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Nishio H, Matsuda R, Iwata T, Yamagami W. Gastric-type adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix: clinical features and future directions. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2024; 54:516-520. [PMID: 38366663 PMCID: PMC11075765 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyae019] [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: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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The concept of gastric-type mucinous carcinoma of the uterine cervix (GAS) has been accepted worldwide because of its aggressive clinical behaviour and the absence of high-risk human papilloma virus infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) 2020 classification divides cervical tumours into two categories: human papilloma virus-associated and human papilloma virus-independent. Hence, GAS is now classified as an human papilloma virus-independent gastric type. Because clinical studies have reported that GAS is refractory to conventional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, especially at an advanced stage, and has aggressive features with widespread dissemination to unusual sites, such as the omentum, peritoneum and distant organs, it is urgent to establish new treatment strategies by comparing the molecular profiles of human papilloma virus-associated adenocarcinomas. A series of genetic mutations characteristic to GAS encourage the development of future treatment strategies such as targeted therapy and immunotherapy.
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- Hiroshi Nishio
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Iwata T, Matsui T, Matsuda R, Katoh Y, Sugawara M, Nogami Y, Nishio H, Yamagami W. [Ⅰ. Immunotherapy in Cervical Cancer-Current Approaches and Future Horizons]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2024; 51:134-137. [PMID: 38449397] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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- Takashi Iwata
- Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine
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Matsuda R, Isano Y, Ueno K, Ota H. Highly stretchable and sensitive silicone composites with positive piezoconductivity using nickel powder and ionic liquid. APL Bioeng 2023; 7:016108. [PMID: 36747972 PMCID: PMC9899130 DOI: 10.1063/5.0124959] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Conductive rubber composites are mixtures of stretchable rubber and conductive materials. They can achieve conductivity and high elasticity and are used in soft robots and wearable devices. In general, these composites exhibit high electrical resistance owing to their bonds between the fillers breaking during elongation. However, there are several types of composite materials that decrease resistance by increasing contact between the conductive materials during elongation through optimization of the shape and size of the filler. These composite materials can rapidly decrease the resistance and are expected to be applicable to switch in electric circuits and sensors. However, to use such composite materials in circuits, the electrical resistance at the time of resistance reduction must be sufficiently low to not affect the electric circuit. To achieve this, a considerable amount of filler must be mixed; however, this reduces the elasticity of the composite. Simultaneously achieving elasticity of the composite and a sufficient decrease in the resistance is challenging. This study developed a conductive rubber composite gel by mixing silicone rubber, ionic liquid, and metal filler. Consequently, the composite achieved an elongation rate of over six times and a decrease in the resistance of less than 1/105. In addition, this composite material was used as a switch circuit wherein an electric circuit is turned on and off according to elongation through a connection to a DC power source.
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- R. Matsuda
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 240-8501, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 240-8501, Japan
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed:
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Nakazono T, Amino N, Matsuda R, Sugawara D, Wada T. High quantum yield photochemical water oxidation using a water-soluble cobalt phthalocyanine as a homogenous catalyst. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7674-7677. [PMID: 35726648 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01985j] [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: 11/21/2022]
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We demonstrated high catalytic activity (TON = 670, TOFmax = 2.7 s-1) of a water-soluble cobalt phthalocyanine complex (CoPcTS, PcTS = phthalocyaninetetrasulfonate) for visible light-driven photochemical water oxidation and investigated its reaction mechanism by electrochemical and spectroscopic measurements.
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- Takashi Nakazono
- Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (ReCAP), Osaka Metropolitan University, 3-3-138, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8501, Japan
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Matsuda R, Kohno T, Kohsaka S, Shiraishi Y, Katsumata Y, Hayashida K, Yuasa S, Takatsuki S, Fukuda K. Psychological disturbances and their association with sleep disturbances in patients admitted for cardiovascular diseases. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0244484. [PMID: 33395422 PMCID: PMC7781384 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Depression and anxiety are common mental health problems that are strongly associated with sleep disturbances, according to community-based researches. However, this association has not been investigated among patients admitted for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We examined the prevalence of depression and anxiety in inpatients with various CVDs and their association with sleep disturbances. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study included 1294 patients hospitalized for CVDs in a Japanese university hospital were evaluated for their mental status using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) using pulse oximetry, and for sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). RESULTS Patient characteristics were as below: mean age, 63.9±14.7 years; 25.7% female. Overall, 18.9% had depression (HADS-depression≥8) and 17.1% had anxiety (HADS-anxiety≥8). The presence of depression was associated with female sex, older age, higher plasma brain natriuretic peptide level, lower estimated glomerular filtration rate, and the prevalence of heart failure. Overall, 46.5% patients were categorized as having a poor sleep quality (PSQI>5), and 28.5% patients had SDB (3% oxygen desaturation index>15). Although depression and anxiety were not associated with SDB, they were independently associated with poor sleep quality (OR = 3.09, 95% CI 2.19-4.36; OR = 3.93, 95% CI 2.71-5.69, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Depression and anxiety were not uncommon in patients with CVDs. Poor sleep quality could be an important risk factor linked to psychological disturbances.
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- Risa Matsuda
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Sports Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tsutsumi T, Matsuda R, Morito K, Kawabata K, Yokota M, Nikawadori M, Inoue-Fujiwara M, Kawashima S, Hidaka M, Yamamoto T, Yamazaki N, Tanaka T, Shinohara Y, Nishi H, Tokumura A. Identification of human glycerophosphodiesterase 3 as an ecto phospholipase C that converts the G protein-coupled receptor 55 agonist lysophosphatidylinositol to bioactive monoacylglycerols in cultured mammalian cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158761. [PMID: 32629025 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A family of glycerol-based lysolipid mediators comprises lysophosphatidic acid as a representative phospholipidic member but also a monoacylglycerol as a non-phosphorus-containing member. These critical lysolipid mediators are known to be produced from different lysophospholipids by actions of lysophospholipases C and D in mammals. Some members of the glycerophosphodiesterase (GDE) family have attracted recent attention due to their phospholipid-metabolizing activity. In this study, we found selective depletion of lysophosphatidylinositol among lysophospholipids in the culture medium of COS-7 cells transfected with a vector containing glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase 2 (GDPD2, GDE3). Thin-layer chromatography and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry of lipids extracted from GDE3-transfected COS-7 cells exposed to fluorescent analogs of phosphatidylinositol (PI) revealed that GDE3 acted as an ecto-type lysophospholipase C preferring endogenous lysophosphatidylinositol and PI having a long-chain acyl and a short-chain acyl group rather than endogenous PI and its fluorescent analog having two long chain acyl groups. In MC3T3-E1 cells cultured with an osteogenic or mitogenic medium, mRNA expression of GDE3 was increased by culturing in 10% fetal bovine serum for several days, concomitant with increased activity of ecto-lysophospholipase C, converting arachidonoyl-lysophosphatidylinositol, a physiological agonist of G protein-coupled receptor 55, to arachidonoylglycerol, a physiological agonist of cannabinoid receptors 1 and 2. We suggest that GDE3 acts as an ecto-lysophospholipase C, by switching signaling from lysophosphatidylinositol to that from arachidonoylglycerol in an opposite direction in mouse bone remodeling.
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- Toshihiko Tsutsumi
- Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, 1714-1 Yoshinomachi, Nobeoka 882-8508, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 6-13-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, Kuramotocho 3, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 6-13-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, Kuramotocho 3, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, Kuramotocho 3, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 6-13-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 6-13-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan.
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Hashimura S, Kido J, Matsuda R, Yokota M, Matsui H, Inoue-Fujiwara M, Inagaki Y, Hidaka M, Tanaka T, Tsutsumi T, Nagata T, Tokumura A. Erratum to "A low level of lysophosphatidic acid in human gingival crevicular fluid from patients with periodontitis due to high soluble lysophospholipase activity: Its potential protective role on alveolar bone loss by periodontitis" [BBA - Mol. Cell Biol. L. 1865/7 (July 2020) Article number: 158698]. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158735. [PMID: 32467073 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158735] [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: 10/24/2022]
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- Satoru Hashimura
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushioma 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushioma 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima 730-0153, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8502, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, 1714-1 Yoshinomachi, Nobeoka 882-8508, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushioma 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Department of Life Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima 730-0153, Japan.
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Hashimura S, Kido J, Matsuda R, Yokota M, Matsui H, Inoue-Fujiwara M, Inagaki Y, Hidaka M, Tanaka T, Tsutsumi T, Nagata T, Tokumura A. A low level of lysophosphatidic acid in human gingival crevicular fluid from patients with periodontitis due to high soluble lysophospholipase activity: Its potential protective role on alveolar bone loss by periodontitis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158698. [PMID: 32179099 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
We previously detected a submicromolar concentration of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in human saliva. Here, we compare LPA concentrations in human gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) from patients with periodontitis and healthy controls, and examine how the local LPA levels are regulated enzymatically. The concentrations of LPA and its precursor lysophospholipids in GCF was measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The LPA-producing and LPA-degrading enzymatic activities were measured by quantifying the liberated choline and free fatty acid, respectively. The concentration of LPA in GCF of periodontitis patients was lower than that of healthy controls, due to higher soluble lysophospholipase activity toward LPA. LPA was found to prevent survival of Sa3, a human gingival epithelium-derived tumor cell line, activate Sa3 through Ca2+ mobilization, and release interleukin 6 from Sa3 in vitro. Furthermore, local injection of LPA into the gingiva attenuated ligature-induced experimental alveolar bone loss induced by oral bacteria inoculation in a rat model of periodontitis in vivo. A high concentration of LPA in human GCF is necessary to maintain normal gingival epithelial integrity and function, protecting the progression of periodontitis.
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- Satoru Hashimura
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushioma 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushioma 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima 730-0153, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8502, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, Nobeoka 882-8508, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushioma 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Department of Life Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima 730-0153, Japan.
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Souza V, Matsuda R, Peres A, Amorim P, Moraes T, Silva J, Baffa O. InVesalius Navigator, a free and open-source software for navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. Brain Stimul 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Matsuda R, Hirabara E, Phuc NHH, Muto H, Matsuda A. Composite Cathode of NCM Particles and Li3PS4-LiI Electrolytes Prepared using the SEED Method for All-Solid- State Lithium Batteries. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/429/1/012033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Sasaki-Honda M, Jonouchi T, Arai M, Hotta A, Mitsuhashi S, Nishino I, Matsuda R, Sakurai H. NEW GENES, FUNCTIONS AND BIOMARKERS. Neuromuscul Disord 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2018.06.026] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Niikura M, Komatsuya K, Inoue SI, Matsuda R, Asahi H, Inaoka DK, Kita K, Kobayashi F. Suppression of experimental cerebral malaria by disruption of malate:quinone oxidoreductase. Malar J 2017; 16:247. [PMID: 28606087 PMCID: PMC5469008 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1898-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Aspartate, which is converted from oxaloacetate (OAA) by aspartate aminotransferase, is considered an important precursor for purine salvage and pyrimidine de novo biosynthesis, and is thus indispensable for the growth of Plasmodium parasites at the asexual blood stages. OAA can be produced in malaria parasites via two routes: (i) from phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) by phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) in the cytosol, or (ii) from fumarate by consecutive reactions catalyzed by fumarate hydratase (FH) and malate:quinone oxidoreductase (MQO) in the mitochondria of malaria parasites. Although PEPC-deficient Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium berghei (rodent malaria) parasites show a growth defect, the mutant P. berghei can still cause experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) with similar dynamics to wild-type parasites. In contrast, the importance of FH and MQO for parasite viability, growth and virulence is not fully understood because no FH- and MQO-deficient P. falciparum has been established. In this study, the role of FH and MQO in the pathogenicity of asexual-blood-stage Plasmodium parasites causing cerebral malaria was examined. Results First, FH- and MQO-deficient parasites were generated by inserting a luciferase-expressing cassette into the fh and mqo loci in the genome of P. berghei ANKA strain. Second, the viability of FH-deficient and MQO-deficient parasites that express luciferase was determined by measuring luciferase activity, and the effect of FH or MQO deficiency on the development of ECM was examined. While the viability of FH-deficient P. berghei was comparable to that of control parasites, MQO-deficient parasites exhibited considerably reduced viability. FH activity derived from erythrocytes was also detected. This result and the absence of phenotype in FH-deficient P. berghei parasites suggest that fumarate can be metabolized to malate by host or parasite FH in P. berghei-infected erythrocytes. Furthermore, although the growth of FH- and MQO-deficient parasites was impaired, the development of ECM was suppressed only in mice infected with MQO-deficient parasites. Conclusions These findings suggest that MQO-mediated mitochondrial functions are required for development of ECM of asexual-blood-stage Plasmodium parasites. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12936-017-1898-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Mamoru Niikura
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.,Department of Biomedical Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.,Department of Biomedical Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.,Department of Biomedical Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan.
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Zanello M, Wager M, Corns R, Capelle L, Mandonnet E, Fontaine D, Reyns N, Dezamis E, Matsuda R, Bresson D, Duffau H, Pallud J. Resection of cavernous angioma located in eloquent areas using functional cortical and subcortical mapping under awake conditions. Outcomes in a 50-case multicentre series. Neurochirurgie 2017; 63:219-226. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2016.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Maru K, Katsumi S, Matsuda R. Nonmechanical compact probe for cross-sectional velocity measurement based on differential laser Doppler velocimetry. Rev Sci Instrum 2017; 88:045001. [PMID: 28456262 DOI: 10.1063/1.4979563] [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] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, we propose and demonstrate a nonmechanical compact probe for cross-sectional velocity measurement based on differential laser Doppler velocimetry. The system introduces a method that combines simultaneous multipoint measurement using spatial encoding and nonmechanical scanning of measurement points, in which spatially encoded measurement points aligned along the transverse direction are scanned in the axial direction by changing the wavelength. The use of a waveguide-type LiNbO3 phase shifter array for serrodyne frequency shifting is feasible for the system based on fiber optics with an easily handled probe. To miniaturize the probe, a multimode fiber is introduced in the receiving optics and the parameters of the lens system in the transmitting optics are optimized. For the experiment, an eight-channel probe was assembled on an aluminum plate with an 8 cm × 8 cm area size. The experimental results reveal that the cross-sectional two-dimensional velocity distribution was successfully measured using the easily handled compact probe for the first time.
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- K Maru
- Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
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- Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
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- Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
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Marutani A, Nakamura M, Nishimura F, Nakazawa T, Matsuda R, Hironaka Y, Nakagawa I, Tamura K, Takeshima Y, Motoyama Y, Boku E, Ouji Y, Yoshikawa M, Nakase H. Tumor-inhibition effect of levetiracetam in combination with temozolomide in glioblastoma cells. NEUROCHEM J+ 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s1819712416040073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Matsuda R, Kohno T, Kohsaka S, Fukuoka R, Maekawa Y, Sano M, Takatsuki S, Fukuda K. The prevalence of poor sleep quality and its association with depression and anxiety scores in patients admitted for cardiovascular disease: A cross-sectional designed study. Int J Cardiol 2017; 228:977-982. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Brocklehurst P, O'Malley L, Hill H, Ozaki T, Nomura M, Matsuda R. The development and piloting of a leadership questionnaire for general dental practitioners: preliminary results from the North West of England and Tokyo. Br Dent J 2016; 217:E17. [PMID: 25377846 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Key reforms in England and Japan have called for greater clinical leadership from general dental practitioners to deliver improvements in the quality of care for patients. In England, the reorganisation of the National Health Service has led to the development of Local Professional Networks to ensure services are clinically led, patient and outcome focused. In Japan, the rapidly changing demographics have led to calls for general dental practitioners to become more active in meeting the emerging population health challenges. Both require engagement at a strategic and a local level. However, little is known about what is meant by clinical leadership in dentistry or what training needs exist. The aim of this study was to develop and pilot a questionnaire to understand what general dental practitioners feel is important about clinical leadership and how they rate themselves. METHODS A 61-item questionnaire was developed from the literature, an earlier qualitative study and refined through cognitive interviews. Questionnaires were distributed to general dental practitioners across the North West of England and Tokyo, using random sequence generation. For each item, the participant had to record whether they thought the statement was an important component of clinical leadership and how they rated themselves. Both were rated using a seven-point Likert scale. Data reduction was undertaken using principal component analysis to examine for factor loadings within the questionnaire. Differences in mean scores were also used to highlight substantive differences in how general dental practitioners rated the different components of leadership and how they rated themselves. RESULTS The response rate for the pilot was low (22.9% and 7.5% for North West and Tokyo respectively). The items that were considered to be important in leadership reduced to two components in the North West (accounting for 62.1% of the total variance): 'How to lead' and 'How not to lead'. In Tokyo, 56.4% of the total variance was explained by three components: 'Demonstrating personal qualities', 'Working with others' and 'How not to lead'. When the self-rated items were reduced, three factors were found to be important in the North West: 'Working with others', 'Setting direction' and 'Managing services' (55.1% of the variance). 'Working with others', 'Demonstrating personal qualities', 'Pragmatism', 'Setting direction' and 'Improving services' were found to be important in Tokyo (52.8% of the variance). The questionnaire items relating to integrity, team-working and having a positive attitude during difficult times were rated highly by both groups. Items relating to providing vision for team, being assertive and having a positive attitude had the greatest mean difference, suggesting possible areas of training need. CONCLUSION The nature of the pilot study and the poor response rate makes any conclusion difficult to infer. Among those that participated, leadership was understood to be more important at a practice level rather than at a strategic level. The questionnaire should be refined further based on the results of the pilot and the data reduction.
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- P Brocklehurst
- Department of Dental Public Health, University of Manchester
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- Department of Dental Public Health, University of Manchester
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- Department of Dental Public Health, University of Manchester
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- Nihon University Dental School, Japan
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- College of Social Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
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Ohba T, Matsuda R, Suemitsu H, Matsuo T. Improvement of EMC in MPPT Control of Photovoltaic System Using Auto-Tuning Adaptive Velocity Estimator. J Robot Mechatron 2015. [DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2015.p0489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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<div class=""abs_img""> <img src=""[disp_template_path]/JRM/abst-image/00270005/04.jpg"" width=""300"" /> Proposed modified-IC method</div> Output by a photovoltaic array is nonlinear and changes with solar irradiation and cell temperature. Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is needed to maximize the energy produced. Most MPPT techniques include the time derivative of current and voltage. These electrical signals are disturbed by high-frequency noise such as from the power device switching. Lowpass filters are used to reduce circuit noise, but estimation error occurs when the maximum power point is calculated. We therefore apply an adaptive observer to estimate the time derivative of noisy signals. Specifically, we propose an auto-tuning velocity estimator with a forgetting factor based on the adaptive observer. We also improve the incremental conductance method by using an auto-tuning velocity estimator. </span>
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Matsuda R, Matsumoto H, Katagiri A, Ueki M, Hagino H. Automated stride assistance device reduces energy expenditure and improves gait parameters in healthy middle-aged women. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Morokuma M, Yoneyama Y, Matsuda R, Hosoi T, Ohkubo C. Influence of Occlusal Force on Electroencephalograms in Edentulous Patients. J Prosthodont 2015; 24:532-537. [DOI: 10.1111/jopr.12263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Masakazu Morokuma
- Department of Removable Prosthodontics; Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine; Tsurumi-ku Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Removable Prosthodontics; Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine; Tsurumi-ku Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Removable Prosthodontics; Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine; Tsurumi-ku Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Removable Prosthodontics; Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine; Tsurumi-ku Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Removable Prosthodontics; Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine; Tsurumi-ku Yokohama Japan
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Matsuda R, Hayashi Y, Sasaki K, Saito Y. Deductive prediction of measurement precision and optimization of integration time and wavelength in capillary electrophoreses. Chromatographia 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02688112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hayashi Y, Matsuda R, Poe RB. Prediction of precision from signal and noise measurement in liquid chromatography: Limit of detection. Chromatographia 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02688002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Matsuda R, Yoneyama Y, Morokuma M, Ohkubo C. The influence of vertical dimension of occlusion changes on the electroencephalograms of complete denture wearers. J Prosthodont Res 2014; 58:121-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpor.2014.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2013] [Revised: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Murakami K, Matsuda R, Fujiwara K. Light-induced systemic regulation of photosynthesis in primary and trifoliate leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris: effects of photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) versus spectrum. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2014; 16:16-21. [PMID: 23889848 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The objectives of this work using Phaseolus vulgaris were to examine whether the light spectrum incident on mature primary leaves (PLs) is related to leaf-to-leaf systemic regulation of developing trifoliate leaves (TLs) in photosynthetic characteristics, and to investigate the relative importance of spectrum and photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) in light-induced systemic regulation. Systemic regulation was induced by altering PPFD and the spectrum of light incident on PLs using a shading treatment and lighting treatments including either white, blue, green or red light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Photosynthetic characteristics were evaluated by measuring the light-limited and light-saturated net photosynthetic rates and the amounts of nitrogen (N), chlorophyll (Chl) and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco; EC 4.1.1.39). Shading treatment on PLs decreased the amounts of N, Chl and Rubisco of TLs and tended to decrease the photosynthetic rates. However, we observed no systemic effects induced by the light spectrum on PLs in this study, except that a higher amount of Rubisco of TLs was observed when the PLs were irradiated with blue LEDs. Our results imply that photoreceptors in mature leaves have little influence on photosynthetic rates and amounts of N and Chl of developing leaves through systemic regulation, although the possibility of the action of blue light irradiation on the amount of Rubisco cannot be ruled out. Based on these results, we concluded that the light spectrum incident on mature leaves has little systemic effect on developing leaves in terms of photosynthetic characteristics and that the light-induced systemic regulation was largely accounted for by PPFD.
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- K Murakami
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Japan
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Sato H, Kosaka W, Matsuda R, Hori A, Hijikata Y, Belosludov RV, Sakaki S, Takata M, Kitagawa S. Self-Accelerating CO Sorption in a Soft Nanoporous Crystal. Science 2013; 343:167-70. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1246423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 382] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Brocklehurst P, Nomura M, Ozaki T, Ferguson J, Matsuda R. Cultural differences in clinical leadership: a qualitative study comparing the attitudes of general dental practitioners from Greater Manchester and Tokyo. Br Dent J 2013; 215:E19. [PMID: 24231888 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.1096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Leadership has been argued to be a key component in the transformation of services in the United Kingdom and in Japan. In the UK, local professional networks have developed to provide clinician led care in dentistry; working to develop local plans to deliver improvements in the quality of care for patients. In Japan, the remuneration model for dental care has been revised with the aim to improve the service and tackle the current challenges of population health there. The aim of this study was to use semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis to explore general dental practitioners' (GDPs) understanding of the term 'leadership' and determine whether its meaning is culturally bound. METHODS Twelve participants were sampled purposively by the research team; identifying GDPs involved in leadership roles from across Greater Manchester and Tokyo. A set of open-ended questions was developed for semi-structured interviews a priori and the interviews continued until saturation. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and codes were developed into a coding frame for thematic analysis. Representative quotations are provided in the results. RESULTS Fourteen codes were identified according to the aims of the study and organised into five overarching themes. 'Leadership as the relationship' was more pronounced among Japanese GDPs, while 'leadership as the individual' was common in GDPs from Greater Manchester. Differences were also found in respect of education and training in leadership. Training was also considered to be important by the GDPs from Japan, while UK GDPs felt leaders were more likely to be influenced by innate qualities. The interdependence of leadership and entrepreneurship was raised by both sets of GDPs. CONCLUSION The concept of leadership was considered to be important by GDPs from both Greater Manchester and Tokyo; leadership was seen as providing strategy and direction for a clinical team. However, cultural influences were evident in how this was conceptualised.
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- P Brocklehurst
- Dental Public Health, Department of Dental Public Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Sahashi R, Matsuda R, Suyari O, Kawai M, Yoshida H, Cotterill S, Yamaguchi M. Functional analysis of Drosophila DNA polymerase ε p58 subunit. Am J Cancer Res 2013; 3:478-489. [PMID: 24224125 PMCID: PMC3816967] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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DNA polymerase ε (polε) plays a central role in DNA replication in eukaryotic cells, and has been suggested to the main synthetic polymerase on the leading strand. It is a hetero-tetrameric enzyme, comprising a large catalytic subunit (the A subunit ~250 kDa), a B subunit of ~60 kDa in most species (~80 kDa in budding yeast) and two smaller subunits (each ~20 kDa). In Drosophila, two subunits of polε (dpolε) have been identified. One is the 255 kDa catalytic subunit (dpolεp255), and the other is the 58 kDa subunit (dpolεp58). The functions of the B subunit have been mainly studied in budding yeast and mammalian cell culture, few studies have been performed in the context of an intact multicellular organism and therefore its functions in this context remain poorly understood. To address this we examined the in vivo role of dpolεp58 in Drosophila. A homozygous dpolεp58 mutant is pupal lethal, and the imaginal discs are less developed in the third instar larvae. In the eye discs of this mutant S phases, as measured by BrdU incorporation assays, were significantly reduced. In addition staining with an anti-phospho histone H3 (PH3) antibody, (a marker of M phase), was increased in the posterior region of eye discs, where usually cells stop replicating and start differentiation. These results indicate that dpolεp58 is essential for Drosophila development and plays an important role in progression of S phase in mitotic cell cycles. We also observed that the size of nuclei in salivary gland cells were decreased in dpolεp58 mutant, indicating that dpolεp58 also plays a role in endoreplication. Furthermore we detect a putative functional interaction between dpolε and ORC2 in discs suggesting that polε plays a role in the initiation of DNA replication in Drosophila.
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- Ritsuko Sahashi
- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Insect Biomedical Research Center, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Insect Biomedical Research Center, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Current address: Environmental Research Laboratory of Public Health, Kankyo Eisei Yakuhin Co. Ltd.3-6-2 Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0237, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Insect Biomedical Research Center, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Insect Biomedical Research Center, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department Basic Medical Sciences, St Georges University LondonCranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Insect Biomedical Research Center, Kyoto Institute of TechnologySakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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Wada E, Yoshida M, Date M, Nonaka I, Nagata Y, Matsuda R. T.P.12 Dietary phosphate intake and exercise-induced stress induce severe muscle necrosis in adult mdx mice. Neuromuscul Disord 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2012.06.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Matsuda R, Kezuka T, Nishiyama C, Usui Y, Matsunaga Y, Okunuki Y, Yamakawa N, Ogawa H, Okumura K, Goto H. Suppression of Murine Experimental Autoimmune Optic Neuritis by Mature Dendritic Cells Transfected with Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Gene. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2012; 53:5475-85. [DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-9935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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There are few review articles in the area of human research that focus on the interactions between occlusion and brain function. This systematic review discusses the effect of occlusion on the health of the entire body with a focus on brain function. Available relevant articles in English from 1999 to 2011 were assessed in an online database and as hard copies in libraries. The selected 19 articles were classified into the following five categories: chewing and tongue movements, clenching and grinding, occlusal splints and occlusal interference, prosthetic rehabilitation, and pain and stimulation. The relationships between the brain activity observed in the motor and sensory cortices and movements of the oral and maxillofacial area, such as those produced by gum chewing, tapping and clenching, were investigated. It was found that the sensorimotor cortex was also affected by the placement of the occlusal interference devices, splints and implant prostheses. Brain activity may change depending on the strength of the movements in the oral and maxillofacial area. Therefore, mastication and other movements stimulate the activity in the cerebral cortex and may be helpful in preventing degradation of a brain function. However, these findings must be verified by evidence gathered from more subjects.
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- C Ohkubo
- Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
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Kelly A, Elliott EB, Matsuda R, Kaneko N, Smith GL, Loughrey CM. The effect of K201 on isolated working rabbit heart mechanical function during pharmacologically induced Ca2+ overload. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 165:1068-83. [PMID: 21658026 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01531.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Reduced cardiac contractility has been associated with disrupted myocardial Ca(2+) signalling. The 1,4 benzothiazepine K201 (JTV-519) acts on several Ca(2+) handling proteins and improves cardiac contractility in vivo in a variety of animal models of myocardial dysfunction. However, it is unclear whether this improvement depends on the systemic effects of K201 or if K201 reverses the effects of Ca(2+) dysregulation, regardless of the cause. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The effect of K201 on cardiac mechanical function was assessed in isolated working hearts from adult rabbits, using a ventricular pressure-volume catheter. In separate experiments, the effect of K201 was investigated in hearts following pharmacologically induced Ca(2+) overload using elevated extracellular [Ca(2+) ] ([Ca(2+) ](o) ) and β-adrenoceptor stimulation. KEY RESULTS K201 induced a concentration-dependent decline in systolic function (peak pressure, dP/dt(max) and preload recruitable stroke work), lusitropy (reduced dP/dt(min) and increased end diastolic pressure) and stroke volume, independent of decreased heart rate. In separate experiments, mechanical function in hearts exposed to 4.5 mmol·L(-1) [Ca(2+) ](o) and 150 nmol·L(-1) isoprenaline declined until cessation of aortic flow (in 6 out of 11 hearts). However, all hearts perfused with the addition of 1 µmol·L(-1) K201 maintained aortic flow and demonstrated significantly improved peak systolic pressures, dP/dt(max) and dP/dt(min) . CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS K201 significantly improved mechanical function of the heart during Ca(2+) overload. This suggests that K201 can limit the detrimental effects of elevated intracellular Ca(2+) and exert beneficial effects on cardiac contractile function, independent of systemic effects previously observed in vivo.
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- A Kelly
- Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Yoshioka Y, Nguyen TT, Fujiwara S, Matsuda R, Valadez-Graham V, Zurita M, Yamaguchi M. Drosophila DREF acting via the JNK pathway is required for thorax development. Genesis 2012; 50:599-611. [PMID: 22307950 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Revised: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The Drosophila Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) gene basket (bsk) promoter contains a DNA replication-related element (DRE)-like sequence, raising the possibility of regulation by the DNA replication-related element-binding factor (DREF). Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays with anti-DREF IgG showed the bsk gene promoter region to be effectively amplified. Luciferase transient expression assays revealed the DRE-like sequence to be important for bsk gene promoter activity, and knockdown of DREF decreased the bsk mRNA level and the bsk gene promoter activity. Furthermore, knockdown of DREF in the notum compartment of wing discs by pannier-GAL4 and UAS-DREFIR resulted in a split thorax phenotype. Monitoring of JNK activity in the wing disc by LacZ expression in a puckered (puc)-LacZ enhancer trap line revealed the reduction in DREF knockdown clones. These findings indicate that DREF is involved in regulation of Drosophila thorax development via actions on the JNK pathway.
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- Yasuhide Yoshioka
- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Elliott EB, Hasumi H, Otani N, Matsuda T, Matsuda R, Kaneko N, Smith GL, Loughrey CM. K201 (JTV-519) alters the spatiotemporal properties of diastolic Ca(2+) release and the associated diastolic contraction during β-adrenergic stimulation in rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. Basic Res Cardiol 2011; 106:1009-22. [PMID: 21901290 PMCID: PMC3228956 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-011-0218-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Revised: 07/24/2011] [Accepted: 08/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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K201 has previously been shown to reduce diastolic contractions in vivo during β-adrenergic stimulation and elevated extracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]o). The present study characterised the effect of K201 on electrically stimulated and spontaneous diastolic sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)-mediated Ca2+ release and contractile events in isolated rat cardiomyocytes during β-adrenergic stimulation and elevated [Ca2+]o. Parallel experiments using confocal microscopy examined spontaneous diastolic Ca2+ release events at an enhanced spatiotemporal resolution. 1.0 μmol/L K201 in the presence of 150 nmol/L isoproterenol (ISO) and 4.75 mmol/L [Ca2+]o significantly decreased the amplitude of diastolic contractions to ~16% of control levels. The stimulated free Ca2+ transient amplitude was significantly reduced, but stimulated cell shortening was not significantly altered. When intracellular buffering was taken into account, K201 led to an increase in action potential-induced SR Ca2+ release. Myofilament sensitivity to Ca2+ was not changed by K201. Confocal microscopy revealed diastolic events composed of multiple Ca2+ waves (2–3) originating at various points along the cardiomyocyte length during each diastolic period. 1.0 μmol/L K201 significantly reduced the (a) frequency of diastolic events and (b) initiation points/diastolic interval in the remaining diastolic events to 61% and 71% of control levels respectively. 1.0 μmol/L K201 can reduce the probability of spontaneous diastolic Ca2+ release and their associated contractions which may limit the propensity for the contractile dysfunction observed in vivo.
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- E. B. Elliott
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi Japan
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- Department of Preventative Medical Sciences for the Heart, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi Japan
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- Utsunomiya Memorial Hospital, Utsunomiya, Japan
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA UK
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Kubota Y, Hori A, Kobayashi TC, Matsuda R, Kindo K, Kato K, Takata M, Kitagawa S. Molecular arrangement and magnetic properties of O 2in the nanoporous materials. Acta Crystallogr A 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767311083784] [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] Open
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Matsuda R, Sato H, Seo J, Kitagawa S. Unusual porous functions of stimuli-responsive porous coordination polymers. Acta Crystallogr A 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767311097716] [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] Open
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Sato H, Matsuda R, Kitagawa S. Photo-responsive pores of porous coordination polymers. Acta Crystallogr A 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767311090933] [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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Tokura Y, Nakayama Y, Fukada SI, Nara N, Yamamoto H, Matsuda R, Hara T. Muscle injury-induced thymosin 4 acts as a chemoattractant for myoblasts. J Biochem 2010; 149:43-8. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvq115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Shima A, Matsuda R. EM.P.1.08 Low temperature-induced inhibition of myogenic differentiation is cancelled by IGF-I and vitamin C. Neuromuscul Disord 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Aoki R, Sato H, Katura T, Utsugi K, Koizumi H, Matsuda R, Maki A. Prefrontal Activity during Non-emotional Working Memory Tasks Reflects Individual Differences in Depressive Mood: an Optical Topography Study. Neuroimage 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)72077-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Matsuda R, Kitagawa S. Guest-responsive structures and properties of porous coordination polymers. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308095998] [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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Yamada N, Matsuda R, Morishige N, Yanai R, Chikama TI, Nishida T, Ishimitsu T, Kamiya A. Open clinical study of eye-drops containing tetrapeptides derived from substance P and insulin-like growth factor-1 for treatment of persistent corneal epithelial defects associated with neurotrophic keratopathy. Br J Ophthalmol 2008; 92:896-900. [PMID: 18511539 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.130013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Loss of corneal sensation results in the development of persistent corneal epithelial defects. The combination of a substance P-derived peptide (FGLM-amide) and an insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)-derived peptide (SSSR) stimulates rabbit corneal epithelial migration in vitro and rabbit corneal epithelial wound closure in vivo. The clinical efficacy of eye-drops containing FGLM-amide and SSSR for the treatment of persistent corneal epithelial defects in individuals with neurotrophic keratopathy was examined in a prospective open study. METHODS Twenty-five consecutive patients (26 eyes) with persistent corneal epithelial defects associated with neurotrophic keratopathy were treated by administration of eye-drops containing FGLM-amide and SSSR. The course of epithelial healing was monitored by slit-lamp examination. RESULTS Epithelial defects resurfaced completely in 19 of the 26 eyes (73%) within 4 weeks after treatment initiation. Complete resurfacing of epithelial defects was apparent in 18 of 22 (82%) or in one of four (25%) eyes without or with limbal stem cell deficiency, respectively. No adverse effects of treatment were observed in any subject. CONCLUSION Eye-drops containing FGLM-amide and SSSR induced the rapid resurfacing of persistent epithelial defects in stem cell-positive individuals with neurotrophic keratopathy.
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- N Yamada
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube City, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
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Loughrey CM, Otani N, Seidler T, Craig MA, Matsuda R, Kaneko N, Smith GL. K201 modulates excitation–contraction coupling and spontaneous Ca2+ release in normal adult rabbit ventricular cardiomyocytes. Cardiovasc Res 2007; 76:236-46. [PMID: 17644079 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardiores.2007.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2007] [Revised: 06/15/2007] [Accepted: 06/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The drug K201 (JTV-519) increases inotropy and suppresses arrhythmias in failing hearts, but the effects of K201 on normal hearts is unknown. METHODS The effect of K201 on excitation-contraction (E-C) coupling in normal myocardium was studied by using voltage-clamp and intracellular Ca(2+) measurements in intact cells. Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) function was assessed using permeabilised cardiomyocytes. RESULTS Acute application of <1 micromol/L K201 had no significant effect on E-C coupling. K201 at 1 micromol/L decreased Ca(2+) transient amplitude (to 83+/-7%) without affecting I(Ca,L) or the SR Ca(2+) content. At 3 micromol/L K201 caused a larger reduction of Ca(2+) transient amplitude (to 60+/-7%) with accompanying reductions in I(Ca,L) amplitude (to 66+/-8%) and SR Ca(2+) content (74+/-9%). Spontaneous SR Ca(2+) release during diastole was induced by increasing intracellular [Ca(2+)]. At 1 micromol/L K201 reduced the frequency of spontaneous Ca(2+) release. The effect of K201 on SR-mediated Ca(2+) waves and Ca(2+) sparks was examined in beta-escin-permeabilised cardiomyocytes by confocal microscopy. K201 (1 micromol/L) reduced the frequency and velocity of SR Ca(2+) waves despite no change in SR Ca(2+) content. At 3 micromol/L K201 completely abolished Ca(2+) waves and reduced the SR Ca(2+) content (to approximately 73%). K201 at 1 micromol/L reduced Ca(2+) spark amplitude and frequency. Assays specific to SR Ca(2+)-ATPase and RyR2 activity indicated that K201 inhibited both SR Ca(2+) uptake and release. CONCLUSIONS K201 modifies E-C coupling in normal cardiomyocytes. A dual inhibitory action on SERCA and RyR2 explains the ability of K201 to suppress spontaneous diastolic Ca(2+) release during Ca(2+) overload without significantly affecting Ca(2+) transient amplitude.
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- C M Loughrey
- Institute of Comparative Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK
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Ohashi K, Goji K, Matsuda R, Fujiwara K, Kurata K. EFFECTS OF BLUE LIGHT SUPPLEMENTATION TO RED LIGHT ON NITRATE REDUCTASE ACTIVITY IN LEAVES OF RICE SEEDLINGS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2006.711.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nakase H, Matsuda R, Shin Y, Park YS, Sakaki T. The use of ultrasonic bone curettes in spinal surgery. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2006; 148:207-12; discussion 212-3. [PMID: 16311841 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0655-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2005] [Accepted: 09/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECT The author describes a clinical applications, procedure, and efficacy of ultrasonic bone curette (UBC) (bone-removal bar) in spinal surgery. METHODS From July 2003 to March 2005, we operated on 98 consecutive spinal disorders by using UBC, Sonopet UST-2001; Chiari type-1 malformation (6 cases), cervical disorders (64 cases), thoracic disorders (5 cases), and lumbar disorders (23 cases). The instrument was devoid of any spinning parts, and the risk of grabbing cotton pledgets and damaging normal tissue was thereby avoided. Support from assistants for irrigation and suction was not required. FINDINGS In this series, there were no iatrogenically induced injuries for example, direct or heat damage to surrounding soft tissues, including nerves, vessels, spinal cord, and dura matter. Considering potential complications of mechanical injuries by ultrasonic technique, intermittent usage and cotton protection during use under an operating microscope are recommended. We found that the ultrasonic device is easy to handle; however, it is time consuming for removing a large amount of bone and ossified lesions. Therefore, we recommend the combined use of this method with standard drilling. CONCLUSIONS This system appears to be versatile, safe, and efficient in spinal surgery and could be improved by the development of a better handpiece.
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- H Nakase
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
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Kubota Y, Takata M, Matsuda R, Kitaura R, Kitagawa S, Kobayashi TC, Kato K, Sakata M. Direct observation of hydrogen molecules adsorbed in a coordination polymer. Acta Crystallogr A 2005. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767305082917] [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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Hejdeman B, Boström AC, Matsuda R, Calarota S, Lenkei R, Fredriksson EL, Sandström E, Bratt G, Wahren B. DNA immunization with HIV early genes in HIV type 1-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2004; 20:860-70. [PMID: 15320990 DOI: 10.1089/0889222041725190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunological responses induced by DNA plasmids containing HIV regulatory genes administered in combination in HIV-1-infected patients with pretreatment with highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). The study is a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled study, including 15 asymptomatic HIV-1-infected patients on stable HAART for at least 6 months and with plasma HIV RNA levels below 50 copies/ml. Ten patients received a combination of rev, tat, and nef intramuscularly (im) at weeks 0, 4, and 16 at increasing doses giving totals of 300 (100 x 3), 900 (300 x 3), and 1800 (600 x 3) micrograms DNA. Five patients received saline in the same amounts im. Antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) levels were preserved or increased and new T lymphocyte proliferative responses were induced in the group immunized with the HIV DNA genes. No increase in antibody levels was noted. Despite a 10-fold higher vaccine dose, patients on HAART did not respond better to vaccination compared to non-HAART patients included in a previous study where the genes were administered separately. Combining the regulatory genes rev, tat, and nef in increasing doses may reduce the anticipated augmentation of HIV-specific T cell proliferative and CTL responses. Viral suppression did not seem to further improve the initial vaccine responses of patients with comparable CD4 levels.
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- B Hejdeman
- Venhälsan, Karolinska Institute, South Stockholm General Hospital, S-118 83 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Tsutsumi T, Yanagi T, Nakamura M, Kono Y, Uchibe H, Iida T, Hori T, Nakagawa R, Tobiishi K, Matsuda R, Sasaki K, Toyoda M. Update of daily intake of PCDDs, PCDFs, and dioxin-like PCBs from food in Japan. Chemosphere 2001; 45:1129-1137. [PMID: 11695626 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(01)00151-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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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Total diet study (TDS) samples of 14 food groups from 16 locations in Japan, collected in 1999 and 2000, were analyzed for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dioxin-like PCBs) to estimate the update of daily intake of these contaminants from food. The mean daily intake of toxic equivalency (TEQ) for an adult weighing 50 kg, calculated at non-detected isomer concentrations equal to zero (ND = 0), was estimated to be 2.25 pg TEQ/kg b.w./day. When non-detected isomer concentrations are assumed to be equal to half of the limits of detection (ND = 1/2 LOD), the mean daily intake was estimated to be 3.22 pg TEQ/kg b.w./day. These values were below the tolerable daily intake (TDI) of 4 pg TEQ/kg b.w. for PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs set in Japan. In both the estimates, the mean daily intakes were highest from fish and shellfish (76.9% at ND = 0 and 53.9% at ND = 1/2 LOD of the total TEQs), followed by those from meat and eggs (15.5% at ND = 0 and 11.7% at ND = 1/2 LOD of the total TEQs). Congener specific data revealed that these total TEQ levels were dominated by 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD, 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF and 3,3',4,4',5-PeCB in each case (71.7% at ND = 0 and 63.1% at ND = 1/2 LOD of the total TEQs). The dioxin-like PCBs (non-ortho and mono-ortho PCBs) accounted for about 50% of these total TEQs. These data will be very useful in the risk assessment of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs from food in Japan.
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- T Tsutsumi
- Division of Foods, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
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Matsuda R, Havashi Y, Yomota C, Tagashira Y, Katsumine M, Iwaki K. Statistical and probabilistic approaches to confidence intervals of linear calibration in liquid chromatography. Analyst 2001; 126:2061-5. [PMID: 11763092 DOI: 10.1039/b105325f] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The aim of this paper is to compare the reliability of two approaches to estimate the 95% confidence intervals of linear calibration in real situations. One is the statistical approach, which is well known in statistics, and the other is the probabilistic approach, which is based on a theory to predict the precision of instrumental analyses mainly from signal and noise, called FUMI (Function of Mutual Information) theory. The high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of quisalofop and maltose is taken as an example. Calibration lines obtained under the same experimental conditions are superimposed on the 95% confidence intervals to investigate whether the resulting confidence intervals can include all the calibration lines reasonably. A pair of 95% confidence intervals (upper and lower limits) can be calculated from each calibration line, but varies from calibration line to calibration line, although obtained under the same experimental conditions. The variability and reliability of the 95% intervals are also examined.
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- R Matsuda
- National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Matsuda R, Sasaki K, Sakai H, Aoyagi Y, Saeki M, Hasegawa Y, Hidaka T, Ishii K, Mochizuki E, Yamamoto T, Miyabe M, Tamura Y, Hori S, Ikebe K, Tsuji M, Kojima M, Saeki K, Matsuoka S, Nishioka C, Fujita H, Shiroma H, Oshiro Z, Toyoda M. [Estimation of daily dietary intake of aluminum]. Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi 2001; 42:18-23. [PMID: 11383152 DOI: 10.3358/shokueishi.42.18] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The daily dietary intake of aluminum was estimated through a total diet study from 1996 to 1998. In ten institutes, total diet study samples were prepared and their aluminum concentration was determined. The average daily intake of aluminum was 3.5 mg and the range was 1.8-8.4 mg. The validity of the analytical result was supported by analyses of certified reference materials.
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- R Matsuda
- National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1, Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan
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Matsuda R, Kaneko N, Horikawa Y, Chiwaki F, Shinozaki M, Ieiri T, Suzuki T, Ogawa N. Localization of annexin V in rat normal kidney and experimental glomerulonephritis. Res Exp Med (Berl) 2001; 200:77-92. [PMID: 11271515 DOI: 10.1007/bf03220017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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The localization of annexin V, a calcium binding protein, was immunochemically and immunohistologically studied in experimental rat glomerulonephritis using annexin V polyclonal antibody. Plasma and urinary annexin V levels were measured by a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Urinary annexin V level, which was correlated with urinary L-lactate dehydrogenase activity, N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity and protein level, increased time-dependently after the injection of nephritogenic antigen (bovine glomerular basement membrane), progressively increasing to attain a peak level at 4 weeks of 51.5 +/- 11.3 ng/h. However, plasma annexin V level showed no increase during the study period. Normal kidneys showed strong staining for annexin V in distal tubules, being particularly strong in tubules of the inner stripe of the outer medulla, but could not be detected in proximal tubules. Annexin V was seen in visceral epithelial cells. Bowman's capsule of the glomerulus, the vascular endothelium of arterioles and interlobular arteries, and vascular smooth muscle. In nephritis, the lumen of distal tubules and the luminal cell membrane were deeply stained, with leakage of annexin V being observed from tubular cells. In the present study, renal annexin V was markedly excreted into urine, and its urinary level reflected the severity of damage of renal tissue and the progression of nephritis. These changes of annexin V in the distal tubule and visceral epithelial cells may be of significance in cell injury of the kidney.
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- R Matsuda
- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan.
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