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Pulmonary Oxidative Stress Is Induced by Maximal Exercise in Young Cigarette Smokers. Nicotine Tob Res 2011; 14:243-7. [DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Increased expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, platelet-derived growth factor-B and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor mRNA in cells of bronchoalveolar lavage fluids from patients with sarcoidosis. SARCOIDOSIS, VASCULITIS, AND DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF WASOG 1996; 13:139-45. [PMID: 8893383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Cytokines released from activated alveolar macrophages and T-lymphocytes affect the accumulation of monocyte-macrophage-lineage cells and therefore play an important role in the formation of sarcoid granuloma. Although it is likely that certain monokines and lymphokines are involved in the development of sarcoid granulomas, the evidence for this is not unequivocal. In an attempt to clear critical cytokines in the development and maintenance of sarcoid granuloma, we have measured the level of seven cytokine mRNA (TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-8, TGF-beta, PDGF-B, IFN-gamma, and GM-CSF) in cells obtained by BAL from sarcoidosis patients and normal subjects. To detect cytokine mRNA, we employed a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. We report that the levels of TNF-alpha, IL-6, PDGF-B and GM-CSF mRNA were significantly increased in BAL cells from the patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis compared to controls. No significant differences were observed in the mRNA expression of IL-8, TGF-beta and IFN-gamma. A significant correlation of the expression of the mRNA levels of seven cytokines in the same patients with sarcoidosis was observed between IL-8 and TNF-alpha, PDGF-B, and IL-6, IL-8 and IL-6 and TFN-alpha and PDGF-B and IL-8. This finding indicates that at least these four cytokines are involved in the cytokine network at the local alveolar site of chronic granulomatous inflammation. This study adds a report to the literature that supports a role for cytokine, TNF-alpha, IL-6, PDGF and GM-CSF in particular, in the promotion and maintenance of sarcoid granulomatous inflammation.
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Alterations in telomeric repeat length in lung cancer are associated with loss of heterozygosity in p53 and Rb. Oncogene 1995; 10:937-44. [PMID: 7898935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In the two-stage model of controlling cellular senescence in cultured human fibroblasts, retinoblastoma (Rb) and p53 proteins may be key factors regulating the mortality stage 1 mechanism. In addition, the critical loss of telomeric DNA due to the end-replication problem may result in the mortality stage 2 mechanism. Cells which acquire telomerase activity can overcome the M2 mechanism by stabilizing telomere length and thus become immortal (telomere hypothesis). At present it is known whether cellular immortality is a prerequisite for all human cancers. To investigate this question and the applicability of the two-stage model to human cancers, we analysed the relationship between alterations of telomere length and other genetic changes in lung cancer. Among 60 primary lung cancer tissues, telomere length alterations were observed in 16 tumors (26.7%) including 14 with short and two with elongated telomeres. Ten of them revealed allelic loss of both p53 and Rb genes, and remaining six showed no abnormalities in both genes. We propose that inactivation of both p53 and Rb genes may promote cell divisions causing telomere shortening in lung cancer as in the two-stage model, while there may be another pathway to overcome both M1 and M2 mechanisms, especially for adenocarcinoma.
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Duplication polymorphism within the third intron of the p53 gene is a rare event in Japanese population. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS 1994; 39:193-5. [PMID: 8025296 DOI: 10.1007/bf01915955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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[A case of severe bronchial asthma following first use of timolol ophthalmic solution]. NIHON KYOBU SHIKKAN GAKKAI ZASSHI 1993; 31:385-389. [PMID: 8315910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A 65-year-old woman with stable atopic bronchial asthma received a prescription for timolol maleate eye drops (0.25% solution, one drop twice a day to both eyes) for glaucoma. On that evening, ten minutes after administration of the first application of timolol, the patient experienced wheeze and slight difficulty in breathing. Within the next ten minutes, her respiration became obviously asthmatic. Her symptoms progressed rapidly. When she arrived at our hospital, reduced respiratory sounds, cyanosis and disturbance of consciousness were observed. After treatment with aminophylline, hydrocortisone, epinephrine and oxygen inhalation, her symptoms completely recovered. In a provocation test, fifteen minutes after application of timolol, wheeze and dyspnea were induced following an increase in respiratory resistance. After the asthma attack, transient hypoxemia, bradycardia and decrease in blood pressure were also observed.
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Rapid detection and identification of mycobacteria in sputum samples by nested polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphisms of dnaJ heat shock protein gene. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1993; 42:21-31. [PMID: 8098022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In the diagnosis of mycobacterial infection, more than 4-8 weeks is required to identify the species of mycobacterium responsible for an infection. Therefore, the development of a method for the rapid detection and identification of mycobacteria is necessary for selecting an optimal therapeutic plan early in the patient's course. For this purpose, we developed a method combining a nested polymerase chain reaction (nested PCR) procedure and a restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) analysis of the dnaJ gene of mycobacteria, which codes for a heat shock protein. The PCR procedure allowed the sensitive detection of mycobacterial DNA in clinical samples. Using only 10 femtograms of mycobacterial DNA as a reaction mixture, a detectable band of target DNA segments could be yielded on an agarose gel. This indicates that even with a single genome amount, the PCR is able to detect mycobacteria. The RFLP analysis of the PCR products allowed us rapidly to distinguish the strains belonging to the M.tuberculosis complex from 11 different strains of nontuberculous mycobacteria. Within 2 days, the method is able to identify the mycobacterial species present in the sputum. Moreover, it has the advantage of not requiring the use of radioisotopes, which strongly enhances its clinical usefulness.
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[Clinical studies and sputum levels of ceftriaxone once daily administration in respiratory tract infection]. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF ANTIBIOTICS 1989; 42:921-9. [PMID: 2671426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Ceftriaxone (CTRX), a new cephalosporin, was investigated by once daily administration for its clinical efficacy and safety on respiratory tract infections. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. Clinical responses to CTRX of a total of 39 cases with respiratory tract infections were excellent in 12 cases, good in 23, fair in 3, poor in 1 with an efficacy rate of 89.7%. Against acute bronchitis, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis and obstructive pneumonia, efficacy rates were 100%. 2. Serum levels and urinary excretion rates of CTRX were investigated in 2 cases after intravenous drip infusion of the drug at doses of 1 g and 2 g, respectively. Although urinary excretion rate tended to decrease with the deterioration of renal functions, prolongation of serum half-life was slight in those patients with normal liver function. In 1 case, it remained at 1.9 micrograms/ml at 12 hours and in another at 0.9 microgram/ml at 22 hours in sputum. According to the results, it appears that once daily administration of CTRX is effective and well tolerated in patients with acute respiratory infections.
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Cellular immune competence of patients with lung cancer and other lung diseases. I. Analysis of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets using monoclonal antibodies. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1986; 35:227-36. [PMID: 3804783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Immune functions of former poison gas workers. II. Lymphocyte subsets and interleukin 2 production. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1986; 35:127-34. [PMID: 3490463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Immune functions of former poison gas workers. I. Mitogenic response of lymphocytes and serum factors. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1986; 35:117-26. [PMID: 3771270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Frequency of 6-thioguanine-resistant T cells is inversely related to the declining T-cell activities in aging mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1986; 83:2488-91. [PMID: 3486421 PMCID: PMC323323 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.8.2488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The frequency of clonable 6-thioguanine-resistant (6-TGr) splenic T cells increased moderately with age in female BALB/c mice ranging in age from 3 to 32 months; however, the correlation between the frequency of clonable 6-TGr cells and age was weak. Those clonable 6-TGr T cells were deficient in hypoxanthine/guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) activity and sensitive to hypoxanthine/aminopterin/thymidine medium, as in the case of HGPRT-deficient L5178Y mouse lymphoma cells. When splenic T cells of individual aging mice were assessed simultaneously for the frequency of clonable 6-TGr T cells and for their ability to produce interleukin 2 or to proliferate in response to mitogenic stimulation, an inverse correlation was observed. These results indicate that the frequency of 6-TGr T cells is more closely related to physiologic age than chronologic age. This would mean that the frequency could be used as an index of physiologic age and that the T cells could serve as a cellular model relating gene alterations to physiologic age.
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Evaluation of a new bronchodilator, Formoterol, using biochemical parameters. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, THERAPY, AND TOXICOLOGY 1985; 23:461-8. [PMID: 2997046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The authors administered orally 40, 60 and 80 micrograms of Formoterol which was developed as a new bronchodilator and 4 mg of Salbutamol which is considered to be a beta 2-selective drug, to healthy adults. Pulse rate, blood pressure and blood levels of cyclic GMP, free fatty acid, cyclic AMP, glucose and lactic acid were measured in order to evaluate efficacy and dosage of Formoterol and to compare efficacy of this drug with that of Salbutamol. As a result, it is considered that Formoterol has a strong dose dependent beta 2-effect with 40 micrograms of Formoterol almost as high as 4 mg of Salbutamol in beta 2-effect. In addition, Formoterol has almost no alpha-effect and its beta 1-effect can be considered negligible in the doses of 60 micrograms and 80 micrograms.
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Influence of age on the production and regulation of interleukin-1 in mice. Immunology 1985; 55:447-55. [PMID: 3874817 PMCID: PMC1453648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The decrease in T-cell proliferation with age is due, in part, to the decline in the production of IL-2. Since IL-1 is needed to trigger IL-2 production, we determined the IL-1 producing capacity of peritoneal macrophages of young (2-4 months) and old (24-26 months) BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. Mice were stimulated with LPS, and their peritoneal macrophages were obtained 3 days later, purified, and assessed for IL-1 production by coculturing them with splenic T cells at a ratio of 1:5 in the presence of LPS. Supernatants were obtained 4 days later when the PGE2 and IL-2 activities were minimal and IL-1 activity maximal. IL-1 activity was assessed for their ability to augment the proliferative activity of indicator thymocytes in their response to PHA stimulation. The results revealed that (i) IL-1 production by cells of old BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice is reduced to about 40% and 30% that of young mice, respectively; (ii) indomethacin enhances IL-1 production by cells of both young and old mice to the same extent; and (iii) reduction in the IL-1 producing capacity by cells of old mice results from altered activities of both the IL-1 producing peritoneal macrophages and the augmenting T cells.
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Production of interleukin 2 in human peripheral blood lymphocytes: optimal condition for its culture. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1985; 34:43-51. [PMID: 3874854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Interleukin-2 production and lymphocyte proliferation in aged and young humans. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1985; 34:95-9. [PMID: 3874855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Detection of lymphocyte subsets by monoclonal antibodies in aged and young humans. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1985; 34:87-94. [PMID: 3926724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Introductory remarks--with consideration of a T-cell model for aging in cellular proteins. BASIC LIFE SCIENCES 1985; 35:157-62. [PMID: 3877501 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-2218-2_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Age-related immune dysfunction contributes to the vulnerability of old individuals to infection, e.g., animal model studies demonstrate the association between age-related decline in T cell-dependent immunologic responses and the decline in resistance against viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections. This review briefly describes age-related changes in the immune system at the systemic, tissue and cellular levels. At the systemic level, emphasis is on polymorphic effects of aging; at the tissue level, emphasis is on the vulnerability of primary tissues engaged in the generation of antigen-responsive cells and on the difference in the onset and rate of changes between different peripheral tissues of the system; and at the cellular level, emphasis is on the qualitative changes at the surface receptor, cytoplasmic and nuclear levels.
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[Genetic and biochemical studies in familial incidences of Kartagener's syndrome]. NIHON KYOBU SHIKKAN GAKKAI ZASSHI 1983; 21:699-708. [PMID: 6607376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Role of regulatory T cells on the age-related increase in mitogen-induced IgG production in vitro by human lymphocytes. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1983; 32:199-206. [PMID: 6225753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Suppressor cells in man as a function of age. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1980; 29:97-103. [PMID: 6448829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Familial temperature sensitive alpha 1 protease inhibitor (M1Anaheim). Clin Chim Acta 1980; 104:301-8. [PMID: 6966983 DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(80)90387-3] [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: 01/22/2023]
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An alpha 1 protease inhibitor which is sensitive to increased temperatures and which migrates in the same position as the normal M1 phenotype, has been identified. The sensitivity of the trypsin inhibitory capacity is an inherited characteristic, which is enhanced by acid conditions, as well as conditions during isoelectric focusing. Loss of the serum trypsin inhibitory capacity is not parallel to that of the serum elastase capacity, suggesting that the inhibitory sites for these proteases are oriented differently within the alpha 1 protease inhibitor molecule.
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Immunological studies on cigarette smokers. Part II: cell mediated immunity in cigarette smokers and the influence of the water-soluble fraction of cigarette smoke (WSF) on the immunity of mice. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1980; 29:29-34. [PMID: 7410116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Immunological study on cigarette smokers. Part I. Serum protein pattern in smokers. HIROSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 1978; 27:113-8. [PMID: 711506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The frequency in Japanese of genetic variants of 22 proteins. I. Albumin, ceruloplasmin, haptoglobin, and transferrin. Ann Hum Genet 1977; 40:407-18. [PMID: 879711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This paper presents the results of an electrophoretic survey of approximately 4000 individuals from the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, for four serum proteins: albumin, ceruloplasmin, haptoglobin and transferrin. The haptoglobin gene frequencies obtained for the HP1-HP2 polymorphism are in agreement with earlier reports. Rare electrophoretic variants of albumin, ceruloplasmin and haptoglobin occur with frequencies of 2-48, 0-50 and 0-58 per 1000 determinations, respectively. The noteworthy finding of 8 distinct transferrin variants in these populations, with a combined frequency of 20-90 per 1000 determinations, is also presented. Four of these variants (Dchi, B1, B3, and DHIR2 which corresponds electrophoretically to D4) have been reported in other populations in Japan, but the other five have not previously been differentiated.
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