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Morimoto K, Iwai K, Yoshiyama T, Ito M, Uesugi F, Asakura T, Osawa T, Furuuchi K, Kurashima A, Fujiwara K, Hasegawa N, Tanaka Y, Shoji K, Shiraishi Y, Mitarai S, Ato M, Ohta K. Epidemiological characteristics of nontuberculous mycobacteriosis and bronchiectasis: comparative study using national mortality statistics from 1970 to 2015 in Japan. ERJ Open Res 2023; 9:00424-2022. [PMID: 36814552 PMCID: PMC9940714 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00424-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background This study assessed longitudinal national data on mortality due to nontuberculous mycobacteriosis (NTMosis) and bronchiectasis and the association between the two diseases. Methods We analysed the national death statistics of Japan from 1970 to 2015. The International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes were used to extract the relevant data. Crude mortality, age-adjusted mortality and standardised mortality rates were calculated using vital statistics and the population in 2000. We also identified domestic publications related to NTMosis and bronchiectasis with an internet-based search system. Results The total number of bronchiectasis-related deaths remained at the same level, which was approximately 1000, for 45 years, although the number of deaths has consistently decreased in males but increased in females since the mid-1990s. A substantial increasing trend in females was also observed for NTMosis in the same period. The age-adjusted mortality data showed an increase in mortality in women due to NTMosis and confirmed the trend in bronchiectasis in women. The patterns in the number of domestic reports showed a recent slight increase in bronchiectasis and a marked increase in NTMosis. Conclusions The trends in bronchiectasis-related mortality differed by sex. The epidemiological trends in the two diseases were associated, especially in elderly females since the mid-1990s. It is suggested that pulmonary NTMosis without pre-existing bronchiectasis might be a leading cause of postinfectious bronchiectasis in Japan.
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- Kozo Morimoto
- Division of Clinical Research, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan,The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan,Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan,Corresponding author: Kozo Morimoto ()
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- The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan,Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan,Department of Clinical Medicine (Laboratory of Bioregulatory Medicine), Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mycobacteriology, Leprosy Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Higashimurayama, Japan
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- Respiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Tokyo, Japan
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Kosaka K, Nakamizo S, Egawa G, Iwai K, Kabashima K. 376 Activation of linear ubiquitination by linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex specifically exacerbates a murine imiquimod-induced psoriasis model. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.389] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Johnson B, Riley W, Iwai K, Arcaro M, Song T. Report of the 2020 Organ Care System Workforce Survey: Personnel Profiles and Staffing Models. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Nakamura M, Yuki S, Takahashi N, Shichinohe T, Nakatsumi H, Kawamoto Y, Kusumi T, Ishiguro A, Harada K, Iwanaga I, Hatanaka K, Oomori K, Senmaru N, Iwai K, Koike M, Sakamoto N, Taketomi A, Hirano S, Nishimoto N, Komatsu Y. NORTH/HGCSG1003: North Japan multicenter phase II study of oxaliplatin-containing regimen as adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer: Final analysis. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz421.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ishiguro A, Yuki S, Takahashi N, Shichinohe T, Nakatsumi H, Kawamoto Y, Kusumi T, Harada K, Iwanaga I, Hatanaka K, Oomori K, Nakamura M, Senmaru N, Iwai K, Koike M, Sakamoto N, Taketomi A, Hirano S, Ito Y, Komatsu Y. North Japan multicenter phase II study of oxaliplatin-containing regimen as adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer: final analysis (NORTH/HGCSG1003). Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz155.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Iwanaga I, Yuki S, Kawamoto Y, Nakatsumi H, Takahashi N, Shichinohe T, Okuda H, Ishiguro A, Harada K, Hatanaka K, Oomori K, Nakamura M, Senmaru N, Iwai K, Koike M, Ito Y, Taketomi A, Hirano S, Sakamoto N, Komatsu Y. NORTH/HGCSG1003: A phase II study evaluating the safety and efficacy of FOLFOX as adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage III colon cancer: Comparison with medical oncologists and surgeons. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy431.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yuki S, Komatsu Y, Kawamoto Y, Nakatsumi H, Takahashi N, Shichinohe T, Okuda H, Ishiguro A, Harada K, Iwanaga I, Hatanaka K, Oomori K, Nakamura M, Senmaru N, Iwai K, Koike M, Shinohara T, Miyashita K, Ito Y, Taketomi A, Hirano S, Sakamoto N. NORTH/HGCSG1003: A phase II study evaluating the safety and efficacy of FOLFOX as adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage III colon cancer: Comparison with medical oncologists and surgeons. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy151.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Iwai K, Watanabe K, Igarashi Y, Himeno T, Morita T, Yano H, Okuro M, Morimoto S. P363Nucleostemin is prerequisite for Notch signaling and pro-inflammatory phenotype conversion of the endothelial cell in atherosclerosis. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.274] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- K Iwai
- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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Iwai K, Watanabe K, Igarashi Y, Morita T, Yano H, Okuro M, Morimoto S, Tatsuno T, Nakamura Y, Ishigaki Y. P301Inflammatory signaling is activated in association with differential expression of lncRNAs in heart failure with preserved systolic function. Cardiovasc Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.218] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- K Iwai
- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Geriatric Medicine, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Medical Research Institute, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Medical Research Institute, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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- Kanazawa Medical University, Medical Research Institute, Kahoku-gun, Japan
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Ishiguro A, Yuki S, Kawamoto Y, Nakatsumi H, Takahashi N, Shichinohe T, Kusumi T, Iwanaga I, Miyagishima T, Hatanaka K, Oomori K, Nakamura M, Senmaru N, Iwai K, Koike M, Sakamoto N, Taketomi A, Hirano S, Ito Y, Komatsu Y. North Japan multicenter phase II study of FOLFOX as adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer (NORTH/HGCSG1003): Analysis of tumor location. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx393.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Okuro M, Okuno T, Himeno T, Morita T, Iritani O, Yano H, Iwai K, Morimoto S. SEVERE HYPERTENSION ON ADMISSION AND ACUTE PNEUMONIA IN THE ELDERLY WITH ACUTE CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.1117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M. Okuro
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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Takahashi T, Saegusa S, Sumino H, Nakahashi T, Iwai K, Morimoto S, Kanda T. Adiponectin Replacement Therapy Attenuates Myocardial Damage in Leptin-deficient Mice with Viral Myocarditis. J Int Med Res 2016; 33:207-14. [PMID: 15790132 DOI: 10.1177/147323000503300208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The effects of adiponectin replacement therapy on myocardial damage were studied in leptin-deficient (OB) mice with acute viral myocarditis. Encephalomyocarditis virus was injected intraperitoneally into OB and wild-type (WT) mice. One subgroup of OB mice received no intervention and another subgroup received daily adiponectin replacement, simultaneously with viral inoculation. Differences in heart weight, cardiac histological score, numbers of infiltrating or apoptotic cells in the myocardium and the immunoreactivity of adiponectin receptors in myocytes were determined. The reactivity of adiponectin receptor 1 in myocytes from OB mice on day 4 and day 8 after viral inoculation was significantly decreased compared with that in myocytes from WT mice; the OB mice also had elevated cardiac weights and severe inflammatory myocardial damage. Adiponectin replacement in OB mice inhibited the development of severe myocarditis by augmenting myocyte adiponectin receptor 1 reactivity. Exogenously administered adiponectin may inhibit the progression of viral myocarditis through binding to the adiponectin receptor 1 in leptin-deficient conditions.
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- T Takahashi
- Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan
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Sochol RD, Sweet E, Glick CC, Venkatesh S, Avetisyan A, Ekman KF, Raulinaitis A, Tsai A, Wienkers A, Korner K, Hanson K, Long A, Hightower BJ, Slatton G, Burnett DC, Massey TL, Iwai K, Lee LP, Pister KSJ, Lin L. 3D printed microfluidic circuitry via multijet-based additive manufacturing. Lab Chip 2016; 16:668-78. [PMID: 26725379 PMCID: PMC4979982 DOI: 10.1039/c5lc01389e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
The miniaturization of integrated fluidic processors affords extensive benefits for chemical and biological fields, yet traditional, monolithic methods of microfabrication present numerous obstacles for the scaling of fluidic operators. Recently, researchers have investigated the use of additive manufacturing or "three-dimensional (3D) printing" technologies - predominantly stereolithography - as a promising alternative for the construction of submillimeter-scale fluidic components. One challenge, however, is that current stereolithography methods lack the ability to simultaneously print sacrificial support materials, which limits the geometric versatility of such approaches. In this work, we investigate the use of multijet modelling (alternatively, polyjet printing) - a layer-by-layer, multi-material inkjetting process - for 3D printing geometrically complex, yet functionally advantageous fluidic components comprised of both static and dynamic physical elements. We examine a fundamental class of 3D printed microfluidic operators, including fluidic capacitors, fluidic diodes, and fluidic transistors. In addition, we evaluate the potential to advance on-chip automation of integrated fluidic systems via geometric modification of component parameters. Theoretical and experimental results for 3D fluidic capacitors demonstrated that transitioning from planar to non-planar diaphragm architectures improved component performance. Flow rectification experiments for 3D printed fluidic diodes revealed a diodicity of 80.6 ± 1.8. Geometry-based gain enhancement for 3D printed fluidic transistors yielded pressure gain of 3.01 ± 0.78. Consistent with additional additive manufacturing methodologies, the use of digitally-transferrable 3D models of fluidic components combined with commercially-available 3D printers could extend the fluidic routing capabilities presented here to researchers in fields beyond the core engineering community.
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- R. D. Sochol
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
- 2147 Glenn L. Martin Hall, Building 088, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA;
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
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- Department of Process Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, USA
- 621E Sutardja Dai Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA;
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Iwanaga I, Yuki S, Fukushima H, Takahashi N, Shichinohe T, Kusumi T, Nakamura F, Sogabe S, Hatanaka K, Oomori K, Misawa K, Senmaru N, Iwai K, Shinohara T, Koike M, Miyashita K, Amano T, Ito Y, Sakamoto N, Taketomi A, Hirano S, Komatsu Y. P-249 Safety analysis of FOLFOX as adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer in phase II study (NORTH/HGCSG1003) - an analysis of surgeons vs oncologists. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv233.246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kobayashi S, Nakano W, Suzuki Y, Urayama O, Arita N, Watanabe S, Katsumura W, Iwai K. Relationship of dual task performance ability and balance ability in community-dwelling elderly. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Iwai K, Hayashi H, Nakano Y. Relationship between muscle strength, fat free mass and exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3499] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Nakamura M, Kobayashi Y, Yuki S, Nakatsumi H, Hayashi H, Iwanaga I, Tsuji Y, Hatanaka K, Okuda H, Konno J, Yamamoto F, Iwai K, Onodera M, Takagi T, Hisai H, Koike M, Abe R, Oba K, Sakata Y, Komatsu Y. Randomized Controlled Trial on the Skin Toxicity of Panitumumab in Third Line Treatment of Kras Wild-Type Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Hgcsg1001 (Japanese Skin Toxicity Evaluation Protocol with Panitumumab: J-Stepp): Additional Analysis of Qol and Skin Toxicity. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu333.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Yamanaka H, Yamamoto K, Takeuchi T, Ishiguro N, Tanaka Y, Eguchi K, Watanabe A, Origasa H, Iwai K, Sakamaki Y, Miyasaka N, Koike T. AB0469 Improved physical function, pain, and health related quality of life with certolizumab pegol in japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients without methotrexate co-administration: Results from the hikari study. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.469] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Sumi H, Yabuki M, Iwai K, Hashimoto K, Kosugi Y, Yoshimatsu M, Ishikawa T, Yoshida S. 73 Antitumor Activities and Pharmacodynamic Biomarkers of a Novel and Orally Available Small Molecule IAP Antagonist. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)71871-3] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Saito S, Sanui M, Fujii T, Endo A, Saito K, Iwai K, Uchino S, Takinawi M. Bronchiolitis obliterans presenting as prolonged ventilator dependence in a patient with paraneoplastic pemphigus. Anaesth Intensive Care 2012; 40:726-728. [PMID: 22813514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Iwai K, Soejima K, Kudoh S, Umezato Y, Kaneko T, Yoshimori K, Tokuda H, Yamaguchi T, Mizoo A, Setoguchi Y, Kamigaki T, Fujimoto K, Goto S. Extended survival observed in adoptive activated T lymphocyte immunotherapy for advanced lung cancer: results of a multicenter historical cohort study. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2012; 61:1781-90. [PMID: 22422103 PMCID: PMC3448049 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-012-1226-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Purpose To clarify the long-term effect of immunotherapy, the effect of adoptive activated T lymphocyte immunotherapy on advanced lung cancer was evaluated in terms of survival time. In addition, the performance status of cancer patients under immunotherapy was examined. Experimental design Over 5 × 109 alpha–beta T lymphocytes cultured ex vivo with an immobilized anti-CD3 antibody and interleukin-2 were injected intravenously into patients, once every 2 weeks for 3 months or longer. Follow-up of these patients was carried out using clinical records and by telephone interview questionnaire. Patients undergoing immunotherapy in immunotherapy clinics and those undergoing other anticancer therapies without immunotherapy in seven hospitals in Tokyo were enrolled in this study. Data were analyzed by a third-party statistician. Performance status was studied on another series of various cancer patients who underwent immunotherapy. Results The overall median survival time of the patients with the best supportive care, which was obtained using Kaplan–Meier’s model, was 5.6 months, and those with immunotherapy alone, chemotherapy alone, and immuno-chemotherapy were 12.5, 15.7, and 20.8 months, respectively. Using Cox’ proportional hazard model, we examined the possible factors on survival time by univariate analysis. Then, the patients were stratified by gender and histological type for multivariate analysis. Significantly low hazard ratios were observed for immunotherapy and radiotherapy in males with squamous cancer; for chemotherapy and radiotherapy in male with adenocarcinoma; and for immunotherapy in females with adenocarcinoma. Addition of immunotherapy to chemotherapy resulted in a statistically significant decrease in hazard ratio in females with adenocarcinoma. Studies on the performance status (PS), determined according to the European Cooperative Oncology Group criteria, revealed a continuous high level of PS under immunotherapy until around 2 months before death, in contrast to the gradual increase of tumor marker level. Conclusions The effectiveness of immunotherapy on advanced lung cancer is limited but may extend life span under certain conditions. Immunotherapy itself provided no clinical benefit by itself as compared with chemotherapy, but a significant additive effect of immunotherapy on chemotherapy was observed in females with adenocarcinoma. Moreover, immunotherapy can maintain good quality of life of the patients until near the time of death.
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- Kazuro Iwai
- Lung Cancer Immunotherapy Evaluation Group, Tokyo, Japan.
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Iwai K. [Pathology of tuberculosis]. Kekkaku 2011; 86:587-590. [PMID: 21913368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Morimoto K, Iwai K, Ohmori M, Okumura M, Yoshiyama T, Yoshimori K, Ogata H, Kurashima A, Kudoh S. [Nontuberculous mycobacteriosis mortality in Japan]. Kekkaku 2011; 86:547-552. [PMID: 21735860] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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UNLABELLED The aim of this research was to clarify epidemiological characteristics of nontuberculous mycobacteriosis deaths in Japan. We analyzed the frequency of deaths due to nontuberculous mycobacteriosis (NTM) and regional differences using the Vital Statistics of Japan, published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The crude death rate was calculated using the Population Census of Japan published every 5 years (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). In addition, changes in the proportions of death cases due to NTM disease among total autopsies were calculated using the Annual of the Pathological Autopsy in Japan (The Japanese Society of Pathology). RESULTS NTM disease deaths appeared for the first time in 1970, with a marked increase by 2007, when there were 912 certified deaths. The increase was more marked after the mid-1990s. The number of women's deaths exceeded 300 in 1999 and reached 570 in 2007, while that of men exceeded 300 in 2001 and remained at nearly the same level until 2007. The death rate increased in all eight regions of Japan. The highest single-year regional death rate was 212 in Kanto in 2005. However, correcting by population size, the crude death rate was higher in the western regions of Japan than in the eastern ones. The proportion of NTM among total autopsies also showed an increase from 0.066% in 1993 to 0.304% in 2007. Included in the report is a comparison of trends of NTM deaths with those of major respiratory diseases including tuberculosis, emphysema, bronchial asthma and airway cancers.
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- Kozo Morimoto
- Respiratory Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
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Soejima K, Iwai K, Umesato Y, Goto S, Kudo S. Abstract 5523: Adoptive cellular immunotherapy contributes to better survival for NSCLC patients: Case-control study of 395 Japanese patients with advanced NSCLC. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2011-5523] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Adoptive cellular immunotherapy (ITx) targeting various types of carcinoma including the lung is widely used, yet the clinical effectiveness has not been evaluated in large cases of lung carcinoma. So we carried out a case-control study to investigate the effect of ITx for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in Japanese population.
Between 2001 and 2006, 163 patients were identified as having advanced NSCLC with ECOG performance status (PS) 0/1 who underwent ITx with or without standard chemotherapy (CTx). The controls were 232 advanced NSCLC patients with PS 0/1 who had standard CTx or BSC alone. Overall survival (OS) and 1- and 2-year survival were obtained with Kaplan-Meyer survival curves and compared using log-rank and generalized Wilcoxon analysis. Multivariate analysis with Cox proportional hazard models was also performed to analyze survival.
The mean age of total population was 64.8 + 10.6 years. There were 251 males and 144 females and 295 adenocarcinoma (Ad) and 74 squamous cell carcinoma (Sq) patients. The mean period and frequency of ITx was 10.2 months and 8.7 times, respectively. Median OS for CTx and ITx + CTx was 15.7 and 20.8 months, respectively. Multivariate analysis with Cox proportional hazard model showed that sex (male vs female) (HR=0.33, p<0.001) and histology (Ad vs Sq) (HR=0.14, p=0.045) were independent predictors of OS. It is revealed that ITx when administered as monotherapy was effective compared to BSC in male with Sq (HR=0.47, p=0.038) and female with Ad (HR=0.53, p=0.016). Additional effect of ITx on CTx was obtained in Ad histology, especially in female (p=0.039).
The present findings suggest that ITx may contribute to better survival for advanced or metastatic NSCLC patients under certain circumstances. These results should be confirmed in large prospective clinical trials.
Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2011 Apr 2-6; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2011;71(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 5523. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-5523
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Iwai K, Hashimoto K, Nishizawa K, Sawada K, Honda K. Evaluation of effective dose from a RANDO phantom in videofluorography diagnostic procedures for diagnosing dysphagia. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2011; 40:96-101. [PMID: 21239572 PMCID: PMC3520302 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/51307488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2009] [Revised: 12/25/2009] [Accepted: 01/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Videofluorography (VF) is useful for diagnosing dysphagia; however, few reports have investigated appropriate effective doses for VF. The present study aimed to estimate the effective radiation dose in VF for diagnosis of dysphagia. METHODS Radiation doses to tissues and organs were measured using the anthropomorphic RANDO woman phantom as an equivalent to the human body. Effective doses were estimated according to the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) 60 in 1990 and IRCP 103 in 2007. The tissues measured were those recommended by ICRP 60 and ICRP 103 including gonads (ovaries and testes), red bone marrow and tissues in which excessive radiation commonly causes malignant tumours including lung, thyroid gland, stomach, large intestine, liver, oesophagus, bladder, breast, bone marrow, skin, brain and salivary gland. Skin dose was also measured using thermoluminescent dosimeters. RESULTS Using ICRP 103, the effective dose was estimated as 118.1 μSv at a tube voltage of 50 kV and 82.4 μSv at 45 kV. However, using ICRP 60 the effective dose for 1 min of VF was estimated at 62.4 μSv and 47.2 μSv under the same exposure conditions. CONCLUSIONS Using ICRP 103, the effective dose for VF per examination at a total estimation time of 1 min was estimated as approximately 2.5-8.3 times that observed for digital panoramic radiography and 1/12 to 3 times depending on the measurement device for cone beam CT (CBCT). This value can be decreased in the future using a smaller irradiation field and decreased time for examination in VF in the future.
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- K Iwai
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan.
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Iwai K, Maeda S, Murase Y. [Archaeology of tubercle bacilli and tuberculosis]. Kekkaku 2010; 85:465-475. [PMID: 20560402] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Accumulated information obtained in the 10 years since the clarification of the whole genome arrangement of tubercle bacilli has enabled us to presume a long history of tubercle bacilli from its first appearance on earth to the present epidemics in the world. It is presumed that tubercle bacilli appeared around 35,000 years ago through horizontal transfer mutation from a kind of environmental mycobacteria that could be tracked back 2,500,000 years, and expanded thereafter by 'bottleneck effects'. These mutated mycobacterial species adapted to humans, appearing in central Africa and then being carried to India-Oceanian and Middle East countries. The oldest human bone tuberculosis in a mummy of 9,000 years ago was found on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Explosive transmission of tuberculosis was presumed to have progressed along with urbanized human life in the world-oldest Mesopotamian culture, followed by spreading to other areas, including East Asia, the Mediterranean region, Russia, and North Europe. The second epidemics, caused by a mutated Beijing family of the modern type, prevailed in central China and Southeast Asian countries, following the marked population growth in this area during the next 1,000 years. The majority of Beijing family strains isolated in Japan and Korea are, however, found to be of the ancient type, differing from the isolates from continental China, which are mainly of the modern type. The results of these studies may cast a new light on the understanding of tuberculosis epidemiology and also clinical medicine.
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- Kazuro Iwai
- Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, 3-1-24, Matsuyama, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo 204-8533, Japan.
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Okano T, Harata Y, Sugihara Y, Sakaino R, Tsuchida R, Iwai K, Seki K, Araki K. Absorbed and effective doses from cone beam volumetric imaging for implant planning. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2009; 38:79-85. [PMID: 19176649 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/14769929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Volumetric CT using a cone beam has been developed by several manufacturers for dentomaxillofacial imaging. The purpose of this study was to measure doses for implant planning with cone beam volumetric imaging (CBVI) in comparison with conventional multidetector CT (MDCT). METHODS The two CBVI systems used were a 3D Accuitomo (J. Morita), including an image-intensifier type (II) and a flat-panel type (FPD), and a CB MercuRay (Hitachi). The 3D Accuitomo operated at 80 kV, 5 mA and 18 s. The CB MercuRay operated at 120 kV, 15 mA, 9.8 s. The MDCT used was a HiSpeed QX/i (GE), operated at 120 kV, 100 mA and 0.7 s, and its scan length was 77 mm for both jaws. Measurement of the absorbed tissue and organ doses was performed with an Alderson phantom, embedding the radiophotoluminescence glass dosemeter into the organs/tissues. The values obtained were converted into the absorbed dose. The effective dose as defined by the International Commission on Radiological Protection was then calculated. RESULTS The absorbed doses of the 3D Accuitomo of the organs in the primary beam ranged from 1-5 mGy, and were several to ten times lower than other doses. The effective dose of the 3D Accuitomo ranged from 18 muSv to 66 muSv, and was an order of magnitude smaller than the others. In conclusion, these results show that the dose in the 3D Accuitomo is lower than the CB MercuRay and much less than MDCT.
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- T Okano
- Department of Radiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan.
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Hagio T, Tanase T, Akiyama J, Iwai K, Asai S. Different properties exhibited on the two typical crystal faces of hydroxyapatite in a simulated body environment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/156/1/012004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Koshida S, Deguchi T, Miyashita K, Iwai K, Urabe Y. The common mechanisms of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in judo: a retrospective analysis. Br J Sports Med 2008; 44:856-61. [PMID: 19042919 DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.051425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although high prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries (ACL) in judokas has been reported, there has been very little research concerning events preceding the injury. OBJECTIVE To determine the common situations and mechanisms of ACL injury in judo. METHODS A total of 43 cases of ACL injuries that had occurred during judo competition or practice were investigated, using questionnaires with interviews conducted by a single certified athletic trainer who has 20 years of judo experience to obtain information regarding the situation and mechanism in which the ACL injury occurred. RESULTS The number of ACL injuries when the participant's grip style was different from the style of the opponent (ie, kenka-yotsu style) (28 cases) was significantly greater than when the participant's grip style was the same as that of the opponent (ie, ai-yotsu style) (15 cases; p<0.001). The number of ACL injuries was significantly higher when the participant was attacked by the opponent than when counterattacked or when attempting the attack (p<0.001). In addition, being attacked with osoto-gari was revealed as the leading cause of ACL injury incidence among the participants (16.8%). CONCLUSIONS Grip style may be associated with ACL injury occurrence in judo. In addition, direct contact due to the opponent's attack may be a common mechanism for ACL injuries in judo.
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- S Koshida
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ryotokuji University, Chiba, Japan
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Nishizawa K, Masuda Y, Morinaga K, Suzuki S, Kikuyama S, Yoshida T, Ohno M, Akahane K, Iwai K. Surface dose measurement in patients and physicians and effective dose estimation in patients during uterine artery embolisation. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2008; 128:343-350. [PMID: 18337296 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Surface dose monitoring in patients and physicians during 29 uterine artery embolisation (UAE) procedures was performed using photoluminescence dosemeters and thermo-luminescence dosemeters. Organ or tissue doses were measured with an anthropomorphic phantom using UAE exposure conditions averaged from the 29 cases, and effective doses were estimated for the patient. Entrance surface dose of the patients at the maximum dose position ranged from 121.5 to 1650 mGy. Estimated doses ranged from 3.16 to 43 mGy for the ovary and from 3.8 to 51.8 mGy for the uterus. The effective dose was 1.09-14.8 mSv. Monitored doses on the body surface of physicians were relatively high in the upper arm (5.41+/-1.52 to 163+/-17.25 microGy) and the hand and fingers (0.85+/-1.18 to 222+/-16.4 microGy).
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- K Nishizawa
- Radiological Protection Section, Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
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Okumura M, Iwai K, Ogata H, Ueyama M, Kubota M, Aoki M, Kokuto H, Tadokoro E, Uchiyama T, Saotome M, Yoshiyama T, Yoshimori K, Yoshida N, Azuma A, Kudoh S. Clinical factors on cavitary and nodular bronchiectatic types in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease. Intern Med 2008; 47:1465-72. [PMID: 18703856 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease is the most common pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis (NTM). The clinical and radiological findings were similar to those of pulmonary tuberculosis, both of which are characterized by upper lobe cavities. On the other hand, the presence of middle and lower field lesions with centrilobular nodules and bronchiectasis has been noted. We analyzed the clinical feature of these two radiologically different types and identified their prognostic factors. METHODS The clinical, laboratory and radiological findings of 273 cases of MAC disease, newly diagnosed during the recent 7 years periods, were investigated. They were radiologically classified into cavitary (Cav) and nodular bronchiectasis (NB) types at the time of diagnosis. The findings of 44 fatal cases were compared with those of the newly diagnosed cases. RESULTS A prominent increase in the number of cases was recently found only in females. Low body mass index (BMI) and moderately reduced serum albumin were found at the time of first hospital visit in both newly diagnosed and fatal cases. In the latter, peripheral blood lymphocyte count was slightly decreased, and tuberculin skin test was negative in 57.7% of the cases. Radiologically, Cav type was prevalent in males and NB type in females in the newly diagnosed cases, while in the fatal cases Cav type was frequently found in both males and females. The two radiological patterns did not change during the entire disease course. CONCLUSION Cav type in females was one of the pathogenetic factors. Deterioration of cell-mediated immunity may underlie MAC disease.
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- Masao Okumura
- Respiratory Medicine Section, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Kiyose.
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Koshida S, Urabe Y, Miyashita K, Iwai K, Tanaka K, Kagimori A. MUSCULAR OUTPUTS DURING DYNAMIC BENCH PRESS UNDER STABLE VERSUS UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. J Biomech 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9290(07)70621-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yamashita S, Iwai K, Akimoto T, Sugawara J, Kono I. Effects of music during exercise on RPE, heart rate and the autonomic nervous system. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2006; 46:425-30. [PMID: 16998447] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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AIM The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the influence of music on RPE during sub-maximal exercise and on the autonomic nervous system before and after sub-maximal exercise. METHODS Heart rate (HR), HR variability (HRV) and rates of physical fatigue (RPE) during exercise at 60% and at 40% VO2max with and without music were measured. The exercise protocol consisted of a 30-min seated rest (control) period followed by a 30-min submaximal cycling exercise and a 35-min recovery period. Autonomic-nervous activity was measured before and after exercise. During exercise, RPE was recorded every 3 min and HR was recorded for every minute. RESULTS Although RPE did not differ during exercise at 60% VO2max, this value was lower during exercise at 40% VO2max in the presence, than in the absence of a favorite piece music (P < 0.05). HR, HFA and LFA/HFA of HRV significantly differed with exercise intensity in the absence (P < 0.05), but not in the presence of music. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggested that music evokes a ''distraction effect'' during low intensity exercise, but might not influence the autonomic nervous system. Therefore, when jogging or walking at comparatively low exercise intensity, listening to a favorite piece of music might decrease the influence of stress caused by fatigue, thus increasing the ''comfort'' level of performing the exercise.
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- S Yamashita
- Center for Humanity and Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami, Japan.
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Honda K, Larheim TA, Maruhashi K, Matsumoto K, Iwai K. Osseous abnormalities of the mandibular condyle: diagnostic reliability of cone beam computed tomography compared with helical computed tomography based on an autopsy material. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2006; 35:152-7. [PMID: 16618847 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/15831361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We compared the diagnostic reliability of cone beam computed tomography (3DX) and helical computed tomography (helical CT) for the detection of osseous abnormalities of the mandibular condyle, using macroscopic observations as the gold standard. METHODS Twenty-one temporomandibular joint autopsy specimens underwent imaging with 3DX and helical CT. The specimens were macroscopically evaluated for cortical erosion or osteophytosis and sclerosis. The images were independently assessed for the same osseous abnormalities. Observations with the two imaging modalities were compared with the macroscopic observations using the McNemar test. RESULTS According to the macroscopic observations, 10 of the 21 mandibular condyles and one fossa showed osseous abnormalities. 3DX detected abnormalities in eight of these condyles and helical CT identified abnormalities in seven, giving a sensitivity of 0.80 for 3DX and 0.70 for helical CT. The specificity of the condyle assessment was 1.0 for both 3DX and helical CT and hence, the accuracy was 0.90 and 0.86, respectively. No significant differences were detected between the 3DX and helical CT for assessment of osseous abnormalities of the mandibular condyle (P=0.286). CONCLUSIONS The cone beam CT equipment 3DX is a dose-effective and a cost-effective alternative to helical CT for the diagnostic evaluation of osseous abnormalities of the mandibular condyle.
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- K Honda
- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 kanda Surugadai Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 101-8310 Japan.
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Okumura M, Iwai K, Yano I, Takahashi M, Kasumi Y, Tanaka S, Yoshiyama T, Ogata H, Nakajima Y, Azuma A, Kudoh S. [Bacteriological and pathological analysis on the pathogenetic factors for cavitary and nodular bronchiectatic type of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex disease]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2006; 44:91-8. [PMID: 17228801] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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A total of 101 strains of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), consisting of 86 M. avium and 15 M. intracellulare strains, were examined by DNA sequencing. The frequency of radiological types [cavitary (Cav) type and nodular bronchiectatic (NB) type] was similar in each species, thus, both species are equal causes of the two radiological types of MAC disease. We also examined serovars of the isolated strains using extracted glycopeptidelipid antigens and thin layer chromatography. Cav type patients discharged a single serovar MAC, while NB type patients discharged two serovar MACs simultaneously. RFLP pattern obtained by the use of IS1245, revealed no clustering of the strains specific for Cav type and NB type. Histopathological examinations of the bronchial lesions in 40 MAC cases and 49 multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases were performed on the surgically removed lung specimens. Lymphocytic infiltration, epithelioid cell granuloma formation, epithelial desquamation and ulceration, as well as smooth muscle atrophy as a cause of bronchiolectasis, were observed more often and were more severe in the peripheral bronchial walls of the NB type than the Cav type of MAC, and as compared with those of MDR-TB cases.
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- Masao Okumura
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association
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Okumura M, Iwai K, Ogata H, Yoshiyama T, Yoshimori K, Mizutani S, Sugita H, Azuma A, Kudoh S. [Clinical studies on the pathogenetic factors of cavitary and nodular bronchiectatic types in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2006; 44:3-11. [PMID: 16502859] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We investigated the clinical, laboratory and radiological findings of 273 newly diagnosed cases of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease, who were diagnosed in our hospital during 7 years from January 1996 to December 2002. Radiological findings of all cases were classified at the time of diagnosis into 2 patterns, the cavitary (Cav) type and the nodular bronchiectasis (NB) type. Clinical and laboratory findings at the time of diagnosis of 44 death cases were compared with those of 273 newly diagnoses cases, to analyze the prognostic factors of this disease. MAC disease cases showed a marked increase in number in recent years, but only in women. Mean age at the first visit was 65.7 years in men and 63.2 years in women, and when limited to fatal cases, it was 72.3 years in men and 69.4 years in women. Low body weight in terms of body mass index (BMI) and moderately low serum albumin level were found at the time of the first hospital visit in all the newly diagnosed and death cases. In the fatal cases, the peripheral blood lymphocyte counts revealed a relatively smaller number than the normal range, and the PPD skin test showed a negative reaction in 57.7% of all cases, suggesting the presence of lowered cell-mediated immunity at the time of diagnosis. Whether malnutrition occurs as a result of MAC disease or the individuals with lower nutrition level are easy to develop to MAC disease remains to be clarified. In regard to radiological findings, many cavitary (Cav) type cases were found in men and nodular bronchiectasis (NB) type in women among newly diagnosed cases, while the cavitary type was observed in many in both men and women fatal cases. The mean duration period from diagnosis to death was 28.3 months in men and 60.2 months in women, showing a longer survival after diagnosis, perhaps due to earlier hospital visits by women. The average age at death was 74.4 years old in men and 73.8 years old in women, and the two radiological patterns did not change throughout the entire disease course.
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- Masao Okumura
- Respiratory Medicine Section, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association
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Iwai K, Mizuno S, Miyasaka Y, Mori T. Correlation between suspended particles in the environmental air and causes of disease among inhabitants: cross-sectional studies using the vital statistics and air pollution data in Japan. Environ Res 2005; 99:106-17. [PMID: 16053935 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2004.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2003] [Revised: 10/03/2004] [Accepted: 11/16/2004] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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To identify the diseases that correlate with suspended particle concentration in the ambient air, a cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted using the annual vital statistics and air pollution estimates of 1881 points throughout Japan. The concentration of suspended particulate matters (SPMs) 10 microm or less in diameter were hypothetically converted to PM(2.5) values (converted PM(2.5) or cPM(2.5)) by using a conversion factor obtained from 25 estimates in Japan. Among various causes of death, a significant correlation was observed between both the SPM and cPM(2.5) (SPM/cPM(2.5)) levels and the age-adjusted death rates of ischemic heart disease or hypertensive heart disease in both genders. Correlation was noted with pneumonia, asthma, chronic bronchitis/emphysema, or lung cancer only in females. Unexpectedly, breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer also showed significant increases in mortality rates related to the SPM/cPM(2.5) level, suggesting a role for suspended particles in the ambient air with or without gaseous component as a possible endocrine-disrupting, estrogenic agent. Multivariate regression analysis of confounding factors, smoking rate, population density, and hormone-related factors revealed consistent significance of SPM/cPM(2.5) in these diseases.
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- Kazuro Iwai
- Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-tuberculosis Association, 3-1-24, Matsuyama, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo 204-8533, Japan.
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Honda K, Arai Y, Kashima M, Takano Y, Sawada K, Ejima K, Iwai K. Evaluation of the usefulness of the limited cone-beam CT (3DX) in the assessment of the thickness of the roof of the glenoid fossa of the temporomandibular joint. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2005; 33:391-5. [PMID: 15665233 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/54316470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the limited cone-beam X-ray CT (3DX) (Morita Co., Japan) in measuring the thickness of the roof of the glenoid fossa (RGF) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-one TMJs removed at autopsy from 21 cadavers were investigated macroscopically using dissection and 3DX imaging. A Digimatic Outside Micrometer and a 3DX-image tool were used to measure the minimum thickness of the RGF. Multiple measurements were made to identify the thinnest area. Once the thinnest areas had been identified, three linear measurements were made and the average value was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS The average macroscopic examination measurement was 1.37 mm (range 0.55-3.6 mm) and the average 3DX image measurement was 1.22 mm (range: 0.51-3.0 mm). There was no significant difference between these two groups using the Mann-Whitney U-test (P < 0.05). The Spearman's correlation coefficient by rank between these two groups was r = 0.93(P < 0.001). CONCLUSION These results suggest that bone thickness measurements of the RGF by 3DX imaging was effective.
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- Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13 kanda Surugadai Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 101-8310 Japan.
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Takahashi T, Saegusa S, Sumino H, Nakahashi T, Iwai K, Morimoto S, Nojima T, Kanda T. Adiponectin, T-cadherin and tumour necrosis factor-alpha in damaged cardiomyocytes from autopsy specimens. J Int Med Res 2005; 33:236-44. [PMID: 15790136 DOI: 10.1177/147323000503300212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study determined the presence of adiponectin, T-cadherin (an adiponectin receptor) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in damaged myocytes from autopsied patients with acute or old myocardial infarction (MI) or dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), using immunohistochemical staining. The enrolled patients included eight with acute MI, six with old MI and seven with DCM. Four autopsied individuals with no cardiac lesions were also enrolled as controls. Adiponectin and TNF-alpha were not observed in normal myocytes from control subjects, but T-cadherin was weakly detected. Immunoreactivity for adiponectin and T-cadherin was observed at the periphery of damaged myocytes from MI and DCM patients; intracellular reactivity for TNF-alpha was also seen. There were no statistically significant differences in the degree of reactivity for each molecule in the myocytes between the MI and DCM patients. These results suggest that the presence of adiponectin and TNF-alpha in damaged myocytes may contribute to the processes of myocardial injury occurring in MI and DCM.
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- T Takahashi
- Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa, Japan
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Hübner-Liebermann B, Spiessl H, Iwai K, Cording C. Treatment of schizophrenia: implications derived from an intercultural hospital comparison between Germany and Japan. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2005; 51:83-96. [PMID: 15864978 DOI: 10.1177/0020764005050337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The study was aimed at evaluating facets of psychiatric inpatient care of patients with schizophrenia in a German and a Japanese hospital. METHODS Based upon a sample of 865 inpatients of the Psychiatric State Hospital Regensburg (BKR) and 50 inpatients of the Tokyo Women's Medical University (TWMU) admitted in 1997, data of a psychiatric basic documentation system (BADO) were analysed with regard to essential process and outcome indicators. RESULTS Despite dissimilarities between both patient groups with respect to schizophrenic subtype, duration of illness as well as severity of illness and psychosocial functioning, the differences regarding therapeutic treatment and outcome were marked. In 1997, the rate of atypical neuroleptics was 18% at the BKR and 12% at the TWMU. Inpatients of the TWMU were given benzodiazepines and anticholinergic drugs significantly more frequently. Male patients of the TWMU showed more severe side-effects. Psychotherapy and sociotherapy were less frequently applied at the TWMU. Although the patient groups did not differ with regard to suicidal behaviour and overt aggressions during hospitalisation, we found a higher rate of mechanical restraints at the TWMU. In 1997, the average length of stay was significantly higher at the TWMU (153 days) than at the BKR (52 days), but inpatients of the TWMU improved only slightly better with regard to global psychosocial functioning (GAF) and severity of illness (CGI). CONCLUSIONS The revealed differences in treatment are likely due to differences in service provision and national practices in Germany and Japan and provide clues for quality improvements. The BADO is a useful tool for continuous quality management and an ongoing international exchange concerning psychiatric inpatient care.
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- B Hübner-Liebermann
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Germany.
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Ishige I, Eishi Y, Takemura T, Kobayashi I, Nakata K, Tanaka I, Nagaoka S, Iwai K, Watanabe K, Takizawa T, Koike M. Propionibacterium acnes is the most common bacterium commensal in peripheral lung tissue and mediastinal lymph nodes from subjects without sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2005; 22:33-42. [PMID: 15881278] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND In studies of the unknown etiology of sarcoidosis, Propionibacterium acnes (a possible agent) was found in the lungs and lymph nodes of many sarcoidosis patients and some control subjects. P. acnes might be commensal not only to the skin, conjunctivae, and intestine, but also to the lungs and lymph nodes of individuals without sarcoidosis. METHODS We cultured peripheral lung tissue and various lymph nodes obtained from patients with diseases other than sarcoidosis. DNA of 45 isolates of P. acnes from these patients, 67 isolates from normal skin, conjunctiva, and intestine, and 39 isolates from sarcoid lymph nodes were compared by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis. RESULTS P. acnes was isolated from half of 43 lungs and 8 of 11 mediastinal lymph nodes, mostly in pure culture. P. acnes was isolated from half of 20 gastric and 3 of 12 intestinal lymph nodes; intestinal bacteria were also numerous. In general, fewer than 500 colony-forming units of P. acnes per gram tissue were isolated, but 4 lung tissue specimens, 2 of which had a few granulomas, had many more. P. acnes strains from a particular site (lung, lymph node, skin or conjunctivae, and intestine) were genetically similar, more than isolates obtained from different sites. Lymph-node isolates from subjects with and without sarcoidosis differed little. CONCLUSION These results suggest that P. acnes normally resides in peripheral lung tissue and mediastinal lymph nodes and that the strains of P. acnes isolated from sarcoid lymph nodes were not specific to sarcoidosis.
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- Ikuo Ishige
- Department of Human Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Kishimoto N, Kakino Y, Iwai K, Fujita T. Chlorogenate hydrolase-catalyzed synthesis of hydroxycinnamic acid ester derivatives by transesterification, substitution of bromine, and condensation reactions. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2005; 68:198-202. [PMID: 15717173 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1876-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2004] [Revised: 11/21/2004] [Accepted: 12/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A chlorogenate hydrolase (EC 3.1.1.42) synthesized 2-phenylethyl caffeate (2-CAPE) from 5-chlorogenic acid (5-CQA) and 2-phenylethyl alcohol (2-PA) (by transesterification), from 5-CQA and 2-phenylethyl bromide (2-PBr) (by substitution of bromine), and from caffeic acid (CA) and 2-PA or 2-PBr (by condensation) as well as hydrolysis of 5-CQA. Some reaction conditions including pH, temperature, substrate and solvent concentrates, and reaction time were optimized for the production of 2-CAPE. A maximal molar yield of 50% was achieved by transesterification, 4.7% by substitution of bromine, and 13% by condensation. Among the parameters studied for optimization, the pH of the buffer solution and concentration of 2-PA or 2-PBr affected the production of 2-CAPE. The optimum pH for the hydrolysis reaction was within the neutral range (pH 6.5), whereas the residual three reactions were only catalyzed within the acidic range (pH 3.0-4.0). The optimum concentrations of 2-PA and 2-PBr for three reactions were 5-70 vol% and no 2-CAPE was produced in the 2-PA or 2-PBr solutions containing powdered enzyme. The enzyme may bind to the caffeoyl moiety of 5-CQA or CA to form an enzyme-substrate complex. It then catalyzes four different reactions corresponding to the reaction conditions.
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- N Kishimoto
- Graduate School of Applied Life Chemistry, Kinki University, Nara-City, Nara 631-8505, Japan.
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Honma K, Abraham JL, Chiyotani K, De Vuyst P, Dumortier P, Gibbs AR, Green FHY, Hosoda Y, Iwai K, Williams WJ, Kohyama N, Ostiguy G, Roggli VL, Shida H, Taguchi O, Vallyathan V. Proposed criteria for mixed-dust pneumoconiosis: Definition, descriptions, and guidelines for pathologic diagnosis and clinical correlation1 1The NIKKO-Symposium on Mixed-Dust Pneumoconiosis was held October 18–19, 1997, in Nikko, Tochigi, Japan, to develop diagnostic criteria for mixed-dust pneumoconiosis under the auspices of Labour Welfare Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. The Organizing Committee included Keizo Chiyotani, Koichi Honma, Yutaka Hosoda, and Hisao Shida, and participants included Zoltán Adamis, Eduardo Algranti, Toshiharu Fuyuki, Kiyonobu Kimura, Otha Linton, Michihito Mishina, Hiroshi Morikubo, Alvaro R. Osornio-Vargas, Yoshiaki Saitoh, Yasushi Shinohara, and Hiroshi Watanabe. Hum Pathol 2004; 35:1515-23. [PMID: 15619211 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2004.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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We defined mixed-dust pneumoconiosis (MDP) pathologically as a pneumoconiosis showing dust macules or mixed-dust fibrotic nodules (MDF), with or without silicotic nodules (SN), in an individual with a history of exposure to mixed dust. We defined the latter arbitrarily as a mixture of crystalline silica and nonfibrous silicates. According to our definition of MDP, therefore, MDF should outnumber SN in the lung to make a pathologic diagnosis of MDP. In the absence of confirmation of exposure, mineralogic analyses can be used to support the pathologic diagnosis. The clinical diagnosis of MDP requires the exclusion of other well-defined pneumoconioses, including asbestosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, silicosis, hematite miners' pneumoconiosis, welders' pneumoconiosis, berylliosis, hard metal disease, silicate pneumoconiosis, diatomaceous earth pneumoconiosis, carborundum pneumoconiosis, and corundum pneumoconiosis. Typical occupations associated with the diagnosis of MDP include metal miners, quarry workers, foundry workers, pottery and ceramics workers, and stonemasons. Irregular opacities are the major radiographic findings in MDP (ILO 1980), in contrast to silicosis, in which small rounded opacities predominate. Clinical symptoms of MDP are nonspecific. MDP must be distinguished from a variety of nonoccupational interstitial pulmonary disorders.
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- Koichi Honma
- Department of Pathology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan
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Inflammatory myoglandular polyp is an uncommon benign colorectal polyp. We treated nine cases of histologically verified inflammatory myoglandular polyp. The polyps were identified as a pedunculated protrusion located in the distal part of the large intestine. On colonoscopy, eight polyps had a smooth, spherical, and hyperemic surface, accompanied by a patchy mucous exudate. Magnification endoscopy revealed a rugged surface composed of smooth nodules. These colonoscopic findings corresponded to hyperplastic glands with occasional cystic dilation and inflamed stroma with proliferation of smooth-muscle fibers. Inflammatory myoglandular polyp appears to be a distinctive clinical entity, with a unique appearance on colonoscopy.
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- T Moriyama
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Abe Y, Kachi T, Kato T, Arahata Y, Yamada T, Washimi Y, Iwai K, Ito K, Yanagisawa N, Sobue G. Occipital hypoperfusion in Parkinson's disease without dementia: correlation to impaired cortical visual processing. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2003; 74:419-22. [PMID: 12640053 PMCID: PMC1738406 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.4.419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyse changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in Parkinson's disease (PD) without dementia. METHODS Twenty eight non-demented patients with PD and 17 age matched normal subjects underwent single photon emission computed tomography with N-isopropyl-p-[(123)I]iodoamphetamine to measure rCBF. The statistical parametric mapping 96 programme was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS The PD patients showed significantly reduced rCBF in the bilateral occipital and posterior parietal cortices (p<0.01, corrected for multiple comparison p<0.05), when compared with the control subjects. There was a strong positive correlation between the score of Raven's coloured progressive matrices (RCPM) and the rCBF in the right visual association area (p<0.01, corrected for multiple comparison p<0.05) among the PD patients. CONCLUSIONS This study showed occipital and posterior parietal hypoperfusion in PD patients without dementia. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that occipital hypoperfusion is likely to underlie impairment of visual cognition according to the RCPM test, which is not related to motor impairment.
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- Y Abe
- Department of Neurology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
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Katoh T, Sasaki T, Iwai K, Okano T, Satoh K, Shimano T, Hayami A, Wada S, Juto N. A method for evaluating the entrance surface dose from the measurement of exposure and half value layer in intraoral radiography using a radiophotoluminescent dosemeter. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2003; 103:47-55. [PMID: 12596989 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A method for measuring entrance surface dose in intraoral radiography for nationwide survey for the determination of guidance levels was developed using a commercially available radiophotoluminescent dosemeter (RPLD) system. From the ratio of the readings of the RPLD detectors. with and without a 1 mm thick aluminium filter, half value layer (HVL) and the energy dependency correction factor were derived. HVL and exposure for intraoral radiography were obtained with uncertainties of +/- 0.11 mmAl (SD) and +/- 2.1% (CV), respectively. This has been achieved by calibration at various beam qualities used in intraoral radiography. The HVLs and outputs of intraoral radiography units were measured by means of the mailed RPLD holders and also by ionisation chambers in 19 dental schools in Japan. Results obtained from the two methods of measurement agreed well for both HVLs and outputs.
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- T Katoh
- School of Radiologic Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences 7-2-10 Higashi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan 116-8551
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Nishizawa K, Moritake T, Matsumaru Y, Tsuboi K, Iwai K. Dose measurement for patients and physicians using a glass dosemeter during endovascular treatment for brain disease. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2003; 107:247-252. [PMID: 14756181 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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It has been reported that exposure of patients and physicians to radiation from interventional radiological procedures cannot be disregarded. Direct measurement of patient exposure used to be difficult due to possible interference by the detector with the observation of X ray images. Recently, a dosemeter system consisting of small-sized glass chips and a reader which adopts pulsed UV laser stimulation has been developed. Owing to its small size, radiolucency and physical characteristics, direct monitoring of surface dose has become feasible. Dose measurement for patients and physicians during neurointervention was done using the photoluminescence glass dosemeter system. The dose-response of the dosemeter was almost linear over a broad dose range, but its energy dependency was rather high without a filter, the use of which is recommended by the manufacturer to compensate for energy dependency. Variation of sensitivity of about 20% was observed for effective energies of 45-60 keV which are used in neurointervention. In spite of this shortcoming, the photoluminescence glass dosemeter system was judged to be a convenient means for monitoring dose during neurointervention.
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- K Nishizawa
- Department of Medical Physics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
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Hizawa K, Iwai K, Esaki M, Matsumoto T, Suekane H, Iida M. Is endoscopic ultrasonography indispensable in assessing the appropriateness of endoscopic resection for gastric cancer? Endoscopy 2002; 34:973-8. [PMID: 12471541 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Endoscopic resection is increasingly being used in the treatment of early gastric cancer. The aim of the present study was to investigate the accuracy of pretherapeutic staging techniques for assessing the appropriateness of endoscopic resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS Both endoscopy and endosonography were carried out at our institution in the treatment of 234 early gastric cancers, with histological confirmation of malignancy following surgical resection (137 lesions) or endoscopic resection (97 lesions). The accuracy in detecting intramucosal cancer with each of the diagnostic procedures was assessed. RESULTS The accuracy rates for detecting intramucosal cancer using endoscopy and endosonography were calculated as 84 % (197 of 234) and 78 % (182 of 234), respectively. The accuracy tended to be lower in lesions located in the upper third of the stomach, in those measuring 2 cm or more in diameter, and in those with an undifferentiated histology with ulcer fibrosis. However, there were no significant differences in the accuracy rates between endoscopy and endosonography. Precise staging was achieved by endoscopy alone in 103 of 109 differentiated adenocarcinomas without ulcer fibrosis, where the lesions measured less than 2 cm in diameter. CONCLUSIONS Endoscopic resection is indicated in intramucosal gastric cancer lesions showing differentiated histology, no ulcer fibrosis and a diameter of less than 2 cm. EUS may additionally be used for further evaluation in these patients.
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- K Hizawa
- Dept of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Hizawa K, Iwai K, Esaki M, Suekane H, Inuzuka S, Matsumoto T, Yao T, Iida M. Endosonographic features of Brunner's gland hamartomas which were subsequently resected endoscopically. Endoscopy 2002; 34:956-8. [PMID: 12471538 DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Brunner's gland hamartomas are uncommon duodenal submucosal tumors. We aim to describe their morphological characteristics, with particular attention to the endosonographic features. PATIENTS AND METHODS We reviewed the radiological, endoscopic, endosonographic, and histological findings from six Brunner's gland hamartomas which were completely removed by endoscopic resection. RESULTS The lesions appeared as broad-based, sessile, or pedunculated submucosal tumors, measuring 0.7 to 2 cm in maximal diameter. Three lesions contained tiny dimple-like depressions on the surface; in one lesion these were only recognized following the use of an endoscopic dye-spraying technique. All the lesions could be safely removed by endoscopic resection after endosonographic confirmation of the layer origin within the submucosa. The internal echo structure of the tumors appeared to be solid echogenic in two, simple cystic in two, and multicystic in the remaining two lesions. In three lesions with an indistinct boundary, some stromal proliferation and solid Brunner's glands were recognized in an area extending from the mucosa to the submucosa. These endosonographic features corresponded to histological findings comprising stromal proliferation and various degrees of solid and cystic glandular Brunner's glands. CONCLUSIONS Brunner's gland hamartoma is characterized endosonographically by a heterogeneous solid and/or cystic mass within the submucosa.
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- K Hizawa
- Dept of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Okumura M, Iwai K, Ogata H, Mizutani S, Yoshimori K, Itoh K, Nakajima Y, Kudoh S. [Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease showing nodular bronchiectasis--: pathological findings in two cases]. Kekkaku 2002; 77:717-23. [PMID: 12494509] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Histopathological examinations were carried out on 2 cases of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease of nodular bronchiectasis (NB) type on radiograms. The removed lung specimens revealed histological findings of granulomatous bronchiolopneumonia, consisting of epithelioid cell granulomas with lymphocytic infiltrations without exudation in the alveolar areas surrounding the respiratory bronchiole. The central bronchiolar walls were also affected by epithelioid cell granulomas with lymphocytic infiltration, occasionally showing polypoid protrusion into the bronchiolar lumen accompanying emphysema in the peripheral alveolar area. Bronchial lesions seemed to progress from peripheral to central airway with consequent atrophy and disappearance of intramural smooth muscles, resulted in bronchioloectasis. These histological findings well correspond to radiographical 'nodular bronchiectasis'. Large histiocytic granulomas without caseous necrosis developed in some area, which are not usually found in tuberculosis lesions. Epithelioid cell granulomas were occasionally found in the hilar lymph nodes as well as in the walls of lymphatic vessel in the pulmonary interlobular tissues, indicating intrapulmonary lymphatic spread of the mycobacteria.
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- Masao Okumura
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, 3-1-24, Matsuyama, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo 204-8522, Japan.
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