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Muranaka I, Kyoda Y, Nofuji S, Shinkai N, Hashimoto K, Kobayashi K, Tanaka T, Masumori N. [A Case of Neuropathic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Due to Spina Bifida Occulta Discovered at the Age of 19 Years and Successfully Treated with Multidisciplinary Therapy]. Hinyokika Kiyo 2024; 70:55-59. [PMID: 38447946 DOI: 10.14989/actauroljap_70_2_55] [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: 03/08/2024]
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A 19-year-old man had been aware of dysuria and urinary incontinence since childhood but did not seek medical attention. He was diagnosed with acute pyelonephritis due to lower urinary tract dysfunction associated with spina bifida occulta and tethered cord syndrome (TCS) due to spinal cord lipoma. After placement of a urethral catheter and antibacterial chemotherapy, the patient was cured of acute pyelonephritis. He was treated with solifenacin and started clean self-intermittent catheterization (CIC). Shortly after the start of CIC, the acute pyelonephritis flared up again, and he was managed with a reinserted urethral catheter until an untethering operation. Preoperative video urodynamics showed that the bladder morphology was Ogawa classification grade III with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) at 92 ml infusion. With the combination of an untethering operation and additional mirabegron, the functional bladder capacity was increased to 353 ml and VUR improved, allowing for safe urinary management of the CIC. TCS can be diagnosed at any age and requires appropriate urinary management and therapeutic intervention as early as possible after diagnosis.
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- Ippei Muranaka
- The Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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- The Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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- The Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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- The Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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- The Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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- The Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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- The Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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- The Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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Kyoda Y, Ichihara K, Muranaka I, Sakai Y, Nakamura M, Shinkai N, Kozen N, Yorozuya W, Morooka D, Maruo K, Tachikawa K, Shibamori K, Nofuji S, Fujino K, Kato S, Yoshida T, Shindo T, Maehana T, Hashimoto K, Kobayashi K, Tanaka T, Masumori N. Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy using self-check sheet for patients with nocturia in real-world clinical practice. Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2023; 15:225-230. [PMID: 37614063 DOI: 10.1111/luts.12498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We previously demonstrated the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) using a self-check sheet for patients with nocturia in a randomized controlled study. Additionally, we investigated the efficacy of the intervention in real-world clinical practice. METHODS Two hundred forty-three outpatients with complaint of nocturia who practiced CBT for 4 weeks using a self-check sheet were included in this trial, which took place from April 2021 to March 2022 in 20 institutions. RESULTS Of the 243 patients, 215 who achieved 50% or more of the behavioral therapy tasks were included in the analysis. Their mean age ± SD was 77.1 ± 7.7. A significant decrease was observed in nighttime frequency at 4 weeks after CBT using self-check sheets (pre 3.3 and post 2.8, p < .001). Nighttime frequency was decreased one or more times and was defined as treatment success in 102 patients (47.4%). Pretreatment nighttime frequency in the treatment-success group was significantly higher than that of the failure group (3.5 ± 1.0 vs. 3.2 ± 1.0, p = .013). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, predictive factors of treatment success were pretreatment nocturnal frequency of four or more (odds ratio [OR] 1.82, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-3.30; p = .046) and the absence of diabetes mellitus (OR 3.08, 95% CI 1.34-7.06; p = .008). CONCLUSIONS CBT using a self-check sheet requiring less time, less labor, less cost, and less medication is very beneficial for both patients and medical staff in real-world clinical practice.
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- Yuki Kyoda
- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Yakumo General Hospital, Yakumo, Japan
- Hokkaido Prefectural Haboro Hospital, Haboro, Japan
- Rumoi Municipal Hospital, Rumoi, Japan
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- Hokkaido Social Work Association Obihiro Hospital, Obihiro, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Kuriyama Red Cross Hospital, Kuriyama, Japan
- Hokkaido Social Work Association Toya Hospital, Toyako, Japan
- JCHO Noboribetsu Medical Center, Noboribetsu, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Kuriyama Red Cross Hospital, Kuriyama, Japan
- Hokkaido Social Work Association Toya Hospital, Toyako, Japan
- JCHO Noboribetsu Medical Center, Noboribetsu, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Kuriyama Red Cross Hospital, Kuriyama, Japan
- Hokkaido Social Work Association Toya Hospital, Toyako, Japan
- JCHO Noboribetsu Medical Center, Noboribetsu, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
- Nemuro City Hospital, Nemuro, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Kyoda Y, Kimura M, Shimizu T, Miyao N, Ogasawara T, Shimizu T, Iwasawa A, Yorozuya W, Hashimoto J, Ichihara K, Takei F, Uchida K, Kouzen N, Suzuki N, Tachikawa K, Shibuya A, Muranaka I, Okada M, Igarashi M, Shibamori K, Nofuji S, Fujino K, Toyota T, Ito Y, Shinkai N, Hashimoto K, Kobayashi K, Tanaka T, Masumori N. Efficacy and safety of desmopressin orally disintegrating tablets 25 and 50 μg in male patients with nocturia: A Japanese real‐world multicenter clinical study. Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2022; 14:410-415. [DOI: 10.1111/luts.12459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yuki Kyoda
- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
- Nemuro City Hospital Nemuro Japan
- Yakumo General Hospital Yakumo Japan
- Hokkaido Prefectural Haboro Hospital Haboro Japan
- Rumoi Municipal Hospital Rumoi Japan
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- Department of Urology Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital Muroran Japan
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- Department of Urology Kushiro Red Cross Hospital Kushiro Japan
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- Teine Urological Clinic Sapporo Japan
- Teine Ekimae Urological Clinic Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Central Hospital Sapporo Japan
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- Tokachi Urological Clinic Otofuke Japan
- Obihiro Urological Clinic Obihiro Japan
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- Department of Urology JCHO Hokkaido Medical Center Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Urology Hokkaido Social Work Association Obihiro Hospital Obihiro Japan
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- Department of Urology Hokkaido Social Work Association Obihiro Hospital Obihiro Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
- Kuriyama Red Cross Hospital Kuriyama Japan
- Hokkaido Social Work Association Toya Hospital Toyako Japan
- JCHO Noboribetsu Medical Center Noboribetsu Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
- Kuriyama Red Cross Hospital Kuriyama Japan
- Hokkaido Social Work Association Toya Hospital Toyako Japan
- JCHO Noboribetsu Medical Center Noboribetsu Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
- Kuriyama Red Cross Hospital Kuriyama Japan
- Hokkaido Social Work Association Toya Hospital Toyako Japan
- JCHO Noboribetsu Medical Center Noboribetsu Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Urology Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine Sapporo Japan
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Tabata H, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Shinkai N, Ichihara K, Masumori N, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Possible role of intravenous administration of mesenchymal stem cells to alleviate interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome in a Toll-like receptor-7 agonist-induced experimental animal model in rat. BMC Urol 2021; 21:156. [PMID: 34774029 PMCID: PMC8590770 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-021-00923-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) categorized with and without Hunner lesions is a condition that displays chronic pelvic pain related to the bladder with no efficacious treatment options. There are strong associations suggested between Hunner-type IC and autoimmune diseases. Recently, we established an animal model of Hunner-type IC using a Toll-like receptor-7 (TLR7) agonist. Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be used to treat injury via multimodal and orchestrated therapeutic mechanisms including anti-inflammatory effects. Here, we investigated whether infused MSCs elicit therapeutic efficacy associated with the TLR7-related anti-inflammatory pathway in our Hunner-type IC model. METHODS Voiding behaviors were monitored 24 h prior to the Loxoribine (LX), which is a TLR7 agonist instillation in order to establish a Hunner-type IC model (from - 24 to 0 h) in female Sprague-Dawley rats. LX was instilled transurethrally into the bladder. At 0 h, the initial freezing behavior test confirmed that no freezing behavior was observed in any of the animals. The LX-instilled animals were randomized. Randomized LX-instilled rats were intravenously infused with MSCs or with vehicle through the right external jugular vein. Sampling tissue for green fluorescent protein (GFP)-positive MSCs were carried out at 48 h. Second voiding behavior tests were monitored from 72 to 96 h. After the final evaluation of the freezing behavior test at 96 h after LX instillation (72 h after MSC or vehicle infusion), histological evaluation with H&E staining and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to analyze the mRNA expression levels of inflammatory cytokines were performed. RESULTS Freezing behavior was reduced in the MSC group, and voiding behavior in the MSC group did not deteriorate. Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that mucosal edema, leukocyte infiltration, and hemorrhage were suppressed in the MSC group. The relative expression of interferon-β mRNA in the bladder of the MSC group was inhibited. Numerous GFP-positive MSCs were distributed mainly in the submucosal and mucosal layers of the inflammatory bladder wall. CONCLUSION Intravenous infusion of MSCs may have therapeutic efficacy in a LX-instilled Hunner-type IC rat model via a TLR7-related anti-inflammatory pathway.
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- Hidetoshi Tabata
- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, 060-8556, Japan
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- Department of Neural Regenerative Medicine, Research Institute for Frontier Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8556, Japan.
- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
- Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA.
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- Department of Neural Regenerative Medicine, Research Institute for Frontier Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8556, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, 060-8556, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, 060-8556, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, 060-8556, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Department of Neural Regenerative Medicine, Research Institute for Frontier Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8556, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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Shinkai N, Ichihara K, Kobayashi K, Tabata H, Hashimoto K, Fukuta F, Tanaka T, Masumori N. Long-term tadalafil administration can prevent functional and structural changes of the urinary bladder in male rats with partial bladder outlet obstruction. Neurourol Urodyn 2020; 39:1330-1337. [PMID: 32401423 DOI: 10.1002/nau.24383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AIMS There have been few reports on whether long-term oral phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor administration can ameliorate bladder changes due to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). Therefore, we clarified the chronological changes of the bladder using male BOO rats and evaluated the effects of tadalafil on these changes. METHODS Eight-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were used. BOO was created by placing a polyethylene catheter around the urethra. Then, the rats were orally treated with a vehicle, or tadalafil 2 or 10 mg/kg until each evaluation period. Cystometric measurements were performed and the degree of fibrosis in the smooth muscle layer was evaluated at 2, 4, and 16 weeks. RESULTS In BOO rats, a significant increase in the number of non-voiding contractions (NVCs) and a shortened intercontraction interval (ICI) were observed in the earlier phase (2 and 4 weeks) compared to Sham rats. In the chronic phase (16 weeks), markedly increased residual urine volume and an extended ICI were observed accompanied by enhanced smooth muscle fibrosis. These results indicated that the bladder in BOO rats represented the overactive phenotype in the earlier phase and changed into the underactive phenotype in the chronic phase. Even in Sham rats, an increased number of NVCs and enhanced fibrosis were observed with time. Tadalafil administration significantly prevented these bladder changes in both BOO and Sham rats. CONCLUSIONS Long-term oral administration of tadalafil can prevent functional and histological changes in the BOO rat bladder. This agent is also effective for the bladder functional change even in non-obstructed rats.
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- Nobuo Shinkai
- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Central Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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Nishiyama N, Shinkai N, Yi S, Duymich CE, Shindo T, Jones PA, Suzuki H, Masumori N, Liang G. MP54-19 DNA METHYLATION INHIBITORS COULD RE-SENSITIZE DRUG-RESISTANCE BLADDER CANCER CELLS IN VITRO AND IN VIVO. J Urol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.02.1710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hashimoto K, Shinkai N, Tanaka T, Masumori N. Impact of extended prostate biopsy including apical anterior region for cancer detection and prediction of surgical margin status for radical prostatectomy. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2017; 47:568-573. [PMID: 28369498 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyx039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objectives We investigated diagnostic yield of initial biopsy and repeated biopsy including apical cores. Methods We investigated 573 consecutive men with PSA of ≤20 ng/ml who underwent prostate biopsy between 2004 and 2013. The initial 14-core biopsy consisted of the sextant type, lateral sites at the base and middle, lateral apices (la) at anterior horn sites, and apical anterior sites (aa). The repeated 18-core biopsy consisted of the initial 14-core biopsy with four transition zone (TZ) sites at the base (tzb) and middle (tzm). Results Prostate cancer was diagnosed in 178 (38.9%) of 458 men with the initial 14-core biopsy, and 44 (38.3%) of 115 men with the repeated 18-core biopsy. In the initial biopsy setting, the unique cancer detection rate was high in apical sites (apex, la, and aa: 6.2%, 6.2% and 5.1%, respectively). In the repeated setting, it was high in the TZ site in addition to the apical site (apex, la, aa, tzm, and tzb: 6.8%, 6.8%, 11.4%, 9.1% and 11.4%, respectively). The positive SM rate at the apex was higher in patients whose cancer was detected only in sites other than the sextant region than for those in the sextant region (36.4% vs. 14.8%, P = 0.037). Conclusions The initial 14-core and the repeated 18-core biopsy scheme including apical anterior cores are feasible for prostate cancer detection. We propose that apical biopsy cores can be used to predict not only the existence of cancer but also surgical margin status at the apex.
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- Kohei Hashimoto
- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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Shinkai N, Nishiyama N, Yi S, Duymich CE, Shindo T, Jones PA, Suzuki H, Masumori N, Liang G. MP98-02 A POTENTIAL ROLE OF ABERRANT DNA METHYLATION IN THE CHEMORESISTANCE IN BLADDER CANCER CELLS. DNA METHYLATION INHIBITORS COULD RE-SENSITIZE DRUG-RESISTANCE BLADDER CANCER CELLS. J Urol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.02.3067] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Shindo T, Nishiyama N, Niinuma T, Kitajima H, Kai M, Tokino T, Shinkai N, Suzuki H, Masumori N. MP44-14 DOWNREGULATION OF MIR-200B IS ASSOCIATED WITH CISPLATIN-RESISTANCE IN BLADDER CANCER CELLS. J Urol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.02.1345] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Matsuura K, Tanaka Y, Watanabe T, Fujiwara K, Orito E, Kurosaki M, Izumi N, Sakamoto N, Enomoto N, Yatsuhashi H, Kusakabe A, Shinkai N, Nojiri S, Joh T, Mizokami M. ITPA genetic variants influence efficacy of PEG-IFN/RBV therapy in older patients infected with HCV genotype 1 and favourable IL28B type. J Viral Hepat 2014; 21:466-74. [PMID: 24750345 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) genetic variants are strongly associated with ribavirin (RBV)-induced anaemia during pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus RBV therapy. However, the treatment efficacy of ITPA genetic variants has not been fully explored. We enrolled 309 individuals infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1, who were treated with PEG-IFN plus RBV for 48 weeks. The ITPA SNP: rs1127354 and IL28B SNP: rs8099917 were genotyped. We examined the risk factors for severe anaemia up to week 12 after the start of treatment and treatment efficacy. The incidence of severe anaemia, ≥ 3 g/dL reduction or <10 g/dL of haemoglobin (Hb) up to week 12, was more frequent in patients with CC at rs1127354 [65% (145/224), 33% (73/224)] than in those with CA/AA [25% (21/85), 6% (8/85)] (P < 0.0001). ITPA genotype, pretreatment Hb level and age were independent predictive factors for severe anaemia: Hb < 10 g/dL. In IL28B favourable type, the sustained virologic response rate was higher in ≥ 60-year-old patients with CA/AA than in those with CC [71% (22/31) vs 40% (26/65), P = 0.005], although there was no significant difference in treatment efficacy according to ITPA genetic variants in the <60-year-old patients. The proportion of patients administered ≥ 80% of the dosage of RBV was significantly higher in the patients with CA/AA than in those with CC (P = 0.025), resulting in a lower relapse rate. In conclusion, ITPA genetic variants were associated with severe RBV-induced anaemia and could influence the efficacy of PEG-IFN plus RBV treatment among elderly patients with IL28B favourable type.
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- K Matsuura
- Department of Virology, Liver Unit, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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Sakamoto T, Tanaka Y, Watanabe T, Iijima S, Kani S, Sugiyama M, Murakami S, Matsuura K, Kusakabe A, Shinkai N, Sugauchi F, Mizokami M. Mechanism of the dependence of hepatitis B virus genotype G on co-infection with other genotypes for viral replication. J Viral Hepat 2013; 20:e27-36. [PMID: 23490386 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is classified into several genotypes. Genotype G (HBV/G) is characterised by worldwide dispersion, low intragenotypic diversity and a peculiar sequence of the precore and core region (stop codon and 36-nucleotide insertion). As a rule, HBV/G is detected in co-infection with another genotype, most frequently HBV/A2. In a previous in vivo study, viral replication of HBV/G was significantly enhanced by co-infection with HBV/A2. However, the mechanism by which co-infection with HBV/A2 enhances HBV/G replication is not fully understood. In this study, we employed 1.24-fold HBV/A2 clones that selectively expressed each viral protein and revealed that the core protein expressing construct significantly enhanced the replication of HBV/G in Huh7 cells. The introduction of the HBV/A2 core promoter or core protein or both genomic regions into the HBV/G genome showed that both the core promoter and core protein are required for efficient HBV/G replication. The effect of genotype on the interaction between foreign core protein and HBV/G showed that HBV/A2 was the strongest enhancer of HBV/G replication. Furthermore, Western blot analysis of Dane particles isolated from cultures of Huh7 cells co-transfected by HBV/G and a cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter-driven HBV/A2 core protein expression construct indicated that HBV/G employed HBV/A2 core protein during particle assembly. In conclusion, HBV/G could take advantage of core proteins from other genotypes during co-infection to replicate efficiently and to effectively package HBV DNA into virions.
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- T Sakamoto
- Department of Virology & Liver unit, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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Masumori N, Tanaka T, Takeuchi M, Ichihara K, Inoue R, Shinkai N, Maehana T, Mizuno T, Tabata H, Hiyama Y, Tsukamoto T. [A case of Crohn's disease developing bladder rupture 4 months after laparoscopic sigmoidectomy with partial cystectomy for vesicosigmoidal fistula]. Hinyokika Kiyo 2012; 58:237-241. [PMID: 22767277] [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: 06/01/2023]
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A 32-year-old well-nourished man having a vesicosigmoidal fistula due to Crohn's disease received laparoscopic sigmoidectomy with partial cystectomy. The bladder wall was closed with an all-layer running suture and additional interrupted sutures using 2-0 Vicryl. Four months after surgery, the suture site on the bladder showed perforation to the abdominal cavity. Since the same event occurred again 6 months after surgery, open partial cystectomy was performed to repair the perforated site 8 months after the initial surgery. The perforated site showed a thinning bladder wall composed of normal urothelium, scar tissue and thin detrusor muscle. Non-caseating granuloma was not found in the specimen, even though it was slightly observed in the margin of the detrusor muscle resected in the initial surgery. Although it was possible that the persisting activity of Crohn's disease, subclinical impaired nutrition due to Crohn's disease or insufficient suturing of the bladder wall were involved in the bladder rupture, the definitive cause remains unknown.
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- Naoya Masumori
- The Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
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Yuen MF, Tanaka Y, Shinkai N, Poon RT, But DYK, Fong DYT, Fung J, Wong DKH, Yuen JCH, Mizokami M, Lai CL. Risk for hepatocellular carcinoma with respect to hepatitis B virus genotypes B/C, specific mutations of enhancer II/core promoter/precore regions and HBV DNA levels. Gut 2008; 57:98-102. [PMID: 17483190 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2007.119859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [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: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM To examine the risks for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with respect to hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes, specific viral mutations (MT), serum HBV DNA levels, and cirrhosis. METHODS HBV genotypes, 1653/1753/core promoter (CP)/precore MT and HBV DNA levels were determined in 248 HBV patients with HCC and 248 HBV controls. RESULTS Genotype C, CP-MT, T1653, HBV DNA levels >or=4 log(10) copies/ml and cirrhosis had a higher risk for HCC compared to patients with genotype B (p = 0.001, OR 1.9), CP wild-type (WT) (p<0.001, OR 4.1), C1653 (p = 0.028, OR 2.4), HBV DNA <4 log(10) copies/ml (p = 0.003, OR 2.1) and without cirrhosis (p<0.001, OR 4.0) respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that CP-MT, T1653, HBV DNA >or=4 log(10) copies/ml and cirrhosis were independent factors for HCC (all p<0.05). A receiver operating characteristics curve showed no cut-off HBV DNA level associated with minimal chance of HCC. Patients with CP-MT and cirrhosis had a 22.2-fold increased risk of HCC compared to patients with CP-WT and without cirrhosis. Patients with CP-MT and HBV DNA levels >or=4 log(10) copies/ml had a 7.2-fold increased risk of HCC compared to patients with CP-WT and HBV DNA levels <4 log(10) copies/ml. Patients with CP-MT and T1653 had a 9.9-fold increased risk of HCC compared to patients with wild-type for both regions. CONCLUSIONS CP-MT, T1653, HBV DNA levels >or=4 log(10) copies/ml and cirrhosis are independent factors for development of HCC. The risks increased substantially in patients having these factors in combination.
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- M-F Yuen
- Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
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Shinkai N, Takasuna K, Takayama S. Inhibitory effects of formoterol on lipopolysaccharide-induced premature delivery through modulation of proinflammatory cytokine production in mice. Reproduction 2003; 125:199-203. [PMID: 12578533 DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1250199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Previous studies have demonstrated that formoterol, a beta2-adrenoceptor agonist, has potent tocolytic effects in rats. The aim of the present study was to determine whether formoterol treatment affects proinflammatory cytokine production in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated premature delivery mouse model. Formoterol was continuously administered by osmotic pump and the number of fetuses in the uteri were counted. Samples of amniotic fluid and plasma were collected 8 and 16 h after systemic administration of LPS. LPS induced premature delivery and an increase in prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)), interleukin 1alpha (IL-1alpha), IL-6 and IL-10 in the amniotic fluid, and an increase in IL-6 in plasma. Formoterol blocked all changes except the increase in IL-10. These data indicate that formoterol exerts inhibitory effects on proinflammatory cytokine production, and these effects may play an important role in the prevention of premature delivery.
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- N Shinkai
- Research Department, Saitama Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, 8-1 Minamisakae-cho Kasukabe, Saitama 344-0067, Japan.
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The tocolytic activity of formoterol (eformoterol), a long-acting potent beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonist, was assessed in pregnant mice, with determination of uterine effects on the 15th and 16th days of gestation. For examination in the lipopolysaccharide-induced premature delivery model, osmotic pumps filled with formoterol or saline solution were implanted subcutaneously under the back skin. The mice were sacrificed 18-20 h thereafter, and the numbers of fetuses in the uteri and the newborn were counted. The uteri, amniotic membranes and placenta were also rapidly removed for determination of IL-6 concentrations. Furthermore, the effect of formoterol on IL-6 secretion from mouse amnion cells was determined. Formoterol and ritodrine inhibited contraction responses of isolated mouse uteri and their intravenous administration resulted in lowered uterine motility. Lipopolysaccharide (30 microg mL(-1)/mouse) induced premature delivery, attributable to increased IL-6 secretion, and formoterol suppressed this. Doses of 5-500 microg/mouse thus reduced the number of prematurely delivered newborn, and 50 microg/mouse also depressed IL-6 secretion. On histopathologic analysis, the marked oedema and slight haemorrhage in the mouse cervix induced by lipopolysaccharide were reduced by administration of the beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonist. Neither formoterol (10(-7)-10(-5) M) nor ritodrine (10(-7)-10(-5) M) influenced spontaneous secretion of IL-6 in amnion cells. However, at 10(-7) and 10(-5) M, and 10(-6) and 10(-5) M, respectively, they inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced IL-6 secretion and this inhibitory effect was competitively reversed by addition of ICI-118,551 (beta(2)-adrenoceptor antagonist), but not atenolol (beta(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist). These findings strongly suggest that formoterol can suppress premature delivery mediated by its actions on IL-6 secretion.
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- N Shinkai
- Research Department, Saitama Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, 8-1, Minamisakae-cho, Kasukabe, Saitama 344-0057, Japan.
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Shahib N, Martaadisoebrata D, Kondo H, Zhou Y, Shinkai N, Nishimura C, Kiyoko K, Matsuda T, Wake N, Kato HD. Genetic origin of malignant trophoblastic neoplasms analyzed by sequence tag site polymorphic markers. Gynecol Oncol 2001; 81:247-53. [PMID: 11330958 DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2001.6145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the causative conception of malignant gestational trophoblastic neoplasms (GTNs), we analyzed malignant GTNs by microsatellite PCR markers. METHOD DNAs extracted from 12 malignant GTNs were subjected to PCR for five different chromosomal locations. RESULT Of the 7 cases after a complete mole (CM), 5 were derived from androgenesis, but the remaining 2 were from normal fertilization. Of the 5 cases after nonmolar pregnancies, 2 placental site trophoblastic tumors had alleles from both parents. Of the other 3 choriocarcinomas, 1 was from normal fertilization after spontaneous abortion but 2 originated from androgenesis, suggesting that 1 was from a CM prior to the antecedent abortion, transforming after a long interval. CONCLUSION By combining the previous cases with these, our analysis of 39 cases demonstrated that trophoblastic neoplasms can arise from at least three different modes of origin (androgenesis, normal fertilization, and parthenogenesis), and antecedent pregnancy is not always identical to the causative conception. Placental site trophoblastic tumors might have different machinery for carcinogenesis because of the predominance of paternal and maternal contributions. In addition, a long dormancy of trophoblasts before malignant transformation, especially for those originating from normal fertilization, was also suggested.
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- N Shahib
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Padjadjaran University Hansan Sadikin Hospital, 38 Jalan Pasteur, Bandung 40161, Indonesia
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We have assessed the tocolytic activity of formoterol, a novel long-acting and potent beta2-adrenoceptor agonist, through its production of cyclic adenosine monophosphate, in comparison with ritodrine, a beta2-adrenoceptor agonist used clinically to counter premature delivery. Formoterol and ritodrine inhibited the amplitude and frequency of rat uterine contraction, with IC50 values of 3.8 x 10(-10) and 4.7 x 10(-7) M, respectively. Intravenous administration of formoterol or ritodrine caused inhibition of uterine motility and increased heart rate in a dose-dependent manner. Inhibition of uterine motility by oral administration of formoterol (0.3 and 1 mg kg(-1)) continued for at least 60 min, whereas that with ritodrine (100 mg kg(-1)) persisted for 15 min with rapid recovery thereafter in pregnant rats. The beta-adrenoceptor binding of [125I]iodopindolol to the myometrium of pregnant rats was competitive with formoterol and ritodrine, with Ki values of 0.04 and 6.10 nM, respectively. Formoterol (10(-6)-10(-4) M) and ritodrine (10(-6)-10(-4) M) increased the level of cyclic adenosine monophosphate in lymphocytes in a dose-dependent manner. The results suggested that formoterol caused relaxation of uterine motility through production of cyclic adenosine monophosphate. Thus, formoterol may be useful as a treatment to counter premature delivery.
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- N Shinkai
- Research Department, Saitama Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Kasukabe, Japan.
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Ajimura S, Ikeda K, Ishikawa M, Kishimoto T, Okusu A, Shinkai N, Tanaka Y, Ejiri H, Nakano T, Manabe K, Nagae T, Noumi H, Sekimoto M, Shibata T, Hashimoto O, Maeda K, Takahashi T, Hasegawa T, Bhang H, Kim YD, Park H, Youn M. Asymmetry in the nonmesonic weak decay of polarized (5)(Lambda)He hypernuclei. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 84:4052-4055. [PMID: 10990608 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.84.4052] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/1999] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We have measured the asymmetric emission of protons from the nonmesonic decay of polarized (5)(Lambda)He produced by the (pi(+), K+) reaction. (5)(Lambda)He is an s-shell hypernucleus and its polarization is due to the Lambda. One expects to obtain direct information on the elementary weak Lambda-->p-->np process. The asymmetry parameter has been determined to be 0.24+/-0.22. The implication of the result is discussed.
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- S Ajimura
- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Kameyama T, Ukai M, Shinkai N. Ameliorative effects of tachykinins on scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance in mice. Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol 1998; 20:555-60. [PMID: 9819798 DOI: 10.1358/mf.1998.20.7.485718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The present study was designed to clarify whether opioid neuronal systems are involved in the beneficial effects of tachykinins such as the neurokinin NK1 receptor agonist, substance P (SP), the neurokinin NK2 receptor agonist, neurokinin A (NKA), and the neurokinin NK3 receptor agonist, senktide, on the scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance in mice. Intracerebroventricular injections of SP (0.1 microgram), NKA (0.3 microgram) and senktide (3 ng) inhibited the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance without influencing total arm entries, indicating the antiamnesic effects of tachykinins. Furthermore, the inhibitory effects of SP, but not those of NKA or senktide, were almost completely reversed by pretreatment with naloxone (1 mg/kg). However, the effects of SP on the scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance were not influenced by pretreatment with the mu-opioid receptor antagonist, beta-funaltrexamine (5 micrograms), the delta-opioid receptor antagonist, naltrindole (4 ng), and the kappa-opioid receptor antagonist, nor-binaltorphimine (4 micrograms). These findings suggest that the effects of SP, unlike those of NKA or senktide, on the scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance associated with spatial working memory are not mediated simply via a single type of opioid receptors, such as mu, delta or kappa.
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- T Kameyama
- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
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Ukai M, Shinkai N, Kameyama T. Involvement of dopamine receptors in beneficial effects of tachykinins on scopolamine-induced impairment of alternation performance in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 1998; 350:39-45. [PMID: 9683012 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(98)00231-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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: 11/28/2022]
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The involvement of dopamine receptors in the beneficial effects of intracerebroventricular injection of substance P, neurokinin A and senktide on the scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance was investigated in mice. Scopolamine (1 mg/kg) significantly impaired spontaneous alternation performance, while substance P (0.1 microg), neurokinin A (0.3 microg), senktide (0.003 microg) and S(-)-sulpiride (10 mg/kg), a dopamine D2 receptor antagonist, improved the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced disturbance of spontaneous alternation performance. However, the dopamine D1 receptor antagonist SCH23390 (7-chloro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1 H-3-benzazepine maleate) did not influence the scopolamine-induced disturbance of spontaneous alternation performance. The dopamine D2 receptor agonist RU24213 (N-n-propyl-N-phenylethyl-p-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-ethylamine hydrochloride) (1 mg/kg) but not the dopamine D1 receptor agonist SKF38393 (2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1 H-3-benzazepine hydrochloride) (3 and 10 mg/kg) reversed the beneficial effects of substance P (0.1 microg) and neurokinin A (0.3 microg) on the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance. In contrast, neither SKF38393 (3 and 10 mg/kg) nor RU24213 (0.3 and 1 mg/kg) significantly affected the beneficial effects of senktide (0.003 microg) on the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance. Although RU24213 (1 mg/kg) and SCH23390 (0.03 mg/kg) markedly decreased total arm entries, SKF38393 (10 mg/kg), RU24213 (1 mg/kg), SCH23390 (0.03 mg/kg) or S(-)-sulpiride (10 mg/kg) had no significant effects on spontaneous alternation performance. These results suggest that stimulation of dopamine D2 but not D1 receptors reverses the ameliorative effects of substance P and neurokinin A, whereas neither dopamine D1 nor D2 receptors play an important role in the beneficial effects of senktide on the scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance associated with spatial working memory.
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- M Ukai
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan.
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Ukai M, Monma J, Shinkai N, Sasaki Y, Kameyama T. Effects of Tyr-D-Arg-Phe-beta-Ala-NH2, a novel dermorphin analog, on elevated plus-maze learning and spontaneous alternation performance in mice. Gen Pharmacol 1997; 29:453-6. [PMID: 9378255 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-3623(96)00483-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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1. The effects of intracerebroventricular administration of Tyr-D-Arg-Phe-beta-Ala-NH2 (TAPA), a novel dermorphin analog, on plus-maze learning and spontaneous alternation performance were investigated in mice. 2. The pre- or posttraining or preretention administration of TAPA (0.3-3.0 ng) alone failed to affect transfer latency of plus-maze learning, whereas TAPA (3 ng) produced a significant decrease in percent alternation without affecting total arm entries. 3. beta-Funaltrexamine (5 micrograms) almost completely reversed the TAPA (3 ng)-induced decrease in percentage of alternation. 4. These results suggest that stimulation of mu-opioid receptors disrupts spontaneous alternation performance associated with spatial working memory.
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- M Ukai
- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
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The effects of intracerebroventricular administration of dynorphin A(1-13) on scopolamine- and pirenzepine-induced amnesia were investigated in mice by observing the step-down-type passive avoidance response and spontaneous alternation performance. The pre- or post-training, or preretention administration of dynorphin A(1-13) (0.3-10 micrograms) alone failed to affect the passive avoidance response, while scopolamine (1 mg/kg) significantly inhibited it. Dynorphin A(1-13) (1 microgram) given 15 min before training and retention tests, but not immediately after training, significantly improved the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced impairment of passive avoidance response, indicating the anti-amnesic effects of dynorphin A(1-13). A lower dose (1 mg/kg) of the kappa-opioid receptor antagonist (-)-(1R,5R,9R)-5,9-diethyl-2-(3-furyl-methyl)-2'-hydroxy-6,7-benzomorpha n reversed the anti-amnesic effects of dynorphin A(1-13) (1 microgram). In contrast, although dynorphin A(1-13) (1, 3 and 10 micrograms) did not influence spontaneous alternation performance, scopolamine (1 mg/kg) and the muscarinic M1 receptor antagonist pirenzepine (3 micrograms) markedly decreased spontaneous alternation performance. Dynorphin A(1-13) (3, 5.6 and/or 10 micrograms) significantly improved the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)- and pirenzepine (3 micrograms)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance. The improving effects of dynorphin A(1-13) (3 micrograms) were almost completely reversed by pretreatment with nor-binaltorphimine (4 micrograms), a kappa-selective opioid receptor antagonist. These results suggest that the stimulation of kappa-opioid receptors improves memory dysfunctions resulting from the blockade of muscarinic M1 receptors.
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- M Ukai
- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
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Ukai M, Shinkai N, Kameyama T. Neurokinin A and senktide attenuate scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance in mice. Nihon Shinkei Seishin Yakurigaku Zasshi 1996; 16:97-101. [PMID: 8905797] [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: 02/03/2023]
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The effects of intracerebroventricular injections of the neurokinin-2 (NK-2) receptor agonist neurokinin A and the neurokinin-3 (NK-3) receptor agonist senktide on scopolamine (sc)-induced amnesia were investigated based on spontaneous alternation performance in mice. Spontaneous alternation performance is based on spatial working memory which produces a natural tendency to explore a less recently visited arm in a Y-maze. Neurokinin A (0.1-3 micrograms) or senktide (0.0003-0.03 microgram) alone did not influence either spontaneous alternation performance or total arm entries. However, neurokinin A (0.3 and 1 microgram) and senktide (0.003 and 0.03 microgram) inhibited the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance without affecting the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced increase in total arm entries. Although the effects of neurokinin A (0.3 microgram) on the scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance were almost completely antagonized by pretreatment with the NK-2 receptor antagonist cyclo (Gln-Trp-Phe-Gly-Leu-Met) (1 microgram), the inhibitory effects of senktide (0.003 microgram) were not influenced by pretreatment with the NK-3 receptor antagonist [Trp7, beta-Ala8]neurokinin A-(4-10). These findings suggest that neurokinin A inhibits the scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance associated with working memory through the mediation of tachykinin NK-2 receptors, while senktide has some pharmacological action other than its effects on NK-3 receptors.
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- M Ukai
- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
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Ukai M, Kobayashi T, Mori K, Shinkai N, Sasaki Y, Kameyama T. Attenuation of memory with Tyr-D-Arg-Phe-beta-Ala-NH2, a novel dermorphin analog with high affinity for mu-opioid receptors. Eur J Pharmacol 1995; 287:245-9. [PMID: 8991797 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(95)00492-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The involvement of mu-opioid receptors in memory retrieval was examined in mice by using Tyr-D-Arg-Phe-beta-Ala-NH2 (TAPA), a novel dermorphin analog with high affinity for mu-opioid receptors, and passive avoidance learning. TAPA was intracerebroventricularly administered to mice before retention tests of passive avoidance learning. A 0.3-ng dose of TAPA markedly shortened step-down latency of passive avoidance learning, and the shortening of step-down latency was reversed by treatment with beta-funaltrexamine (5 micrograms), a mu-opioid receptor antagonist, indicating that TAPA (0.3 ng) attenuates memory retrieval. Although the attenuating dose (0.3 ng) of TAPA failed to affect horizontal or vertical locomotor activity, a 3-ng dose of TAPA showed a tendency to decrease vertical locomotor activity. A 30-ng dose of TAPA produced a significant increase in horizontal locomotor activity accompanied by a marked reduction of vertical locomotor activity. TAPA (3 ng) produced a significant increase in step-down latency of passive avoidance learning with lower intensity of electroshock or without electroshock during training. These results suggest that the activation of mu-opioid receptors impairs memory retrieval.
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- M Ukai
- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
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Ukai M, Shinkai N, Kameyama T. Cholinergic receptor agonists inhibit pirenzepine-induced dysfunction of spontaneous alternation performance in the mouse. Gen Pharmacol 1995; 26:1529-32. [PMID: 8690240 DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(95)00038-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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1. The present study was designed to examine the effects of intracerebroventricular injection of several cholinergic drugs on the impairment of spontaneous alternation performance induced by the M1-selective muscarinic receptor antagonist pirenzepine. 2. Pirenzepine (3 and 10 micrograms) significantly reduced spontaneous alteration performance related to working memory without producing any marked increase in total arm entries, which are considered to reflect locomotor activity. 3. Physostigmine (3.47 micrograms), a cholinesterase inhibitor, and McN-A-343 (20 micrograms), and M1-selective muscarinic receptor agonist, significantly improved the pirenzepine (3 micrograms)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance, although oxotremorine (0.68 microgram), a nonselective muscarinic receptor agonist, showed a tendency to reverse the pirenzepine (3 micrograms)-induced impairment. 4. These findings suggest that the blockade of muscarinic M1 but not M2 receptors results in the impairment of spontaneous alternation performance associated with working memory.
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- M Ukai
- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
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Ukai M, Shinkai N, Kameyama T. kappa-Opioid receptor agonists improve pirenzepine-induced disturbance of spontaneous alternation performance in the mouse. Eur J Pharmacol 1995; 281:173-8. [PMID: 7589204 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(95)00239-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We investigated the effects of kappa-opioid receptor agonists such as dynorphin A-(1-13) and U-50,488H on the muscarinic M1-selective receptor antagonist pirenzepine (3 micrograms, i.c.v.)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance in the mouse. Although dynorphin A-(1-13)(1-5.6 micrograms, i.c.v.) or U-50,488H ((+/-)trans-3,4-dichloro-N-methyl-N-[2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl]- benzeneacetamide, methanesulfonate hydrate) (0.1-1 mg/kg, i.p.) alone did not influence either spontaneous alternation performance or total arm entries, pirenzepine (3 micrograms, i.c.v.) impaired spontaneous alternation performance without producing any significant change in total arm entries. In contrast, dynorphin A-(1-13) (3 and 5.6 micrograms, i.c.v.) and U-50,488H (0.3 and 1 mg/kg, i.p.) ameliorated the pirenzepine (3 micrograms, i.c.v.)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance. The ameliorating effects of dynorphin A-(1-13)(3 micrograms, i.c.v.) and U-50,488H (0.3 mg/kg, i.p.) were almost completely reversed by pretreatment with nor-binaltorphimine (4 micrograms, i.c.v.), a kappa-opioid receptor antagonist. These results suggest that the stimulation of kappa-opioid receptors improves memory dysfunctions resulting from the blockade of muscarinic M1 receptors.
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- M Ukai
- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
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Ukai M, Shinkai N, Ohashi K, Kameyama T. Substance P markedly ameliorates scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance in the mouse. Brain Res 1995; 673:335-8. [PMID: 7541697 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)01460-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We investigated the effects of intracerebroventricular injection of substance P (SP) on the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance in the mouse. SP (0.001-3 micrograms) alone did not influence either spontaneous alternation performance or total arm entries. Scopolamine (1 mg/kg) impaired spontaneous alternation performance accompanied by an increment in total arm entries. In contrast, SP (0.01-1 micrograms) significantly improved the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance without influencing the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced increase in total arm entries. The effects of SP (0.1 micrograms) on the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance were almost completely reversed by pretreatment with WIN 62577 (1 mg/kg), a tachykinin NK-1 receptor antagonist. These results suggest that SP improves the scopolamine-induced impairment of spontaneous alternation performance through the mediation of tachykinin NK-1 receptors.
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- M Ukai
- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
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Ukai M, Kobayashi T, Shinkai N, Shan-Wu X, Kameyama T. Dynorphin A-(1-13) potently improves scopolamine-induced impairment of passive avoidance response in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 1995; 274:89-93. [PMID: 7768285 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(94)00710-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The effects of intracerebroventricular administration of dynorphin A-(1-13) on scopolamine-induced amnesia were investigated in mice by using a step-down type passive avoidance task. The pre- or post-training, or pre-retention administration of dynorphin A-(1-13)(0.3-10 micrograms) alone failed to affect step-down latency of the passive avoidance response, while scopolamine (1 mg/kg) significantly shortened step-down latency. Dynorphin A-(1-13)(1 microgram) given 15 min before training and retention tests but not immediately after training significantly improved the scopolamine (1 mg/kg)-induced shortening of step-down latency of the passive avoidance response, indicating antiamnesic effects of dynorphin A-(1-13) (1 microgram). A lower dose (1 mg/kg) of the kappa-opioid receptor antagonist, (-)-(1R,5R,9R)-5,9-diethyl-2-(3-furyl-methyl)- 2'-hydroxy-6,7-benzomorphan, reversed the anti-amnesic effects of dynorphin A-(1-13) (1 microgram). These results suggest that the antiamnesic effects of dynorphin A-(1-13) depend on the timing of drug treatments.
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- M Ukai
- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan
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Sugawara T, Tanaka T, Sato H, Hanatani K, Okuyama K, Shinkai N, Sakuragi N, Makinoda S, Fujimoto S. [Changes in serum levels of gynecological tumor markers throughout the period from early gestation to puerperium]. Nihon Sanka Fujinka Gakkai Zasshi 1991; 43:145-51. [PMID: 1707431] [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: 12/28/2022]
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The aim of this study is to elucidate the change in serum levels of gynecological tumor markers throughout the period from the early gestational stage to puerperium. We measured eight tumor markers of--CA 125, TPA, SCC, AFP, haptoglobin, ferritin, CA19-9 and CEA--in 17 healthy women with a normal course of pregnancy, delivery and puerperium, and obtained the following results: 1) Profiles of change in serum levels of CA125, SCC, haptoglobin and ferritin were similar during pregnancy, with those levels being the highest at 4-15 weeks of gestation and declining gradually from 16 to 27 weeks. Serum levels of these four markers decreased significantly (p less than 0.01) at 16-27 and 28-40 weeks of gestation, respectively. 2) A significant (p less than 0.01) increase in CA125 and SCC was observed 2 hours after delivery compared with the levels in the first stage of delivery. However, these two markers decreased to the normal range after the fifth day postpartum. 3) Serum TPA decreased significantly (p less than 0.05) in 16-27 weeks of gestation, comparing with those of 4-15 weeks. Serum CA19-9 and CEA remained almost unchanged within the normal range throughout the period from pregnancy to puerperium. 4) Tumor markers of CA125, TPA, SCC, haptoglobin, ferritin and CEA of which serum levels decreased during the course of pregnancy and puerperium might be a clue to judge whether gynecological tumors in pregnant women are malignant or benign.
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- T Sugawara
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo
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Shinkai N. [Studies on HLA specificities in molar conceptions]. Hokkaido Igaku Zasshi 1987; 62:596-604. [PMID: 3679084] [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: 01/06/2023]
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Complete mole is a form of natural allograft since it carries paternal genetic traits alone which differ antigenetically from those of the mother. Successful growth of mole is likely to be immunologically protected. Because the immune system is genetically controlled, the effect of HLA system on the development of androgenetic ova into moles is a subject of interest. In this study, HLA-A and -B specificities in the mole and its parent were compared with the ones of general population in Japan. Fifty-six molar tissues were used for absorption of HLA specificities determined by HLA typing of each patient and her husband. Results obtained were as follows. 1) HLA antigens were expressed on all molar tissues examined, and those antigen were derived selectively from paternal specificities, but not maternal one. 2) Fifty molar tissues had received the paternal haplotype and remaining six molar tissues had showed heterozygosity which were consistent with the paternal diplotype. Those suggested the fertilization of an empty egg by two spermatozoa. 3) A significant association was found with decreased frequency of HLA-Aw19 and HLA-Bw22 in the molar tissues (3.6% and 2.7%) compared with general population (16.4% and 11.5%). 4) The compatibility of HLA-A and -B types among moles with sequelae and the parents was higher(81%) than the estimated value(68%) in the control families. As a result, HLA analysis was useful for distinction of zygosity of molar tissues. Decreased frequencies of HLA-Aw19 and -Bw22 in the mole were assumed to be resulted from the wastage of androgenetic ova.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- N Shinkai
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Complete hydatidiform moles may originate from either the fertilization of an empty egg by a haploid sperm followed by duplication (producing a monospermic, homozygous mole) or the fertilization of such an egg by two haploid sperms (producing a dispermic, heterozygous mole). This difference in the mechanism leading to the formation of complete moles raises the question of whether the risk of subsequent malignancy is influenced by the zygosity of the mole. We have compared the incidence of postmolar sequelae in patients with homozygous and heterozygous moles. Using chromosomal heteromorphisms, human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) and phosphoglucuromutase 1 (PGM1) polymorphisms, we established the androgenetic origin of complete mole in 84 of 91 cases. Homozygosity was confirmed in 51 moles, and we found ten heterozygous moles. Five of ten patients with heterozygous moles developed postmolar trophoblastic disease, whereas only two of the 51 patients with homozygous moles had postmolar trophoblastic disease (an additional five patients showed signs of degenerating residual trophoblasts). The XY sex chromosome constitution of the two in vitro choriocarcinoma cell lines examined here provides further evidence of the propensity to malignancy of heterozygous moles.
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- N Wake
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Sakai K, Fujino T, Hoshi S, Shinkai N, Hashimoto M, Yasuda T, Kato H, Yamada H, Wake N, Ichinoe K. [MTX resistant mechanisms in human choriocarcinoma cells]. Nihon Sanka Fujinka Gakkai Zasshi 1987; 39:807-14. [PMID: 3474305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Choriocarcinoma cells grown in the presence of MTX have developed resistance in two ways. The HCCM derived sublines (relatively high MTX resistant) produced enhanced levels of DHFR and had relatively unimpaired transport of MTX, though altered transport was the primary determinant of response in the CC1 derived sublines (low MTX resistant). Since the selection procedure used was identical, it was assumed that altered MTX transport was insufficient to account entirely for various degrees of resistance. Increased DHFR activity was necessary for the development of high MTX resistance. The overproduction of DHFR was the consequence of amplification of the DHFR gene sequence. The incidence of DMs in metaphases paralleled the degree of resistance. Since DMs were also present in the cells not showing DHFR gene amplification, mechanisms other than DHFR gene multiplication were responsible for the de novo synthesis of DMs.
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Ichinoe K, Wake N, Shinkai N, Shiina Y, Miyazaki Y, Tanaka T. Nonsurgical therapy to preserve oviduct function in patients with tubal pregnancies. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1987; 156:484-7. [PMID: 3826189 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(87)90315-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Surgical treatment for tubal pregnancies greatly impairs the subsequent fertility of patients because of salpingectomy and its complicated adhesions. Nonsurgical methotrexate therapy was developed to avoid such complications. Although early detection was of prime importance, resolution of ectopic pregnancy was obtained in 22 patients (95.7%) with methotrexate administration alone. Patency of the oviducts was evaluated with hysterosalpingography and/or laparoscopy in 19 patients after termination of methotrexate treatment. In 10 of 19 patients (52.6%), complete patency of the involved oviduct confirmed the validity of this regimen. Severe side effects were not observed in any of the 23 patients.
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Shinkai N, Fujita H, Sakai K, Hashimoto M, Okuyama K, Takaoka H, Yamaguchi T, Satoh H, Kutsuzawa T, Wake N. [Establishment and characterization of the cell line derived from low differentiated adenocarcinoma of the endometrium]. Hokkaido Igaku Zasshi 1986; 61:599-604. [PMID: 3463529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A new human carcinoma cell line (HEC-1), which was derived from low differentiated adenocarcinoma of the endometrium, has been established. Cells from tumor tissues grown in athymic mice were cultured in minimal essential medium supplemented with 20% fetal calf serum. Contaminated mouse fibroblasts were removed from the culture by the absorption of anti-mouse serum. Continuous cell growth (doubling time: 51.6 hrs) could be observed during 64 passages. The cultured cells appeared monolayer and the cellular arrangement was a pavement-like pattern. The morphology of cells was analogous to the one of adenocarcinoma cells. The modal number of chromosomes of the original tumor cells were 46. The t. dic (1; 16)(p21; q24) marker which had been identified as the clonal abnormality in the original tumor cells, was also observed consistently in cultured cells, though the loss of chromosome 19 was disappeared during the passage. This suggested that the rearrangements of the long arm of chromosome 1 played an important role for the endometrial carcinogenesis.
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Iwaki M, Sato H, Makinoda S, Demise M, Tabata M, Yamaguchi T, Takaoka H, Shinkai N, Okubo H, Sato H. [Clinical evaluation of imipenem/cilastatin sodium in gynecological infection]. Jpn J Antibiot 1986; 39:1509-13. [PMID: 3463791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The MK-0787/MK-0791 is a combination of imipenem (a carbapenem antibiotic) and cilastatin sodium (a dehydro peptidase-I inhibitor) in a 1 to 1 ratio, which produces a higher urinary recovery of imipenem than imipenem alone. The MK-0787/MK-0791 was used in 8 female patients with intrapelvic infections. Clinical efficacies were very good in all the patients. There were neither subjective nor objective side effects nor abnormal laboratory findings.
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Shiina Y, Okuyama K, Takeda W, Matsuura T, Abe H, Iwasaki K, Tabata M, Domon H, Arakawa W, Shinkai N. [The age incidence of spontaneous abortion]. Hokkaido Igaku Zasshi 1984; 59:17-20. [PMID: 6714921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A series of studies on the age incidence of spontaneous abortion was conducted. The results of the studies is summarized as follows: A total of 16,179 deliveries accompanied by 1,537 cases of spontaneous abortion in 5 hospitals was investigated. The ratio (spontaneous abortion/deliveries) was 0.095 (1,537/16,179) in all age groups, 0.197 (15/76) in the under 20 years age group, 0.089 (215/2,422) in 20-24 years age group, 0.083 (705/8,478) in 25-29 years age group, 0.090 (404/4,496) in 30-34 years age group, 0.232 (149/641) in 35-39 years age group, 0.650 (39/60) in 40-44 years age group and 1.169 (7/6) in the over 45 years age group. The ratio in the under 20 years age group was higher than the ratio in 20-34 years age group (P less than 0.05). The ratio in the over 35 years age group was higher than the ratio in 20-24 years age group (P less than 0.001). This results indicated that spontaneous abortions depended on the maternal age. Deliveries in 20-34 years old occupied 95.2% of all 16,179 deliveries and the incidence of spontaneous abortions in 20-34 age group was stable. It is suggested, that the spontaneous abortion is natural selection in the mother's body and nature protects the older mother's body from deliveries and child-rearing.
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Shinkai N, Shiina Y, Ichinoe K. [A study on reproductive function after chemotherapy of trophoblastic disease (author's transl)]. Acta Obstet Gynaecol Jpn 1981; 33:301-304. [PMID: 6263038] [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: 05/21/2023]
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Yamada K, Shinkai N, Nakazawa S, Yamada Z, Saito K. Hemoglobin Tochigi disease, a new unstable hemoglobin hemolytic anemia found in a Japanese family. Nihon Ketsueki Gakkai Zasshi 1971; 34:484-97. [PMID: 5170457] [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: 01/14/2023]
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