toll-like receptors. Therefore, the amount and species of mycobacteria present during the antigenic challenge are directly related to the development of EAE. This methods paper presents an alternative protocol to induce EAE in C57BL/6 mice using a modified incomplete Freund's adjuvant containing the heat-killed Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis strain K-10. M. paratuberculosis, a member of the Mycobacterium avium complex, is the causative agent of Johne's disease in ruminants and has been identified as a risk factor for several human T-cell-mediated disorders, including multiple sclerosis. Overall, mice immunized with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis showed earlier onset and greater disease severity than mice immunized with CFA containing the strain of M. tuberculosis H37Ra at the same doses of 4 mg/mL. The antigenic determinants of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) strain K-10 were able to induce a strong Th1 cellular response during the effector phase, characterized by significantly higher numbers of T-lymphocytes (CD4+ CD27+), dendritic cells (CD11c+ I-A/I-E+), and monocytes (CD11b+ CD115+) in the spleen compared to mice immunized with CFA. Furthermore, the proliferative T-cell response to the MOG peptide appeared to be highest in M. paratuberculosis-immunized mice. The use of an encephalitogen (e.g., MOG35-55) emulsified in an adjuvant containing M. paratuberculosis in the formulation may be an alternative and validated method to activate dendritic cells for priming myelin epitope-specific CD4+ T-cells during the induction phase of EAE.
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- Davide Cossu
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University; Biomedical Research Core Facilities, Juntendo University;
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University; Neurodegenerative Disorders Collaborative laboratory, RIKEN Center for Brain Science
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Cossu D, Yokoyama K, Sakanishi T, Sechi LA, Hattori N. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Tokyo-172 vaccine provides age-related neuroprotection in actively induced and spontaneous experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis models. Clin Exp Immunol 2023; 212:70-80. [PMID: 36745025 PMCID: PMC10081113 DOI: 10.1093/cei/uxad015] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis is the most common immune-mediated disorder affecting the central nervous system in young adults but still has no cure. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is reported to have non-specific anti-inflammatory effects and therapeutic benefits in autoimmune disorders including multiple sclerosis. However, the precise mechanism of action of BCG and the host immune response to it remain unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of the BCG Tokyo-172 vaccine in suppressing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Groups of young and mature adult female C57BL/6J mice were BCG-vaccinated 1 month prior or 6 days after active EAE induction using myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)35-55 peptide. Another group of 2D2 TCRMOG transgenic female mice was BCG-vaccinated before and after the onset of spontaneous EAE. BCG had an age-associated protective effect against active EAE only in wild-type mice vaccinated 1 month before EAE induction. Furthermore, the incidence of spontaneous EAE was significantly lower in BCG vaccinated 2D2 mice than in non-vaccinated controls. Protection against EAE was associated with reduced splenic T-cell proliferation in response to MOG35-55 peptide together with high frequency of CD8+ interleukin-10-secreting T cells in the spleen. In addition, microglia and astrocytes isolated from BCG-vaccinated mice showed polarization to anti-inflammatory M2 and A2 phenotypes, respectively. Our data provide new insights into the cell-mediated and humoral immune mechanisms underlying BCG vaccine-induced neuroprotection, potentially useful for developing better strategies for the treatment of MS.
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- Davide Cossu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Sassari University, Sassari, Italy
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Juntendo University, Biomedical Research Core Facilities, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Sassari University, Sassari, Italy
- SC Microbiologia AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Takamatsu H, Takezako N, Zheng J, Moorhead M, Carlton VEH, Kong KA, Murata R, Ito S, Miyamoto T, Yokoyama K, Matsue K, Sato T, Kurokawa T, Yagi H, Terasaki Y, Ohata K, Matsumoto M, Yoshida T, Faham M, Nakao S. Corrigendum to "Prognostic value of sequencing-based minimal residual disease detection in patients with multiple myeloma who underwent autologous stem-cell transplantation": [Annals of Oncology 28 (2017):2503-2510]. Ann Oncol 2023; 34:322. [PMID: 36075840 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- H Takamatsu
- Hematology/Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Disaster Medical Center of Japan, Tachikawa, Japan
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- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp., South San Francisco, USA
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- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp., South San Francisco, USA
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- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp., South San Francisco, USA
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- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp., South San Francisco, USA
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Keiju Kanazawa Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan
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- Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Hachioji, Japan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toyama Red Cross Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kinki University School of Medicine Nara Hospital, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Toyama City Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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- Hematology/Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Shibukawa Medical Center, Shibukawa, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Shizuoka City Shimizu Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp., South San Francisco, USA
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- Hematology/Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Cossu D, Yokoyama K, Sato S, Noda S, Sakanishi T, Sechi LA, Hattori N. Age related immune modulation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in PINK1 knockout mice. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1036680. [PMID: 36466826 PMCID: PMC9714542 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1036680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Recent research has shown that Parkin, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, modulates peripheral immune cells-mediated immunity during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Because the PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1) protein acts upstream of Parkin in a common mitochondrial quality control pathway, we hypothesized that the systemic deletion of PINK1 could also modify the clinical course of EAE, altering the peripheral and central nervous systems' immune responses. METHODS EAE was induced in female PINK1-/- mice of different age groups by immunization with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptide. RESULTS Compared to young wild-type controls, PINK1-/- mice showed earlier disease onset, albeit with a slightly less severe disease, while adult PINK1-/- mice displayed early onset and more severe acute symptoms than controls, showing persistent disease during the recovery phase. In adult mice, EAE severity was associated with significant increases in frequency of dendritic cells (CD11C+, IAIE+), lymphocytes (CD8+), neutrophils (Ly6G+, CD11b+), and a dysregulated cytokine profile in spleen. Furthermore, a massive macrophage (CD68+) infiltration and microglia (TMEM119+) and astrocyte (GFAP+) activation were detected in the spinal cord of adult PINK1-/- mice. CONCLUSIONS PINK1 plays an age-related role in modulating the peripheral inflammatory response during EAE, potentially contributing to the pathogenesis of neuroinflammatory and other associated conditions.
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- Davide Cossu
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Biomedical Research Core Facilities, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Virology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Virology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- SC Microbiologia Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU) Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Neurodegenerative Disorders Collaborative laboratory, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Saitama, Japan
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Jingliang M, Wang K, Murahari P, Yokoyama K, Lord JS, Pratt FL, He J, Schulz L, Willis M, Anthony JE, Morley NA, Nuccio L, Misquitta A, Dunstan DJ, Shimomura K, Watanabe I, Zhang S, Heathcote P, Drew AJ. Reply to: On the observation of photo-excitation effects in molecules using muon spin spectroscopy. Nat Mater 2022; 21:1110. [PMID: 33972763 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01003-5] [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] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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- M Jingliang
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- College of Physical Sciences and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- ISIS Muon Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK
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- ISIS Muon Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK
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- ISIS Muon Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK
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- College of Physical Sciences and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physical Sciences and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- College of Physical Sciences and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Materials and Life Science Division, J-PARC Center, Tokai, Japan
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- College of Physical Sciences and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
- College of Physical Sciences and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
- ISIS Muon Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK.
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Mikuni H, Watanabe G, Kumagai S, Yamamoto S, Sawada R, Yokoyama K, Honma Y, Sekine S, Kashihara T, Ishiyama K, Oguma J, Igaki H, Saruta M, Daiko H, Koyama S, Nishikawa H, Kato K. 1240P Activation status of CD8+ T and Treg cells in the tumor microenvironment potentially predicts the clinical efficacy of nivolumab in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Nakaya M, Hagiwara A, Hori M, Yokoyama K, Fujita S, Andica C, Kamagata K, Hoshino Y, Tomizawa Y, Hattori N, Aoki S. Synthetic double inversion recovery (DIR) and phase-sensitive inversion recovery (PSIR) images showed better delineation of multiple sclerosis plaques. Neuroradiology 2022; 64:1913-1914. [PMID: 35927362 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-022-03031-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Moto Nakaya
- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.,Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan. .,Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.,Department of Radiology, Toho University Omori Medical Center, 6-11-1 Omorinishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, 143-8541, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.,Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.,Faculty of Health Data Science, Juntendo University, 2- 5-1, Takasu, Urayasu, Chiba, 279-0013, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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Takemoto T, Baba M, Yokoyama K, Kitagawa K, Nagayasu K, Ago Y, Seiriki K, Hayata-Takano A, Kasai A, Mori D, Ozaki N, Takuma K, Hashimoto R, Hashimoto H, Nakazawa T. Correction to: Oxytocin ameliorates impaired social behavior in a mouse model of 3q29 deletion syndrome. Mol Brain 2022; 15:34. [PMID: 35410247 PMCID: PMC9004141 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-022-00920-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Takemoto T, Baba M, Yokoyama K, Kitagawa K, Nagayasu K, Ago Y, Seiriki K, Hayata-Takano A, Kasai A, Mori D, Ozaki N, Takuma K, Hashimoto R, Hashimoto H, Nakazawa T. Molecular brain (micro report) oxytocin ameliorates impaired social behavior in a mouse model of 3q29 deletion syndrome. Mol Brain 2022; 15:26. [PMID: 35346312 PMCID: PMC8962454 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-022-00915-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by specific social symptoms, restricted interests, stereotyped repetitive behaviors, and delayed language development. The 3q29 microdeletion (3q29del), a recurrent copy number variant, confers a high risk for ASD and schizophrenia, and serves as an important pathological model for investigating the molecular pathogenesis of a large number of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions. Recently, mouse models carrying a deletion of the chromosomal region corresponding to the human 3q29 region (Df/+ mice) were generated and demonstrated neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions associated behavioral abnormalities, pointing to the relevance of Df/+ mice as a model for these conditions with high construct and face validity. Currently, the molecular pathogenesis of these behavioral phenotypes in Df/+ mice remains unclear. The oxytocin (OXT) system plays a central role in social behavior across species and has a potential role in ASD. In this study, to elucidate the molecular mechanisms behind impaired social behavior in Df/+ mice, we investigated the possible involvement of OXT signaling in impaired social behavior in Df/+ mice. We demonstrated that OXT administration restored the impaired social behavior in Df/+ mice. We also demonstrated that the number of OXT-positive cells in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) was significantly lower in Df/+ mice than in wild-type (WT) littermates. Consistent with this, the level of OXT peptide in the cerebral cortex of Df/+ mice was lower than in WT littermates. Our study may provide important insights into the molecular pathophysiological basis of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions, including ASD.
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- Tomoya Takemoto
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Discovery Accelerator, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Interdisciplinary Program for Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Transdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,United Graduate School of Child Development, Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan.,Brain and Mind Research Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Child Development, Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,United Graduate School of Child Development, Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan. .,Division of Bioscience, Institute for Datability Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,Transdimensional Life Imaging Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,Department of Molecular Pharmaceutical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan. .,Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan.
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Andica C, Hagiwara A, Yokoyama K, Kato S, Uchida W, Nishimura Y, Fujita S, Kamagata K, Hori M, Tomizawa Y, Hattori N, Aoki S. Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging quantification of gray matter alterations in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. J Neurosci Res 2022; 100:1395-1412. [PMID: 35316545 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.25035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Herein, we combined neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) and synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (SyMRI) to evaluate the spatial distribution and extent of gray matter (GM) microstructural alterations in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). The NODDI (neurite density index [NDI], orientation dispersion index [ODI], and isotropic volume fraction [ISOVF]) and SyMRI (myelin volume fraction [MVF]) measures were compared between age- and sex-matched groups of 30 patients with RRMS (6 males and 24 females; mean age, 51.43 ± 8.02 years), 18 patients with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive NMOSD (2 males and 16 females; mean age, 52.67 ± 16.07 years), and 19 healthy controls (6 males and 13 females; mean age, 51.47 ± 9.25 years) using GM-based spatial statistical analysis. Patients with RRMS showed reduced NDI and MVF and increased ODI and ISOVF, predominantly in the limbic and paralimbic regions, when compared with healthy controls, while only increases in ODI and ISOVF were observed when compared with NMOSD. Compared to NDI and MVF, the changes in ODI and ISOVF were observed more widely, including in the cerebellar cortex. These abnormalities were associated with disease progression and disability. In contrast, patients with NMOSD only showed reduced NDI mainly in the cerebellar, limbic, and paralimbic cortices when compared with healthy controls and patients with RRMS. Taken together, our study supports the notion that GM pathologies in RRMS are distinct from those of NMOSD. However, owing to the limitations of the study, the results should be cautiously interpreted.
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- Christina Andica
- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Radiological Sciences, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Radiology, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Hoshino Y, Noto D, Sano S, Tomizawa Y, Yokoyama K, Hattori N, Miyake S. Dysregulated B cell differentiation towards antibody-secreting cells in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. J Neuroinflammation 2022; 19:6. [PMID: 34991631 PMCID: PMC8740356 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-021-02375-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Anti-aquaporin 4 (AQP4) antibody (AQP4-Ab) is involved in the pathogenesis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). However, the mechanism involved in AQP4-Ab production remains unclear. Methods We analyzed the immunophenotypes of patients with NMOSD and other neuroinflammatory diseases as well as healthy controls (HC) using flow cytometry. Transcriptome analysis of B cell subsets obtained from NMOSD patients and HCs was performed. The differentiation capacity of B cell subsets into antibody-secreting cells was analyzed. Results The frequencies of switched memory B (SMB) cells and plasmablasts were increased and that of naïve B cells was decreased in NMOSD patients compared with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis patients and HC. SMB cells from NMOSD patients had an enhanced potential to differentiate into antibody-secreting cells when cocultured with T peripheral helper cells. Transcriptome analysis revealed that the profiles of B cell lineage transcription factors in NMOSD were skewed towards antibody-secreting cells and that IL-2 signaling was upregulated, particularly in naïve B cells. Naïve B cells expressing CD25, a receptor of IL-2, were increased in NMOSD patients and had a higher potential to differentiate into antibody-secreting cells, suggesting CD25+ naïve B cells are committed to differentiate into antibody-secreting cells. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate that B cells in NMOSD patients are abnormally skewed towards antibody-secreting cells at the transcriptome level during the early differentiation phase, and that IL-2 might participate in this pathogenic process. Our study indicates that CD25+ naïve B cells are a novel candidate precursor of antibody-secreting cells in autoimmune diseases. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12974-021-02375-w.
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- Yasunobu Hoshino
- Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.,Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
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Cossu D, Ruberto S, Yokoyama K, Hattori N, Sechi LA. Efficacy of BCG vaccine in animal models of neurological disorders. Vaccine 2021; 40:432-436. [PMID: 34906393 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine can modulate the immune response via antigen-specific immune response, but also it can confer nonspecific protection and therapeutic benefits in several neurological conditions through different heterologous effects of vaccination. However, the precise mechanism of action of BCG remains unclear. In this review, different mechanisms underlying BCG-mediated immunity will be explained in animal models that reflects characteristic feature of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Furthermore, evidence for a beneficial effect of the BCG on neuropsychiatric disorders, will be also discussed.
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- Davide Cossu
- University of Sassari, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Virology, Sassari 09100, Italy; Juntendo University, Department of Neurology, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan.
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- University of Sassari, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Virology, Sassari 09100, Italy
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- Juntendo University, Department of Neurology, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- University of Sassari, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Virology, Sassari 09100, Italy; SC Microbiologia AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
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Hayashi F, Isobe N, Cossu D, Yokoyama K, Sakoda A, Matsushita T, Hattori N, Kira JI. Elevated mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) antibody titer in Japanese multiple sclerosis. J Neuroimmunol 2021; 360:577701. [PMID: 34507015 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To investigate whether antibody production against mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is related to clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles, IgG antibody against three MAP peptides and two human peptides homologous to MAP were measured in sera from 103 MS patients and 50 healthy controls (HCs). MS patients had higher IgG levels against MAP2694295-303 (MAP2694-IgG) than HCs, while the other antibodies were comparable. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that higher MAP2694-IgG titers were associated with higher EDSS scores, but not with HLA alleles or dairy product consumption. Immune response against MAP may worsen MS disability.
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- Fumie Hayashi
- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Virology, University of Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Neurology, Brain and Nerve Center, Fukuoka Central Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Neurology, Brain and Nerve Center, Fukuoka Central Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare, Fukuoka, Japan; Translational Neuroscience Center, Graduate School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Bhattacharyya A, Ferreira PP, Panda K, Masunaga SH, de Faria LR, Correa LE, Santos FB, Adroja DT, Yokoyama K, Dorini TT, Jardim RF, Eleno LTF, Machado AJS. Electron-phonon superconductivity in C-doped topological nodal-line semimetal Zr 5Pt 3: a muon spin rotation and relaxation (μSR) study. J Phys Condens Matter 2021; 34:035602. [PMID: 34592722 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac2bc7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In the present work, we demonstrate that C-doped Zr5Pt3is an electron-phonon superconductor (with critical temperatureTC= 3.8 K) with a nonsymmorphic topological Dirac nodal-line semimetal state, which we report here for the first time. The superconducting properties of Zr5Pt3C0.5have been investigated by means of magnetization, resistivity, specific heat, and muon spin rotation and relaxation (μSR) measurements. We find that at low temperatures, the depolarization rate is almost constant and it can be well described by a single-bands-wave model with a superconducting gap of 2Δ(0)/kBTC= 3.84, somewhat higher than the value of BCS theory. From the transverse field μSR analysis, we estimate the London penetration depthλL= 469 nm, superconducting carrier densityns= 1.83 × 1026 m-3, and effective massm* = 1.428me. The zero field μSR confirms the absence of any spontaneous magnetic field in the superconducting ground state. In order to gain additional insights into the electronic ground state of C-doped Zr5Pt3, we also performed first-principles calculations within the framework of density functional theory (DFT). The observed homogenous electronic character of the Fermi surface as well as the mutual decrease ofTCand density of states at the Fermi level are consistent with the experimental findings of this study. However, the band structure reveals the presence of robust, gapless fourfold-degenerate nodal lines protected by 63screw rotations and glide mirror planes. Therefore, Zr5Pt3represents a novel, unprecedented condensed matter system to investigate the intricate interplay between superconductivity and topology.
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- A Bhattacharyya
- Department of Physics, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Howrah 711202, India, Howrah 711202, West Bengal, India
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- Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, DEMAR, Lorena, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Howrah 711202, India, Howrah 711202, West Bengal, India
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- Departamento de Física, Centro Universitário FEI, São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 1371, 05508-090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, DEMAR, Lorena, Brazil
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- Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, DEMAR, Lorena, Brazil
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- Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, DEMAR, Lorena, Brazil
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
- Highly Correlated Matter Research Group, Physics Department, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IJL, Nancy, France
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 1371, 05508-090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, DEMAR, Lorena, Brazil
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- Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, DEMAR, Lorena, Brazil
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Cossu D, Yokoyama K, Sato S, Noda S, Sechi LA, Hattori N. PARKIN modifies peripheral immune response and increases neuroinflammation in active experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). J Neuroimmunol 2021; 359:577694. [PMID: 34450375 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative disorders. To elucidate the effects of the mitophagy-related gene Parkin on neuroinflammation, we used a mouse model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Female Parkin-/- and female wild type control mice were immunized with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein to develop active EAE. Compared to the wild type controls, the Parkin-/- mice showed an earlier onset and greater severity of EAE with a greatly increased number of CD8αβ+TCRαβ+ T cells in the spleen and brain as well as a stronger T-cell proliferative response and an altered cytokine secretion in splenocytes. Furthermore, the Parkin-/- mice showed massive recruitment of monocytes/macrophages and activated microglia in the spinal cord during the acute phase of the disease. They also showed accumulation of microglia co-expressing M1 and M2 markers in the brain and a strong over-expression of A1 reactive astrocytes in the spinal cord. Furthermore, the Parkin-/- mice that developed persistent disease exhibited reduced glial cell numbers and abnormalities in mitochondrial morphology. Our study sheds light on the role of PARKIN protein in modulating peripheral immune cells-mediated immunity during EAE, highlighting its importance in neuroinflammation, and thus elucidating its potential in the development of novel neuroprotective therapies.
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- Davide Cossu
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Virology, University of Sassari, Sassari 07100, Italy; SC Microbiologia AOU Sassari, Sassari 07100, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan.
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Cossu D, Yokoyama K, Sechi LA, Hattori N. Potential of PINK1 and PARKIN Proteins as Biomarkers for Active Multiple Sclerosis: A Japanese Cohort Study. Front Immunol 2021; 12:681386. [PMID: 34421896 PMCID: PMC8371632 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.681386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Mitochondrial dysfunction has been suggested to play an important role in all stages of multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective To determine the expression of two mitophagy-related proteins, PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) and PARKIN, in a cohort of Japanese patients with different neuroinflammatory disorders. Methods Protein concentrations were measured using commercial ELISA in paired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum samples from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disorders (MOGAD), and from age- and sex-matched controls. Results CSF and serum concentrations of PINK1 were higher in patients with MS than in patients with NMOSD (p = 0.004 and p < 0.001, respectively), MOGAD (p = 0.008 and p = 0.011, respectively), and controls (p = 0.021 and p = 0.002, respectively). CSF and concentrations of PARKIN were elevated in patients with MS in comparison with those in controls (p = 0.016 and p = 0.05, respectively). Conclusions Our study highlighted the importance of mitophagy in MS and suggested the potential application of PINK1 and PARKIN as biomarkers to predict disease activity.
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- Davide Cossu
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Sassari University, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Sassari University, Sassari, Italy.,SC Microbiologia AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Maekawa T, Hagiwara A, Yokoyama K, Hori M, Andica C, Fujita S, Kamagata K, Wada A, Abe O, Tomizawa Y, Hattori N, Aoki S. Multiple sclerosis plaques may undergo continuous myelin degradation: a cross-sectional study with myelin and axon-related quantitative magnetic resonance imaging metrics. Neuroradiology 2021; 64:465-471. [PMID: 34383123 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-021-02781-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE We hypothesize that myelin is more susceptible to damage over time than axons. We investigated the association between the estimated duration from the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) plaques and myelin- and axon-related quantitative synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (SyMRI) and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) metrics. METHODS We analyzed 31 patients with MS with 73 newly appeared plaques. Simple linear regression analysis was performed to assess the association between the estimated duration from the onset of plaques and quantitative MRI metrics. These metrics included the myelin volume fraction (MVF), axon volume fraction, and g-ratio in plaque and normal-appearing white matter. RESULTS MS plaques with a longer estimated duration from onset were significantly correlated with a lower MVF (slope = - 0.0070, R2 = 0.0970), higher g-ratio (slope = 0.0078, R2 = 0.0842) (all P values < 0.05). CONCLUSION These results suggested that myelin in plaques undergoes continuous damage, more so than axons. Myelin imaging with SyMRI and NODDI may be useful for the quantitative assessment of temporal changes in MS plaques.
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- Tomoko Maekawa
- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Toho University Omori Medical Center, 6-11-1, Omori-Nishi, Ota-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
- Departmen of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Departmen of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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Fukuda M, Seki Y, Ezato K, Yokoyama K, Nishi H, Suzuki S, Hirai T. Performance evaluation of tungsten for ITER divertor toward mass production. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fujita S, Hagiwara A, Takei N, Hwang KP, Fukunaga I, Kato S, Andica C, Kamagata K, Yokoyama K, Hattori N, Abe O, Aoki S. Accelerated Isotropic Multiparametric Imaging by High Spatial Resolution 3D-QALAS With Compressed Sensing: A Phantom, Volunteer, and Patient Study. Invest Radiol 2021; 56:292-300. [PMID: 33273376 PMCID: PMC8032210 DOI: 10.1097/rli.0000000000000744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to develop an accelerated multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging method based on 3D-quantification using an interleaved Look-Locker acquisition sequence with a T2 preparation pulse (3D-QALAS) combined with compressed sensing (CS) and to evaluate the effect of CS on the quantitative mapping, tissue segmentation, and quality of synthetic images. MATERIALS AND METHODS A magnetic resonance imaging system phantom, containing multiple compartments with standardized T1, T2, and proton density (PD) values; 10 healthy volunteers; and 12 patients with multiple sclerosis were scanned using the 3D-QALAS sequence with and without CS and conventional contrast-weighted imaging. The scan times of 3D-QALAS with and without CS were 5:56 and 11:11, respectively. For healthy volunteers, brain volumetry and myelin estimation were performed based on the measured T1, T2, and PD. For patients with multiple sclerosis, the mean T1, T2, PD, and the amount of myelin in plaques and contralateral normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) were measured. Simple linear regression analysis and Bland-Altman analysis were performed for each metric obtained from the datasets with and without CS. To compare overall image quality and structural delineations on synthetic and conventional contrast-weighted images, case-control randomized reading sessions were performed by 2 neuroradiologists in a blinded manner. RESULTS The linearity of both phantom and volunteer measurements in T1, T2, and PD values obtained with and without CS was very strong (R2 = 0.9901-1.000). The tissue segmentation obtained with and without CS also had high linearity (R2 = 0.987-0.999). The quantitative tissue values of the plaques and NAWM obtained with CS showed high linearity with those without CS (R2 = 0.967-1.000). There were no significant differences in overall image quality between synthetic contrast-weighted images obtained with and without CS (P = 0.17-0.99). CONCLUSIONS Multiparametric imaging of the whole brain based on 3D-QALAS can be accelerated using CS while preserving tissue quantitative values, tissue segmentation, and quality of synthetic images.
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- Shohei Fujita
- From the Department of Radiology, Juntendo University
- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo
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- MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare Japan, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- From the Department of Radiology, Juntendo University
- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo
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- From the Department of Radiology, Juntendo University
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo
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- From the Department of Radiology, Juntendo University
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Kubo M, Aiba I, Shimohata T, Hattori N, Yoshida K, Unno Y, Yokoyama K, Ogawa T, Kaseda Y, Koike R, Shimizu Y, Tsuboi Y, Doyu M, Misawa S, Miyachi T, Toda T, Takeda A. [Burnout in Japanese neurologists: comparison of male and female physicians]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2021; 61:219-227. [PMID: 33762500 DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A questionnaire survey was conducted on 8,402 members of the Japanese Neurological Society to examine the current status and countermeasures for physician burnout, and 1,261 respondents (15.0%) responded. In this paper, we report the results of a comparison between male and female physicians. There was a significant difference in working and living conditions only for married people. It was confirmed that men work under stricter conditions in terms of working hours, and that the burden on women is heavier in the division of housework. Analysis using the Japanese Burnout Scale revealed no gender differences in overall scores, but as for factors related to burnout, in addition to factors common to both men and women, factors specific to men or women were clarified.
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- Makoto Kubo
- Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Higashinagoya National Hospital
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- Department of Neurology, Japanese Red Cross Society Asahikawa Hospital
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- Department of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Hiroshima City Rehabilitation Hospital
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Nishiniigata Chuo Hospital
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Yanai Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Sendai Nishitaga Hospital
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Hagiwara A, Otsuka Y, Andica C, Kato S, Yokoyama K, Hori M, Fujita S, Kamagata K, Hattori N, Aoki S. Differentiation between multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders by multiparametric quantitative MRI using convolutional neural network. J Clin Neurosci 2021; 87:55-58. [PMID: 33863534 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders are both neuroinflammatory diseases and have overlapping clinical manifestations. We developed a convolutional neural network model that differentiates between the two based on magnetic resonance imaging data. Thirty-five patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis and eighteen age-, sex-, disease duration-, and Expanded Disease Status Scale-matched patients with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders were included in this study. All patients were scanned on a 3-T scanner using a multi-dynamic multi-echo sequence that simultaneously measures R1 and R2 relaxation rates and proton density. R1, R2, and proton density maps were analyzed using our convolutional neural network model. To avoid overfitting on a small dataset, we aimed to separate features of images into those specific to an image and those common to the group, based on SqueezeNet. We used only common features for classification. Leave-one-out cross validation was performed to evaluate the performance of the model. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the developed convolutional neural network model for differentiating between the two disorders was 0.859. The sensitivity to multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, and accuracy were 80.0%, 83.3%, and 81.1%, respectively. In conclusion, we developed a convolutional neural network model that differentiates between multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, and which is designed to avoid overfitting on small training datasets. Our proposed algorithm may facilitate a differential diagnosis of these diseases in clinical practice.
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- Akifumi Hagiwara
- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Milliman Inc. Urbannet Kojimachi Building 8F, 1-6-2 Kojimachi, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan; Plusman LLC, 2F 1-3-6 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Department of Radiology, Toho University Omori Medical Center, 6-11-1 Omorinishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan; Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 1-2-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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Takahashi R, Ishii K, Sousa K, Marumoto K, Kashibayashi T, Fujita J, Yokoyama K. Distinctive regional asymmetry in dopaminergic and serotoninergic dysfunction in degenerative Parkinsonisms. J Neurol Sci 2021; 423:117363. [PMID: 33640580 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.117363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to identify regional asymmetry in dopaminergic and serotoninergic dysfunction in degenerative parkinsonisms, using dopamine transporter single-photon emission computed tomography images. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 213 consecutive participants (Parkinson's disease [n = 111], dementia with Lewy bodies [n = 64], progressive supranuclear palsy with Richardson's syndrome [n = 18], and healthy participants [n = 20]) who underwent both magnetic resonance imaging and 123I-labelled 2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)-N-(3-fluoropropyl) nortropane single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography. Using normalized specific binding ratio images, we created voxel-wise regional asymmetry index images to identify the regional specific pattern of regional asymmetries in degenerative parkinsonisms. RESULTS Compared with healthy controls, patients with Parkinson's disease showed a regional asymmetry index increase in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway, and those with dementia with Lewy bodies showed a regional asymmetry index increase confined to the bilateral caudate. Individuals with progressive supranuclear palsy exhibited a distinct regional asymmetry index increase in the pallido-subthalamic pathway. Notably, the regional asymmetry index increase in the subthalamic nucleus was significantly greater in progressive supranuclear palsy than in Parkinson's disease. CONCLUSION The current study revealed distinctive regional asymmetry in dopaminergic and serotoninergic dysfunction in degenerative parkinsonisms. The present findings highlight the potential application of visual diagnosis in degenerative parkinsonisms.
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- Ryuichi Takahashi
- Department of Neurology, Hyogo Prefectural Rehabilitation Hospital at Nishi-Harima, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan; Dementia-Related Disease Medical Center, Hyogo Prefectural Rehabilitation Hospital at Nishi-Harima, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Hyogo Prefectural Rehabilitation Hospital at Nishi-Harima, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Hyogo Prefectural Rehabilitation Hospital at Nishi-Harima, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Dementia-Related Disease Medical Center, Hyogo Prefectural Rehabilitation Hospital at Nishi-Harima, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Hyogo Prefectural Rehabilitation Hospital at Nishi-Harima, Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan
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Shimohata T, Kubo M, Aiba I, Hattori N, Yoshida K, Unno Y, Yokoyama K, Ogawa T, Kaseda Y, Koike R, Shimizu Y, Tsuboi Y, Doyu M, Misawa S, Miyachi T, Toda T, Takeda A. [Current and future strategies for burnout in Japanese neurologists]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2021; 61:89-102. [PMID: 33504753 DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To identify factors associated with burnout among Japanese physician and to use them in future measures, the Japanese Society of Neurology conducted a survey of neurologists on burnout using a web-based questionnaire in October 2019. A total of 1,261 respondents, 15.0% of the 8,402 members, responded to the survey. The mean of the subscales of the Japanese Burnout Scale was 2.86/5 points for emotional exhaustion, 2.21/5 points for depersonalization, and 3.17/5 points for lack of personal accomplishment. In addition, the burnout of our country's neurologists is not related to workloads such as working hours and the number of patients in charge, but also to a decreased meaningfulness and professional accomplishment. Therefore, it is necessary to take comprehensive measures to improve these issues at the individual, hospital, academic and national levels.
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- Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Higashinagoya National Hospital
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- Department of Neurology, Japanese Red Cross Society Asahikawa Hospital
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- Department of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Hiroshima City Rehabilitation Hospital
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Nishiniigata Chuo Hospital
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Yanai Medical Center
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Sendai Nishitaga Hospital
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Cossu D, Yokoyama K, Sakanishi T, Kuwahara-Arai K, Momotani E, Hattori N. A mucosal immune response induced by oral administration of heat-killed Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis exacerbates EAE. J Neuroimmunol 2021; 352:577477. [PMID: 33454553 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Findings in humans and animals have demonstrated a potential role for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) antigenic components in encephalitogenic T cell activation. Here we reported that oral administration of MAP activates the mucosal immunity and exacerbates active experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in C57BL/6J mice, modulating the immune cell traffic from secondary lymphoid organs to central nervous system. The detection of antigenic mycobacterial components by intestinal antigen-presenting cells may modulate the immune system and the subsequent inflammatory status through various signaling mechanisms, including the synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines involved in EAE pathogenesis.
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- Davide Cossu
- Juntendo University, Department of Neurology, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan; Juntendo University, Advanced Research Institute for Health Science, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- Juntendo University, Department of Neurology, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan.
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- Juntendo University, Division of Cell Biology, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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- Comparative Medical Research Institute, Tsukuba 305-0856, Japan
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- Juntendo University, Department of Neurology, Tokyo 113-8431, Japan
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Fujita S, Yokoyama K, Hagiwara A, Kato S, Andica C, Kamagata K, Hattori N, Abe O, Aoki S. 3D Quantitative Synthetic MRI in the Evaluation of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:471-478. [PMID: 33414234 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Synthetic MR imaging creates multiple contrast-weighted images based on a single time-efficient quantitative scan, which has been mostly performed for 2D acquisition. We assessed the utility of 3D synthetic MR imaging in patients with MS by comparing its diagnostic image quality and lesion volumetry with conventional MR imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four patients with MS prospectively underwent 3D quantitative synthetic MR imaging and conventional T1-weighted, T2-weighted, FLAIR, and double inversion recovery imaging, with acquisition times of 9 minutes 3 seconds and 18 minutes 27 seconds for the synthetic MR imaging and conventional MR imaging sequences, respectively. Synthetic phase-sensitive inversion recovery images and those corresponding to conventional MR imaging contrasts were created for synthetic MR imaging. Two neuroradiologists independently assessed the image quality on a 5-point Likert scale. The numbers of cortical lesions and lesion volumes were quantified using both synthetic and conventional image sets. RESULTS The overall diagnostic image quality of synthetic T1WI and double inversion recovery images was noninferior to that of conventional images (P = .23 and .20, respectively), whereas that of synthetic T2WI and FLAIR was inferior to that of conventional images (both Ps < .001). There were no significant differences in the number of cortical lesions (P = .17 and .53 for each rater) or segmented lesion volumes (P = .61) between the synthetic and conventional image sets. CONCLUSIONS Three-dimensional synthetic MR imaging could serve as an alternative to conventional MR imaging in evaluating MS with a reduced scan time.
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- S Fujita
- From the Departments of Radiology (S.F., A.H., S.K., C.A., K.K., S.A.).,Department of Radiology (S.F., S.K., O.A.), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Neurology (K.Y., N.H.), Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Radiology (S.F., A.H., S.K., C.A., K.K., S.A.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (S.F., A.H., S.K., C.A., K.K., S.A.).,Department of Radiology (S.F., S.K., O.A.), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Radiology (S.F., A.H., S.K., C.A., K.K., S.A.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (S.F., A.H., S.K., C.A., K.K., S.A.)
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- Neurology (K.Y., N.H.), Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology (S.F., S.K., O.A.), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Radiology (S.F., A.H., S.K., C.A., K.K., S.A.)
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Sano M, Iseki T, Sasaki M, Tsukune Y, Yasuda H, Kanazawa K, Arakawa A, Yokoyama K, Komatsu N, Hattori N, Nishioka K. Improvement in the Symptoms and VEGF Levels after Resection of an Extrame Dullary Spinal Tumor and Additional Chemotherapy in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma Complicated with POEMS Syndrome. Intern Med 2021; 60:3625-3630. [PMID: 34776466 PMCID: PMC8666231 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6929-20] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We herein report a case of multiple myeloma and polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, myeloma protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome. The patient experienced exacerbated gait disturbance due to weakness and numbness in the lower limbs. Thoracic magnetic resonance imaging revealed an extramedullary tumor with spinal compression that required surgical resection. Plasmacytoma was diagnosed based on a biopsy. Radiation, betamethasone, and chemotherapy were therefore administered. Surgical removal of extramedullary tumors improved his symptoms, motor conduction velocity, and amplitude of the muscle action potential in the peroneal and tibial nerves, as shown by the nerve conduction study. Surgery also decreased the serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels. The patient required additional chemotherapy due to multiple myeloma and showed better outcomes nine months after discharge. The benefits of some treatments remain controversial due to the small number of patients. However, our findings reveal that an early diagnosis and comprehensive treatment may result in better outcomes in such patients.
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- Mariko Sano
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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Tachibana Y, Hagiwara A, Hori M, Kershaw J, Nakazawa M, Omatsu T, Kishimoto R, Yokoyama K, Hattori N, Aoki S, Higashi T, Obata T. The Utility of a Convolutional Neural Network for Generating a Myelin Volume Index Map from Rapid Simultaneous Relaxometry Imaging. Magn Reson Med Sci 2020; 19:324-332. [PMID: 31902906 PMCID: PMC7809139 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.mp.2019-0075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Purpose: A current algorithm to obtain a synthetic myelin volume fraction map (SyMVF) from rapid simultaneous relaxometry imaging (RSRI) has a potential problem, that it does not incorporate information from surrounding pixels. The purpose of this study was to develop a method that utilizes a convolutional neural network (CNN) to overcome this problem. Methods: RSRI and magnetization transfer images from 20 healthy volunteers were included. A CNN was trained to reconstruct RSRI-related metric maps into a myelin volume-related index (generated myelin volume index: GenMVI) map using the MVI map calculated from magnetization transfer images (MTMVI) as reference. The SyMVF and GenMVI maps were statistically compared by testing how well they correlated with the MTMVI map. The correlations were evaluated based on: (i) averaged values obtained from 164 atlas-based ROIs, and (ii) pixel-based comparison for ROIs defined in four different tissue types (cortical and subcortical gray matter, white matter, and whole brain). Results: For atlas-based ROIs, the overall correlation with the MTMVI map was higher for the GenMVI map than for the SyMVF map. In the pixel-based comparison, correlation with the MTMVI map was stronger for the GenMVI map than for the SyMVF map, and the difference in the distribution for the volunteers was significant (Wilcoxon sign-rank test, P < 0.001) in all tissue types. Conclusion: The proposed method is useful, as it can incorporate more specific information about local tissue properties than the existing method. However, clinical validation is necessary.
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- Yasuhiko Tachibana
- Applied MRI Research, Department of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences.,Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine.,Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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- Applied MRI Research, Department of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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- Applied MRI Research, Department of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences
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- Applied MRI Research, Department of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences
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- Department of Radiology, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences
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- Applied MRI Research, Department of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences.,Department of Molecular Imaging and Theranostics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences
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Dupont E, Bossant M, Capote R, Carlson A, Danon Y, Fleming M, Ge Z, Harada H, Iwamoto O, Iwamoto N, Kimura A, Koning A, Massimi C, Negret A, Noguere G, Plompen A, Pronyaev V, Rimpault G, Simakov S, Stankovskiy A, Sun W, Trkov A, Wu H, Yokoyama K. HPRL – International cooperation to identify and monitor priority nuclear data needs for nuclear applications. EPJ Web Conf 2020. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202023915005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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The OECD-NEA High Priority Request List (HPRL) is a point of reference to guide and stimulate the improvement of nuclear data for nuclear energy and other applications, and a tool to bridge the gap between data users and producers. The HPRL is application-driven and the requests are submitted by nuclear data users or representatives of the user’s communities. A panel of international experts reviews and monitors the requests in the framework of an Expert Group mandated by the NEA Nuclear Science Committee Working Party on International Nuclear Data Evaluation Cooperation (WPEC). After approval, individual requests are classified to three categories: high priority requests, general requests, and special purpose requests (e.g., dosimetry, standards). The HPRL is hosted by the NEA in the form of a relational database publicly available on the web. This paper provides an overview of HPRL entries, status and outlook. Examples of requests successfully completed are given and new requests are described with emphasis on updated nuclear data needs in the fields of nuclear energy, neutron standards and dosimetry.
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Ishiguro M, Ueno Y, Ishiguro Y, Takanashi M, Murai K, Taieb G, Daida K, Suda A, Yokoyama K, Naito T, Hattori N. CD8 + T-cell encephalitis mimicking PRES in AIDS: a case report. BMC Neurol 2020; 20:179. [PMID: 32397957 PMCID: PMC7216593 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01756-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Diverse mechanisms including infections, autoimmune inflammatory reactions, neoplasms, and degeneration are involved in the central nervous system in cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. In such cases, it is difficult to determine the precise pathogenesis by radiological examination and laboratory testing. Case presentation We report a 37-year-old Japanese woman who had untreated hypertension and gender identity disorder and had been taking testosterone injections since she was 19 years old. She developed a headache and visual field deficits together with elevated blood pressure. According to radiological findings, she was initially suspected as having posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in the right parieto-occipital lobe with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome. Human immunodeficiency virus antibody was positive and the CD4+ T-lymphocyte count was 140 cells/μl. Therefore, antiretroviral therapy was started. Antiretroviral therapy suppressed the activity of acquired immune deficiency syndrome but worsened her visual symptoms and expanding radiological lesions. Brain biopsy led to the diagnosis of CD8+ encephalitis, and she also fulfilled the diagnosis of paradoxical immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. Corticosteroid therapy alleviated her symptoms. Conclusions This is a rare case of CD8+ encephalitis, with an exacerbation owing to paradoxical immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome after antiretroviral therapy, which radiologically mimicked posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Corticosteroid therapy was effective; thus, it is important to provide a pathological diagnosis in such cases.
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- Mayu Ishiguro
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, University of Montpellie, Faculty of Medicine, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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Oyama M, Okada K, Masuda M, Shimizu Y, Yokoyama K, Uzawa A, Kawaguchi N, Ikeguchi R, Hoshino Y, Hatano T, Ozawa Y, Nakahara J, Aizawa H, Kitagawa K, Hattori N, Kuwabara S, Murai H, Suzuki S. Suitable indications of eculizumab for patients with refractory generalized myasthenia gravis. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2020; 13:1756286420904207. [PMID: 32215054 PMCID: PMC7081459 DOI: 10.1177/1756286420904207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background: Eculizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets complement protein C5 and inhibits terminal complement-mediated damage at the neuromuscular junction. Recently, the REGAIN study showed that eculizumab was effective and well tolerated in patients with anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). However, there is no consensus regarding which kind of patients with gMG are selected to preferentially receive eculizumab. Methods: Between January and December 2018, we followed 1388 patients with MG at seven hospitals located in Tokyo and Chiba. We evaluated the clinical features of MG and the patients’ quality of life. Clinical status and severity were determined by the recommendations of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America. Results: Of 1388 patients with MG, 12 (0.9%) patients received eculizumab. A total of 11 patients who were anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive with refractory gMG (M:F = 3:8) completed the 26-week treatment with eculizumab. The disease subtypes represented included five cases of early onset MG, one of late-onset MG, and five of thymoma-associated MG. Overall, seven patients had experienced myasthenic crisis. The mean quantitative MG score ranged from 18.6 at baseline to 9.1 at week 26 (p = 0.008). Similarly, the mean MG activities of daily living score ranged from 10.8 at baseline to 4.2 at week 26 (p = 0.002). There were marked improvements in all patients’ quality of life status. Overall, seven patients were able to reduce the dose of prednisolone at week 26. All but one patient did not require additional rescue treatment. Overall, one patient with early onset MG could not continue the eculizumab treatment due to nausea and vertigo. Conclusion: We demonstrate that eculizumab provided remarkable benefits for refractory gMG in practical real-world experience as well as in the REGAIN study. Patients with refractory gMG with myasthenia crisis and thymoma-associated MG are suitable for eculizumab administration.
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- Munenori Oyama
- Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Neurology Clinic Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, 4-3 Kozunomori, Narita, 286-8686, Japan
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Ubara Y, Hara S, Katori H, Arizono K, Ikeguti H, Yokoyama K, Hinosita F, Inoue S, Kuzuhara K, Yamada A, Mimura N. Acute Pancreatitis in a Capd Patient in Association with Hemolytic Anemia. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686089701700123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Y. Ubara
- Department of Interna Medicine1, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Interna Medicine1, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Interna Medicine1, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Interna Medicine1, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Interna Medicine1, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Interna Medicine1, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Interna Medicine1, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery Toranomon Hospital Kidney Center Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery Toranomon Hospital Kidney Center Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Interna Medicine1, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Interna Medicine1, Tokyo, Japan
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Daida K, Ogaki K, Hayashida A, Ando M, Yokoyama K, Noda K, Kanbayashi T, Hattori N, Okuma Y. Somnolence Preceded the Development of a Subthalamic Lesion in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. Intern Med 2020; 59:577-579. [PMID: 31611526 PMCID: PMC7056378 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2947-19] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A 67-year-old woman with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) developed severe somnolence. Ten days after admission, fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hyperintense areas around the bilateral hypothalamus, which were not present on MRI at admission. The orexin level, which is decreased in idiopathic narcolepsy, was slightly decreased in her cerebrospinal fluid. Immunosuppressive treatment and methylphenidate markedly improved her somnolence. This case shows that NMOSD in the acute phase can cause somnolence in a patient without apparent lesions in the hypothalamus.
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- Kensuke Daida
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Japan
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- International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Japan
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- M. Aramini
- ISIS Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
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- ISIS Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
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Daida K, Nishioka K, Takanashi M, Kobayashi M, Yoshikawa K, Kusunoki S, Yokoyama K, Hattori N. New-onset Refractory Status Epilepticus Involving the Limbic System, Spinal Cord, and Peripheral Nerves. Intern Med 2020; 59:267-270. [PMID: 31511489 PMCID: PMC7008038 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3510-19] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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A healthy 28-year-old woman presented suddenly with intractable status epilepticus: a focal seizure evolved into a generalized seizure preceded by a high fever. Brain magnetic resonance imaging indicated bilateral hyperintensities in the hippocampus on T2-weighted imaging. Electroencephalograms continuously demonstrated diffuse sharp waves and poly-spikes. Comprehensive immunomodulation therapies and anti-epileptic drugs did not lead to any improvements. We therefore diagnosed her with cryptogenic limbic encephalitis and new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE). We detected positive anti-ganglioside antibodies, IgG-GQ1b, GD1a, and GT1b, which were negative at six months after the onset. We emphasize the heterogeneous pathogenesis and intractable conditions of NORSE.
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- Kensuke Daida
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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Shimada T, Hoshino Y, Tsunemi T, Hattori A, Nakagawa E, Yokoyama K, Hattori N. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder after treatment with pembrolizumab. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2020; 37:101447. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2019.101447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Fleming M, Bernard D, Brown D, Chadwick M, de Saint Jean C, Dupont E, Ge Z, Harada H, Hawari A, Herman M, Iwamoto O, Kodeli I, Koning A, Malvagi F, McNabb D, Mills R, Noguère G, Palmiotti G, Plompen A, Salvatores M, Sobes V, White M, Yokoyama K. Overview of the OECD-NEA Working Party on International Nuclear Data Evaluation Cooperation (WPEC). EPJ Web Conf 2020. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202023915002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Working Party on International Nuclear Data Evaluation Cooperation (WPEC) was established in 1989 to facilitate collaboration in nuclear data activities. Over its thirty year history, different Subgroups have been created to address topics in nearly every aspect of nuclear data, including: experimental measurements, evaluation, validation, model development, quality assurance of databases and the development of software tools.
WPEC has recently completed activities on fission yield evaluation, the general nuclear database structure (GNDS) to replace the ENDF-6 format, methods to provide feedback to evaluation, studies of specific capture cross sections, new methods in thermal scattering kernel evaluation and the Collaborative International Evaluated Library Organisation (CIELO) Pilot Project. Ongoing activities in GNDS application programming interface (API) development, methods for covariance evaluation and quality assurance in nuclear data validation using the International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) database are complemented by the work of two Expert Groups that oversee the High-Priority Request List (HPRL) for Nuclear Data and the continuous development of the GNDS. New activities on the use of integral experiments for nuclear data validation and adjustment, as well as the use of the Shielding Integral Benchmark Archive and Database (SINBAD) for validation have begun and will be coordinated alongside future Subgroups.
After three decades we will review the status of WPEC, how it integrates other collections and activities organised by the NEA and how it dovetails with the initiatives of the IAEA and other bodies to effectively coordinate international activities in nuclear data.
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Shojima Y, Nishioka K, Watanabe M, Jo T, Tanaka K, Takashima H, Noda K, Okuma Y, Urabe T, Yokoyama K, Hattori N. Clinical Characterization of Definite Autoimmune Limbic Encephalitis: A 30-case Series. Intern Med 2019; 58:3369-3378. [PMID: 31434821 PMCID: PMC6928500 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3029-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Objective Limbic encephalitis (LE) is an inflammatory condition of the limbic system that has an acute or subacute onset. Several types of antibodies are related to the onset of LE, including anti-N-methyl D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibodies and voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC)-complex antibodies. However, the characteristics and prevalence of LE remain unclear, especially in Asian cohorts, due to the rarity. We aimed to survey their characteristics. Materials and Methods Data of 30 cases clinically defined as "definite autoimmune LE" (based on the standard criteria) were retrospectively collected. These patients were categorized into four subtypes: NMDAR (+) (n=8), VGKC (+) (n=2), antibodies related to paraneoplastic syndrome (n=2), and an antibody-negative group (uncategorized) (n=18). Results LE is rare in Japan, and affected only 30 of 16,759 hospital patients (0.2%) over a ten-year period. The NMDAR (+) group showed distinctive symptoms, while the other three groups had similar indications. Brain MRI indicated significant medial temporal lobe atrophy at one year follow up after discharge. The prevalence of cognitive dysfunction as a complication was 64% (9/14). First-line immunotherapy resulted in a good outcome. A drastic improvement was seen from 4.0±1.1 to 1.1+ on the modified Rankin Scale. A good treatment outcome was observed in all groups (NMDAR, VGKC, and uncategorized), suggesting the importance of an early clinical diagnosis and the early initiation of treatment. Furthermore, we reviewed 26 cases that were clinically diagnosed as definitive autoimmune LE in previous case reports. Conclusion Our findings show that the establishment of a clinical diagnosis based on the clinical criteria of definitive autoimmune LE is important for the initiation of immunotherapy.
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- Yuri Shojima
- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo Shizuoka Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo Shizuoka Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo Shizuoka Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Japan
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Baba M, Yokoyama K, Seiriki K, Naka Y, Matsumura K, Kondo M, Yamamoto K, Hayashida M, Kasai A, Ago Y, Nagayasu K, Hayata-Takano A, Takahashi A, Yamaguchi S, Mori D, Ozaki N, Yamamoto T, Takuma K, Hashimoto R, Hashimoto H, Nakazawa T. Psychiatric-disorder-related behavioral phenotypes and cortical hyperactivity in a mouse model of 3q29 deletion syndrome. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019; 44:2125-2135. [PMID: 31216562 PMCID: PMC6887869 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0441-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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3q29 microdeletion, a rare recurrent copy number variant (CNV), greatly confers an increased risk of psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as intellectual disability. However, disease-relevant cellular phenotypes of 3q29 deletion syndrome remain to be identified. To reveal the molecular and cellular etiology of 3q29 deletion syndrome, we generated a mouse model of human 3q29 deletion syndrome by chromosome engineering, which achieved construct validity. 3q29 deletion (Df/+) mice showed reduced body weight and brain volume and, more importantly, impaired social interaction and prepulse inhibition. Importantly, the schizophrenia-related impaired prepulse inhibition was reversed by administration of antipsychotics. These findings are reminiscent of the growth defects and neuropsychiatric behavioral phenotypes in patients with 3q29 deletion syndrome and exemplify that the mouse model achieves some part of face validity and predictive validity. Unbiased whole-brain imaging revealed that neuronal hyperactivation after a behavioral task was strikingly exaggerated in a restricted region of the cortex of Df/+ mice. We further elucidated the cellular phenotypes of neuronal hyperactivation and the reduction of parvalbumin expression in the cortex of Df/+ mice. Thus, the 3q29 mouse model provides invaluable insight into the disease-causative molecular and cellular pathology of psychiatric disorders.
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- Masayuki Baba
- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0001 0673 6017grid.419841.1Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Kanagawa Fujisawa, 251-8555 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan ,0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bInterdisciplinary Program for Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Transdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan ,0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bInterdisciplinary Program for Biomedical Sciences, Institute for Transdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan ,0000 0004 0614 710Xgrid.54432.34Research Fellowships for Young Scientists of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0083 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan ,0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bLaboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan ,0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bMolecular Research Center for Children’s Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0000 9805 2626grid.250464.1Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0370 4927grid.256342.4Department of Morphological Neuroscience, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, 501-1194 Japan ,0000 0004 0370 4927grid.256342.4Center for Highly Advanced Integration of Nano and Life Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, 501-1194 Japan
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- 0000 0001 0943 978Xgrid.27476.30Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Nagoya, 466-8550 Japan ,0000 0001 0943 978Xgrid.27476.30Brain and Mind Research Center, Nagoya University, Aichi, Nagoya, 466-8550 Japan
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- 0000 0001 0943 978Xgrid.27476.30Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Nagoya, 466-8550 Japan
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- 0000 0000 9805 2626grid.250464.1Cell Signal Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna-son, Okinawa, 904-0495 Japan ,0000000094465255grid.7597.cLaboratory for Immunogenetics, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Kanagawa Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
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- 0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bMolecular Research Center for Children’s Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan ,0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bDepartment of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- 0000 0004 1763 8916grid.419280.6Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553 Japan ,0000 0004 0373 3971grid.136593.bOsaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,Division of Bioscience, Institute for Datability Science, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,Transdimensional Life Imaging Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Hagiwara A, Kamagata K, Shimoji K, Yokoyama K, Andica C, Hori M, Fujita S, Maekawa T, Irie R, Akashi T, Wada A, Suzuki M, Abe O, Hattori N, Aoki S. White Matter Abnormalities in Multiple Sclerosis Evaluated by Quantitative Synthetic MRI, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, and Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 40:1642-1648. [PMID: 31515218 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A number of MR-derived quantitative metrics have been suggested to assess the pathophysiology of MS, but the reports about combined analyses of these metrics are scarce. Our aim was to assess the spatial distribution of parameters for white matter myelin and axon integrity in patients with relapsing-remitting MS by multiparametric MR imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four patients with relapsing-remitting MS and 24 age- and sex-matched controls were prospectively scanned by quantitative synthetic and 2-shell diffusion MR imaging. Synthetic MR imaging data were used to retrieve relaxometry parameters (R1 and R2 relaxation rates and proton density) and myelin volume fraction. Diffusion tensor metrics (fractional anisotropy and mean, axial, and radial diffusivity) and neurite orientation and dispersion index metrics (intracellular volume fraction, isotropic volume fraction, and orientation dispersion index) were retrieved from diffusion MR imaging data. These data were analyzed using Tract-Based Spatial Statistics. RESULTS Patients with MS showed significantly lower fractional anisotropy and myelin volume fraction and higher isotropic volume fraction in widespread white matter areas. Areas with different isotropic volume fractions were included within areas with lower fractional anisotropy. Myelin volume fraction showed no significant difference in some areas with significantly decreased fractional anisotropy in MS, including in the genu of the corpus callosum and bilateral anterior corona radiata, whereas myelin volume fraction was significantly decreased in some areas where fractional anisotropy showed no significant difference, including the bilateral posterior limb of the internal capsule, external capsule, sagittal striatum, fornix, and uncinate fasciculus. CONCLUSIONS We found differences in spatial distribution of abnormality in fractional anisotropy, isotropic volume fraction, and myelin volume fraction distribution in MS, which might be useful for characterizing white matter in patients with MS.
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- A Hagiwara
- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
- Department of Radiology (A.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., O.A.), Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology (K.S.), Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Neurology (K.Y., N.H.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
- Department of Radiology (M.H.), Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
- Department of Radiology (A.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., O.A.), Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
- Department of Radiology (A.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., O.A.), Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
- Department of Radiology (A.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., O.A.), Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
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- Department of Radiology (A.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., O.A.), Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Neurology (K.Y., N.H.), Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Departments of Radiology (A.H., K.K., K.S., C.A., M.H., S.F., T.M., R.I., T.A., A.W., M.S., S.A.)
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Takei H, Shinoda J, Ikuta S, Maruyama T, Muragaki Y, Kawasaki T, Ikegame Y, Okada M, Ito T, Asano Y, Yokoyama K, Nakayama N, Yano H, Iwama T. P14.01 Differential diagnosis of IDH mutant/IDH wildtype of glioma by using 11C-methionine, 11C-choline, and18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. Neuro Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz126.237] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND
Positron emission tomography (PET) is important in noninvasive diagnostic imaging of gliomas. There are many PET studies on glioma diagnosis based on the 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) classification; however, there are no studies on glioma diagnosis using the new classification (the 2016 WHO classification).Here we investigated the relationship between PET imaging using 11C-methionine (MET), 11C-choline (CHO), and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and wildtype isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) (IDH-wt)/mutant IDH (IDH-mut) in astrocytic and oligodendroglial tumors according to the 2016 WHO classification.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
In total, 105 patients with newly diagnosed cerebral gliomas (six diffuse astrocytomas [DAs] with IDH-wt, six DAs with IDH-mut, seven anaplastic astrocytomas [AAs] with IDH-wt, 24 AAs with IDH-mut, 26 glioblastomas [GBMs] with IDH-wt, five GBMs with IDH-mut, 19 oligodendrogliomas [ODs], and 12 anaplastic oligodendrogliomas [AOs]) were included. All OD and AO patients had both IDH-mut and 1p/19q codeletion. The maximum standardized uptake values (SUVs) of the tumor/normal cortex mean SUV ratios (T/N ratios) for MET, CHO, and FDG were calculated; the mean T/N ratios of DA, AA, and GBM with IDH-wt/IDH-mut were compared. The diagnostic accuracy for distinguishing gliomas with IDH-wt from those with IDH-mut was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of the mean T/N ratios for the three PET tracers.
RESULTS
There were significant differences in the mean T/N ratios for all three PET tracers between the IDH-wt and IDH-mut groups including all histological classifications (p<0.001). Among the 27 gliomas with mean T/N ratios higher than the cutoff values for all three PET tracers, 23 (85.2%) were classified into the IDH-wt group using ROC analysis. In DA, there were no significant differences in the T/N ratios for MET, CHO, and FDG between the IDH-wt and IDH-mut groups. In AA, the mean T/N ratios of all three PET tracers in the IDH-wt group were significantly higher than those in the IDH-mut group (p<0.001). In GBM, the mean T/N ratio in the IDH-wt group was significantly higher than that of the IDH-mut group for both MET (p=0.034) and CHO (p=0.01). However, there was no significant difference in the ratio for FDG.
CONCLUSIONS
PET imaging using MET, CHO, and FDG was confirmed to be informative for preoperatively differentiating gliomas according to the 2016 WHO classification, particularly for differentiating IDH-wt and IDH-mut tumors.
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- H Takei
- Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu City, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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- Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Department of Clinical Brain Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu City, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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- Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Department of Clinical Brain Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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- Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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- Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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- Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Department of Clinical Brain Science, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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- Chubu Medical Center for Prolonged Traumatic Brain Dysfunction, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu City, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu City, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu City, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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BACKGROUND
Because blocking vascular endothelial growth factor from reaching leaky capillaries is a logical strategy for the treatment, we reasoned that bevacizumab might be an effective treatment on recurrent malignant glioma and radiation necrosis (RN). In this study, the authors examined to differentiate RN from recurrent malignant glioma, and evaluated the results of bevacizumab treatment in each diagnosis.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Four patients of malignant glioma (2 glioblastomas and 2 anaplastic astrocytomas), which demonstrated symptomatic lesion after radiotherapy, were involved in this study. All four patients were treated with bevacizumab on a 10 mg/kg biweekly (one cycle), for a total dose of 30 mg/kg (3 cycles) or furthermore. RN was differentiated from local recurrence in all four patients on the basis of 11C-methionine positron emission tomography and/or clinical course. Clinical evaluation and MRI studies were obtained after bevacizumab treatment in all cases repeatedly as possible.
RESULTS
Two patients were diagnosed as RN, and another two patients as tumor recurrence. Of the two patients with RN, neurological dysfunction was distinctly alleviated after bevacizumab treatment. Other two patients with tumor recurrence demonstrated no remarkable improvement in neurological dysfunction after bevacizumab treatment. Of all the two patients with RN, post-treatment MRI performed after the bevacizumab therapy showed a significant reduction of the massive lesion.
CONCLUSION
We concluded that bevacizumab could control the symptomatic massive lesion occurring after radiotherapy, and it might be more effective with the patients of RN, than with those of recurrent tumor.
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- K Miwa
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kizawa Memorial Hospital, Minokamo, Japan
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Nishida Y, Takahashi YK, Kanai T, Nose Y, Ishibashi S, Sanjo N, Uzawa A, Oda F, Ozawa Y, Kuwabara S, Noguchi E, Suzuki S, Nakahara J, Suzuki N, Ogawa T, Yokoyama K, Hattori N, Konno S, Fujioka T, Kawaguchi N, Hatanaka Y, Sonoo M, Kaneko J, Ogino M, Nishiyama K, Nomura K, Yokota T. Safety of tapering tacrolimus dose in patients with well-controlled anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis. Eur J Neurol 2019; 27:100-104. [PMID: 31309642 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Tapering immunosuppressants is desirable in patients with well-controlled myasthenia gravis (MG). However, the association between tapering of calcineurin inhibitor dosage and reduction-associated exacerbation is not known. The aim of this study was to clarify the frequency of reduction-associated exacerbation when tacrolimus is tapered in stable patients with anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive MG, and to determine the factors that predict exacerbations. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 115 patients in whom tacrolimus dosage was tapered. The reduction-associated exacerbation was defined as the appearance or worsening of one or more MG symptoms <3 months after the reduction. RESULTS Tacrolimus dosage was successfully tapered in 110 patients (96%) without any exacerbation. Five patients (4%) experienced an exacerbation, but symptoms were reversed in all patients when the tacrolimus dose was increased to the previous maintenance level. No patient developed an MG crisis. The age at onset was significantly earlier (30 vs. 56 years, P = 0.025) and the reduction in dosage was significantly larger (2.0 vs. 1.0 mg/day, P = 0.002) in patients with reduction-associated exacerbation than in those without exacerbation. The cut-off values determined in a receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis were 52 years (sensitivity, 57%; specificity, 100%) for the age at onset and 1.5 mg (sensitivity, 80%; specificity, 100%) for the dose reduction. CONCLUSION Tapering of tacrolimus was possible in most patients with well-controlled anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive MG. Early age at onset and a large reduction from maintenance dosage were associated with exacerbation. Reductions ≤1.5 mg/day from the maintenance dosage should be considered for patients with late-onset disease.
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- Y Nishida
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- School of Medicine, Center for Medical Education, International University of Health and Welfare, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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