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Jung T, Milenković I, Balci Y, Janoušek J, Kudláček T, Nagy Z, Baharuddin B, Bakonyi J, Broders K, Cacciola S, Chang TT, Chi N, Corcobado T, Cravador A, Đorđević B, Durán A, Ferreira M, Fu CH, Garcia L, Hieno A, Ho HH, Hong C, Junaid M, Kageyama K, Kuswinanti T, Maia C, Májek T, Masuya H, Magnano di San Lio G, Mendieta-Araica B, Nasri N, Oliveira L, Pane A, Pérez-Sierra A, Rosmana A, Sanfuentes von Stowasser E, Scanu B, Singh R, Stanivuković Z, Tarigan M, Thu P, Tomić Z, Tomšovský M, Uematsu S, Webber J, Zeng HC, Zheng FC, Brasier C, Horta Jung M. Worldwide forest surveys reveal forty-three new species in Phytophthora major Clade 2 with fundamental implications for the evolution and biogeography of the genus and global plant biosecurity. Stud Mycol 2024; 107:251-388. [PMID: 38600961 PMCID: PMC11003442 DOI: 10.3114/sim.2024.107.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
Abstract
During 25 surveys of global Phytophthora diversity, conducted between 1998 and 2020, 43 new species were detected in natural ecosystems and, occasionally, in nurseries and outplantings in Europe, Southeast and East Asia and the Americas. Based on a multigene phylogeny of nine nuclear and four mitochondrial gene regions they were assigned to five of the six known subclades, 2a-c, e and f, of Phytophthora major Clade 2 and the new subclade 2g. The evolutionary history of the Clade appears to have involved the pre-Gondwanan divergence of three extant subclades, 2c, 2e and 2f, all having disjunct natural distributions on separate continents and comprising species with a soilborne and aquatic lifestyle and, in addition, a few partially aerial species in Clade 2c; and the post-Gondwanan evolution of subclades 2a and 2g in Southeast/East Asia and 2b in South America, respectively, from their common ancestor. Species in Clade 2g are soilborne whereas Clade 2b comprises both soil-inhabiting and aerial species. Clade 2a has evolved further towards an aerial lifestyle comprising only species which are predominantly or partially airborne. Based on high nuclear heterozygosity levels ca. 38 % of the taxa in Clades 2a and 2b could be some form of hybrid, and the hybridity may be favoured by an A1/A2 breeding system and an aerial life style. Circumstantial evidence suggests the now 93 described species and informally designated taxa in Clade 2 result from both allopatric non-adaptive and sympatric adaptive radiations. They represent most morphological and physiological characters, breeding systems, lifestyles and forms of host specialism found across the Phytophthora clades as a whole, demonstrating the strong biological cohesiveness of the genus. The finding of 43 previously unknown species from a single Phytophthora clade highlight a critical lack of information on the scale of the unknown pathogen threats to forests and natural ecosystems, underlining the risk of basing plant biosecurity protocols mainly on lists of named organisms. More surveys in natural ecosystems of yet unsurveyed regions in Africa, Asia, Central and South America are needed to unveil the full diversity of the clade and the factors driving diversity, speciation and adaptation in Phytophthora. Taxonomic novelties: New species: Phytophthora amamensis T. Jung, K. Kageyama, H. Masuya & S. Uematsu, Phytophthora angustata T. Jung, L. Garcia, B. Mendieta-Araica, & Y. Balci, Phytophthora balkanensis I. Milenković, Ž. Tomić, T. Jung & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora borneensis T. Jung, A. Durán, M. Tarigan & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora calidophila T. Jung, Y. Balci, L. Garcia & B. Mendieta-Araica, Phytophthora catenulata T. Jung, T.-T. Chang, N.M. Chi & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora celeris T. Jung, L. Oliveira, M. Tarigan & I. Milenković, Phytophthora curvata T. Jung, A. Hieno, H. Masuya & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora distorta T. Jung, A. Durán, E. Sanfuentes von Stowasser & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora excentrica T. Jung, S. Uematsu, K. Kageyama & C.M. Brasier, Phytophthora falcata T. Jung, K. Kageyama, S. Uematsu & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora fansipanensis T. Jung, N.M. Chi, T. Corcobado & C.M. Brasier, Phytophthora frigidophila T. Jung, Y. Balci, K. Broders & I. Milenković, Phytophthora furcata T. Jung, N.M. Chi, I. Milenković & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora inclinata N.M. Chi, T. Jung, M. Horta Jung & I. Milenković, Phytophthora indonesiensis T. Jung, M. Tarigan, L. Oliveira & I. Milenković, Phytophthora japonensis T. Jung, A. Hieno, H. Masuya & J.F. Webber, Phytophthora limosa T. Corcobado, T. Majek, M. Ferreira & T. Jung, Phytophthora macroglobulosa H.-C. Zeng, H.-H. Ho, F.-C. Zheng & T. Jung, Phytophthora montana T. Jung, Y. Balci, K. Broders & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora multipapillata T. Jung, M. Tarigan, I. Milenković & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora multiplex T. Jung, Y. Balci, K. Broders & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora nimia T. Jung, H. Masuya, A. Hieno & C.M. Brasier, Phytophthora oblonga T. Jung, S. Uematsu, K. Kageyama & C.M. Brasier, Phytophthora obovoidea T. Jung, Y. Balci, L. Garcia & B. Mendieta-Araica, Phytophthora obturata T. Jung, N.M. Chi, I. Milenković & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora penetrans T. Jung, Y. Balci, K. Broders & I. Milenković, Phytophthora platani T. Jung, A. Pérez-Sierra, S.O. Cacciola & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora proliferata T. Jung, N.M. Chi, I. Milenković & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora pseudocapensis T. Jung, T.-T. Chang, I. Milenković & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora pseudocitrophthora T. Jung, S.O. Cacciola, J. Bakonyi & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora pseudofrigida T. Jung, A. Durán, M. Tarigan & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora pseudoccultans T. Jung, T.-T. Chang, I. Milenković & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora pyriformis T. Jung, Y. Balci, K.D. Boders & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora sumatera T. Jung, M. Tarigan, M. Junaid & A. Durán, Phytophthora transposita T. Jung, K. Kageyama, C.M. Brasier & H. Masuya, Phytophthora vacuola T. Jung, H. Masuya, K. Kageyama & J.F. Webber, Phytophthora valdiviana T. Jung, E. Sanfuentes von Stowasser, A. Durán & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora variepedicellata T. Jung, Y. Balci, K. Broders & I. Milenković, Phytophthora vietnamensis T. Jung, N.M. Chi, I. Milenković & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora ×australasiatica T. Jung, N.M. Chi, M. Tarigan & M. Horta Jung, Phytophthora ×lusitanica T. Jung, M. Horta Jung, C. Maia & I. Milenković, Phytophthora ×taiwanensis T. Jung, T.-T. Chang, H.-S. Fu & M. Horta Jung. Citation: Jung T, Milenković I, Balci Y, Janoušek J, Kudláček T, Nagy ZÁ, Baharuddin B, Bakonyi J, Broders KD, Cacciola SO, Chang T-T, Chi NM, Corcobado T, Cravador A, Đorđević B, Durán A, Ferreira M, Fu C-H, Garcia L, Hieno A, Ho H-H, Hong C, Junaid M, Kageyama K, Kuswinanti T, Maia C, Májek T, Masuya H, Magnano di San Lio G, Mendieta-Araica B, Nasri N, Oliveira LSS, Pane A, Pérez-Sierra A, Rosmana A, Sanfuentes von Stowasser E, Scanu B, Singh R, Stanivuković Z, Tarigan M, Thu PQ, Tomić Z, Tomšovský M, Uematsu S, Webber JF, Zeng H-C, Zheng F-C, Brasier CM, Horta Jung M (2024). Worldwide forest surveys reveal forty-three new species in Phytophthora major Clade 2 with fundamental implications for the evolution and biogeography of the genus and global plant biosecurity. Studies in Mycology 107: 251-388. doi: 10.3114/sim.2024.107.04.
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Affiliation(s)
- T. Jung
- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Phytophthora Research and Consultancy, 83131 Nussdorf, Germany
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia
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- USDA-APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, Maryland, 20737 USA
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- University of Greifswald, Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science & Center for Functional Genomics of Microbes, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Departement of Plant Pest and Disease, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research, Plant Protection Institute, ELKH, 1022 Budapest, Hungary
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- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado Panamá, República de Panamá
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology Research Unit, Peoria, IL, 61604, USA
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Forest Protection Division, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Forest Protection Research Centre, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, 10000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- MED—Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, University of Algarve, 8005-130 Faro, Portugal
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Fiber Research and Development, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), 28300 Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau, Indonesia
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- Plant Diagnostic Center, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Forest Protection Division, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Universidad Nacional Agraria, Carretera Norte, Managua 11065, Nicaragua
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- River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Biology, State University of New York, New Paltz, New York 12561, USA
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- Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Virginia Beach, VA 23455, USA
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- Departement of Plant Pest and Disease, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Departement of Plant Pest and Disease, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687, Japan
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- University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Department of Agriculture, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Ehime University, Matsuyama, 790-8566, Japan
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- Research and Development, Bracell, Alagoinhas, Bahia 48030-300, Brazil
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, UK
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- Departement of Plant Pest and Disease, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Laboratorio de Patología Forestal, Facultad Ciencias Forestales y Centro de Biotecnología, Universidad de Concepción, 4030000 Concepción, Chile
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39A, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Plant Diagnostic Center, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Forestry, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Fiber Research and Development, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), 28300 Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau, Indonesia
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- Forest Protection Research Centre, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, 10000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Center for Plant Protection, Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Dept. of Bioregulation and Bio-interaction, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan
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- Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, UK
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- The Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, Hainan, China
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- College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, Baodoa Xincun, Danzhou City, Hainan 571737, China
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- Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, UK
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Phytophthora Research and Consultancy, 83131 Nussdorf, Germany
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Jung T, Milenković I, Corcobado T, Májek T, Janoušek J, Kudláček1 T, Tomšovský M, Nagy Z, Durán A, Tarigan M, Sanfuentes von Stowasser E, Singh R, Ferreira M, Webber J, Scanu B, Chi N, Thu P, Junaid M, Rosmana A, Baharuddin B, Kuswinanti T, Nasri N, Kageyama K, Hieno A, Masuya H, Uematsu S, Oliva J, Redondo M, Maia C, Matsiakh I, Kramarets V, O’Hanlon R, Tomić Ž, Brasier C, Horta Jung M. Extensive morphological and behavioural diversity among fourteen new and seven described species in Phytophthora Clade 10 and its evolutionary implications. Persoonia 2022; 49:1-57. [PMID: 38234379 PMCID: PMC10792230 DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2022.49.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
Abstract
During extensive surveys of global Phytophthora diversity 14 new species detected in natural ecosystems in Chile, Indonesia, USA (Louisiana), Sweden, Ukraine and Vietnam were assigned to Phytophthora major Clade 10 based on a multigene phylogeny of nine nuclear and three mitochondrial gene regions. Clade 10 now comprises three subclades. Subclades 10a and 10b contain species with nonpapillate sporangia, a range of breeding systems and a mainly soil- and waterborne lifestyle. These include the previously described P. afrocarpa, P. gallica and P. intercalaris and eight of the new species: P. ludoviciana, P. procera, P. pseudogallica, P. scandinavica, P. subarctica, P. tenuimura, P. tonkinensis and P. ukrainensis. In contrast, all species in Subclade 10c have papillate sporangia and are self-fertile (or homothallic) with an aerial lifestyle including the known P. boehmeriae, P. gondwanensis, P. kernoviae and P. morindae and the new species P. celebensis, P. chilensis, P. javanensis, P. multiglobulosa, P. pseudochilensis and P. pseudokernoviae. All new Phytophthora species differed from each other and from related species by their unique combinations of morphological characters, breeding systems, cardinal temperatures and growth rates. The biogeography and evolutionary history of Clade 10 are discussed. We propose that the three subclades originated via the early divergence of pre-Gondwanan ancestors > 175 Mya into water- and soilborne and aerially dispersed lineages and subsequently underwent multiple allopatric and sympatric radiations during their global spread. Citation: Jung T, Milenković I, Corcobado T, et al. 2022. Extensive morphological and behavioural diversity among fourteen new and seven described species in Phytophthora Clade 10 and its evolutionary implications. Persoonia 49: 1-57. https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2022.49.01.
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Affiliation(s)
- T. Jung
- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Phytophthora Research and Consultancy, 83131 Nussdorf, Germany
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, 11030 Belgrade, Serbia
- Research and Development, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), 28300 Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau, Indonesia
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- Research and Development, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), 28300 Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau, Indonesia
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- Laboratorio de Patología Forestal, Facultad Ciencias Forestales y Centro de Biotecnología, Universidad de Concepción, 4030000 Concepción, Chile
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- Plant Diagnostic Center, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Plant Diagnostic Center, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, UK
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39A, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Forest Protection Research Centre, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, 10000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Forest Protection Research Centre, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, 10000 Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Plant Pest and Disease, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Department of Plant Pest and Disease, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Department of Plant Pest and Disease, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Department of Plant Pest and Disease, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- Department of Forest Conservation, Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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- River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Dept. of Bioregulation and Bio-interaction, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida, Lleida 25198, Spain
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- Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Ukrainian National Forestry University, Pryrodna st.19, 79057, Lviv, Ukraine
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- Ukrainian National Forestry University, Pryrodna st.19, 79057, Lviv, Ukraine
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Dublin 2, D02 WK12, Ireland
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- Center for Plant Protection, Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, UK
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- Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Phytophthora Research Centre, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Phytophthora Research and Consultancy, 83131 Nussdorf, Germany
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Miyagi S, Nakanishi C, Hara Y, Nakanishi W, Tokodai K, Shimizu K, Uematsu S, Kumata H, Kakizaki Y, Goto M, Kamei T, Unno M, Satomi S. Correlation Between Splenectomy and Portal Vein Complications in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2611-2613. [PMID: 30401361 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES In adults undergoing living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), the transplanted livers are partial grafts, and the portal venous pressure is higher than that observed with whole liver grafts. In patients undergoing LDLT concomitant with splenomegaly, portal venous flow is often diverted to collateral vessels, leading to a high risk of portal vein thrombosis. In such cases, occlusion of the collateral veins is important; however, complete occlusion of all collaterals without blocking the blood flow through the splenic artery causes portal hypertension and liver failure. We aimed to examine the effect of performing a splenectomy concomitant with LDLT to reduce portal vein complications. METHODS Between 1991 and 2017, we performed 170 LDLT operations, including 83 in adults. For this cohort study, adult cases were divided into 2 groups. Group I was those who underwent LDLT without splenectomy (n = 60); Group II was those who underwent LDLT with splenectomy for the reduction of portal hypertension (n = 23). We investigated the incident rates of complications, including blood loss, lethal portal vein thrombosis (intrahepatic thrombosis), acute rejection, and so on. We also investigated the survival rates in both groups. RESULTS The incident rate of lethal portal vein thrombosis in Group II was significantly lower than that observed in Group I (4.4% vs 21.7%, respectively, P = .0363). There were no statistically significant differences observed between the groups with respect to blood loss, survival rates, and other such parameters. CONCLUSION LDLT concomitant with splenectomy might effectively reduce the occurrence of portal vein complications in adults.
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- S Miyagi
- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Miyazawa K, Miyagi S, Nakanishi C, Hara Y, Tokodai K, Nakanishi W, Uematsu S, Shimizu K, Goto M, Kamei T, Unno M. Effect of Middle Hepatic Vein Tributaries Preserving Technique Until Just Before Graft Retrieval on Donors' Surgical Outcomes in Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2636-2639. [PMID: 30401365 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.092] [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] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The technique of preserving the major tributaries of the middle hepatic vein (MHV) (V5 and V8) until just before graft retrieval is beneficial to minimize congestion time of the graft. However, it remains unclear whether this technique exerts a burden on donors in terms of operative time, blood loss, and postoperative hepatic dysfunction. In this study we investigated adverse effects of the MHV tributaries preserving technique until immediately before graft retrieval on donors' surgical outcomes. METHODS Data from 71 donors who underwent right hepatectomy without MHV for a liver transplantation at our hospital from January 2002 to August 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Donors were divided into 3 groups as follows: group 1 (n = 12), no MHV tributary reconstruction; group 2 (n = 33), single MHV tributary reconstruction; group 3 (n = 26), 2 or 3 MHV tributaries reconstruction. Donor operation time, blood loss, proportion of the remnant liver, maximum postoperative total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine transaminase, minimum platelets, prothrombin time, albumin level, number of days in hospital from surgery to discharge, and surgical complications were compared. RESULTS Compared with groups 2 and 3, group 1 exhibited shorter average operational time and less average blood loss, but the difference was not significant. Comparisons of all other factors indicated no significant differences. CONCLUSION The technique of preserving the major tributaries of the MHV until just immediately before graft retrieval does not appear to impose an apparent burden on donors.
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- K Miyazawa
- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Shibata M, Shintaku Y, Matsuzaki K, Uematsu S. The effect of IL-17 on the production of proinflammatory cytokines and matrix metalloproteinase-1 by human periodontal ligament fibroblasts. Orthod Craniofac Res 2015; 17:60-8. [PMID: 25125133 DOI: 10.1111/ocr.12033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of IL-17 on IL-6, IL-1β, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-1) production, and to compare the MMP-1 production between the individual and combined effects of IL-1β and IL-6 in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (HPDLF). MATERIALS AND METHODS Human periodontal ligament fibroblasts were cultured with IL-17 for 0.5, 1, 4, 24, 48, and 72 h, and were cultured with IL-1β, IL-6/sIL-6R, or a combination of IL-1β and IL-6/sIL-6R for 24 h. To measure the mRNA levels of IL-6, IL-1β, and MMP-1, total RNA was extracted from the cultured HPDLF, and a real-time PCR analysis was performed. The protein levels of IL-6, IL-1β, and MMP-1 in supernatants were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). RESULTS IL-17 significantly increased the expression of IL-6 and MMP-1 mRNA and protein, while IL-17 transiently increased the expression of IL-1β mRNA. The combination of IL-1β and IL-6/sIL-6R induced significantly higher levels of MMP-1 protein than IL-1β alone. CONCLUSIONS IL-17 upregulated the production of IL-6 and MMP-1 sequentially in HPDLF. IL-6/sIL-6R may enhance the effects of IL-1β on MMP-1 production. The present results suggest that IL-17 induces MMP-1 production not only directly, but also indirectly by promoting IL-6 production, thus resulting in the degradation of collagens in the PDL.
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- M Shibata
- Department of Orthodontics, Osaka University Dental Hospital, Suita, Japan
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Tome W, Uematsu S, Yamashiro T. Multidisciplinary treatment for a patient with traumatically intruded permanent canine and premolar. Aust Dent J 2014; 60:536-9. [PMID: 25404093 DOI: 10.1111/adj.12251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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When selecting treatment for traumatically intruded teeth, various factors should be evaluated including the degree of intrusion, pulp vitality, patient's age and maturity of the tooth. Treatment options consist of surgical repositioning, orthodontic extrusion and spontaneous re-eruption. This study describes a case of a 22-year-old male with traumatically intruded maxillary canine and first premolar that was treated comprehensively by an orthodontist, endodontist and prosthodontist two months after injury.
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- W Tome
- Graduate School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Montoro Lopez M, Iniesta Manjavacas A, Mori Junco R, Pena Conde L, Pons De Antonio I, Garcia Blas S, Lopez Fernandez T, Moreno Gomez R, Moreno Yanguela M, Lopez Sendon J, Carro A, Kiotsekoglou A, Andoh J, Brown S, Kaski J, Imamura Y, Arai K, Uematsu S, Fukushima K, Hoshi H, Ashihara K, Takagi A, Hagiwara N, Gillis K, Bala G, Roosens B, Remory I, Droogmans S, Van Camp G, Cosyns B, Van De Heyning C, Magne J, Pierard L, Bruyere P, Davin L, De Maeyer C, Paelinck B, Vrints C, Lancellotti P, Borowiec A, Dabrowski R, Kowalik I, Firek B, Chwyczko T, Janas J, Szwed H, Tufaro V, Fragasso G, Ingallina G, Marini C, Fisicaro A, Loiacono F, Margonato A, Agricola E, Ferreira F, Pereira T, Abreu J, Labandeiro J, Fiarresga A, Ferreira A, Galrinho A, Branco L, Timoteo A, Ferreira R, Marmol R, Gomez M, Garcia K, Sanmiguel D, Cabades C, Monteagudo M, Nunez C, Fernandez C, Diez J, Roldan I, Kolesnyk M, Borowiec A, Dabrowski R, Kowalik I, Firek B, Chwyczko T, Janas J, Szwed H, Marini C, Tufaro V, Ancona M, Fisicaro A, Oppizzi M, Margonato A, Agricola E, Krestjyaninov M, Razin V, Gimaev R, Carminati M, Piazzese C, Tsang W, Lang R, Caiani E, Goncalves S, Ramalho A, Placido R, Marta L, Cortez Dias N, Magalhaes A, Menezes M, Martins S, Almeida A, Nunes Diogo A, Stokke TM, Ruddox V, Sarvari SI, Otterstad JE, Aune E, Edvardsen T, Pirone D, De Francesco V, Marino F, Gervasi F, Demartini C, Goffredo C, Bono M, Mega S, Chello M, Di Sciascio G, Martin Hidalgo M, Seoane Garcia T, Carrasco Avalos F, Mesa Rubio M, Delgado Ortega M, Ruiz Ortiz M, Mazuelos Bellido F, Suarez De Lezo Herrero De Tejada J, Pan Alvarez De Osorio M, Suarez De Lezo Cruz Conde J, Seoane Garcia T, Martin Hidalgo M, Carrasco Avalos F, Mesa Rubio M, Ruiz Ortiz M, Delgado Ortega M, Lopez Granados A, Romero Moreno M, Pan Alvarez-Ossorio M, Suarez De Lezo Cruz Conde J, Menichetti F, Bongiorni M, Ferro B, Segreti L, Bertini P, Mariotti R, Baldassarri R, Di Cori A, Zucchelli G, Guarracino F, Santoro A, Federco Alvino F, Giovanni Antonelli G, Raffaella De Vito R, Roberta Molle R, Sergio Mondillo S, Mahmoud Y, Abdel-Kader M, Guindy R, Elzahwy S, Dijkema E, Molenschot M, Slieker M, Oliveira Da Silva C, Sahlen A, Winter R, Back M, Ruck A, Settergren M, Manouras A, Shahgaldi K, Krestjyaninov M, Ruzov V. Club35 Poster Session Thursday 12 December: 12/12/2013, 08:30-18:00 * Location: Poster area. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Velazquez-Enriquez U, Scougall-Vilchis RJ, Contreras-Bulnes R, Flores-Estrada J, Uematsu S, Yamaguchi R. Adhesion of Streptococci to various orthodontic composite resins. Aust Dent J 2013; 58:101-5. [PMID: 23441799 DOI: 10.1111/adj.12027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND This investigation aimed to determine quantitatively the adhesion of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus to orthodontic composite resins that were tested simultaneously using radio-markers. METHODS Seven orthodontic composite resins were classified into seven groups: BeautyOrtho Bond (GI), Blugloo (GII), Enlight (GIII), Grengloo (GIV), Kurasper F (GV), Transbond CC (GVI) and Turbo Bond II (GVII). Thirty 4 x 4 x 1 mm blocks of each orthodontic composite resin were made (a total of 210 blocks). Both Streptococcus species were cultivated independently. For the quantitative analysis, radioactive markers were used to codify the bacteria ((3) H for Streptococcus mutans and (14) C for Streptococcus sobrinus). The blocks were submerged in a solution with microorganisms previously radiolabelled for 2 hours at 37 °C in constant movement. The blocks were placed in a combustion system to quantify the Streptococcus adhering to the surface of the materials by capturing the residues and measuring the radiation. RESULTS Significant differences in bacterial adhesion were found among the groups. The lowest significant scores for both microorganisms were observed in GIII. CONCLUSIONS The orthodontic composite resin evaluated in GIII exhibited the lowest adhesion of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus, which may reduce enamel demineralization and the risk of white spot lesion formation.
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- U Velazquez-Enriquez
- Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Autonomous University State of Mexico, Toluca City, Mexico
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Gonzalez-Perez JC, Scougall-Vilchis RJ, Contreras-Bulnes R, De La Rosa-Gómez I, Uematsu S, Yamaguchi R. Adherence ofStreptococcus mutansto orthodontic band cements. Aust Dent J 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/adj.12004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Sasaki Y, Kamei D, Ishikawa Y, Ishii T, Uematsu S, Akira S, Murakami M, Hara S. Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 is involved in multiple steps of colon carcinogenesis. Oncogene 2011; 31:2943-52. [PMID: 21986945 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Accumulating evidence indicates that cyclooxygenase (COX)-2-derived prostaglandin (PG) E(2) is involved in the development of various tumors, including colorectal cancer. However, the precise contribution of microsomal PGE synthase (mPGES)-1, a terminal enzyme that acts downstream of COX-2 in the PGE(2)-biosynthetic pathway, to multiple processes of tumor development is not yet fully understood. Here, we show the pro-tumorigenic role of mPGES-1 in chemical carcinogen-induced colon carcinogenesis and intrasplenic tumor transplantation models. Genetic deletion of mPGES-1 significantly reduced both the total number and size of colorectal polyps at 18 weeks after azoxymethane administration with reduced nuclear translocation of β-catenin, altered expression profiles of chemokines/cytokines and increased production of antitumorigenic PGs, prostaglandin D(2) and prostacyclin in tumor tissues. At an early stage (6 weeks), mPGES-1 deficiency significantly reduced the number of aberrant crypt foci, while its transgenic overexpression increased the number. Furthermore, the growth of intrasplenically transplanted tumor cells was suppressed in mPGES-1 knockout (KO) mice. Co-culture of tumor cells with bone marrow-derived macrophages (BM-MΦs) isolated from wild-type (WT) mice resulted in the induction of mPGES-1 in BM-MΦs and increased the growth of tumor cells in vitro, whereas mPGES-1-null BM-MΦs failed to facilitate tumor growth. The adoptive transfer of WT BM-MΦs into mPGES-1 KO mice restored the growth of transplanted tumor cells, indicating that mPGES-1 in MΦs is important for the growth of adjacent tumor cells. Taken together, our findings suggest that the inhibition of mPGES-1 is an alternative therapeutic target for colorectal and possibly other cancers.
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- Y Sasaki
- Department of Health Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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Hyakkoku K, Hamanaka J, Tsuruma K, Shimazawa M, Tanaka H, Uematsu S, Akira S, Inagaki N, Nagai H, Hara H. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), but not TLR3 or TLR9, knock-out mice have neuroprotective effects against focal cerebral ischemia. Neuroscience 2010; 171:258-67. [PMID: 20804821 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Revised: 08/21/2010] [Accepted: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are signaling receptors in the innate immune system that is a specific immunologic response to systemic bacterial infection. We investigated whether cerebral ischemia induced by the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 2 h differed in mice that lack a functional TLR3, TLR4, or TLR9 signaling pathway. TLR4, but not TLR3 or TLR9, knock-out (KO) mice had significantly smaller infarct area and volume at 24 h after ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) compared with wild-type mice. In addition, TLR4 KO mice improved in neurological deficits after I/R compared with wild-type mice. Moreover, we investigated the expression of TLR4 in the ischemic brain with immunohistochemistry. The number of TLR4-positive cells gradually increased from 1 h after MCAO to 22 h after I/R. We also examined the localization of TLR4 in the ischemic area. TLR4 was localized with CD11b-positive microglial cells in the ischemic striatum and the number of CD11b-positive microglial cells was smaller in TLR4 KO mice than in wild-type mice. In addition, we investigated the translocation of NF-κB among TLR3, 4, and 9 KO mice after I/R injury using western blotting. NF-κB's p65 subunit was decreased in TLR4 KO mice compared to wild-type mice, but not TLR3 or 9 KO mice. These data suggest that TLR4 knockout, but not TLR3 or TLR9 knockout, may play a neuroprotective role in ischemic brain injury induced by MCAO in mice.
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- K Hyakkoku
- Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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Ikeda-Matsuo Y, Tanji H, Ota A, Hirayama Y, Uematsu S, Akira S, Sasaki Y. Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 contributes to ischaemic excitotoxicity through prostaglandin E2 EP3 receptors. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 160:847-59. [PMID: 20590584 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00711.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although microsomal prostaglandin E synthase (mPGES)-1 is known to contribute to stroke injury, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study examines the hypothesis that EP(3) receptors contribute to stroke injury as downstream effectors of mPGES-1 neurotoxicity through Rho kinase activation. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We used a glutamate-induced excitotoxicity model in cultured rat and mouse hippocampal slices and a mouse middle cerebral artery occlusion-reperfusion model. Effects of an EP(3) receptor antagonist on neuronal damage in mPGES-1 knockout (KO) mice was compared with that in wild-type (WT) mice. KEY RESULTS In cultures of rat hippocampal slices, the mRNAs of EP(1-4) receptors were constitutively expressed and only the EP(3) receptor antagonist ONO-AE3-240 attenuated and only the EP(3) receptor agonist ONO-AE-248 augmented glutamate-induced excitotoxicity in CA1 neurons. Hippocampal slices from mPGES-1 KO mice showed less excitotoxicity than those from WT mice and the EP(3) receptor antagonist did not attenuate the excitotoxicity. In transient focal ischaemia models, injection (i.p.) of an EP(3) antagonist reduced infarction, oedema and neurological dysfunction in WT mice, but not in mPGES-1 KO mice, which showed less injury than WT mice. EP(3) receptor agonist-induced augmentation of excitotoxicity in vitro was ameliorated by the Rho kinase inhibitor Y-27632 and Pertussis toxin. The Rho kinase inhibitor HA-1077 also ameliorated stroke injury in vivo. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Activity of mPGES-1 exacerbated stroke injury through EP(3) receptors and activation of Rho kinase and/or G(i). Thus, mPGES-1 and EP(3) receptors may be valuable therapeutic targets for treatment of human stroke.
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- Y Ikeda-Matsuo
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Ikeda-Matsuo Y, Hirayama Y, Ota A, Uematsu S, Akira S, Sasaki Y. Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2 are both required for ischaemic excitotoxicity. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 159:1174-86. [PMID: 20128796 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00595.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although both microsomal prostaglandin E synthase (mPGES)-1 and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 are critical factors in stroke injury, but the interactions between these enzymes in the ischaemic brain is still obscure. This study examines the hypothesis that mPGES-1 activity is required for COX-2 to cause neuronal damage in ischaemic injury. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We used a glutamate-induced excitotoxicity model in cultures of rat or mouse hippocampal slices and a mouse middle cerebral artery occlusion-reperfusion model in vivo. The effect of a COX-2 inhibitor on neuronal damage in mPGES-1 knockout (KO) mice was compared with that in wild-type (WT) mice. KEY RESULTS In rat hippocampal slices, glutamate-induced excitotoxicity, as well as prostaglandin (PG) E(2) production and PGES activation, was significantly attenuated by either MK-886 or NS-398, inhibitors of mPGES-1 and COX-2 respectively; however, co-application of these inhibitors had neither an additive nor a synergistic effect. The protective effect of NS-398 on the excitotoxicity observed in WT slices was completely abolished in mPGES-1 KO slices, which showed less excitotoxicity than WT slices. In the transient focal ischaemia model, mPGES-1 and COX-2 were co-localized in the infarct region of the cortex. Injection of NS-398 reduced not only ischaemic PGE(2) production, but also ischaemic injuries in WT mice, but not in mPGES-1 KO mice, which showed less dysfunction than WT mice. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 and COX-2 are co-induced by excess glutamate in ischaemic brain. These enzymes are co-localized and act together to exacerbate stroke injury, by excessive PGE(2) production.
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Elander N, Ungerbäck J, Olsson H, Uematsu S, Akira S, Söderkvist P. Genetic deletion of mPGES-1 accelerates intestinal tumorigenesis in APCMin/+ mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 372:249-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2008] [Accepted: 05/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Usui T, Uematsu S, Kanegae H, Morimoto T, Kurihara S. Change in maximum occlusal force in association with maxillofacial growth. Orthod Craniofac Res 2007; 10:226-34. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-6343.2007.00405.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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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Hacchou Y, Uematsu T, Ueda O, Usui Y, Uematsu S, Takahashi M, Uchihashi T, Kawazoe Y, Shiba T, Kurihara S, Yamaoka M, Furusawa K. Inorganic polyphosphate: a possible stimulant of bone formation. J Dent Res 2007; 86:893-7. [PMID: 17720862 DOI: 10.1177/154405910708600917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Inorganic polyphosphates [Poly(P)] are often distributed in osteoblasts. We undertook the present study to verify the hypothesis that Poly(P) stimulates osteoblasts and facilitates bone formation. The osteoblast-like cell line MC 3T3-E1 was cultured with Poly(P), and gene expression and potential mineralization were evaluated by reverse-transcription polymerase chain-reaction. Alkaline phosphatase activity, von Kossa staining, and resorption pit formation analyses were also determined. The potential role of Poly(P) in bone formation was assessed in a rat alveolar bone regeneration model. Poly(P) induced osteopontin, osteocalcin, collagen 1alpha, and osteoprotegerin expression and increased alkaline phosphatase activity in MC 3T3-E1 cells. Dentin slice pit formation decreased with mouse osteoblast and bone marrow macrophage co-cultivation in the presence of Poly(P). Promotion of alveolar bone regeneration was observed locally in Poly(P)-treated rats. These findings suggest that Poly(P) plays a role in osteoblastic differentiation, activation, and bone mineralization. Thus, local poly(P) delivery may have a therapeutic benefit in periodontal disease.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Matsumoto Dental University School of Dentistry, Nagano, Japan
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Nallamshetty S, Uematsu S, Akira S, Boyce J. Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase-1 Deficiency Increases Dust Mite Antigen-Induced Airway Inflammation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.11.642] [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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Chen L, Wang T, Zhou P, Ma L, Yin D, Shen J, Molinero L, Nozaki T, Phillips T, Uematsu S, Akira S, Wang CR, Fairchild RL, Alegre ML, Chong A. TLR engagement prevents transplantation tolerance. Am J Transplant 2006; 6:2282-91. [PMID: 16970798 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01489.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In many experimental models, heart, pancreas and kidney allografts are accepted long-term following costimulation-targeting therapies, whereas skin, lung and intestine resist the induction of tolerance under the same regimens. We noted that a common feature of the resistant organs is their constant exposure to commensal microbes and hypothesized that these microorganisms may stimulate Toll-like receptors (TLRs), promote alloresponses and prevent tolerance induction. This hypothesis prompts the predictions that TLR engagement at the time of transplantation should avert tolerance to heart allografts in animals treated with costimulation-targeting therapies, whereas inhibition of TLR signaling should promote tolerance to skin allografts under the same conditions. Indeed, engagement of a single TLR was sufficient to prevent anti-CD154-mediated long-term cardiac allograft acceptance and correlated with abolished intragraft recruitment of CD4+/FoxP3+ regulatory T cells and the development of linked-suppression. Conversely, a lack of donor and recipient MyD88-dependent signaling led to successful skin allograft acceptance in anti-CD154-treated animals. Thus, the status of TLR signaling contributes to the resistance versus susceptibility of organs to transplantation tolerance.
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Rogers KA, Rogers AB, Leav BA, Sanchez A, Vannier E, Uematsu S, Akira S, Golenbock D, Ward HD. MyD88-dependent pathways mediate resistance to Cryptosporidium parvum infection in mice. Infect Immun 2006; 74:549-56. [PMID: 16369011 PMCID: PMC1346622 DOI: 10.1128/iai.74.1.549-556.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Cryptosporidium spp. cause diarrheal disease worldwide. Innate immune responses mediating resistance to this parasite are not completely understood. To determine whether MyD88-dependent pathways play a role in resistance to Cryptosporidium parvum, we compared the course of infection in MyD88(-/-) mice to that in their wild-type (WT) littermate controls. Three- to 4-week-old mice were infected with C. parvum, and infection was monitored by quantifying fecal oocyst shedding. Twelve days postinfection, the histology of the intestines was examined to quantify intestinal parasite burden and to determine if there were any pathological changes. Fecal oocyst shedding and intestinal parasite burden were significantly greater in MyD88(-/-) mice than in littermate controls. Nonetheless, both WT and MyD88(-/-) mice cleared the infection within 3 weeks. These results indicate that MyD88-dependent pathways are involved in mediating initial resistance to C. parvum. Since gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) is known to mediate resistance to C. parvum, we also studied infection in MyD88(-/-) mice and WT controls in which this cytokine was temporarily neutralized. Fecal oocyst shedding, as well as intestinal parasite burden, intestinal inflammation, and mortality, was significantly greater in MyD88(-/-) mice in which IFN-gamma was neutralized than in IFN-gamma-neutralized WT mice or in MyD88(-/-) mice in which this cytokine was active. These results suggest that MyD88 and IFN-gamma had an additive effect in conferring protection from C. parvum infection. While this study confirms the importance of IFN-gamma in conferring resistance to infection with C. parvum, it suggests that MyD88-mediated pathways also play a role in innate immunity to this parasite.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/deficiency
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/physiology
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation/genetics
- Antigens, Differentiation/physiology
- Cryptosporidiosis/immunology
- Cryptosporidiosis/metabolism
- Cryptosporidiosis/mortality
- Cryptosporidium parvum/immunology
- Enterocolitis/immunology
- Enterocolitis/metabolism
- Enterocolitis/mortality
- Enterocolitis/parasitology
- Female
- Immunity, Innate/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/antagonists & inhibitors
- Interferon-gamma/physiology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
- Receptors, Immunologic/deficiency
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Receptors, Immunologic/physiology
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Signal Transduction/immunology
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- K A Rogers
- Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Uematsu S, Nomoto M, Nakayama S, Takahashi NS. Large area lateral overgrowth of mismatched InGaP on GaAs(111)B substrates. Cryst Res Technol 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.200410501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hamid QA, Reddy PJ, Tewari M, Uematsu S, Tuncay OC, Tewari DS. Regulation of IL-1-induced gingival collagenase gene expression by activator protein-1 (c-Fos/c-Jun). Cytokine 2000; 12:1609-19. [PMID: 11052811 DOI: 10.1006/cyto.2000.0676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinase-1 is probably involved in the progression of periodontal disease. The aim of this study was to investigate whether IL-1beta stimulates the expression of the activator protein 1 (AP-1) transcription factor and, consequently, if the AP-1 transcription factor participates in the regulation of collagenase gene expression in human gingival fibroblast cells. In this study, we demonstrate that the concentration of the protein components of AP-1 transcription factor, c-Fos and c-Jun, is enhanced by IL-1beta both at mRNA and protein levels, utilizing Northern blot analysis, electrophoretic mobility gel shift assay and Western blot analysis. The IL-1beta stimulated the collagenase-CAT and AP-1-CAT activities in a dose dependent manner with respect to the amount of DNA used in transfections. Further, overexpression of c-Fos and c-Jun proteins revealed a dose-dependent transcriptional activation of the collagenase promoter. These findings, coupled with the existence of AP-1 consensus DNA binding sites on the collagenase gene promoter, show that regulation of collagenase gene expression by IL-1beta involves the transcription factor AP-1 in gingival fibroblasts.
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- Q A Hamid
- Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
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Yoshikawa K, Tsumura H, Kurome M, Sakomoto M, Tanakaya M, Uematsu S, Takahashi K, Yamamoto G, Mikami M, Yokosaki H, Tanaka Y. [A case of ileal diverticulum with a foreign body manifested by digestive tract bleeding]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 1999; 96:969-72. [PMID: 10481487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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- K Yoshikawa
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima City Funairi Hospital
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Kinugasa N, Higashi T, Nouso K, Nakatsukasa H, Kobayashi Y, Ishizaki M, Toshikuni N, Yoshida K, Uematsu S, Tsuji T. Expression of membrane cofactor protein (MCP, CD46) in human liver diseases. Br J Cancer 1999; 80:1820-5. [PMID: 10468303 PMCID: PMC2374269 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Membrane cofactor protein (MCP, CD46) is one of the complement regulatory proteins, and is widely distributed in human organs and protects cells from complement-mediated cytotoxicity. We analysed the distribution and the intensities of MCP in liver diseases and evaluated the role of MCP during hepatocarcinogenesis. Western blot analysis revealed that relative densities (density of the sample/density of the standard sample) of MCP in 27 HCC, 18 liver cirrhosis, nine chronic hepatitis and 12 normal liver were 0.63+/-0.23, 0.21+/-0.07, 0.25+/-0.10 and 0.11+/-0.03 (mean+/-s.d.) respectively. MCP expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was significantly higher than that in both liver cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis (P < 0.01). The difference in the tumour sizes, the grades of differentiation and viral marker status did not affect the expression. Immunohistological analysis revealed that MCP was distributed mainly in the basolateral membrane of the hepatic cord in non-cancerous liver, along with endothelial cells and bile duct cells. In HCC, the protein was observed on the membrane in a non-polarized fashion. These data suggest that HCC cells acquire the increased MCP expression in a development of HCC and may escape from tumour-specific complement-mediated cytotoxicity.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD/analysis
- Antigens, CD/biosynthesis
- Blotting, Western
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/immunology
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/surgery
- Complement Inactivator Proteins/analysis
- Hepatitis B, Chronic/immunology
- Hepatitis B, Chronic/pathology
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/immunology
- Hepatitis C, Chronic/pathology
- Humans
- Liver/immunology
- Liver/pathology
- Liver Cirrhosis/immunology
- Liver Cirrhosis/pathology
- Liver Neoplasms/immunology
- Liver Neoplasms/pathology
- Liver Neoplasms/surgery
- Membrane Cofactor Protein
- Membrane Glycoproteins/analysis
- Membrane Glycoproteins/biosynthesis
- Protein Isoforms/analysis
- Protein Isoforms/biosynthesis
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- N Kinugasa
- The First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama-city, Japan
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Chiba T, Uematsu S, Sawamura F, Sugawara M, Tomita I, Kajiyama F, Tomita T. Effects of phosphatidylcholine/phosphatidylethanolamine composition in cholesteryl ester-micellar substrates on neutral cholesterol esterase activity. Anal Biochem 1999; 268:238-44. [PMID: 10075813 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1998.3071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effect of phospholipid composition in cholesteryl ester (CE)-micellar substrates on neutral cholesterol esterase (N-CEase) activity was examined. N-CEase preparation was incubated with micelles composed of cholesteryl-[1-14C]-oleate, sodium taurocholate, and phosphatidylcholine (PC)/phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) at varying ratios (%PE:0 = PC only, 17, 33, 50, 66, 83). The activity increased dependently with the increase in PE content; the activity with the micelles containing the highest ratio of PE was 2.5-fold compared with the micelles consisting of PC only. Vmax with the micelles of 83, 66, and 50% PE was 3.1-, 2.7-, and 1.9-fold, respectively, compared with the micelles of PC only. Each micellar preparation was chromatographed through a Superose 6 column by the FPLC system. In 66 and 83% PE-containing micelles, PC, PE, CE, and part of sodium taurocholate eluted completely together in a single peak, whereas in micelles with 33 and 50% PE they eluted loosely together. The micelles with PC only or 17% PE formed PC-micelles without including CE and PE. It is concluded that PE plays a critical role in the formation of CE micelles with PC, and in the interaction with N-CEase. The CE-micelles with 66-83% PE serve as substrates for sensitive and reproducible N-CEase assay.
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- T Chiba
- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesGraduate School of Health Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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Crone NE, Miglioretti DL, Gordon B, Sieracki JM, Wilson MT, Uematsu S, Lesser RP. Functional mapping of human sensorimotor cortex with electrocorticographic spectral analysis. I. Alpha and beta event-related desynchronization. Brain 1998; 121 ( Pt 12):2271-99. [PMID: 9874480 DOI: 10.1093/brain/121.12.2271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 548] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Human scalp EEG studies have shown that event-related desynchronization (ERD) in the alpha (8-13 Hz) and beta (15-25 Hz) bands may be used to detect functional activation of sensorimotor cortex. However, in most previous studies somatotopy has not been examined in detail and brief, self-paced movements, focusing on the planning of motor output, have been used. We recorded electrocorticographic (ECoG) signals in five clinical subjects during a visual-motor decision task that was designed to activate the representations of different body parts in sensorimotor cortex. To focus more on execution of motor output than on its planning, subjects were instructed to make sustained isometric muscle contractions in different body parts (tongue protrusion, fist-clenching or foot dorsiflexion) in response to randomized visual stimuli depicting each action. ECoG spectral analysis utilized a mixed-effects analysis of variance model in which within-trial temporal dependencies were taken into account, and the magnitude and statistical significance of alpha and beta ERDs were mapped onto a surface rendering of each subject's brain MRI. Cortical electrical stimulation was performed in all subjects for clinical purposes, and the resulting maps of sensorimotor function were compared with those generated by ECoG spectral analysis. During the early phases of the motor responses, alpha ERD commonly occurred in a diffuse spatial pattern that was not somatotopically specific. During the late phases, the spatial pattern of alpha ERD usually became more focused and somatotopically specific. Maps of alpha ERD were closer to cortical stimulation maps when alpha ERD was sustained throughout the late phases of the motor responses. Thus, the topography of alpha ERD more resembled traditional somatotopy when its temporal profile approximated that of the motor response. The topography of beta ERD was often more discrete and somatotopically specific than that of alpha ERD, but beta ERD was often transient and sometimes absent. Sometimes, unilateral limb movement produced sustained alpha and beta ERD over bilateral sensorimotor cortices, with overlapping patterns for different body parts. The topographical spread of alpha ERD beyond expected functional-anatomical boundaries during early (and sometimes late) phases of motor responses invites a re-examination of traditional assumptions about sensorimotor functional neuroanatomy, as well as the role of alpha ERD as an index of cortical activation. We agree with others that the somatotopic representations of different body parts overlap more than previously thought. Also, unilateral limb movements may be associated with both contralateral and ipsilateral activation of sensorimotor cortex. We conjecture that alpha ERD may reflect activity within a broad synaptic network with distributed cortical representations.
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- N E Crone
- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Deguchi T, Uematsu S, Mimura H. Case report KY: functional analysis of a follow-up chin cup patient with TMJ pain. Angle Orthod 1998; 68:425-30. [PMID: 9770100 DOI: 10.1043/0003-3219(1998)068<0425:crkfao>2.3.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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At 19 years 1 month, the patient returned to the clinic for a follow-up screening of chin-cup patients. She was the only TMJ dysfunction patient who agreed to undergo further treatment. Mandibular kinesiograph, computer-aided axiograph, and electromyograph records were gathered to aid in evaluating function. Splint therapy and orthodontic retreatment relieved the TMJ pain associated with balanced muscular activity and helped to achieve more normal movement of the mandible.
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- T Deguchi
- Department of Orthodontics, Matsumoto Dental University, Nagano-ken, Japan.
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The purpose of this manuscript was twofold: (1) to provide more information on the incidence of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) in chin cup-treated patients during and after active treatment; and (2) to evaluate results of functional analysis for one orthodontically treated chin cup patient with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain and difficulty of maximum mouth opening. Eighty-six out of a total of 160 chin cup patients responded to our questionnaire and were checked for pain, clicking, and maximum mouth opening. Twenty-eight of the chin cup subjects showed one or more symptom(s) of TMD. Spontaneous pain was found most often during active treatment but clicking (sound) occurred more often during the retention phase. One retreated patient showed remarkable improvement of TMD symptoms.
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- T Deguchi
- Department of Orthodontics, Matsumoto Dental College, Nagano, Japan.
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Ohguchi S, Nakatsukasa H, Higashi T, Ashida K, Nouso K, Ishizaki M, Hino N, Kobayashi Y, Uematsu S, Tsuji T. Expression of alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes in human hepatocellular carcinomas: limitations in the application of the genes for targeting human hepatocellular carcinoma in gene therapy. Hepatology 1998; 27:599-607. [PMID: 9462663 DOI: 10.1002/hep.510270239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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For an approach of gene therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), transcriptional regulatory sequence (TRS) of either alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) or albumin has been used for targeting cancer cells. To examine the feasibility of using TRSs of these genes for possible gene therapy of HCCs, the cellular distribution of AFP and albumin gene transcripts was studied in 25 cases of surgically removed human HCCs. AFP gene expression was observed in HCC nodules of 13 cases. The expression in HCC was heterogeneous, and the distribution of the transcripts was mostly sparse and spotty. The higher the serum AFP levels, the larger population of the AFP-expressing HCC cells tended to reflect. In noncancerous liver, a slight AFP expression was found by Northern blot analysis, but the transcripts were not detected in the liver sections. In contrast, albumin expression was found in all HCCs as well as in noncancerous hepatocytes. In HCC, the transcripts for albumin were distributed in cancer cells, and the expression varied with nodules. There were more albumin-expressing cancer cells than the AFP-expressing cells. Albumin expression was retained even in poorly differentiated HCC, although the intensity of the signal was not as strong as in more-differentiated HCCs. Metastatic HCC nodules revealed transcripts for both AFP and albumin genes, and those were clearly recognized in the lung tissue. These results suggest that, for gene therapy for HCCs, neither AFP nor albumin are ideal options for targeting HCC cells. AFP-TRS may be used as a transcriptional regulator in selected cases in which AFP gene expression is observed in the cancer nodules. The serum AFP level appears to be an important indicator in selecting cases. Albumin-TRS in conjunction with retroviral vector might be used in limited cases such as HCCs with no AFP expression. However, careful consideration must be taken, because albumin is constitutively expressed in normal hepatocytes, and AFP-expressing nonmalignant progenitor cells possibly exist.
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- S Ohguchi
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Tamagawa E, Ueda M, Takahashi S, Sugano K, Uematsu S, Mukai M, Ogata Y, Kitajima M. Pancreatic lymph nodal and plexus micrometastases detected by enriched polymerase chain reaction and nonradioisotopic single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis: a new predictive factor for recurrent pancreatic carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 1997; 3:2143-9. [PMID: 9815608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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K-ras point mutations have been observed in approximately 90% of pancreatic carcinomas. We genetically analyzed cases of pancreatic regional lymph nodal and plexus micrometastases in invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas who were node negative or had metastases limited histopathologically to pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes. These cases underwent curative resection in our institute. The utility of genetic analysis was compared with that of histopathological study, in terms of postoperative clinical outcome, as a predictive factor for recurrent pancreatic carcinoma. Samples for DNA extraction were obtained from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded specimens. A 0.5-microg quantity of DNA was subjected to enriched PCR and nonradioisotopic single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis. K-ras codon 12 mutations were detected in 83% (10 of 12) of invasive ductal carcinomas. In four cases, the genetic analysis of regional lymph nodal metastases and pancreatic plexus invasion of the pancreatic carcinoma yielded results concordant with those of histopathological analysis. In six cases, however, the metastases detected by genetic analysis were more advanced than was indicated by the histopathological examination. The survival rate of cases with metastases beyond the pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes was significantly lower than that of cases with metastases limited to the pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes or with no nodal involvement based on genetic analysis (P < 0.05). Intraoperative analysis of point mutations at K-ras codon 12 in the regional lymph nodes and the pancreatic plexus by enriched PCR/nonradioisotopic single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis is a highly accurate predictive factor for recurrent pancreatic carcinoma.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/genetics
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/mortality
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/surgery
- Codon
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- DNA, Neoplasm/isolation & purification
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/mortality
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/surgery
- Point Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Recurrence
- Survival Analysis
- Treatment Outcome
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- E Tamagawa
- Departments of Surgery and Diagnostic Pathology, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo 160, Japan
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Vining EP, Freeman JM, Pillas DJ, Uematsu S, Carson BS, Brandt J, Boatman D, Pulsifer MB, Zuckerberg A. Why would you remove half a brain? The outcome of 58 children after hemispherectomy-the Johns Hopkins experience: 1968 to 1996. Pediatrics 1997; 100:163-71. [PMID: 9240794 DOI: 10.1542/peds.100.2.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To report the outcomes of the 58 hemispherectomies performed at Johns Hopkins between 1968 and January 1996. METHODS Charts were reviewed of the 58 hemispherectomies performed at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions by the Pediatric Epilepsy Group during the years 1968 to 1996. Twenty-seven operations were done for Rasmussen's syndrome, 24 operations for cortical dysplasias/hemimegalencephalies, and 7 for Sturge-Weber syndrome or other congenital vascular problems. Seizure control alone did not seem to adequately describe the outcomes of the procedure. Therefore, a score was constructed that included seizure frequency, motor disability, and intellectual handicap. This burden of illness score better described the child's handicap before and after surgery. RESULTS Perioperative death occurred in 4 out of 58 children. Of the 54 surviving children, 54% (29/54) are seizure-free, 24% (13/54) have nonhandicapping seizures, and 23% (12/54) have residual seizures that interfere to some extent with function. Reduction in seizures was related to the etiology of the unilateral epilepsy. Eighty-nine percent of children with Rasmussen's, 67% of those with dysplasias, and 67% of the vascular group are seizure-free, or have occasional, nonhandicapping seizures. All operations were considered by the parents and the physicians to have been successful in decreasing the burden of illness. In 44 the procedure was very successful, in 7 it was moderately successful, and in 3 it was minimally successful. Success was related to the etiology, and early surgery was preferable. CONCLUSION Hemispherectomy can be a valuable procedure for relieving the burden of seizures, the burden of medication, and the general dysfunction in children with severe or progressive unilateral cortical disease. Early hemispherectomy, although increasing the hemiparesis in children with Rasmussen's syndrome, relieves the burden of constant seizures and allows the child to return to a more normal life. In children with dysplasias, early surgery can allow the resumption of more normal development.
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- E P Vining
- Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Satoh Y, Higashi T, Nouso K, Shiota T, Kinugasa N, Yoshida K, Uematsu S, Nakatsukasa H, Nishimura Y, Tsuji T. Cathepsin B in the growth of colorectal cancer: increased activity of cathepsin B in human colorectal cancer. Acta Med Okayama 1996; 50:305-11. [PMID: 8985467 DOI: 10.18926/amo/30482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [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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Cathepsin B, a thiol protease, is involved in cancer metastasis. To clarify the role of cathepsin B in tumor progression in human colorectal cancer, the relationship between its activity, immunohistochemical staining, and clinical tumor progression was investigated. Cathepsin B activity in adenocarcinomas was significantly elevated compared with that in the tumor-bearing tissue. Furthermore, the tumor/tumor-bearing tissue (T/Tb) ratio of the activity was significantly higher than that of colorectal adenoma. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated intense staining in the cancerous tissue. With respect to the clinical stage of tumors, the activity tended to be higher in tumors that had invaded the serosa or subserosa than in those that invaded the proper muscle. The results suggest that cathepsin B participates in the progression of human colorectal cancer, and its increased expression is a sensitive marker of the differentiation between colorectal adenoma and adenocarcinoma.
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- Y Satoh
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Satoh Y, Higashi T, Nouso K, Shiota T, Kinugasa N, Yoshida K, Uematsu S, Nakatsukasa H, Nishimura Y, Tsuji T. Cathepsin B in the growth of colorectal cancer: suppressive effect of leupeptin on the growth of DMH-induced rat colon neoplasm. Acta Med Okayama 1996; 50:299-303. [PMID: 8985466 DOI: 10.18926/amo/30480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [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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Cathepsin B, a thiol protease, has been reported to be involved in cancer progression and metastasis. The suppressive effects of two kinds of protease inhibitors, leupeptin and dietary camostate (FOY-305), on tumorigenesis and progression in 1, 2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH)-induced rat colon neoplasm were examined in relation to tissue cathepsin B activity. Male Donryu rats were treated with leupeptin or FOY-305 during or after the administration of DMH. There were no significant differences in average tumor numbers among all DMH-treated groups. However, the percentage of small tumors was significantly higher in the group in which leupeptin was supplied during DMH administration. This trend was not recognized in the FOY-305-treated groups. The ratio of cathepsin B activity in the tumors to that in the tumor-bearing tissue (T/Tb) was significantly increased with increasing tumor size (P = 0.009). The cathepsin B activity levels in the tumor-bearing mucosa in the groups which received leupeptin or FOY-305 following DMH treatment were both significantly lower than that in the group which received neither protease inhibitor (P = 0.046 and P = 0.0067, respectively). The results obtained indicate that leupeptin may have suppressed tumor growth by lowering the tissue cathepsin B activity.
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- Y Satoh
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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The purpose of this study was to identify and quantify transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) in human gingival crevicular fluid, and to investigate changes during orthodontic tooth movement. Twelve patients (mean age, 14.4 yr) participated. An upper canine of each patient having one treatment for distal movement served as the experimental tooth; the contralateral and antagonistic canines were used as controls. The gingival crevicular fluid around the experimental and two control teeth was taken from each participant immediately before activation, and at 1, 24 and 168 h after the initiation of tooth movement. TGF-beta 1 was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The concentration of TGF-beta 1 was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the controls at 24 h after the experiment had begun, whereas TGF-beta 1 remained at baseline throughout the experiment for the two control groups. The presence of TGF-beta 1 in the gingival crevicular fluid was also identified by Western blot analysis. These results suggest that TGF-beta 1 is associated with the bone remodelling that occurs during orthodontic tooth movement.
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- S Uematsu
- Department of Orthodontics, Matsumoto Dental College, Nagano, Japan
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To determine the role of telomere-mediated gene stability in hepatocarcinogenesis, we examined the telomere length of human liver with or without chronic liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC). The mean telomere restriction fragment (TRF) length of normal liver (n = 13), chronic hepatitis (n = 11), liver cirrhosis (n = 24) and HCC (n = 24) was 7.8 +/- 0.2, 7.1 +/- 0.3, 6.4 +/- 0.2 and 5.2 +/- 0.2 kb, respectively (mean +/- standard error). TRF length decreased with a progression of chronic liver diseases and that in HCC was significantly shorter than that in other chronic liver diseases (p < 0.05). The ratios of TRF length of HCC to that of corresponding surrounding liver of well differentiated (n = 7), moderately differentiated (n = 10) and poorly differentiated (n = 4) HCCs were 0.83 +/- 0.06, 0.75 +/- 0.05 and 0.98 +/- 0.09, respectively. The ratio of poorly differentiated HCC was significantly higher than that of moderately differentiated HCC (p < 0.05). A comparison between the size and telomere length ratio of moderately differentiated HCCs revealed a decrease of the ratio with size until it reached 50 mm in diameter. In contrast, the ratio increased as the size enlarged over 50 mm. These findings suggest that the gene stability of the liver cells mediated by the telomere is reduced as chronic liver disease progresses and that telomerase is activated in poorly differentiated HCC and moderately differentiated HCC over 50 mm in diameter.
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- Y Urabe
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Nouso K, Urabe Y, Higashi T, Nakatsukasa H, Hino N, Ashida K, Kinugasa N, Yoshida K, Uematsu S, Tsuji T. Telomerase as a tool for the differential diagnosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer 1996. [PMID: 8673997 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19960715)78:2<232::aid-cncr7>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Telomerase activation is thought to be essential for the immortality of cancer cells. We measured telomerase activity in human liver samples, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and evaluated this assay as a tool for the diagnosis of HCC using 21-gauge (21-G)-needle biopsy specimens. METHODS Ninety-four liver samples (27 HCC, 27 liver cirrhosis, 37 chronic hepatitis, and 3 normal liver) that were surgically resected or biopsied with a 12-gauge Silverman needle and 13 HCC samples that were biopsied with a 21-G needle were analyzed for telomerase activation. RESULTS Eleven of 29 (38%) tumor-bearing liver samples were weakly telomerase-positive, whereas telomerase activity was observed infrequently in nontumor-bearing liver samples (6 of 35; 17%) and in normal liver samples (0 of 3; 0%). The positivity of surgical samples for well differentiated, moderately differentiated, and poorly differentiated HCC was 88% (7 of 8), 87% (13 of 15), and 0% (0 of 2), respectively. In telomerase-positive HCC, 43% (3 of 7) of well differentiated samples were weakly positive, whereas 92% (12 of 13) of moderately differentiated samples were strongly positive. The difference in the tumor sizes and viral marker status did not affect the activity. The telomerase activity of the 21-G-needle biopsied specimens showed no significant difference from that of the surgical samples. The positive incidence of 21-G specimens was 80% (8 of 10) and 100% (2 of 2) in well differentiated HCC and moderately differentiated HCC, respectively. CONCLUSIONS An incremental positivity of telomerase was observed during hepatocarcinogenesis. The use of this assay in 21-G-needle biopsy specimens may be useful in clinical examination.
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- K Nouso
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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BACKGROUND Telomerase activation is thought to be essential for the immortality of cancer cells. We measured telomerase activity in human liver samples, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and evaluated this assay as a tool for the diagnosis of HCC using 21-gauge (21-G)-needle biopsy specimens. METHODS Ninety-four liver samples (27 HCC, 27 liver cirrhosis, 37 chronic hepatitis, and 3 normal liver) that were surgically resected or biopsied with a 12-gauge Silverman needle and 13 HCC samples that were biopsied with a 21-G needle were analyzed for telomerase activation. RESULTS Eleven of 29 (38%) tumor-bearing liver samples were weakly telomerase-positive, whereas telomerase activity was observed infrequently in nontumor-bearing liver samples (6 of 35; 17%) and in normal liver samples (0 of 3; 0%). The positivity of surgical samples for well differentiated, moderately differentiated, and poorly differentiated HCC was 88% (7 of 8), 87% (13 of 15), and 0% (0 of 2), respectively. In telomerase-positive HCC, 43% (3 of 7) of well differentiated samples were weakly positive, whereas 92% (12 of 13) of moderately differentiated samples were strongly positive. The difference in the tumor sizes and viral marker status did not affect the activity. The telomerase activity of the 21-G-needle biopsied specimens showed no significant difference from that of the surgical samples. The positive incidence of 21-G specimens was 80% (8 of 10) and 100% (2 of 2) in well differentiated HCC and moderately differentiated HCC, respectively. CONCLUSIONS An incremental positivity of telomerase was observed during hepatocarcinogenesis. The use of this assay in 21-G-needle biopsy specimens may be useful in clinical examination.
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- K Nouso
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Nakatsukasa H, Ashida K, Higashi T, Ohguchi S, Tsuboi S, Hino N, Nouso K, Urabe Y, Kinugasa N, Yoshida K, Uematsu S, Ishizaki M, Kobayashi Y, Tsuji T. Cellular distribution of transcripts for tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 and 2 in human hepatocellular carcinomas. Hepatology 1996; 24:82-8. [PMID: 8707287 DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v24.pm0008707287] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The cellular distribution of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP)-1, and TIMP-2 was studied by using in situ hybridization in surgically removed human hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) and cholangiocellular carcinomas (CCCs). The purpose of this study was to characterize the protein involvement of TIMPs in the development of HCCs and CCCs. All HCCs and CCCs expressed TIMPs. The distribution of transcripts for TIMPs in the tumors was mostly homogeneous. Expression of TIMP in cancer cells was more intense than that in the surrounding noncancerous liver (either, cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, or normal), and expression of TIMP-1 was stronger than that of TIMP-2. Expression of TIMPs varied among HCC nodules, but there was no obvious association between the expression level of TIMPs and differentiation stages or invasiveness of the HCCs. Transcripts for TIMPs were clearly demonstrated in the metastatic HCC nodules in the lung. Expression of TIMP-1 CCC was strong, and small nodules of CCC were recognized in the liver. Immunohistochemical study for TIMP-1 revealed a consistent staining of the TIMP protein with the transcripts. In the peritumoral histologically normal liver, which was not infected with either hepatitis B or C virus, expression of TIMP-1 was found in various cell types, but that of TIMP-2 was weak. Expression of TIMP-1 in hepatocytes revealed clear zonal distribution. These results suggest that TIMPs may act on modulating the matrix/tumor interaction and may play an important role in growth and invasion of HCCs and CCCs. Expression of TIMP-1 can be a marker of HCC metastasis to the lung, and also that of the extent of CCC invasion. Furthermore, the consistent expression of TIMPs in many cell types of the noncancerous liver suggests some unknown functional role that must be clarified.
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- H Nakatsukasa
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Electrical stimulation of the basal temporal region of the dominant hemisphere before partial temporal lobectomy for epilepsy sometimes produces temporary interruption of language function, but the significance of removal of this area is unknown. We evaluated the correlation between resection of the basal temporal language areas (BTLA) and certain types of postoperative language deficits. In a population of 25 patients, we mapped the inferolateral temporal lobe with cortical electrical stimulation, verifying the positions of the stimulating electrodes with three-dimensional computed tomography (CT). Eighty percent of the patients developed transient language deficits with stimulation, particularly with tests of confrontation naming and comprehension. BTLA was primarily located in the fusiform gyrus, from 1 to 9 cm from the temporal tip. At testing 6-12 months after operation, patients with BTLA resection performed worse (mean 9% decrease) than those with no BTLA resection (mean 4% improvement) on tests of confrontation naming (p = 0.03). Resection size accounted for less of the variance in decrease in confrontation naming than did resection of the BTLA. Tests of performance I.Q. (PIQ), verbal I.Q. (VIQ), or recognition memory for word and verbal learning showed no significant difference between these groups. Most patients do not have language decrease with removal of basal temporal lobe 5-6 cm from the tip, even with removal of BTLA. Some patients, however, have persistent decrease in naming.
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- G L Krauss
- Department of Neurology, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Multiple subpial transection (MST) is a new surgical technique for treating seizures that arise from functionally critical cortical areas. It has a reported efficacy comparable to that of standard temporal lobe resections. Although the mechanism through which MST works is unknown, the carefully controlled lesions, placed 5 mm apart at the midlevel of the cortical gyri, could produce fiber damage that would prevent horizontal synchronization and spread of epileptic discharges while allowing normal cortical functions such as those related to movement or speech to be preserved. We studied the acute neuropathological features associated with MST in 8 patients with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy. Transections were made along major temporal gyri just before standard lobectomy was performed. After resection, tissue was processed by conventional histological and immunocytochemical techniques. Macroscopically, subpial transections (STs) were perpendicular to the main gyral axis and had an appropriate spacing. Microscopically, most of the lesions were perpendicular and at midlevel. However, many transections involved the lateral aspects of the small gyri, resulting in oblique or deep STs, some of which reached the gray-white matter junction due to the complex microscopic neocortical architecture, in which small gyri are superimposed on major lobar gyri, and to the variable cortical thickness. Extensive acute pyknosis and tissue edema were also evident adjacent to the transections. These changes were variable and extenDed 1-3 mm laterally as irregular columnar blocks. In the deep lesions, myelin pallor and decreased neurofilament immunoreactivity were observed in the white matter. Based on the distribution of STs and their adjacent parenchymal injury, we conclude that this technique produces block-type lesions that probably disrupt propagation of epileptogenic activity. In most instances, midlevel horizontal fibers are damaged; one third of the cases showed additional deep injury that would sever afferent and efferent axons. Therefore, in addition to horizontal desynchronization, a deafferentation mechanism involving different fiber systems may contribute to the anti-seizure effects of MST. We hypothesize that preservation of cortical function is mediated by cortex remaining in the sulcus and gyral crown and possibly by reorganization of tissue adjacent to transections.
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- W E Kaufmann
- Department of Neurology, The Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A
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Nii Y, Uematsu S, Lesser RP, Gordon B. Does the central sulcus divide motor and sensory functions? Cortical mapping of human hand areas as revealed by electrical stimulation through subdural grid electrodes. Neurology 1996; 46:360-7. [PMID: 8614495 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.46.2.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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To clarify the exact anatomic relationship of electrically identified hand areas to the central sulcus, we constructed cortical surface renderings of magnetic resonance images (MRI) to locate the central sulcus accurately and measured the distances of stimulated points from the central sulcus and the Sylvian fissure. We obtained hand responses in 33 patients who underwent implantation of subdural grid electrodes for evaluation and surgical treatment of intractable epilepsy and analyzed these responses according to the presence of motor, sensory, mixed motor and sensory, and arrest responses. Hand motor responses occurred not only in the precentral gyrus but also in the postcentral gyrus, with great variability in superior-to-inferior distribution. Sensory responses also occurred in both the precentral and postcentral gyri with a distribution more ventral than that of motor responses. Mixed motor and sensory responses tended to be limited to the middle part of the central sulcus. Sites where electrical stimulation arrested simple hand repetitive voluntary movements occurred widely throughout the premotor and primary sensorimotor cortices. These data indicate a marked variability in the location of the human cortical hand area, and suggest that motor and sensory hand cortices overlap and are not divided in a simple manner by the central sulcus.
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- Y Nii
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-7247, USA
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Uematsu S, Mogi M, Deguchi T. Interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, epidermal growth factor, and beta 2-microglobulin levels are elevated in gingival crevicular fluid during human orthodontic tooth movement. J Dent Res 1996; 75:562-7. [PMID: 8655760 DOI: 10.1177/00220345960750010801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Bone remodeling is a complex process regulated by several mediators. Recent work has revealed that cytokines and growth factors have significant effects on bone cell metabolism. However, little information is available concerning the production of cytokines during orthodontic tooth movement in human subjects, and there is no non-invasive model for determining the production of cytokines. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify and quantify the various cytokines in human gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), and to investigate the changes in their levels during orthodontic tooth movement. Twelve patients (mean age, 14.4 years) were used as subjects. An upper canine of each patient having one treatment for distal movement served as the experimental tooth, whereas the contralateral and antagonistic canines were used as controls. The GCF around the experimental and the two control teeth was taken from each subject immediately before activation, and at 1, 24, and 168 hr after the initiation of tooth movement. Cytokine levels were determined by ELISAs. The concentrations of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, epidermal growth factor, and beta 2-microglobulin were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the controls at 24 hr after the experiment was initiated. All the cytokines remained at baseline levels throughout the experiment for the two control groups. In contrast to cytokine alteration, the amount of total protein in the GCF exhibited a gradual increase, but no significant difference was observed between the control and experimental groups. Since all cytokines in GCF play an important role in the bone remodeling processes in vitro, the present results indicate that the changes in cytokines in GCF are associated with orthodontic tooth movement.
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- S Uematsu
- Department of Orthodontics, Matsumoto Dental College, Nagano, Japan
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Uematsu S, Uchida T, Kinoshita A, Kimura F, Akahori Y. Relation between micellar structure of model bile and activity of esterase. Biochim Biophys Acta 1995; 1258:122-34. [PMID: 7548175 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(95)00112-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In a model bile solution composed of lecithin (L)-bile salt (B), the solubilization of lipid and the accessibility of enzyme to the lipid were examined by observation of EPR spectra and measurement of enzyme activity. The lifetime of the spin probe in the micellar phase was estimated to be approx. 1 microsecond by means of line shape analysis. Both population and lifetime increased with temperature and the molar ratio of lecithin to bile salt (L/B). The EPR data indicated that simple micelle of bile salt, mixed disk micelle of bile salt-lecithin, and multi-lamellar mixed disk micelle can exist in a model bile solution, depending on the L/B molar ratio across a range from 0 to 1.5. The maximal power of the mixed disk micelle to solubilize cholesteryl ester in the model bile at a L/B molar ratio of 1:1 was confirmed by EPR measurement of cholesteryl 12-DOXYL-stearate. Observation of the enzyme activity on a mixture of model bile and substrate at 37 degrees C revealed selective accessibility of cholesterol esterase (bovine pancreas) to mixed disk micelle, of cholesterol oxidase (Streptomyces cinnamomeus) to both simple and mixed disk micelle, and of pancreatic lipase (porcine pancreas) to both simple micelle and an oil droplet of substrate. The temperature-dependent activity of cholesterol oxidase to cholesterol in mixed disk micelle can be explained in terms of mesomorphic phase transition of lecithin side chains followed with fluidity of liquid crystal phase. Regarding phospholipase C from Bacillus cereus, though the selective accessibility to the micelles was not observed at 37 degrees C, a decrease in activity for mixed disk micelle could be found at lower temperatures.
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- S Uematsu
- School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Shizuoka, Japan
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Hoshida T, Sakaki T, Morimoto T, Hashimoto H, Kurokawa S, Nakase H, Hirabayashi H, Kawaguchi S, Tsunoda S, Uematsu S. Manual and digitizer measurements of amygdalohippocampal volume: reliability in comparison to computer-based measurement. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1995; 49:S223-5. [PMID: 8612149 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1995.tb02181.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- T Hoshida
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan. Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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The intracranial spatiotemporal distributions of brainstem auditory evoked potentials were analyzed in two patients with epilepsy to study the dipole directions of waves III and V, previously found to have a horizontal and a vertical dipole, respectively. Depth electrodes were implanted bilaterally into the frontal and temporal lobes of these patients, the targets including the amygdala and hippocampus which are close to the upper pons and midbrain. Recordings around the upper pons and from the subcortical area downwards along the dorsal aspect of the upper pons indicated that waves III and V are constructed of mixed dipoles, wave III also having a vertical dipole segment and wave V also a horizontal one. These results suggest that several neural activities from the upper pons to midbrain contribute to the generation of waves III and V.
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- E Urasaki
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka
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We have found that a solvent mixture of ethanol and dodecane was able to disperse natural ceramide (Cer) into aqueous solution. In U937 cells, addition of natural Cer to medium caused a characteristic pattern of DNA fragmentation, which is indistinguishable from that caused by TNF alpha. The effective concentration of Cer is as low as 25 nM. The present study provides direct evidence that natural Cer functions as a second messenger mediating TNF alpha-induced DNA fragmentation. The use of this solvent to deliver hydrophobic natural Cer to cells will contribute to the elucidation of the biological function of Cer.
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- L Ji
- Laboratory for Glyco Cell Biology, Institute of Chemical and Physical Research (RIKEN), Saitama, Japan
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Silver SA, Arthur RR, Erozan YS, Sherman ME, McArthur JC, Uematsu S. Diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy by stereotactic brain biopsy utilizing immunohistochemistry and the polymerase chain reaction. Acta Cytol 1995; 39:35-44. [PMID: 7847007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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This report describes the diagnosis of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in nine patients using cytopathologic and histopathologic examination of computed tomographically guided stereotactic brain biopsies in combination with immunostaining for SV-40-related antigen and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the JC virus. In four patients the diagnosis of PML was based on the microscopic appearance of the biopsies and immunostaining for SV-40-related antigen. In one of these patients the diagnosis was also supported by PCR for the JC virus. In two patients whose biopsies were only suggestive of PML, a definitive diagnosis was possible utilizing immunohistochemistry and PCR. In another case the histopathologic features were atypical of PML, and the diagnosis was established with immunostaining and PCR. The diagnosis of PML was established by PCR alone in two patients whose biopsies showed only suggestive or nonspecific findings. We conclude that the accuracy of stereotactic biopsy in the diagnosis of PML is enhanced by using a combination of light microscopy, immunohistochemistry and PCR.
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- S A Silver
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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Arroyo S, Lesser RP, Fisher RS, Vining EP, Krauss GL, Bandeen-Roche K, Hart J, Gordon B, Uematsu S, Webber R. Clinical and electroencephalographic evidence for sites of origin of seizures with diffuse electrodecremental pattern. Epilepsia 1994; 35:974-87. [PMID: 7925169 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1994.tb02542.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A diffuse electrodecremental ictal pattern (DEP) has been associated with tonic seizures and, less often, with other forms of epilepsy and has been considered to reflect a generalized seizure disorder of diffuse cortical or subcortical (brainstem) origin. In some seizures associated with DEP, however, focal ictal manifestations have been observed. We reviewed the records of all patients admitted to our seizure monitoring unit for 3 years and detected 39 patients with seizures associated with DEP. In 23 of 39 patients, clinical ictal behaviors resembled seizures of unilateral supero/mesiofrontal lobe origin and interictal EEG showed a prominent unilateral frontal component. Nine of 39 had complex absences (CA)/complex partial seizures (CPS); 4 of them were of unilateral frontal lobe origin. Seven of 39 patients had tonic or atonic seizures. Seven patients were studied further with subdural electrodes. Ictal onsets showed a high-frequency frontal lobe discharge. We conclude that in a subgroup of patients a generalized electrodecremental pattern on scalp EEG results from a regional cortical high-frequency ictal discharge originating in a single frontal lobe.
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- S Arroyo
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Epilepsy Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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Spatz M, Stanimirovic DB, Uematsu S, McCarron RM. Vasoactive peptides and prostaglandin D2 in human cerebromicrovascular endothelium. J Auton Nerv Syst 1994; 49 Suppl:S123-7. [PMID: 7836668 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(94)90099-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) is the major prostanoid formed among other prostanoids in cultured microvascular endothelium derived from human brain (HBEC). Angiotensin II, arginine vasopressin and endothelium-1 stimulated the production of PGD2 and PGF2 alpha in a concentration-dependent manner, and this effect was inhibited by their specific receptor antagonists or dexamethasone (inhibitor of phospholipase A2/cyclooxygenase II). Both the peptidergic-induced PGD2 and the exogenously added PGD2 were converted in HBEC to 9 alpha, 11 beta-PGF2, a potent vasoconstrictor. Exogenous PGD2 also dose-dependently enhanced the production of vasoconstrictive PGF2 alpha, thromboxane B2, vasodilatory prostaglandin PGE2, and cAMP in these cells. The PGD2 stimulated formation of the prostanoids was inhibited by acetylsalicylic acid or indomethacin (inhibitors of cyclooxygenase I) but not dexamethasone, demonstrating for the first time that PGD2 may contribute to the production of prostanoids in HBEC. These findings strongly suggest that PGD2 may play a pivotal role in the regulation of cerebromicrovascular function.
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- M Spatz
- Stroke Branch, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892
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