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Ohkoshi H, Saiki M, Takahashi N, Homma K, Furuya S, Shimamura S, Omori C, Hoshino Y, Uchida Y, Ikemura S, Soejima K. A case of organizing pneumonia in rearranged during transfection fusion-positive lung adenocarcinoma treated with selpercatinib. Thorac Cancer 2024; 15:1863-1866. [PMID: 39085757 PMCID: PMC11367656 DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.15412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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Selpercatinib is the first targeted therapy for rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The main adverse effects of selpercatinib include hypertension, liver dysfunction, diarrhea, and QT prolongation on electrocardiograms. However, instances of drug-induced interstitial lung disease (DI-ILD) are infrequently reported. We describe the first case of a patient with RET fusion-positive NSCLC treated with selpercatinib who developed DI-ILD, confirmed pathologically. The patient, a 72-year-old woman, initiated selpercatinib treatment following the postoperative recurrence of lung adenocarcinoma. After 15 months of treatment, computed tomography scans revealed multiple infiltrates and ground-glass opacities in both lungs. A thoracoscopic lung biopsy identified organizing pneumonia, attributed to DI-ILD caused by selpercatinib. Although she was asymptomatic, the patient's selpercatinib treatment was discontinued, leading to a gradual improvement in the lung infiltrates. Despite the lack of detailed reports, DI-ILD with selpercatinib represents a potentially serious adverse event and should be approached with caution.
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Shimamura S, Morikawa H, Shinohara K, Ohkoshi H, Omori C, Hoshino Y, Uchida Y, Masafumi S, Ikemura S, Ohishi N, Kondo T, Soejima K. A case of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis responding to oral statin therapy. Respir Med Case Rep 2024; 50:102042. [PMID: 38845787 PMCID: PMC11154001 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2024.102042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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There is no approved drug treatment for autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (APAP), although traditionally requires complex treatments such as whole lung lavage (WLL). We herein report on a 67-year-old man diagnosed with APAP. Treatment with atorvastatin (5 mg daily) resulted in significant improvement in symptoms, lung function, and computed tomography findings, with enhanced oxygenation, although serum anti-GM-CSF antibody levels remained elevated. This case suggests that the remission observed in this case could potentially be attributed to a direct effect of atorvastatin within the pulmonary alveoli. Statins may be considered as one of the treatment options for APAP.
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Saiki M, Omori C, Morikawa H, Shinohara K, Shimamura S, Ohkoshi H, Uchida Y, Inoue T, Kondo T, Ikemura S, Soejima K. The First Case Report of Effective Treatment With Sotorasib for Metastatic Atypical Lung Carcinoid Harboring KRAS G12C Mutation and Aggressive Disseminated Lung Metastasis: A Case Report. JTO Clin Res Rep 2024; 5:100620. [PMID: 38299192 PMCID: PMC10828806 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2023.100620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors are rare, accounting for approximately 1% to 2% of lung cancers. Atypical carcinoids account for approximately 10% of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors and are categorized as moderately malignant. Treatment options for advanced-stage atypical carcinoids include everolimus, cytotoxic anticancer agents, and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy. In this report, we present the first case of KRAS G12C mutation-positive atypical carcinoid that was successfully treated with sotorasib. Therapeutically important mutations observed in non-small cell lung cancer are seldom found in atypical carcinoid tumors. Nonetheless, it is worthwhile to search for genetic mutations in atypical carcinoid tumors, considering the potential for molecular targeted therapy to be effective in their treatment as well.
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Shin T, Shimamura S, Hirata S, Kodera C, Komai S, Tani H. Surgical repair of an unroofed coronary sinus in a dog. J Vet Cardiol 2023; 48:1-6. [PMID: 37269624 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2023.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A 5-year-old, 7.9 kg castrated male Miniature Dachsund presented with heart enlargement on radiography. The dog was asymptomatic. Echocardiography revealed a tubular structure running along the posterior wall of the left atrium and connecting to the right atrium on the caudal side of the left atrium and annulus, which was presumed to be a dilated coronary sinus. After confirming a shunt between the left atrium and coronary sinus by cardiovascular catheterization, an unroofed coronary sinus was diagnosed. Open-heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass was performed through left atriotomy. The defect between the left atrium and the coronary sinus was closed by suturing. The cardiac enlargement improved after surgery. The dog was still alive 1227 days after surgery without clinical signs.
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Masuda K, Saiki M, Shimamura S, Ide S, Uchida Y, Sogami Y, Ishihara H, Ikeda F, Kugiyama K. Dramatic response to alectinib in an ALK-positive LCNEC patient with a poor performance status: A case report. Respirol Case Rep 2021; 9:e0817. [PMID: 34377493 PMCID: PMC8333770 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 (EML4)-anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion gene, a driver mutation in lung carcinoma, is fairly common in lung adenocarcinoma but rare in large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC). Here we report a case of stage IV LCNEC positive for this fusion gene in a patient with a poor performance status (PS) who was effectively treated with alectinib. The patient was a 72-year-old non-smoking man diagnosed as LCNEC with multiple metastases. Because of his poor PS, cytotoxic chemotherapy was not indicated, but he was later found to be positive for the ALK fusion gene and treated with alectinib as first-line therapy. One month later, the tumour had shrunk remarkably, and the therapeutic effect was rated as a partial response. The PS also improved from 4 to 1. Investigating actionable driver mutations seems worth doing for advanced LCNEC, especially if the patient's PS is poor.
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Shimamura S, Saiki M, Ide S, Masuda K, Uchida Y, Sogami Y, Kasai K, Inoue T, Ishihara H. Significant therapeutic effectiveness of durvalumab after chemoradiotherapy for a patient with post-operative recurrent pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma. Respirol Case Rep 2021; 9:e00781. [PMID: 34012549 PMCID: PMC8112115 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma (PPC) is a poorly differentiated non-small cell lung cancer. Because of its rarity, no standard therapy has been established for advanced disease. We herein report on a 62-year-old man with recurrent post-operative PPC, for whom durvalumab after chemoradiotherapy was effective. He was referred to our hospital because of an abnormal shadow in the right upper lung on chest X-ray. After surgical resection was performed, the imaging and histopathological findings revealed PPC (T4N0M0, stage IIIA) with elevated expression of programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). A metastasis was found in the left hemithorax 22 months later, and chemoradiotherapy consisting of 60 Gy of radiation and cisplatin plus tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil potassium was administered. Durvalumab was then begun as consolidation therapy. The efficacy of the treatments has continued for longer than 10 months. This case suggests that multidisciplinary treatment with chemoradiotherapy and consolidation immunotherapy may improve the prognosis of locally advanced PPC.
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Mori M, Izawa T, Sasaki H, Sonoyama J, Nishimura S, Shimamura S, Shimada T, Hasegawa T, Kuwamura M, Yamate J. A Case of Feline T-cell Lymphoma with Tropism for Striated Muscle and Peripheral Nerve. J Comp Pathol 2019; 168:8-12. [PMID: 31103059 PMCID: PMC7094551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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An 11-year-old female American shorthair cat was presented with a 3-month history of hindlimb ataxia and knuckling of the left forelimb. Clinical abnormalities included weight loss, hyperaesthesia of the neck and back, cardiac murmur and systemic muscle atrophy. The cat died 10 days after the initial presentation and a necropsy examination was performed. Grossly, extensive pale lesions were seen in the wall of the left ventricle and the septum of the heart. There were no detectable masses in the heart, skeletal muscles or peripheral nerves. Histopathological examination revealed diffuse, extensive infiltration of atypical lymphoid cells in the heart; the cardiac muscles were markedly degenerate and atrophic and were replaced by the neoplastic cells. Neoplastic cells with similar morphology were seen in all specimens of the skeletal muscles and peripheral nerves. Clonality analysis of the paraffin wax-embedded heart tissue revealed a monoclonal rearrangement of the gene encoding the T-cell receptor γ chain. Based on these findings, the case was diagnosed as T-cell lymphoma with tropism for striated muscle and peripheral nerve.
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Shimamura S, Nogi Y. Helical Quadrupole Field Stabilization of Field-Reversed Configuration Plasma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst86-a24702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Watanabe T, Oku K, Amengual O, Shimamura S, Nakagawa I, Noguchi A, Kanetsuka Y, Kono M, Kurita T, Fujieda Y, Bohgaki T, Yasuda S, Horita T, Atsumi T. FRI0319 The analysis of risk and protective factors for thrombosis in systemic lupus erythematosus with or without antiphospholipid antibodies. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Shimizu M, Tanaka R, Hoshi K, Hirao H, Kobayashi M, Shimamura S, Yamane Y. Surgical correction of ventricular septal defect with aortic regurgitation in a dog. Aust Vet J 2006; 84:117-21. [PMID: 16629190 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.tb13393.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An 8-month-old entire Miniature Dachshund, weighing 4.2 kg, was presented for examination following delvelopment of a cough. Ventricular septal defect had been diagnosed tentatively in its infancy on the basis of a cardiac murmur detected by auscultation and echocardiography. Echocardiography using a B mode right parasternal long-axis view showed a defect at the atrioventricular junction and a thickened cusp of the aortic valve prolapsing into the defect. Colour-flow Doppler showed shunt blood flow across the defect at the level of the atrioventricular junction, from left to right. The sinus of Valsalva was dilated, with turbulent blood flow. Aortic regurgitation was also observed. Cardiac catheterisation studies confirmed the diagnosis of a supracristal ventricular septal defect with aortic regurgitation. Despite medication with digoxin, enalapril and aminophylin, started from the first admission, left ventricular internal dimensions gradually increased, and fractional shortening of the left ventricle gradually decreased. Surgery, with the aid of extracorporeal circulation, to close the ventricular septal defect, was performed 1 year after the initial examination. The aortic valve was left untreated. Postoperatively, the systolic murmur disappeared. Shunt flow from the left to the right ventricle was no longer observed on echocardiography, however there was still a small amount of aortic regurgitation during diastole visualised with colour-flow Doppler echocardiography. The prolapse of the cusp of the aortic valve on B-mode echocardiography was no longer observed and thickening of the cusp had not progressed. Left ventricular function measurement using M mode echocardiography showed a reduced left ventricular volume overload with reduced left ventricular internal dimensions and increased fractional shortening. The cough was relieved and no follow-up medication was scheduled. Early surgical closure of the ventricular septal defect improved the patient's condition and controlled prolapse and thickening of the aortic valve.
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Furuya S, Ogura H, Shimamura S, Itoh N, Tsukamoto T. [Transurethral endoscopic treatment for chronic hematospermia caused by müllerian duct cyst and ejaculatory duct obstruction]. HINYOKIKA KIYO. ACTA UROLOGICA JAPONICA 2001; 47:839-42. [PMID: 11828769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Between June 1997 and September 1999, we performed transurethral unroofing (TUUR) in three patients with hematospermia that recurred repeatedly for one year or more. Patient 1 (48 years old) and Patient 2 (59 years old) were diagnosed as having müllerian duct cysts that communicated with the left ejaculatory duct, and Patient 3 (36 years old) as an ejaculatory duct obstruction with the right ejaculatory duct dilation. A mixture of water-soluble contrast medium and indigocarmine blue dye was injected into the cysts and the ejaculatory duct cavity after incision of the vas deferens in Patients 1 and 3, and by cyst puncture under transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guidance in Patient 2. Then the urethra was incised between the bladder neck and the verumontanum using a Collins' hot knife electrode, and spouting of the dye from the incision was judged to indicate successful unroofing. In Patient 2, safe and simple TUUR was possible by identifying the cyst location and its distance from the knife electrode under TRUS guidance. Hematospermia resolved after surgery in all three patients and there has been no recurrence for 1.3-3.5 years (mean: 2.6 years). Thus, TUUR was effective for treating chronic hematospermia caused by müllerian duct cyst and ejaculatory duct obstruction. For safe and reliable performance of this treatment, TRUS guidance and injection of the dye into the cyst and ejaculatory duct cavity can be recommended.
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Yamauchi K, Toida T, Nishimura S, Nagano E, Kusuoka O, Teraguchi S, Hayasawa H, Shimamura S, Tomita M. 13-Week oral repeated administration toxicity study of bovine lactoferrin in rats. Food Chem Toxicol 2000; 38:503-12. [PMID: 10828502 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(00)00036-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Bovine lactoferrin (LF), which is an iron-binding glycoprotein in milk, was administered orally to groups of 12 males and 12 female rats at dose levels of 200, 600 and 2000mg/kg/day once daily for 13 weeks and its toxicity on repeated administration was examined. Throughout the administration period, there were no deaths caused by administration of the test compound, nor were there any adverse effects noted in the general condition of the animals. The study findings concerning body weight and food consumption, ophthalmology, urinalysis including water consumption, haematology, blood chemistry, necropsy, organ weights and histopathology revealed that there were no apparent changes due to administration of LF. Therefore, the level of LF at which no adverse effect was observed was considered to be 2000mg/kg/day for both sexes.
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Ota J, Sato K, Kimura F, Wakimoto N, Nakamura Y, Nagata N, Suzu S, Yamada M, Shimamura S, Motoyoshi K. Association of Cbl with Fms and p85 in response to macrophage colony-stimulating factor. FEBS Lett 2000; 466:96-100. [PMID: 10648820 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01767-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Tyrosine phosphorylation of Cbl and its association with signal-transducing molecules in response to macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) were analyzed by using cell lines which express the wild-type and a mutant M-CSF receptor, Fms. We found that in a clone, F723 TF-1 cells expressing mutant Fms in which tyrosine 723 had been substituted with phenylalanine, the M-CSF stimulation-dependent association between Cbl and Fms was markedly impaired. However, phosphorylation of Cbl and its association with the p85 subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase were induced in these mutant cells as seen in the wild-type fms transfectant. These results suggest that phosphorylation of tyrosine 723 is particularly important for the recruitment of Cbl to the M-CSF receptor, but is not required for the phosphorylation and binding of Cbl to signal-transducing molecules such as p85.
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Terui Y, Tomizuka H, Mishima Y, Ikeda M, Kasahara T, Uwai M, Mori M, Itoh T, Tanaka M, Yamada M, Shimamura S, Ishizaka Y, Ozawa K, Hatake K. NH2-terminal pentapeptide of endothelial interleukin 8 is responsible for the induction of apoptosis in leukemic cells and has an antitumor effect in vivo. Cancer Res 1999; 59:5651-5. [PMID: 10582677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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We have reported that endothelial interleukin 8 (IL-8) induces apoptosis in leukemic cells in vitro and in vivo, and that interaction between endothelial cells and leukemic cells causes induction of apoptosis through the release of endothelial IL-8 (Y. Terui et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 243: 407-411, 1998; Y. Terui et al., Blood, 92: 2672-2680, 1998). Here, we examined whether a pentapeptide corresponding to the NH2-terminal region of endothelial IL-8 can induce apoptosis in leukemic cells. The NH2-terminal pentapeptide Ala-Val-Leu-Pro-Arg (AVLPR) was found to significantly induce apoptosis in the leukemic cell lines K562, HL-60, Jurkat, and Daudi, as compared with the COOH-terminal pentapeptide Arg-Glu-Ala-Asn-Ser (REANS). Moreover, the NH2-terminal pentapeptide AVLPR significantly inhibited growth of i.p. and s.c. tumor masses of K562 cells and induced apoptosis in these cells in vivo. The active site of endothelial IL-8 is the NH2-terminal pentapeptide AVLPR, and this may serve as a new therapy for hematological malignancies.
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Mori M, Terui Y, Ikeda M, Tomizuka H, Uwai M, Kasahara T, Kubota N, Itoh T, Mishima Y, Douzono-Tanaka M, Yamada M, Shimamura S, Kikuchi J, Furukawa Y, Ishizaka Y, Ikeda K, Mano H, Ozawa K, Hatake K. Beta(2)-microglobulin identified as an apoptosis-inducing factor and its characterization. Blood 1999; 94:2744-53. [PMID: 10515878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023] Open
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules play an important role in antigen presentation for induction of tumor as well as cellular and humoral immunities. Recent studies using anti-MHC antibodies demonstrated that antibodies specific for HLA class I molecules induced cellular activation and a type of apoptosis that may be distinct from Fas-dependent or TNFR (tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor)-dependent processes. We purified a previously untested apoptosis-inducing factor from HL-60 human leukemic cell-conditioned media to homogeneity and sequenced it. It was identified as beta(2)-microglobulin (beta(2)m), which has been previously known as thymotaxin and is a part of the HLA class I antigen complex. beta(2)m acts on both T-leukemic cells and myeloid leukemic cells to induce apoptosis, which then activates caspase 1 and 3. Cross-linking studies showed that biotinilated beta(2)m recognized an epitope distinct from those recognized by the anti-HLA class I antibody, as reported previously. We demonstrated that beta(2)m plays a previously unrecognized and important role in regulating the elimination of tumor cells, which occurs as a result of the action of beta(2)m as an apoptosis-inducing factor.
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Motizuki M, Itoh T, Satoh T, Yokota S, Yamada M, Shimamura S, Samejima T, Tsurugi K. Lipid-binding and antimicrobial properties of synthetic peptides of bovine apolipoprotein A-II. Biochem J 1999; 342 ( Pt 1):215-21. [PMID: 10432319 PMCID: PMC1220455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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We previously showed that bovine apolipoprotein A-II (apoA-II) had antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae in PBS. We have characterized here the active domain of apoA-II using synthetic peptides. A peptide corresponding to C-terminal residues Leu(49)-Thr(76) exhibited significant antimicrobial activity against E. coli in PBS, but not against S. cerevisiae. Experiments using amino-acid-substituted peptides indicated that the residues Phe(52)-Phe(53)-Lys(54)-Lys(55) are required for the activity. Peptide Leu(49)-Thr(76) induced the release of calcein trapped inside the vesicles whose lipid composition resembles that of E. coli membrane, suggesting that peptide Leu(49)-Thr(76) can destabilize the E. coli membrane. CD measurements showed that the alpha-helicity of peptide Leu(49)-Thr(76) increased from 3.5 to 36% by addition of the vesicles. When E. coli cells were incubated with peptide Leu(49)-Thr(76), some proteins were released to the external medium, probably owing to membrane destabilization caused by the peptide. In electron micrographs of E. coli cells treated with peptide Leu(49)-Thr(76), transparent nucleoids and granulated cytoplasm were observed. Amino acid substitutions, Phe(52)Phe(53)-->AlaAla (Phe(52, 53)-->Ala) in peptide Leu(49)-Thr(76) caused the loss of antimicrobial activity against E. coli, although protein-releasing activity was retained. Electron micrographs of the cells treated with peptide Leu(49)-Thr(76)(Phe(52,53)-->Ala) revealed morphological change only at the nucleoids. Therefore peptide Leu(49)-Thr(76) appears to primarily target the cytoplasm rather than the membrane of E. coli cells.
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Toida T, Shimokawa Y, Shimamura S. [Lactoferrin]. NIHON RINSHO. JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE 1999; 57 Suppl:272-4. [PMID: 10503419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Suzuki K, Yokoo A, Sakai S, Shimamura S, Minase T. [A case of metachronous bilateral testicular tumors with burned-out histology in one side]. Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi 1999; 90:526-9. [PMID: 10355256 DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.90.526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A 22-year-old man with a history of left radical orchiectomy due to a testicular tumor had bilateral pulmonary tumors. Transbronchial biopsy specimens revealed them to be germ cell tumors. The serum levels of AFP and hCG-beta were elevated. The right testis was free from a palpable mass but showed a small hyperechoic lesion on scrotal ultrasonography. We excised the echogenic focus, which was a whitish nodule under the tunica albuginea. By pathological findings it was diagnosed as a burned-out testicular tumor. This was a case with metachronous bilateral testicular tumors.
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Hiromura T, Shimamura S, Ikeda H, Tanabe T. Lobar dysmorphism of the kidney: reevaluation of junctional parenchyma using helical CT. ABDOMINAL IMAGING 1999; 24:196-9. [PMID: 10024412 DOI: 10.1007/s002619900476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The term "junctional parenchyma" (JP) has been used to represent many renal anomalies including lobar dysmorphism; however, it has not been evaluated with modalities other than ultrasound (US). METHODS Twenty-two kidneys with lobar dysmorphism incidentally found on helical computed tomography (CT) were studied. In all cases, axial, multiplanar reformation, and three-dimensional images on corticomedullary phase scans were analyzed. Fifteen additional kidneys were prospectively examined with US, and we compared those sonograms with helical CT findings. RESULTS Comparison of the US and helical CT findings showed that the JP defect and the JP line corresponded anatomically to the upper aspect of the renal sinus and to the thick mural cortex originating from that point, extending inferiorly, respectively. The lesions of lobar dysmorphism were situated deep in the medulla, adjacent to the cortex; however, findings on helical CT did not indicate JP. CONCLUSIONS Although JP may have been seen on US in this study, it did not show fusion remnants of subkidneys but a combination of the upper aspect of the renal sinus, the mural cortex, and the lesion of lobar dysmorphism.
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Tanaka-Douzono M, Suzu S, Yamada M, Misawa E, Wakimoto N, Shimamura S, Hatake K, Motoyoshi K. In vivo stimulatory effect of macrophage colony-stimulating factor on the number of stroma-initiating cells. J Cell Physiol 1999; 178:267-73. [PMID: 10048591 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4652(199902)178:2<267::aid-jcp16>3.0.co;2-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The in vivo effect of human macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) on the number of cells that formed stromal colonies in an in vitro culture system (stroma-initiating cells; SICs) was investigated. We found that the number of SICs in the femurs of C57BL/6 mice was significantly increased by the treatment with M-CSF. We also found that the SICs were resistant to at least three different chemotherapeutic reagents, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), cytarabine, and cyclophosphamide, because the femoral cells of mice treated with these reagents contained higher numbers of SICs than those of untreated mice. M-CSF treatment also increased the number of SICs of the reagent-pretreated mice. The SICs detected in our culture system were present only in Mac-1(-)CD45(-) cells, and the M-CSF treatment of 5-FU-pretreated mice actually increased the number of Mac-1(-)CD45(-) SICs. The Mac-1(-)CD45(-) SICs collected from mice that were pretreated with 5-FU and then treated with M-CSF formed stromal colonies under in vitro culture conditions that did not contain M-CSF but did contain a high concentration of fetal calf serum. This result suggested that SICs collected following the treatment procedure did not necessarily require the presence of M-CSF for their in vitro proliferation. Our study indicated that M-CSF has the ability to increase the number of progenitor or precursor cells for bone marrow stromal cells in vivo system.
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Ota J, Kimura F, Sato K, Wakimoto N, Nakamura Y, Nagata N, Suzu S, Yamada M, Shimamura S, Motoyoshi K. Association of CrkL with STAT5 in hematopoietic cells stimulated by granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor or erythropoietin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 252:779-86. [PMID: 9837784 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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CrkL is an adapter protein comprising Src homology (SH) 2 and SH3 domains. We investigated the molecule(s) associated with CrkL in factor-dependent cell lines. In the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-dependent cell lines TF-1 and UT-7, an approximately 95-kDa tyrosine-phosphorylated protein was precipitated along with CrkL after GM-CSF stimulation. The same protein was also observed when we used the erythropoietin (EPO)-dependent cell line UT-7/EPO, in an EPO stimulation-dependent manner. We identified it as STAT5 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 5, 96 kDa) by STAT5-specific antibodies. The direct binding of the SH2 domain of CrkL to STAT5 was demonstrated in far Western blotting and pull-down experiments using the glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion construct CrkL-SH2. The addition of the oligopeptide containing phosphotyrosine 694 in STAT5A impaired the association between GST-CrkL-SH2 and STAT5. Furthermore, in a gel shift assay using prolactin-inducible element (PIE) as the probe, the DNA binding activity of STAT5 was inhibited by the interaction with GST-CrkL-SH2 in vitro. Finally, we found that STAT5 associated with CrkL did not bind to PIE sequence. These results suggest that CrkL participates in the Janus kinase (JAK)-STAT pathway by direct association with STAT5.
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Terui Y, Ikeda M, Tomizuka H, Kasahara T, Ohtsuki T, Uwai M, Mori M, Itoh T, Tanaka M, Yamada M, Shimamura S, Ishizaka Y, Ikeda K, Ozawa K, Miura Y, Hatake K. Activated endothelial cells induce apoptosis in leukemic cells by endothelial interleukin-8. Blood 1998; 92:2672-80. [PMID: 9763549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Tumor cells are eradicated by several systems, including Fas ligand-Fas and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR). In the previous study, we purified an apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) to homogeneity from a medium conditioned by PDBu-treated HL-60 cells. N-terminal sequence analysis showed that AIF is identical to endothelial interleukin-8 (IL-8). A novel apoptosis system, in which endothelial cells participate via endothelial IL-8 release, is identified here. Human umbilical vein cells (VE cells) produce and secrete IL-8 by stimulation of IL-1alpha and TNF-alpha. Endothelial IL-8, which is secreted from VE cells by stimulation of IL-1alpha and TNF-alpha , induces apoptosis in myelogenous leukemia cell line K562 cells. Monocyte-derived IL-8 could not induce apoptosis in K562 cells. Moreover, interaction between VE cells and K562 cells induces the release of endothelial IL-8 from VE cells, and the attached K562 cells undergo apoptosis. Moreover, interactions between VE cell and other cell lines, such as HL-60, U937, Jurkat, and Daudi, induce the secretion of endothelial IL-8 and the induction of apoptosis in cell lines. Endothelial IL-8 significantly inhibits tumor growth of intraperitoneal and subcutaneous tumor mass of K562 cells and induces apoptosis in their cells in vivo. Endothelial IL-8 plays an important role in apoptosis involving endothelial cells, which may provide us with a new therapy for hematological malignancies.
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Sakurai T, Wakimoto N, Yamada M, Shimamura S, Motoyoshi K. Effect of macrophage colony-stimulating factor on mouse NK 1.1+ cell activity in vivo. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 1998; 20:401-13. [PMID: 9778101 DOI: 10.1016/s0192-0561(98)00040-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effect of recombinant human macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhM-CSF) on NK 1.1+ cell activity in vivo and in vitro was studied. An intravenous injection of rhM-CSF increased the numbers of NK 1.1+ cells in mouse spleen and blood and augmented the clearance of Yac-1 cells in vivo. Using a magnetic cell sorter (MACS), we purified NK 1.1+ cells from vehicle-injected and rhM-CSF-injected mouse spleen cells. More than 95% of the collected cells were NK 1.1 antigen-positive. NK 1.1+ cells purified from rhM-CSF-injected mouse spleen cells exhibited (a) higher cytotoxic activity against Yac-1 cells, (b) higher proliferative responsiveness to interleukin (IL)-2 and (c) a greater production of interferon (IFN)-gamma in response to IL-2 and IL-12 compared to cells purified from vehicle-injected mouse spleen cells in vitro. These results suggest that the administration of rhM-CSF increases NK 1.1+ cell numbers and activates the cells in vivo.
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Suzu S, Hatake K, Ota J, Mishima Y, Yamada M, Shimamura S, Kimura F, Motoyoshi K. Identification of alternatively spliced transcripts encoding murine macrophage colony-stimulating factor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 245:120-6. [PMID: 9535794 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.8394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have isolated a novel cDNA encoding macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) from a murine stromal cell line, ST2. The cDNA included an entire coding sequence of the M-CSF gene but contained an additional sequence of 140 base pairs (bp). Northern blot analysis demonstrated that other murine cell lines such as a fibroblastic cell line (L) and a stromal cell line (PA6) also expressed the transcripts corresponding to the clone. The nucleotide sequence analyses of the cDNA and the cloned M-CSF genome revealed that the 140-bp insertion sequence was part of intron 1 which separated exon 1 and exon 2: the former contained part of the amino acid residues of the signal sequence and the latter the rest of the signal sequence and the first 22 amino acid residues of the mature protein. The insertion of the 140-bp intron sequence not only changed the amino acid sequence of the signal peptide but also generated an in-frame termination codon. However, instead of the dysfunction of the original initiation codon, the 140-bp insertion sequence contained a putative ATG initiation codon that preserved the original open reading frame. Finally, we found that the cDNA directed the expression of a secreted and biologically active M-CSF protein when it was introduced into COS7 cells and M-CSF activity in the culture supernatants was measured using an M-CSF-dependent cell line. These results indicate the presence of an alternatively spliced M-CSF transcript which utilizes an alternate initiation codon in order to specify active M-CSF protein.
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