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Kakimoto K, Nishiki S, Kaga Y, Harada T, Kawahara R, Takahashi H, Ueda E, Koshimo N, Ito H, Matsui T, Oishi K, Yamagishi T. Effectiveness of patient and staff cohorting to reduce the risk of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) acquisition: a retrospective cohort study during a VRE outbreak in Japan. J Hosp Infect 2023; 134:35-42. [PMID: 36669647 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patient and staff cohorting is part of a bundle approach in the response to multi-drug-resistant organisms, but its effectiveness is not fully clarified. This study compared the risks of acquiring vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) at a hospital during a VREfm outbreak based on contact characteristics in order to better understand the effectiveness of cohorting. METHODS Exposure came from contact with patients with VREfm (infectors), including existing patients with VREfm and patients who acquired VREfm during the study period. Contact was defined as length of contact time, degree of sharing space, and care by the same nurses as those caring for infectors between January and March 2018. The outcome was VREfm acquisition as determined through monthly stool or rectal screening cultures. Incidence rates were calculated based on contact patterns, and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were compared. FINDINGS Among 272 inpatients (4038 patient-days), 43 patients acquired VREfm with the same or similar pulsotype. Incidence rates were 8.45 per 1000 patient-days when susceptible inpatients were on the same ward as an infector but cared for by different nurses (reference), 16.96 when susceptible inpatients were on the same ward as an infector and cared for by the same nurses [IRR 2.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.62-10.28], and 52.91 when susceptible inpatients shared a room with an infector (IRR 6.26, 95% CI 1.61-35.40). CONCLUSION Compared with susceptible inpatients in a different room from infectors and not being cared for by the same nurses, the risk of VREfm acquisition could be six times higher for susceptible inpatients who are in the same room as infectors, and could be double for susceptible inpatients cared for by the same nurses as infectors.
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- K Kakimoto
- Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Osaka Field Epidemiologic Investigation Team, Division of Public Health, Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan
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- Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Centre for Field Epidemiology Intelligence, Research and Professional Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Inba Public Health Centre, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan
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- Infection Control Team, Nagayama Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Izumisano Public Health Centre, Osaka, Japan
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- Izumisano Public Health Centre, Osaka, Japan
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- Izumisano Public Health Centre, Osaka, Japan
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- Centre for Field Epidemiology Intelligence, Research and Professional Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Centre for Field Epidemiology Intelligence, Research and Professional Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Toyama Institute of Health, Toyama, Japan
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Research Centre, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
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Yagi Y, Wakita Y, Kagomiya I, Matsue I, Kakimoto K, Matsumura D, Yoneda Y. Influences of Hydration‐Dehydration on Local Structure in Layered Perovskite LaSr
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- Yutaro Yagi
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Materials Sciences Research Center Japan Atomic Energy Agency Kouto 1–1-1 Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
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- Materials Sciences Research Center Japan Atomic Energy Agency Kouto 1–1-1 Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
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Nakai Y, Otsuka T, Inoue T, Nawa T, Hatano K, Yamamoto Y, Nagahara A, Nakayama M, Kakimoto K, Nishimura K. Two cases of delayed onset of immune-related adverse events after discontinuation of nivolumab in patients with metastatic renal cell cancer. IJU Case Rep 2021; 4:326-329. [PMID: 34497995 PMCID: PMC8413213 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12338] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Delayed onset of immune-related adverse events following immune-checkpoint inhibitor discontinuation is underrecognized because of little available evidence. CASE PRESENTATION A 50-year-old man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (Case 1) and 58-year-old woman with renal cell carcinoma and retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis (Case 2) underwent nivolumab therapy. Case 1: Progressive disease forced nivolumab discontinuance after 18 months, and he underwent two courses of tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy. immune-related adverse events of pneumonitis, hepatitis, and renal dysfunction were diagnosed 142 days after nivolumab discontinuation, and he recovered with immunosuppressive treatment. Case 2: The immune-related adverse event of pneumonitis forced nivolumab discontinuance after 14 months, and two courses of tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy were administered. The immune-related adverse event of hepatitis was diagnosed 436 days after nivolumab discontinuation, and she recovered with immunosuppressive treatment. CONCLUSION Two patients with delayed onset of immune-related adverse events after nivolumab discontinuation were recovered with immunosuppressive treatment.
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- Yasutomo Nakai
- Department ofUrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department ofMedical OncologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department ofThoracic OncologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department ofHepatobiliary and Pancreatic OncologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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Department of GastroenterologyHigashiosaka City Medical CenterOsakaJapan
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- Department ofUrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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Department of UrologyOsaka University Graduate School of MedicineOsakaJapan
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- Department ofUrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department ofUrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department ofUrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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Department of UrologyNippon Life HospitalOsaka CityOsakaJapan
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- Department ofUrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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Oka T, Hatano K, Okuda Y, Asakura T, Nakai Y, Nakayama M, Kakimoto K, Kubo C, Nakatsuka S, Nishimura K. Partial nephrectomy for a Bosniak IV cystic renal mass mimicking a simple renal cyst adjacent to a solid renal tumor. IJU Case Rep 2021; 4:18-21. [PMID: 33426489 PMCID: PMC7784766 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12227] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Renal tumors are often associated with renal cysts. Meanwhile, in some cases there are challenging issues of how to diagnose renal cystic tumors and to decide surgical procedures. CASE PRESENTATION A 75-year-old man was referred to our department for a 21-mm tumor by his left kidney. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed an intense contrast uptake the tumor, which was adjacent to a 64-mm unilocular renal cyst with no contrasting effects. It was clinically diagnosed as renal cell carcinoma, stage T1aN0M0, and treated with robot-assisted partial nephrectomy, for both the solid tumor and the adjacent cyst. Pathological findings revealed a tumor cell clump within the cyst wall, concurrent with the renal cell carcinoma. The patient has remained free of disease at 1 year after surgery. CONCLUSION A partial nephrectomy that includes the entire cyst wall should be considered for renal tumor associated with unilocular renal cyst.
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- Toshiki Oka
- Departments ofDepartment ofUrologyPathology and CytologyOsakaJapan
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- Departments ofDepartment ofUrologyPathology and CytologyOsakaJapan
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- Departments ofDepartment ofUrologyPathology and CytologyOsakaJapan
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- Departments ofDepartment ofUrologyPathology and CytologyOsakaJapan
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- Departments ofDepartment ofUrologyPathology and CytologyOsakaJapan
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- Department ofPathology and CytologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department ofPathology and CytologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Departments ofDepartment ofUrologyPathology and CytologyOsakaJapan
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Oka T, Yamamoto Y, Okuda Y, Asakura T, Hatano K, Nakai Y, Nakayama M, Kakimoto K, Sugai F, Nishimura K. Renal cell carcinoma with central nervous system demyelination caused by nivolumab. IJU Case Rep 2021; 4:44-48. [PMID: 33426497 PMCID: PMC7784733 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12234] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Central nervous system demyelination caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors is a very rare condition. CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year-old man who received nivolumab for renal cell carcinoma developed abnormal behavior, such as disagreeable speech and sudden anger. Brain-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple lesions with partial contrast effects in the cerebral white matter. We tentatively diagnosed demyelination caused by nivolumab, and performed steroid pulse therapy twice. After that, his symptoms improved. For the next 2 years, his symptoms did not recur, nor did his cancer progress. CONCLUSION Demyelination caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors can be fatal and requires early diagnosis and treatment.
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- Toshiki Oka
- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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Yamamoto A, Nakai Y, Oka T, Kanaki T, Yamamoto Y, Nagahara A, Nakayama M, Kakimoto K, Nishimura K. Advanced adrenocortical carcinoma successfully treated with gemcitabine plus capecitabine as second-line chemotherapy. IJU Case Rep 2020; 3:270-273. [PMID: 33163922 PMCID: PMC7609173 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12214] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor with an unfavorable prognosis in the advanced stage for which second-/third-line chemotherapy is not well established. CASE PRESENTATION A 34-year-old woman was referred to our institution for left adrenal tumor with multiple liver metastases and tumor thrombus extending to the inferior vena cava. According to her clinical diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma (T4N0M1, European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors stage IV), we resected the left adrenal tumor and tumor thrombus. Pathological examination confirmed the adrenocortical carcinoma diagnosis. After four courses of etoposide, doxorubicin, cisplatin, and mitotane therapy, the liver metastases progressed, and we started gemcitabine, capecitabine, and mitotane therapy as second-line chemotherapy. After 7 months, significant shrinkage of the liver metastases was observed, and they remained stable over 16 months. CONCLUSION We reported a case of advanced adrenocortical carcinoma with significant shrinkage of liver metastases following gemcitabine, capecitabine, and mitotane therapy, with the effect maintained over 16 months.
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- Akinaru Yamamoto
- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka CityOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka CityOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka CityOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka CityOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka CityOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka CityOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka CityOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka CityOsakaJapan
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- Department of UrologyOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka CityOsakaJapan
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Maeda A, Soejima K, Bandow K, Kuroe K, Kakimoto K, Miyawaki S, Okamoto A, Matsuguchi T. Force-induced IL-8 from Periodontal Ligament Cells Requires IL-1β. J Dent Res 2016; 86:629-34. [PMID: 17586709 DOI: 10.1177/154405910708600709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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During orthodontic tooth movement, mechanical stresses induce inflammatory reactions in the periodontal ligament (PDL). We hypothesized that chemokines released from PDL cells under mechanical stress regulate osteoclastogenesis, and investigated the profiles and mechanisms of chemokine expression by human PDL cells in response to mechanical stress. In vitro, shear stress and pressure force rapidly increased the gene and protein expressions of IL-8/CXCL8 by PDL cells. Consistently, amounts of IL-8 in the gingival crevicular fluid of healthy individuals increased within 2 to 4 days of orthodontic force application. The PDL cells constitutively expressed low levels of IL-1β, which were not further increased by mechanical stress. Interestingly, neutralization of IL-1β abolished IL-8 induction by mechanical stresses, indicating that IL-1β is essential for IL-8 induction, presumably though autocrine or paracrine mechanisms. Finally, experiments with signal-specific inhibitors indicated that MAP kinase activation is essential for IL-8 induction.
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- A Maeda
- Department of Orthodontics, Field of Developmental Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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Araki S, Gao B, Nishizawa S, Nakano S, Kakimoto K. Total pressure-controlled PVT SiC growth for polytype stability during using 2D nucleation theory. Crystal Research and Technology 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.201500344] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- S. Araki
- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Kyushu University; 744 Motooka Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics; Kyushu University; 6-1 Kasuga-koen Kasuga Fukuoka 816-8580 Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; 1-1-1 Umezono Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-8568 Japan
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- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics; Kyushu University; 6-1 Kasuga-koen Kasuga Fukuoka 816-8580 Japan
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- Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Kyushu University; 744 Motooka Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics; Kyushu University; 6-1 Kasuga-koen Kasuga Fukuoka 816-8580 Japan
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Dubey AK, Kakimoto K, Obata A, Kasuga T. Enhanced polarization of hydroxyapatite using the design concept of functionally graded materials with sodium potassium niobate. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra02329c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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The present work aims to enhance the electrical activities of hydroxyapatite (HA) without affecting its bioactivity through the development of functionally graded materials (FGM) using biocompatible sodium potassium niobate (NKN) piezoelectrics as an intermediary layer.
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- A. K. Dubey
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagoya Institute of Technology
- Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagoya Institute of Technology
- Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Materials
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagoya Institute of Technology
- Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Materials
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Nagoya Institute of Technology
- Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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Hata T, Mera Y, Kawai T, Ishii Y, Kuroki Y, Kakimoto K, Ohta T, Kakutani M. JTT-130, a novel intestine-specific inhibitor of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein, ameliorates impaired glucose and lipid metabolism in Zucker diabetic fatty rats. Diabetes Obes Metab 2011; 13:629-38. [PMID: 21362121 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2011.01387.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) takes part in the mobilization of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins from enterocytes and hepatocytes. We investigated the effects of JTT-130, a novel intestine-specific MTP inhibitor, on impaired glucose and lipid metabolism in Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats. METHODS Male ZDF rats were fed a regular powdered diet with or without JTT-130 as a food admixture (0.01-0.02%) for 6 weeks. Food intake, body weight, blood biochemical parameters, fecal lipid contents, hepatic lipid contents, tissue mRNA levels and glucose utilization in adipose tissues were assessed. An intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) and histological analysis of the pancreas were performed. RESULTS JTT-130 treatment decreased food intake, glycated hemoglobin, plasma levels of glucose, triglycerides and total cholesterol, hepatic levels of triglycerides and cholesterol and hepatic mRNA levels of glucose-6-phosphatase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. JTT-130 treatment increased fecal levels of free fatty acids and cholesterol, plasma levels of glucagon-like peptide-1 and peptide YY, mRNA levels of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) and lipoprotein lipase in adipose tissues and GLUT4 in muscle and glucose utilization in adipose tissues. Plasma insulin decreased after 2 weeks and increased after 4 weeks of JTT-130 treatment. Plasma glucose in the JTT-130-treated rats was lower with higher plasma insulin than in the control rats during the IPGTT. The islets of the JTT-130-treated rats were larger and contained more insulin than those of the control rats. CONCLUSIONS JTT-130 ameliorates impaired glucose and lipid metabolism in the ZDF rats thereby suggesting that JTT-130 could be useful for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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- Biological/Pharmacological Research Laboratories, Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Japan Tobacco Inc, Osaka, Japan.
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Kakimoto K, Takeda K, Yoshida T, Nakayama M, Arai Y, Nishimura K. Surveillance for stage I testicular seminoma at a single institution in Japan: Retrospective analysis of prognostic factors for relapse. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.7_suppl.234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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234 Background: Treatment options for clinical stage I seminoma include adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) as well as surveillance and adjuvant chemotherapy (CT). Data available from the surveillance, adjuvant RT and adjuvant CT series suggest that all treatment strategies achieve a complete cure in almost 100% of the patients with stage I testicular seminoma. The success of surveillance of patients with stage I nonseminomatous germ cell tumors and the establishment of curative CT for advanced disease have led to re-examination of the standard treatment approach. We report the results of a retrospective analysis of the prognostic factors for stage I testicular seminoma. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the survey of 87 patients with stage I testicular seminoma who were admitted in an institution between January 1982 and January 2009. We examined if the following tumor characteristics could possibly predict the relapse: age at diagnosis, tumor size, pathological T (pT) stage, elevation of beta-hCG level and/or LDH level, invasion of the rete testis, vascular invasion and lymphatic invasion. The cause-specific survival rate was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: During a median follow-up of 8.1 years (range, 1.2-25.7 years), 13 (14.9%) relapses were observed, with an actuarial 5-year relapse-free rate (RFR) of 87.9%. The univariate analysis showed that the following characteristics were not predictive of relapse: age at diagnosis (RFR: 89% [<36 years] vs. 88% [≥36 years]), tumor size (RFR: 90% [<5.6 cm(median)] vs. 85% [≥5.6 cm]), pT stage (RFR: 91% [pT = 1] vs. 84% [pT = 2 and pT = 3]), elevation of beta-hCG level (RFR: 89% [normal] vs. 87% [elevated]), invasion of the rete testis (RFR:90% [absent] vs. 80% [present]), vascular invasion (RFR:86% [absent] vs. 87% [present]), and lymphatic invasion (RFR: 88% [absent] vs. 87% [present]). The overall 5-year survival rate was 97%. Conclusions: Prognostic factors for relapse could not be identified in this retrospective analysis of the patients admitted in a single institution. To identify the prognostic factors for risk-adapted treatment for stage I testicular seminoma, we need to study a large sample population in Japan. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- K. Kakimoto
- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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Sanno N, Matsuno A, Itoh J, Kakimoto K, Teramoto A, Osamura RY. Combined non-isotopic in situ hybridisation and indirect immunohistochemical analysis of hormone production in the rat pituitary gland. Mol Pathol 2010; 49:M57-60. [PMID: 16696047 PMCID: PMC408020 DOI: 10.1136/mp.49.1.m57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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An understanding of the intracellular relation between hormonal expression (storage) and gene expression (production) is essential for elucidating the functional status of the individual cells in endocrine tissue such as the pituitary gland. To this end, mRNA expression was visualised by using a combined in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry method in routinely processed, formalin fixed, paraffin wax embedded rat pituitaries. mRNA was detected by non-isotopic in situ hybridisation (alkaline phosphatase antialkaline phosphatase method, with nitroblue tetrazolium and 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolylphosphate as substrates). Sections were then stained by using the immunoperoxidase method to demonstrate pituitary hormone expression. The specificity of the combined staining method was confirmed by staining adjacent sections separately. The antigenicity of rat growth hormone and prolactin was adequately preserved following hybridisation. In conclusion, this method is specific, easy to use and permits the determination of the functional status of individual cells.
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- N Sanno
- Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Boseidai, Isehara-city Kanagawa, Japan
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Yoda Y, Amagase K, Kato S, Tokioka S, Murano M, Kakimoto K, Nishio H, Umegaki E, Takeuchi K, Higuchi K. Prevention by lansoprazole, a proton pump inhibitor, of indomethacin -induced small intestinal ulceration in rats through induction of heme oxygenase-1. J Physiol Pharmacol 2010; 61:287-294. [PMID: 20610858] [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] [Received: 01/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/25/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The effect of lansoprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), on indomethacin-induced small intestinal ulceration was examined in rats, particularly in relation to heme oxygenase (HO)-1. The animals were administered indomethacin (10 mg/kg, p.o.) and killed 24 h later. Lansoprazole (30-100 mg/kg, p.o.) and omeprazole (30-100 mg/kg, p.o.) were given 30 min before the administration of indomethacin, while tin-protoporphyrin IX (SnPP: 30 mg/kg, i.v.), an inhibitor of HO-1, was injected 10 min before indomethacin or lansoprazole. Indomethacin produced hemorrhagic lesions in the small intestine, accompanied with an increase of mucosal invasion of enterobacteria, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression, and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in the mucosa. Pretreatment with lansoprazole dose- dependently reduced the severity of the indomethacin-induced intestinal lesions, with suppression of the increased MPO activity, while omeprazole had no effect. Pretreatment with SnPP significantly exacerbated these intestinal lesions and almost totally abolished the protective effect of lansoprazole. The up-regulation of iNOS mRNA expression following indomethacin was suppressed by lansoprazole in a SnPP-inhibitable manner, although the enhanced enterobacterial invasion remained unaffected. The amount of HO-1 protein in the intestinal mucosa was significantly increased by lansoprazole but not by omeprazole. Prior administration of carbon monoxide (CO)-releasing molecule-2 (CORM-2; 10 mg/kg, i.p.) significantly reduced the severity of these lesions and the enhancement of mucosal iNOS mRNA expression induced in the small intestine by indomethacin. These results suggest that lansoprazole prevents indomethacin-induced small intestinal ulceration, and this effect is associated with inhibition of iNOS expression, through up-regulation of HO-1/CO production in the mucosa.
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- Y Yoda
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Daigaku-cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
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Periodontitis causes resorption of alveolar bone, in which RANKL induces osteoclastogenesis. The binding of lipopolysaccharide to Toll-like receptors causes phosphorylation of Cot/Tp12 to activate the MAPK cascade. Previous in vitro studies showed that Cot/Tp12 was essential for the induction of RANKL expression by lipopolysaccharide. In this study, we examined whether Cot/Tp12 deficiency reduced the progression of alveolar bone loss and osteoclastogenesis during experimental periodontitis. We found that the extent of alveolar bone loss and osteoclastogenesis induced by ligature-induced periodontitis was decreased in Cot/Tp12-deficient mice. In addition, reduction of RANKL expression was observed in periodontal tissues of Cot/Tp12-deficient mice with experimental periodontitis. Furthermore, we found that Cot/Tp12 was involved in the induction of TNF-α mRNA expression in gingiva of mice with experimental periodontitis. Our observations suggested that Cot/Tp12 is essential for the progression of alveolar bone loss and osteoclastogenesis in periodontal tissue during experimental periodontitis mediated through increased RANKL expression.
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- T. Ohnishi
- Division of Oral Biochemistry and
- Division of Orthodontics, Department of Developmental Medicine, Kagoshima University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8 -35 -1 Sakuragaoka, 890–8544, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Division of Oral Biochemistry and
- Division of Orthodontics, Department of Developmental Medicine, Kagoshima University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8 -35 -1 Sakuragaoka, 890–8544, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Division of Oral Biochemistry and
- Division of Orthodontics, Department of Developmental Medicine, Kagoshima University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8 -35 -1 Sakuragaoka, 890–8544, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Division of Oral Biochemistry and
- Division of Orthodontics, Department of Developmental Medicine, Kagoshima University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8 -35 -1 Sakuragaoka, 890–8544, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Division of Oral Biochemistry and
- Division of Orthodontics, Department of Developmental Medicine, Kagoshima University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8 -35 -1 Sakuragaoka, 890–8544, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Division of Oral Biochemistry and
- Division of Orthodontics, Department of Developmental Medicine, Kagoshima University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8 -35 -1 Sakuragaoka, 890–8544, Kagoshima, Japan
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Kakimoto K, Ono Y, Meguro N, Takezawa K, Yoshida T, Arai Y, Usami M. Stage I nonseminomatous germ cell tumors of the testis: Clinical outcome of 45 patients on a surveillance protocol after orchiectomy alone at a single institution in Japan. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e16165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e16165 Background: In Japan, risk-adapted treatment for patients with clinical stage I nonseminomatous germ cell tumor of the testis (NSGCTT) has been performed in very few institutions. This retrospective study was performed to evaluate histopathologic prognostic factors with stage I NSGCTT for whom careful follow-up with a surveillance protocol was possible at a single institution. Methods: We included 45 patients with a median age of 31 years (range 16 - 58) who were managed with a surveillance strategy after orchiectomy in our department between 1972 and 2006. Mean duration of follow-up was 8.1 years (range 1.4 –30). The patients were monitored at follow-up evaluation for tumor marker (AFP, beta-hCG) levels and by abdominal CT scan, chest x-ray, and physical examination. Primary testis tumor samples were assessed for prognostic factors including lymphatic and/or vascular (LV) invasion and pathological components such as the presence of embryonal carcinoma. Log-rank analyses were performed to identify prognostic factors. Results: All patients were alive and disease-free. Relapses occurred in 16 (35.6%) patients after a median follow-up of 5.7 months (range 3–45). In 11 patients (68.8 %), relapse was detected in the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Two patients (12.5%) had metastases in the retroperitoneal lymph nodes and lungs, two patients (12.5%) had metastases in the lungs alone, and one patient (6.2%) had metastases in the retroperitoneal lymph nodes, lungs, and brain. LV invasion was identified in 17 patients, 53% of whom had relapsed, and relapse was found in 25% of 28 patients without LV invasion (p<0.01). Of 31 patients with an embryonal carcinoma component, 13 patients (42%) developed metastases, whereas 21% of those without an embryonal carcinoma component developed metastases (p=0.04). After chemotherapy and/or surgical treatment for relapse, the 5-year overall survival rate was 100%. Conclusions: As in previous reports, the presence of an embryonal carcinoma component and LV invasion appeared to be factors suggesting a high likelihood of relapse. The surveillance protocol described here is a reliable strategy for stage I NSGCTT patients if careful long-term follow-up is possible. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- K. Kakimoto
- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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Ohnishi T, Bandow K, Kakimoto K, Machigashira M, Matsuyama T, Matsuguchi T. Oxidative stress causes alveolar bone loss in metabolic syndrome model mice with type 2 diabetes. J Periodontal Res 2009; 44:43-51. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2007.01060.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Matsuo H, Bairava Ganesh R, Nakano S, Lijun L, Kangawa Y, Arafune K, Ohshita Y, Yamaguchi M, Kakimoto K. Crucible rotation dependence of oxygen concentration during solidification of multicrystalline Si. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308084298] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Chen X, Nakano S, Liu L, Kakimoto K. Dislocation density in silicon ingot during a unidirectional solidification process. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s010876730809716x] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Ohsato H, Kagomiya I, Terada M, Kakimoto K. Structural change of cordierite by substitution Ni for Mg bringing high Qon millimeterwave ceramics. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308083074] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Ingaki Y, Ishizawa N, Ohsato H, Kagomiya I, Kakimoto K, Takeshi S. Structure of Sr and Ti codoped LaAlO 3perovskite. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s010876730808330x] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Kakimoto K, Ono Y, Meguro N, Takezawa K, Yoshida T, Kinouchi T, Usami M. Extragonadal germ cell tumors: Retrospective analysis at a single institution in Japan. J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.16135] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Kakimoto K, Liu L, Miyazawa H, Nakano S, Kashiwagi D, Chen XJ, Kangawa Y. Numerical investigation of crystal growth process of bulk Si and nitrides – a review. Cryst Res Technol 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.200711004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Chen XJ, Liu LJ, Tezuka H, Usuki Y, Kakimoto K. Numerical investigation of induction heating and heat transfer in a SiC growth system. Cryst Res Technol 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.200710970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mizutani A, Sanuki R, Kakimoto K, Kojo S, Taketani S. Involvement of 101F6, a Homologue of Cytochrome b561, in the Reduction of Ferric Ions. J Biochem 2007; 142:699-705. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvm185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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Kakimoto K, Ono Y, Meguro N, Kawashima A, Kinouchi T, Usami M. Surveillance for stage I testicular seminoma: Retrospective analysis of prognostic factors for relapse at a single institution in Japan. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.15630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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15630 Background: Treatment options for clinical stage I seminoma include adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) as well as surveillance and adjuvant chemotherapy. Although adjuvant RT remains the treatment of choice in most centers, the success of surveillance of patients with stage I nonseminomatous germ cell tumors and the establishment of curative chemotherapy for advanced disease have led to re-examination of the standard treatment approach. Data available from the surveillance and adjuvant RT series suggest that nearly 100% of patients with stage I testicular seminoma are cured, whichever approach is chosen. We report here results of a retrospective analysis of prognostic factors for stage I testicular seminoma. Methods: Between January 1980 and December 2004, surveillance was performed for 61 patients. Tumor characteristics (age at diagnosis, size, elevation of beta hCG level, invasion of the rete testis, vascular invasion, and lymphatic invasion) were examined as factors possibly predictive of relapse. Cause-specific survival rate was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: With a median follow-up of 10.5 years (range, 2.35–20.8 years), 7 relapses were observed, with an actuarial 5- year relapse-free rate (RFR) of 89.2%. On univariate analysis, only tumor size (RFR: <8cm, 96%; =8cm, 76%; p=0.029) was predictive of relapse. Age at diagnosis (RFR: <36, 89%; =36, 91%), elevation of beta hCG level (RFR: 93% [normal] v 91% [elevated]), invasion of the rete testis (RFR:92% [absent] v 90% [present]), vascular invasion (RFR:89% [absent] v 86% [present]), and lymphatic invasion (RFR: 89% [absent] v 78% [present]) were not predictive of relapse. The overall relapse rate was 11.5%. Overall 5-year survival rate was 97%. Conclusions: Size of primary tumor was found to be predictive of relapse in patients with stage I seminoma managed with surveillance, on analysis at a single institution in Japan. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- K. Kakimoto
- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan
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Kakimoto K, Kanal K, Mukoyama Y, Chheng TV, Chou TL, Sedtha C. Influence of the involvement of partners in the mother class with voluntary confidential counselling and testing acceptance for Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV Programme (PMTCT Programme) in Cambodia. AIDS Care 2007; 19:381-4. [PMID: 17453573 DOI: 10.1080/09540120500520998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The National Maternal and Child Health Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia commenced PMTCT services as the first site of the National PMTCT programme of Cambodia in November 2001. However, the acceptance of voluntary confidential counselling and testing (VCCT) in the PMTCT services was not as high as expected. The aim of this study was to evaluate influence of partner participation in the mother class to the PMTCT services. During the first visit to antenatal care, all women were invited to the class, where information on PMTCT was provided. From July 2002, when partner participation started, to May 2005, the acceptance rate to the pre-test counselling of those who attended the class alone was 18.7% (3,234/17,340), while that of the attendees with their partner was 85.1% (2,908/3,417) (p <0.001). All of the couples accepted couple counselling and disclosure of their results to their partners. In conclusion, a strong association was observed between acceptance and partner involvement. However, we should consider also other strategies for future programme improvement.
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- K Kakimoto
- Bureau of International Cooperation, International Medical Center of Japan, Japan.
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Yamada Y, Wada K, Kagomiya I, Kakimoto K, Ohsato H. Soft-chemical reaction of layered perovskite Na2Nd2Ti3O10 and its microwave dielectric properties. Ann Ital Chir 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2006.11.028] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Yamada-Kaneta H, Tanahashi K, Kakimoto K, Suto S. Enhanced diffusion of boron in silicon by cw CO2 laser irradiation. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.2411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kakimoto K, Kinouchi T, Ono Y, Meguro N, Maeda O, Usami M, Nonomura N, Oka D, Miki T, Mizutani Y. Clinical outcome of postchemotherapy salvage surgery for metastatic germ cell tumors in Japan. J Clin Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.14654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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14654 Background: Salvage surgery including retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) following chemotherapy has been considered a critical component in the comprehensive management of advanced germ cell tumors (GCT). The objectives of this study were to determine the pathologic findings and clinical outcome of patients with metastatic GCT who underwent postchemotherapy salvage surgery. Methods: From 1980 to 2004, 157 patients with metastatic diseases underwent postchemotherapy salvage surgery at three institutions. Surgical resection was indicated in the presence of residual radiographic abnormalities. The cause-specific survival rate was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: The histology of GCT was pure seminoma in 49 patients and non-seminoma in 108 patients. As first-line chemotherapy, 30 patients were treated with PVB (cisplatin, vinblastine and bleomycin) regimen, 107 patients with PEB (cisplatin, etoposide and bleomycin) regimen and 20 patients with other regimens. Salvage surgery was performed after first-line chemotherapy in 87 patients and after salvage chemotherapy in 70 patients. As salvage surgery, RPLND was performed in 135 patients, resection of pulmonary metastasis in 38, hepatotomy in 2 and resection of metastatic brain tumors in 3. The pathological findings at surgery were necrosis in 87 (55%) patients, mature teratoma in 34 (22%) and residual cancer in 36 (23%). Five of 36 patients with residual cancer performed salvage surgery in the state of marker positive. Of the 31 patients who had residual cancer with normalized marker, salvage surgery was performed after salvage chemotherapy in 11 patients. The sites of residual cancer were retroperitoneal lymph nodes in 34 patients, lung in 4, brain in 2 and liver in 1. The cause-specific 5-year survival rates for patients who had necrosis, mature teratoma and residual cancer were 95%, 96% and 68%, respectively. Conclusions: Residual cancer could not reliably be predicted or discriminated from necrosis or mature teratoma. Therefore, salvage surgery to remove postchemotherapy residual masses remains essential in the successful treatment of metastatic GCT. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- K. Kakimoto
- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular, Osaka, Japan; Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan; Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Ohsato H, Tohdo Y, Kakimoto K. Structure and microwave dielectric properties on ALa 4Ti 4O 15( A= Ba, Sr and Ca). Acta Crystallogr A 2005. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767305085181] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Kakimoto K, Liu L, Kitashima T, Murakawa A, Hashimoto Y. Silicon crystal growth from the melt: Analysis from atomic and macro scales. Cryst Res Technol 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.200410343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ando Y, Matsumoto Y, Nakano S, Saito K, Kakimoto K, Tanigawa T, Ekuni Y, Kawa M, Toyama T. Long-term follow up study of vertical HTLV-I infection in children breast-fed by seropositive mothers. J Infect 2003; 46:177-9. [PMID: 12643867 DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Infection of Human T-lymphotropic virus type-I (HTLV-I) was investigated by long-term follow up surveys of mother's milk-fed infants. HTLV-I infections of infants via seropositive mother's milk, that is, anti-HTLV-I antibody-positive infants, increased in number up to the age 2, but no infants became antibody-positive thereafter. Infants who had became antibody positive by age 2 remained so at age 11-12. HTLV-I infection via feeding with mother's milk was established by the age 2. While in epidemiologic surveys an increase of the anti-HTLV-I antibody-positive rate has been reported, this survey revealed that after acquisition of HTLV-I from breast feeding, there was no further horizontal transmission prior to puberty.
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- Y Ando
- Wakayama Medical University, Kihoku Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Myoji 219, Katsuragi, Ito, Wakayama, 649-7113, Japan.
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Tsuboi Y, Kakimoto K, Nakajima M, Akatsu H, Yamamoto T, Ogawa K, Ohnishi T, Daikuhara Y, Yamada T. Increased hepatocyte growth factor level in cerebrospinal fluid in Alzheimer's disease. Acta Neurol Scand 2003; 107:81-6. [PMID: 12580855 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.02089.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), also known as the scatter factor, is a potent mitogen for mature hepatocytes, and also has multifunctional effects on some cells in various organs. Recently, we have found expression and localization of HGF in white matter astrocytes in human brain tissues. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry using anti-HGF antibody revealed more intense immunolabeling in Alzheimer's disease (AD) than control brains. The aim of the study is to investigate the level of HGF in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with AD. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined the level of HGF in CSF from 34 AD and 15 age-matched disease control patients by highly sensitive enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) system. RESULTS Consistent with the immunohistochemical data, a significantly higher concentration of HGF in AD CSF was found as compared with controls. A significant correlation was also seen between CSF HGF levels and white matter high-signal foci determined on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in AD patients. CONCLUSION These results indicate that CSF HGF levels correspond with the white matter damage in AD brain.
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- Department of 5th Internal Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan
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Ando Y, Matsumoto Y, Nakano S, Saito K, Kakimoto K, Tanigawa T, Ekuni Y, Kawa M, Toyama T. Long-term follow-up study of HTLV-I infection in bottle-fed children born to seropositive mothers. J Infect 2003; 46:9-11. [PMID: 12504602 DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/11/2022]
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Human T-lymphotropic virus Type-I (HTLV-I) infects children via mother's milk. Infection of Human T-lymphotropic virus Type-I (HTLV-I) was investigated by long-term follow-up surveys of modified milk-fed children. Our observations of modified milk-fed infants revealed that: 1 of 154 (0.6%) at year 1, 5 of 129 (3.9%) at 1.5 years, and 5 of 108 (4.6%) at year 2 were anti-HTLV-I antibody-positive. No infants or children became newly antibody-positive thereafter. Modified milk feeding could prevent the HTLV-I infection of infants from mothers in many cases, however the infants who had became anti-HTLV-I antibody-positive due to established infection by the age 2 remained positive at age 11-12 with persistent infections. Modified milk-fed infants who had been born from HTLV-I seropositive mothers did not show that they had complete protection from HTLV-I infection, but a low infection rate was seen, showing that modified milk feeding is useful to protect from HTLV-I infection.
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- Wakayama Medical University, Kihoku Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Myoji 219, Katsuragi, Ito, Japan.
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Kakimoto K, Ando Y, Yoshioka A. Four layer discontinuous gradient for HIV. Sex Transm Infect 2002; 78:388. [PMID: 12407253 PMCID: PMC1744524 DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.5.388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Kakimoto K, Machigashira M, Ohnishi T, Kajihara T, Semba I, Setoguchi T, Tamura M, Izumi Y, Daikuhara Y. Hepatocyte growth factor in gingival crevicular fluid and the distribution of hepatocyte growth factor-activator in gingival tissue from adult periodontitis. Arch Oral Biol 2002; 47:655-63. [PMID: 12243969 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(02)00050-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), also known as scatter factor, is a broad-spectrum and multifunctional cytokine required for the development, growth and regeneration of various organs and tissues. The expression of HGF in human gingival fibroblasts is induced by inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 1. Thus, although it is possible that content of HGF in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in periodontitis is increased, this has not so far been reported because the volume of GCF is too small to determine HGF by the available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A recently developed, highly sensitive ELISA for HGF, with a detection limit of 1 pg/ml sample, has now enabled HGF to be measured in GCF.The mean HGF content in GCF from sites with clinically healthy gingiva, defined by the absence of overt signs of gingival inflammation and a probing depth (PD) <3 mm, was 1.7 ng/ml, and that of periodontitis, defined by obvious alveolar bone loss detected by radiographic examination and a PD> or =3 mm, was 3.23 ng/ml. Although treating the periodontitis did not significantly decrease the HGF concentration despite significantly improved clinical scores such as PD and Gingival Index, the total amount of HGF in GCF did decrease significantly after treatment. HGF was expressed by gingival fibroblasts and inflammatory cells as determined by in situ hybridization. HGF-activator (HGFA), which converts inactive pro-HGF to active mature HGF, was detected in gingival epithelial cells by immunostaining. The expression of HGFA was also confirmed in gingival tissue by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). These findings indicate that HGF is synthesized and activated in gingiva that is clinically healthy or associated with periodontitis.
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- K Kakimoto
- Department of Biochemistry, Kagoshima University Dental School, 35-1 Sakuragaoka-8, 890-8544, Kagoshima, Japan
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OBJECTIVE To investigate hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) concentration in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in neurologic disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS We determined CSF concentration of HGF with human-HGF-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) in 121 patients: Alzheimer's disease (AD) (33), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (10), Parkinson's disease (PD) (5), progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) (3), spinocerebellar degeneration (7), acute disseminating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) (6), human T-lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1)-associated myelopathy (HAM) (6), multiple sclerosis (MS) (7), aseptic meningitis (AM) (12), and peripheral neuropathy and myopathy as control diseases (32). RESULTS HGF concentrations in CSF were significantly higher with diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) than control diseases and were slightly higher with AD than other neurodegenerative diseases. Values were highest with ADEM but decreased during corticosteroid treatment. We found no relationship between HGF in CSF and CSF cells or protein, immunoglobulin index, or Q albumin. CONCLUSION It is suggested that high concentrations of HGF in CSF may be partially related to CNS pathology, especially to demyelinating disease.
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- Y Tsuboi
- Department of Neuroloy, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fl 32224, USA.
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OBJECTIVE Laparoscopy has become one of the important diagnostic modalities of nonpalpable testis and has been developed and applied in the treatment of this disease. In the present study, we investigated the usefulness of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of nonpalpable testis. METHODS Laparoscopy was carried out under general anesthesia on 21 patients (23 testes) from October 1991 to October 1999. If the internal spermatic vessels and vas deferens made their way into the internal inguinal ring, the inguinal canal was dissected with an incision in the inguinal region to look for the testis. Patients with intra-abdominal testis underwent laparoscopic orchiopexy or orchiectomy. If the internal spermatic vessels terminated with a blind end intraperitoneally, making it impossible to identify the testis, the case was judged to be vanishing testis and the operation was finalized without any further examination. RESULTS In eight of 23 testes (35%), the internal spermatic vessels and vas deferens made their way into the internal inguinal ring. The inguinal region was examined in all the eight testes. Orchiopexy was carried out on two testes and orchiectomy was carried out on six testes. An intra-abdominal testis was detected in eight of 23 testes (35%). Laparoscopic orchiopexy was carried out on seven testes. One-stage orchiopexy was carried out on two of the seven testes and two-stage Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy was carried out on five of the seven testes. Orchiectomy was carried out on the remaining testis. Blocking or lack of the internal spermatic vessels and vas deferens was seen in seven of the 23 testes (30%) and this condition was diagnosed as vanishing testis. CONCLUSION Laparoscopy for nonpalpable testis is considered to be the most effective technique for diagnosing the presence or absence of the testis and the location of the testis.
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- M Tsujihata
- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
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Tsujihata M, Miyake O, Yoshimura K, Kakimoto K, Takahara S, Okuyama A. Comparison of fibronectin content in urinary macromolecules between normal subjects and recurrent stone formers. Eur Urol 2001; 40:458-62. [PMID: 11713403 DOI: 10.1159/000049816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Fibronectin (FN: 230 kD) is a multifunctional alpha(2)-glycoprotein distributed throughout the extracellular matrix and body fluids. Recent studies have shown that a variety of molecules, including FN, inhibit the endocytosis of calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystals in vitro. We recently reported that FN was oversecreted from the renal tubular cells as a result of the stimulation of CaOx crystals, and inhibited the aggregation of CaOx crystals and the adhesion of CaOx crystals to the renal tubular cells. In the present study, we investigated the difference of FN content in urinary macromolecules (UMMs) between normal subjects and recurrent stone formers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Urinary parameters in relation to urolithiasis of normal subjects and recurrent stone formers were measured. Proteins in extracted UMMs from urine of normal subjects and recurrent stone formers were measured with a BioRad protein assay, GAGs in each UMMs with a modified DMB assay and the FN content with the ELISA method. RESULTS In urinary parameters, citrate was significantly higher in urine from normal subjects (female) than normal subjects (male) or recurrent stone formers, and the other parameters showed no differences between each group. The protein concentrations in UMMs showed no differences between each group. Normal subjects (male and female) showed a significantly higher concentration of GAGs than recurrent stone formers (with and without silent stone). Compared with normal subjects and recurrent stone formers without silent stones, higher FN levels were found in recurrent stone formers with silent stones. Normal subjects showed a significantly higher concentration of FN than recurrent stone formers without silent stones. No difference in FN level was shown between normal subjects (male) and normal subjects (female). CONCLUSION Recurrent stone formers with silent stones showed a significantly higher concentration of FN in UMMs than normal subjects. This finding suggests that FN might be oversecreted from the renal tubular cells as a result of the stimulation of CaOx stones in vivo. Recurrent stone formers without silent stones showed a significantly lower concentration of FN in UMMs than normal subjects. From this finding it is suggested that FN might play a role as a potent inhibitor of CaOx urolithiasis in a clinical setting.
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- M Tsujihata
- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Umemura S, Iwasaka T, Kakimoto K, Takahashi A, Koizumi H, Miyakawa Y, Kurotani R, Osamura RY. Expression of prolactin gene in spontaneous mammary tumors in aging Fischer 344 rats. Endocr J 2001; 48:597-602. [PMID: 11789566 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.48.597] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Expression of extra pituitary prolactin (PRL) has been recently reported in the mammary gland. However, spontaneous mammary tumors occurring in aging rats have not been investigated for PRL production. The present study was undertaken to examine the expression of PRL gene in rat mammary tumors spontaneously arisen in rats with pituitary prolactinomas among 130 female Fischer-344 (F-344) rats. The tumors examined were fibroadenoma (adenomatous type) in the 18-month old rat and adenocarcinoma (alveolar/tubular type) in the 21-month old rat. PRL mRNA was examined by solution and in situ reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method. The predicted amplified products for PRL mRNA were identified in both tumors, and its expression was confirmed to be in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells. The results of the present study showed that PRL gene is expressed in spontaneously arising mammary tumors.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar/metabolism
- Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar/pathology
- Animals
- Female
- Fibroadenoma/genetics
- Fibroadenoma/metabolism
- Fibroadenoma/pathology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization
- Mammary Neoplasms, Animal/genetics
- Mammary Neoplasms, Animal/metabolism
- Mammary Neoplasms, Animal/pathology
- Pituitary Neoplasms/genetics
- Pituitary Neoplasms/metabolism
- Prolactin/analysis
- Prolactin/biosynthesis
- Prolactin/genetics
- Prolactinoma/genetics
- Prolactinoma/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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- S Umemura
- Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
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Miyake O, Kakimoto K, Tsujihata M, Yoshimura K, Takahara S, Okuyama A. Strong inhibition of crystal-cell attachment by pediatric urinary macromolecules: a close relationship with high urinary citrate secretion. Urology 2001; 58:493-7. [PMID: 11549512 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(01)01257-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate other reasons for the low incidence of pediatric urolithiasis, we evaluated the difference in the crystal-cell adhesion inhibitory activity of urinary macromolecules (UMMs) between children and adults. We also evaluated whether citrates influence the above inhibitory activity, because citrates are important in pediatric urine. METHODS Urine samples were collected from children and healthy male adults during a 24-hour period, and urinary components with a molecular weight of 3 kDa or greater were extracted as UMMs to compare their inhibitory activity during the adhesion of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals to cultured Madin-Darby canine kidney cells between children and adults. Subsequently, various concentrations of citrates were added to adult UMMs to evaluate the changes in the crystal-cell adhesion inhibitory activity of UMMs. RESULTS Pediatric UMMs more strongly inhibited the adhesion of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals to cultured Madin-Darby canine kidney cells at a concentration of 0.1 mg/mL compared with adult UMMs. In addition, pediatric UMMs contained higher proportions of fibronectin and glycosaminoglycans, both of which exhibit crystal-cell adhesion inhibitory activity. When citrates were added to adult UMMs, the crystal-cell adhesion inhibitory activity of UMMs was increased in a dose-dependent manner. However, citrates alone did not result in any differences in the inhibitory activity at any of the three different concentrations. CONCLUSIONS We speculate that the incidence of pediatric urolithiasis is low because pediatric UMMs more potently inhibit the adhesion of calcium oxalate crystals to renal tubular cells or because the higher proportion of citrates in pediatric urine enhances the crystal-cell adhesion inhibitory activity of UMMs in a dose-dependent manner.
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- O Miyake
- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Songok EM, Kakimoto K, Genga I, Okello C, Makokha E, Kageyama S, Kobayashi N, Fujiyama Y, Ichimura H. Prenatal short-course zidovudine reduces mortality in children born to human immunodeficiency virus-positive mothers in rural Kenya. J Infect Dis 2001; 183:1540-2. [PMID: 11319695 DOI: 10.1086/320204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Ohnishi T, Kakimoto K, Hashida S, Fujii M, Hirono S, Nishiyama K, Amita Y, Ishikawa E, Tsubouchi H, Daikuhara Y. Development of highly sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF): determination of HGF/SF in serum and urine from normal human subjects. J Immunol Methods 2000; 244:163-73. [PMID: 11033029 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(00)00252-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using rabbit anti-hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) IgG for human HGF, also known as the scatter factor, has previously been developed for determining increases in serum HGF levels in various liver diseases. The sensitivity limit of the ELISA is, however, approximately 0.2 ng/ml sample, and HGF concentrations in about 50% of normal subjects are not accurately measurable by this method, because the mean level of HGF in normal serum is close to the sensitivity limit. In the present study, chicken Fab' from egg yolk anti-HGF immunoglobulin Y and rabbit Fab' from rabbit anti-HGF IgG were conjugated with beta-D-galactosidase. With these conjugates as the second antibodies, we developed two sandwich ELISAs for human HGF and found that the sensitivities were about 20 pg/ml with the former conjugate and 2 pg/ml with the latter. The HGF concentration in sera from 138 normal subjects determined by the ELISA with the rabbit conjugate was 244+/-65 (SD) pg/ml serum, and it correlated very well with the number of leukocytes. Moreover, the ELISA with the rabbit conjugate permitted the determination of HGF levels in urine from normal subjects without first concentrating the sample. The determination of HGF in various biological fluids other than blood and urine by these ELISAs may aid the diagnosis and prognosis of various diseases.
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- T Ohnishi
- Department of Biochemistry, Kagoshima University Dental School, 35-1 Sakuragaoka-8, 890-8544, Kagoshima, Japan
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Shibata T, Takeuchi S, Yokota S, Kakimoto K, Yonemori F, Wakitani K. Effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha and -gamma agonist, JTT-501, on diabetic complications in Zucker diabetic fatty rats. Br J Pharmacol 2000; 130:495-504. [PMID: 10821776 PMCID: PMC1572094 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 10/27/1999] [Accepted: 02/29/2000] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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This study has investigated the effects of JTT-501, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-alpha and PPAR-gamma agonist, on the pathogenesis of diabetic complications in the Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats, a model of type 2 diabetes. Comparison is made with troglitazone, a PPAR-gamma agonist. The ZDF rats exhibited hyperglycaemia and hyperlipidaemia, and developed diabetic complications such as cataract, nephropathy, and neuropathy. Treatment with JTT-501 from the prediabetic stage controlled glycaemia and lipidaemia, and prevented the development of diabetic complications. Troglitazone was less effective in controlling serum cholesterol and neuropathy. ZDF rats developed diabetic osteopenia with reduced bone turnover, and this was prevented by JTT-501 and troglitazone, possibly mediated by increased bone turnover and bone formation. Since JTT-501 controlled glycaemia and lipidaemia in ZDF rats and prevented several diabetic complications, it is suggested that treatment with JTT-501, which activates both PPAR-alpha and PPAR-gamma, could provide a valuable therapeutic approach against diabetic complications in type 2 diabetes.
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- T Shibata
- Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Japan Tobacco, Inc., 1-1, Murasaki-cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
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Yao Y, Kakimoto K, Ogawa HI, Kato Y, Kadokami K, Shinohara R. Further study on the photochemistry of non-ortho substituted PCBs by UV irradiation in alkaline 2-propanol. Chemosphere 2000; 40:951-956. [PMID: 10739031 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(99)00338-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The photochemical behaviors of six non-ortho substituted PCB congeners, i.e., 3,4-DiCB, 3,5-DiCB, 3,3',5-TriCB, 3,4,5-TriCB, 3,3',4,5-TetraCB, and 3,4,4',5-TetraCB, irradiated at 254 nm in alkaline 2-propanol were investigated. Besides the determination of the photodechlorination pathways of these compounds, the presence of photorearrangement was observed in the case of 3, 4-DiCB with its products being identified. The results indicate that dechlorination is much more important than rearrangement during the process of PCB photolysis.
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- Y Yao
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Tobata, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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Iwasaka T, Umemura S, Kakimoto K, Koizumi H, Osamura YR. Expression of prolactin mRNA in rat mammary gland during pregnancy and lactation. J Histochem Cytochem 2000; 48:389-96. [PMID: 10681392 DOI: 10.1177/002215540004800308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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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We studied the expression of prolactin (PRL) mRNA in the mammary gland of resting, pregnant, lactating, and weanling rats using in situ and solution reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). In mid- to late pregnancy and throughout lactation, PRL mRNA was detected in both in situ and solution RT-PCR. These PRL mRNA signals were clearly identified in the cytoplasm of alveolar and ductal mammary epithelial cells by the in situ RT-PCR method. In mid- to late pregnancy, such as at the initiating point of PRL mRNA expression, we confirmed in some cases a lack of PRL mRNA by solution RT-PCR. In addition, in the early weaning phase, no signals were detected by solution RT-PCR. However, slight focal signals were detected in some poorly vacuolated cytoplasm of regressing acinar cells by in situ RT-PCR. These findings suggest that PRL mRNA in rat mammary gland begins in mid- to late pregnancy in parallel with the development of the mammary gland, continues throughout lactation, and declines in the early phase of weaning, with regression of mammary epithelial cells.
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- T Iwasaka
- Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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Kakimoto K, Hara H. [Anti-type II collagen autoantibody]. Nihon Rinsho 1999; 57 Suppl:550-2. [PMID: 10635909] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Mori N, Tei N, Kakimoto K, Hara T, Koide T. [Three cases of metastatic renal tumor]. Hinyokika Kiyo 1999; 45:343-7. [PMID: 10410318] [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: 02/13/2023]
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Since solitary metastatic renal tumors are not commonly diagnosed before death, the conclusive treatment of the metastatic renal tumor has not been established. We report three cases of metastatic renal tumors and discuss the indication of surgical therapy for metastatic renal tumors. The first case was in a 64-year-old male who underwent esophagectomy for squamous cell carcinoma. Seven months after the operation, a right renal tumor was found. The second case was in a 63-year-old male who underwent right upper pneumonectomy for adenocarcinoma with a right renal tumor, which seemed to be a solitary metastasis. The third case was in a 69-year-old male who underwent right pneumonectomy for adenocarcinoma. One month after the initial operation, a left renal cystic tumor was found. Since, in all cases, the tumors seemed to be solitary metastatic renal tumors without any other metastatic lesions, nephrectomy was performed. Unfortunately, however, the nephrectomy did not improve prognosis and all three patients did within 10 months after the nephrectomy. Nephrectomy may not be recommended in cases of metastatic renal tumors even if no other metastatic lesions can be found by various image examinations.
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- N Mori
- Department of Urology, Osaka Kosei-Nenkin Hospital
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Kakimoto K, Mori N, Tei N, Hara T, Koide T. [A case of renal cell carcinoma associated with tuberous sclerosis]. Hinyokika Kiyo 1999; 45:335-8. [PMID: 10410316] [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: 02/13/2023]
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Tuberous sclerosis is associated commonly with renal angiomyolipoma. On the other hand, the relation between tuberous sclerosis and renal cell carcinoma is not widely recognized. We report a case of renal cell carcinoma of the right kidney associated with tuberous sclerosis.
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- K Kakimoto
- Department of Urology, Osaka Kosei-Nenkin Hospital
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Ogawa HI, Ohyama Y, Ohsumi Y, Kakimoto K, Kato Y, Shirai Y, Nunoshiba T, Yamamoto K. Cobaltous chloride-induced mutagenesis in the supF tRNA gene of Escherichia coli. Mutagenesis 1999; 14:249-53. [PMID: 10229930 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/14.2.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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The spectrum of mutations induced by cobalt(II) chloride (CoCl2) was examined using plasmid pUB3 DNA, which was propagated after transfection into Escherichia coli SY1032/pKY241 host cells. The vector plasmid carried an E.coli supF suppressor tRNA gene as a target for mutations. After CoCl2 treatment, 64 independent nalidixic acid-resistant, ampicillin-resistant and Lac+ (SupF-) clones were obtained and the altered sequences of the mutated supF genes were determined. Deletions and frameshifts were the predominant mutational event (61%) induced by CoCl2 and base substitutions were induced to a lesser degree (29%). Analysis of sequence alterations at all the sites of mutation revealed that: (i) 18 of 19 base substitutions and eight of 10 frameshifts occurred at G:C sites, suggesting that the formation of N7G-Co(II) adducts may be responsible for premutagenic lesions of these mutations; (ii) short sequence repeats were mostly found at the sites of deletions and frameshifts. Slippage-misalignment is also suggested to be a mechanism for the induction of mutations at these sites.
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- H I Ogawa
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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