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Baitei E, Zhang M, Poile C, Luo JL, Dzialo J, Zhou Z, Harber J, Pritchard C, Kamata T, King A, Branson A, Barber S, Thomas A, Yang H, Fennell D. 28P Epithelial mesenchymal transition confers resistance to dual PDL1-VEGF inhibition in relapsed mesothelioma. Immuno-Oncology and Technology 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.iotech.2022.100133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Yokote H, Kamata T, Toru S, Sanjo N, Yokota T. Brain volume loss is present in Japanese multiple sclerosis patients with no evidence of disease activity. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3021] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Numasawa Y, Hattori T, Ishiai S, Kobayashi Z, Kamata T, Kotera M, Ishibashi S, Sanjo N, Mizusawa H, Yokota T. Components of depressive disorder due to raphe-nuclei damage: Subclass analysis of patients with brainstem infarction. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1794] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Koge J, Matsumoto S, Nakahara I, Ishii A, Hatano T, Sadamasa N, Kai Y, Ando M, Saka M, Chihara H, Takita W, Tokunaga K, Kamata T, Nishi H, Hashimoto T, Tsujimoto A, Kira J, Nagata I. Reduction in stroke alert response time for patients with in-hospital stroke using a standardized protocol. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2454] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Ichijo M, Ishibashi S, Miki K, Itaya S, Amino T, Kamata T, Yokota T. Significance of hyperintense vessels in negative DWI area as a prognostic factor after thrombolysis. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3672] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Matsumoto S, Koyama H, Hatano T, Sadamasa N, Kai Y, Saka M, Ando M, Hashimoto T, Chihara H, Takita W, Tokunaga K, Kamata T, Tujimoto A, Nagata I, Kira J. The development of visual task management ICT system for acute stroke care. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1745] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Watanabe T, Kawaguchi T, Itaya S, Ichijo M, Amino T, Kamata T. Acute ischemic stroke in a 37-year-old pregnant woman successfully treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and endovascular mechanical thrombectomy: A case report. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yokote H, Kamata T, Toru S, Sanjo N, Yokota T. Serum retinol levels are associated with brain volume loss in patients with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin 2017; 3:2055217317729688. [PMID: 28932409 PMCID: PMC5598802 DOI: 10.1177/2055217317729688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Although predicting future brain volume loss (BVL) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is important, studies have shown only a few biomarkers that can predict BVL. Objectives The aim of this study is to elucidate the association between longitudinal BVL and serum biomarker candidates. Methods This single-center, retrospective, observational study intended to cover MS patients during January 2008 to March 2016. Patients who underwent brain MRI two times at intervals of >24 months and had a blood test to measure biomarker candidates at the time or within three months of the MRI scan were included. Evaluation of brain volume was performed by using SIENAX and SIENA in the FMRIB software library. Results Twenty-three patients with MS were included in this study. We found that serum retinol binding protein (RBP) levels were significantly correlated with percentage brain volume change (PBVC) (p = 0.0079). Furthermore, best subset selection of multiple linear regression models identified baseline normalized brain volume and serum RBP as the best predictors of PBVC. Conclusions Our study shows that lower serum retinol levels are associated with greater longitudinal BVL and that serum RBP and can be a predictor of BVL.
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- H Yokote
- Department of Neurology, Nitobe Memorial Nakano General Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Nitobe Memorial Nakano General Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
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Yamada S, Otsuru M, Yanamoto S, Hasegawa T, Aizawa H, Kamata T, Yamakawa N, Kohgo T, Ito A, Noda Y, Hirai C, Kitamura T, Okura M, Kirita T, Ueda M, Yamashita T, Ota Y, Komori T, Umeda M, Kurita H. Progression level of extracapsular spread and tumour budding for cervical lymph node metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2017.02.998] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Yamada S, Kurita H, Shimane T, Kamata T, Uehara S, Tanaka H, Yamamoto T. Estimation of the width of free margin with a significant impact on local recurrence in surgical resection of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016; 45:147-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aldujaily E, Kamata T, Moore D, Le Quesne J, Pritchard C. 71 Statins as novel therapeutic agents in targeting TAMs within human NSCLC microenvironment. Lung Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(16)30088-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kurita H, Kamata T, Shimane T, Yamamoto T, Yamada S. Survival time analysis of oral cancer patients aged 75 years and older. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.08.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yamada S, Yanamoto S, Hasegawa T, Miyakoshi M, Ooga N, Kamata T, Komori T, Kitagawa Y, Kurita H, Umeda M. Evaluation of progression level of extracapsular spread for cervical lymph node metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective study. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2015.08.387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tagawa T, Iwata T, Nakajima T, Suzuki H, Nagato K, Yamamoto T, Inage T, Morimoto J, Tanaka K, Yun T, Kamata T, Yoshida S, Yoshino I. F-091EVOLUTION OF LUNG SPARING STRATEGY BY SLEEVE LOBECTOMY AND INDUCTION THERAPY FOR NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CARCINOMA: 20-YEAR-EXPERIENCE AT A SINGLE INSTITUTION. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivv204.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ichijo M, Iwasawa E, Numasawa Y, Miki K, Ishibashi S, Tomita M, Tomimitsu H, Kamata T, Fujigasaki H, Shintani S, Mizusawa H. Significance of Development and Reversion of Collaterals on MRI in Early Neurologic Improvement and Long-Term Functional Outcome after Intravenous Thrombolysis for Ischemic Stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015. [PMID: 26206807 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Predicting response to rtPA is essential in the era of endovascular therapy for stroke. The purpose of this study was to elucidate prognostic factors of early neurologic improvement and long-term outcome with respect to the development and reversion of leptomeningeal collaterals in recanalization therapy after acute ischemic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed consecutive patients with proximal MCA occlusion treated with rtPA from 2007 to 2012 at 2 hospital stroke centers. All patients routinely underwent brain MR imaging before rtPA. To assess the reversion of collateral signs, we included patients who underwent follow-up MR imaging. We assessed the development and reversion of collaterals by using a combination of 2 MR imaging collateral markers, the hyperintense vessel sign and the posterior cerebral artery laterality sign. Early neurologic improvement was defined as a decrease in the NIHSS score of ≥10 or a score of ≤2 at 24 hours of treatment. RESULTS Early neurologic improvement was observed in 22 of 48 eligible patients. The development of collaterals at arrival (15/22 versus 9/26, P = .042) was significantly associated with early neurologic improvement. Multivariate analysis adjusting for other variables showed that the development of collaterals at arrival (OR, 4.82; 95% CI, 1.34-19.98; P = .015) was independently associated with early neurologic improvement. Reversion of collaterals was significantly associated with successful recanalization (P < .001), and multivariate analysis showed that the reversion of collaterals was an independent prognostic factor of long-term functional outcome (OR, 5.07; 95% CI, 1.38-22.09; P = .013). CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that the development of leptomeningeal collaterals plays a crucial role in achieving early neurologic improvement, and reversion of collaterals predicts a favorable outcome via arterial recanalization after rtPA treatment for acute stroke.
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- M Ichijo
- From the Department of Neurology and Neurological Science (M.I., E.I., Y.N., S.I., and H.M.) Department of Neurology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital (M.I., T.K.), Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurology and Neurological Science (M.I., E.I., Y.N., S.I., and H.M.)
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- From the Department of Neurology and Neurological Science (M.I., E.I., Y.N., S.I., and H.M.)
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- Department of Endovascular Surgery (K.M.)
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- From the Department of Neurology and Neurological Science (M.I., E.I., Y.N., S.I., and H.M.)
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- Clinical Research Center (M.T.), Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, JA Toride Medical Center (H.T., S.S.), Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital (M.I., T.K.), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (H.F.), Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, JA Toride Medical Center (H.T., S.S.), Ibaraki, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurology and Neurological Science (M.I., E.I., Y.N., S.I., and H.M.)
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Kovacs A, Assabiny A, Lakatos B, Apor A, Nagy A, Kutyifa V, Merkely B, Ulbrich S, Sveric K, Rady M, Strasser R, Ebner B, Lervik Nilsen LC, Brekke B, Missant C, Ortega A, Haemers P, Tong L, Sutherland G, D'hooge J, Stoylen A, Gurzun MM, Ionescu A, Santoro A, Federico Alvino F, Carlo Gaetano Sassi C, Giovanni Antonelli G, Sergio Mondillo S, Chumarnaya T, Alueva Y, Kochmasheva V, Mikhailov S, Ostern O, Solovyova O, Revishvili A, Markhasin V, Rodriguez Munoz D, Carbonell Sanroman A, Moya Mur J, Fernandez Santos S, Lazaro Rivera C, Valverde Gomez M, Casas Rojo E, Garcia Martin A, Fernandez-Golfin C, Zamorano Gomez J, Kanda T, Fujita M, Masuda M, Iida O, Okamoto S, Ishihara T, Nanto K, Shiraki T, Takahara M, Uematsu M, Kolesnyk MY, Victor K, Lux D, Carr-White G, Barrett N, Glover G, Langrish C, Meadows C, Ioannou N, Castaldi B, Vida V, Argiolas A, Maschietto N, Cerutti A, Biffanti R, Reffo E, Padalino M, Stellin G, Milanesi O, Simova I, Katova T, Galderisi M, Lalov I, Onciul S, Alexandrescu A, Petre I, Zamfir D, Onut R, Tautu O, Dorobantu M, Caldas A, Ladeia A, D'almeida J, Guimaraes A, Ball C, Abdelmoneim Mohamed S, Huang R, Zysek V, Mantovani F, Scott C, Mccully R, Mulvagh S, Lee JH, Cho G, Mihaila S, Muraru D, Aruta P, Piasentini E, Cavalli G, Ucci L, Peluso D, Vinereanu D, Iliceto S, Badano L, Ozawa K, Funabashi N, Takaoka H, Kamata T, Nomura F, Kobayashi Y, Ovsianas J, Valuckiene Z, Mizariene V, Jurkevicius R, Reskovic Luksic V, Dosen D, Cekovic S, Separovic Hanzevacki J, Simova I, Katova T, Santoro C, Galderisi M, Kalcik M, Cakal B, Gursoy M, Astarcioglu M, Yesin M, Gunduz S, Karakoyun S, Cersit S, Toprak C, Ozkan M. Club 35 Poster session 3: Friday 5 December 2014, 08:30-18:00 * Location: Poster area. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu263] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sekiguchi T, Kanouchi T, Shibuya K, Noto YI, Yagi Y, Inabas A, Abe K, Misawa S, Orimo S, Kobayashi T, Kamata T, Nakagawa M, Kuwabara S, Mizusawa H, Yokota T. P537: Spreading of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis lesions – multifocal hits and local propagation? Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50635-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Imai A, Komatsu S, Ohara T, Kamata T, Yoshida J, Miyaji K, Takewa M, Kobayashi Y, Ohe R, Kodama K. The impact of central obesity on accelerated progression of noncalcified coronary plaque assessed by coronary CT angiography: a 4-year-follow-up study. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht307.p736] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Chen Z, Fisher R, Li B, Kamata T, Kung H, Lautenberger J, Rhim J. Elevated expression of ETS-1 gene in a metastatic, tumorigenic human prostate epithelial cell line transformed by the v-Ki-ras oncogene. Int J Oncol 2012; 11:1179-84. [PMID: 21528319 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.11.6.1179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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A suitable in vitro model system to investigate mechanisms of human prostate carcinogenesis is much needed. We have previously demonstrated that an immortal, but non-tumorigenic, human prostate epithelial cell line (267B(1)) can be malignantly transformed by the v-Ki-ras oncogene, and it can serve as a useful model for investigation of the progression steps of prostate carcinogenesis. In this study, we report for the first time the invasive/metastatic phenotype of the v-Ki-ras transformed 267B, cells (267B(1)/Ki-ras). In addition, comparing non-tumorigenic 267B, and metastatic tumorigenic 267B(1)/Ki-ras human prostate epithelial cell lines, we have found that expression of ETS-1 and ERGB mRNA was elevated to 2-5 fold in the metastatic and tumorigenic 267B(1)/Ki-ras cell line. A specific ETS-1 monoclonal antibody E44 also revealed that the expression of ETS-1 protein level in 267B(1)/Ki-ras cell line was higher than those in 267B, cell line. However, other members of the ETS gene family such as ETS-2, GABP alpha and their mRNA expression levels were similar in both cell lines. The activation of MAP kinase, a downstream target for Ki-ras, was also shown. The expression of urokinase plasminogen activator (u-PA) was also increased in the metastatic 267B(1)/Ki-ras line. An obvious capability of invasion was observed in the 267B(1)/Ki-ras cell line, but not in the 267B(1) line using BioCoat Matrigel invasion chamber assay system. The present study has provided evidence that the v-Ki-ras oncogene may activate the nuclear target gene, ETS-1 gene, to mediate tumorigenic and metastatic capacity of the v-Ki-ras transformed prostate epithelial cells.
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- Z Chen
- NCI,LAB BIOCHEM PHYSIOL,FREDERICK,MD 21702. NCI,LAB GENOM DIVERS,FREDERICK,MD 21702. NCI,FREDERICK CANC RES & DEV CTR,IRSP,SAIC FREDERICK,FREDERICK,MD 21702
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Cheung L, Andreadi C, Kamata T, Giblett S, Patel B, Marais R, Pritchard C. 168 L597VBRAF Acts as an Epistatic Modifier of G12DKRAS. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)70867-5] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Kinoshita H, Mizutani S, Sei K, Shimizu M, Yasuda M, Ohkubo T, Tomimitsu H, Kamata T, Yakushiji F. Musculoskeletal symptoms and neurological investigations in adrenocortical insufficiency: a case report and literature review. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact 2010; 10:281-285. [PMID: 21116065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Various forms of adrenocortical insufficiency can cause musculoskeletal symptoms such as muscle pain, tautness of the limbs, arthralgia, and flexion contractures. However, the findings of neurological investigations are inconclusive and have not been well summarized. METHODS We report the case of a 61-year-old man with isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency who presented with musculoskeletal symptoms, including flexion contractures. We performed three neurological investigations: nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and muscle biopsy analysis. Further, we reviewed reports of 16 patients with various forms of adrenocortical insufficiency and musculoskeletal symptoms by considering the findings of these three investigations. RESULTS From the literature review, we found that (a) analysis of muscle biopsy is the most sensitive technique, followed by electromyography and then nerve conduction studies; and (b) the longer the duration of the musculoskeletal symptoms, the greater the incidence of abnormal findings with all three techniques. CONCLUSIONS Physicians may prioritize neurological investigations, depending on these findings.
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- H Kinoshita
- Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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Fukuhara T, Oouchi T, Kamata T, Inoue K, Tsuji S, Iwanaga T. No. 3�Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 297-304, 2008�Development of pre-paration solubilized coenzyme Q10 with polyglycerol fatty acid esters and application for cosmetics. Int J Cosmet Sci 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2009.00518_2.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yashiro M, Kamata T, Segawa H, Murakami T, Kadoya Y, Muso E. How Does Higher Ultrafiltration within the Conventional Clinical Range Impact the Volume Status of Hemodialysis Patients? Blood Purif 2009; 27:253-60. [DOI: 10.1159/000202004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Received: 08/18/2008] [Accepted: 11/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tsutsumi H, Katagi M, Miki A, Shima N, Kamata T, Nakajima K, Inoue H, Kishi T, Tsuchihashi H. Isolation, identification and excretion profile of the principal urinary metabolite of the recently banned designer drug 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (TFMPP) in rats. Xenobiotica 2008; 35:107-16. [PMID: 15788372 DOI: 10.1080/00498250400020335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 10/25/2022]
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The metabolism of 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (TFMPP), a recently banned designer drug, in rats was studied by analysing its urinary metabolites. p-Hydroxy-TFMPP (p-OH-TFMPP) was isolated and identified as the main metabolite by using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-ESI MS). The time-course excretion profiles of TFMPP and p-OH-TFMPP in rats were investigated following a single intraperitoneal dosing of 5 mg kg(-1) TFMPP by using an optimized analytical procedure that combined solid-phase extraction and LC-ESI MS techniques. The cumulative amount of p-OH-TFMPP excreted within the first 48 h reached approximately 64% of the dose, of which 70% was the glucuronide conjugated form. The cumulative amount of parent TFMPP excreted was less than 0.7% of the dose. The results suggest that p-OH-TFMPP would be the most relevant metabolite to be detected for TFMPP exposure in the forensic and clinical analysis of human urine.
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- H Tsutsumi
- Forensic Science Laboratory, Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, 1-3-18, Hommachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0053, Japan.
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Shima N, Katagi M, Kamata H, Zaitsu K, Kamata T, Nishikawa M, Miki A, Tsuchihashi H, Sakuma T, Nemoto N. Urinary excretion of the main metabolites of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), including the sulfate and glucuronide of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxymethamphetamine (HMMA), in humans and rats. Xenobiotica 2008; 38:314-24. [DOI: 10.1080/00498250701802506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Adachi Y, Shibai Y, Mitsushita J, Shang WH, Hirose K, Kamata T. Oncogenic Ras upregulates NADPH oxidase 1 gene expression through MEK-ERK-dependent phosphorylation of GATA-6. Oncogene 2008; 27:4921-32. [PMID: 18454176 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ras oncogene upregulates the expression of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (Nox) 1 via the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway, leading to the elevated production of reactive oxygen species that is essential for maintenance of Ras-transformation phenotypes. However, the precise transcriptional control mechanism underlying Ras-induced Nox1 expression remains to be elucidated. Here we demonstrated that via the MEK/ERK pathway, Ras signaling enhances the activity of the functional Nox1 promoter (nt -321 to -1) in colon cancer CaCo-2 cells and thereby induces the formation of the specific protein-DNA complexes in the two GATA-binding site-containing regions (nt -161 to -136 and -125 to -100). Supershift assays with GATA antibodies, protein analyses and chromatin immunoprecipitation revealed that GATA-6 is a component of the specific protein-DNA complexes at the Nox1 promoter. GATA-6 was able to trans-activate the Nox1 promoter but not a promoter in which the GATA-binding sites are mutated. Moreover, GATA-6 was phosphorylated at serine residues by MEK-activated ERK, which increased GATA-6 DNA binding, correlating with suppression of the Nox1 promoter activity by an MEK inhibitor PD98059. Finally, the site-directed mutation of the consensus ERK phosphorylation site (PYS(120)P to PYA(120)P) of GATA-6 abolished its trans-activation activity, suppressing of the growth of CaCo-2 cells. On the basis of these results, we propose that oncogenic Ras signaling upregulates the transcription of Nox1 through MEK-ERK-dependent phosphorylation of GATA-6.
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- Y Adachi
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan
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Maruyama K, Yamada T, Kawakami R, Kamata T, Yokochi M, Hara K. Upper cervical spine movement during intubation: fluoroscopic comparison of the AirWay Scope, McCoy laryngoscope, and Macintosh laryngoscope. Br J Anaesth 2008; 100:120-4. [DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Kamata HT, Shima N, Zaitsu K, Kamata T, Miki A, Nishikawa M, Katagi M, Tsuchihashi H. Metabolism of the recently encountered designer drug, methylone, in humans and rats. Xenobiotica 2007; 36:709-23. [PMID: 16891251 DOI: 10.1080/00498250600780191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The urinary metabolites of methylone in humans and rats were investigated by analysing urine specimens from its abuser and after administrating to rats with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-ESI MS), using authentic standards. The time-course excretion profiles of methylone and its three metabolites in rats were further investigated after a single intraperitoneal dosing of 5 mg kg-1 methylone hydrochloride. Two major metabolic pathways were revealed for both humans and rats as follows: (1) side-chain degradation by N-demethylation to the corresponding primary amine methylenedioxycathinone (MDC), partly conjugated; and (2) demethylenation followed by O-methylation of either a 3- or 4-OH group on the benzene ring to produce 4-hydroxy-3-methoxymethcathinone (HMMC) or 3-hydroxy-4-methoxymethcathinone (3-OH-4-MeO-MC), respectively, mostly conjugated. Of these metabolites, HMMC was the most abundant in humans and rats. The cumulative amount of urinary HMMC excreted within the first 48 h in rats was approximately 26% of the dose, and the amount of the parent methylone was not more than 3%. These results demonstrate that the analysis of HMMC will be indispensable for proof of the use of methylone in forensic urinalysis.
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- H T Kamata
- Forensic Science Laboratory, Osaka Prefectural Police HQ, Osaka, Japan.
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Mochizuki T, Furuta S, Mitsushita J, Shang WH, Ito M, Yokoo Y, Yamaura M, Ishizone S, Nakayama J, Konagai A, Hirose K, Kiyosawa K, Kamata T. Inhibition of NADPH oxidase 4 activates apoptosis via the AKT/apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 pathway in pancreatic cancer PANC-1 cells. Oncogene 2006; 25:3699-707. [PMID: 16532036 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is an aggressive human malignancy and is characterized by resistance to apoptosis. Recently, NADPH oxidase (Nox) 4-mediated generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) was proposed to confer antiapoptotic activity and thus a growth advantage to pancreatic cancer cells. The signaling mechanism by which Nox4 transmits cell survival signals remains unclear. Here, we show that both a flavoprotein inhibitor, diphenylene iodonium (DPI), and small interfering RNAs designed to target Nox4 mRNA (siNox4RNAs) inhibited superoxide production in PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cells, and depletion of ROS by DPI or siNox4RNAs induced apoptosis. Parallely, DPI treatment and siNox4RNA transfection blocked activation of the cell survival kinase AKT by attenuating phosphorylation of AKT. Furthermore, AKT phosphorylation of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) on Ser-83 was reduced by DPI and siNox4RNAs. When ASK1Ser83Ala (an AKT phosphorylation-defective ASK1 mutant) was introduced into PANC-1 cells, this mutant alone induced apoptosis. But, addition of DPI or co-transfection of siNox4RNA had no additive effect, indicating that the mutant can substitute for these reagents in apoptosis induction. Taken together, these findings suggest that ROS generated by Nox4, at least in part, transmit cell survival signals through the AKT-ASK1 pathway in pancreatic cancer cells and their depletion leads to apoptosis.
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- T Mochizuki
- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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Gaur M, Kamata T, Wang S, Moran B, Shattil SJ, Leavitt AD. Megakaryocytes derived from human embryonic stem cells: a genetically tractable system to study megakaryocytopoiesis and integrin function. J Thromb Haemost 2006; 4:436-42. [PMID: 16420577 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.01744.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [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: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The platelet fibrinogen receptor, a heterodimer consisting of integrin subunits alpha(IIb) and beta(3), is required for platelet aggregation, spreading, and hemostasis. Platelet agonists such as thrombin and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) lead to the activation of alpha(IIb)beta(3), thereby enhancing its affinity and avidity for binding fibrinogen (inside-out signaling). Furthermore, fibrinogen binding to alpha(IIb)beta(3) triggers cytoskeletal changes and granule release (outside-in signaling). AIM Genetic approaches to characterize the molecular pathways involved in alpha(IIb)beta(3) signaling are not possible with anucleate blood platelets. Therefore, we have established an OP9 stromal cell co-culture system to generate megakaryocytes from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). RESULTS alpha(IIb)beta(3) activation, measured by soluble fibrinogen binding to hESC-derived megakaryocytes, /GPIbalpha(+) cells, is readily detectable following stimulation with known platelet agonists. Dose-response curves for peptide agonists specific for the two platelet thrombin receptors, protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1) and PAR4, show a relative responsiveness that mirrors that of human platelets, and sub-maximal ADP responses are augmented by epinephrine. Moreover, hESC-derived megakaryocytes undergo lamellipodia formation, actin filament assembly, and vinculin localization at focal adhesions when plated on a fibrinogen-coated surface, characteristic of alpha(IIb)beta(3) outside-in signaling. Undifferentiated hESCs genetically modified by lentiviral infection can be cloned and maintained in an undifferentiated state and then differentiated into megakaryocytes capable of alpha(IIb)beta(3) activation. CONCLUSION Using hESCs, we have developed a renewable source of human megakaryocytes, and a genetically tractable system for studying megakaryocytopoiesis and alpha(IIb)beta(3) signaling in the native cellular environment.
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- M Gaur
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94142, USA
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Chikamatsu M, Ichino Y, Yoshida Y, Takada N, Yoshida M, Kamata T, Yase K. Photoresponsive organic electroluminescent devices. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1010-6030(03)00036-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Michiwa Y, Kamata T, Hayashi H, Hayashi Y, Minatoya G, Onishi I, Takeda T, Kanno M, Ueda Y. Complete response of Sister Mary Joseph Nodule from gastric adenocarcinoma treated with combination chemotherapy of low-dose S-1 and cisplatin. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2002; 21:609-11. [PMID: 12636109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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A case of an unresected, advanced gastric cancer with Sister Mary Joseph nodule was presented. It was treated with new combination chemotherapy of low-dose S-1 and cisplatin producing complete response of periumbilical metastasis. Few treatments are efficacious for umbilical invasion of peritoneal dissemination. A complete response for Sister Mary Joseph nodule from gastric adenocarcinoma has not been ever reported.
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- Y Michiwa
- Dept. of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Keiju Medical Center, Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan.
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Katagi M, Tatsuno M, Tsutsumi H, Miki A, Kamata T, Nishioka H, Nakajima K, Nishikawa M, Tsuchihashi H. Urinary excretion of selegiline N-oxide, a new indicator for selegiline administration in man. Xenobiotica 2002; 32:823-31. [PMID: 12396278 DOI: 10.1080/00498250210144857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 10/27/2022]
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1. The metabolism of selegiline (SG) has been studied by investigating the time-course of urinary excretion of SG and its metabolites using high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC-ESI MS) in combination with solid-phase extraction. 2. The excretion profiles of SG and its four major metabolites, selegiline-N-oxide (SGO), N-desmethylselegiline (DM-SG), methamphetamine (MA) and amphetamine (AP), were investigated in six healthy volunteers after oral administrations of SG hydrochloride in a single dose of 2.5 or 7.5mg, and a repeat twice-daily dose of 5.0 mg day(-1) (for 3 days). 3. The cumulative amount of SGO excreted within approximately the first 8-12h was comparable with MA, and the amount in the first 72 h was 2.0-7.8 times larger (2.8-13.2% of the dose) than that of DM-SG. 4. These results demonstrate that SGO can be used in place of DM-SG, which is known to be a main specific metabolite of SG, as a new indicator for the discrimination of SG use compared with MA abuse.
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- M Katagi
- Forensic Science Laboratory, Osaka Prefectural Police HQ, 1-3-18, Hommachi, Chuoku, Osaka 541-0053, Japan.
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Mantani N, Kasahara Y, Kamata T, Sekiya N, Shimada Y, Usuda K, Sakakibara I, Hattori N, Terasawa K. Effect of Seihai-to, a Kampo medicine, in relapsing aspiration pneumonia--an open-label pilot study. Phytomedicine 2002; 9:195-201. [PMID: 12046858 DOI: 10.1078/0944-7113-00111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Two published case reports described palliation of disease after Seihai-to therapy for refractory aspiration pneumonia caused by recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis and cerebrovascular disease. We undertook an open-label trial in patients with relapsing aspiration pneumonia. Fifteen patients with relapsing aspiration pneumonia were randomly divided into conventional therapy group (n = 8) or Seihai-to group (n = 7). In Seihai-to group, patients were treated with Seihai-to in addition to conventional therapy (Western medicines). Frequency of feverish days and antibiotics-use, CRP value and chest CT or X-ray findings were compared between the two groups during the study period of 16 weeks. In the Seihai-to group, the latency of swallowing reflex was measured in 6 patients before and after administration of Seihai-to. The mean values of fever index, CRP value and antibiotics-use in the Seihai-to group were decreased significantly, compared with those of the conventional therapy group. However, the latency of the swallowing reflex after 4 weeks of treatment was not significantly changed (p = 0.249), compared with the latency before administration of Seihai-to. No adverse reaction was observed in either group. Seihai-to was effective in reducing relapse of aspiration pneumonia in this small group. Seihai-to might not improve the swallowing reflex, but might instead improve a defense mechanism or excessive inflammation caused by pneumonia in the lower airway. Further evaluation of Seihai-to therapy for patients with aspiration pneumonia in a larger population is warranted.
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- N Mantani
- Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani, Japan.
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Yashiro M, Muso E, Kamata T, Oyama A, Sasayama S, Yoshida H. Altered cultured mesangial cell phenotypes from RF/J mice: a spontaneous immune complex mediated glomerulonephritis with progressive glomerulosclerosis. Exp Nephrol 2002; 9:420-7. [PMID: 11702002 DOI: 10.1159/000052641] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM RF/J mice are a model of spontaneous immune complex mediated glomerulonephritis showing massive extracellular matrix accumulation and progressive glomerulosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is an altered cultured mesangial cell (MC) phenotype in RF/J mice associated with these glomerular changes. METHODS The nature of cultured MCs from RF/J mice in the proliferative response to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) BB was compared with that of normal mice (BALB/c) by 3H-thymidine incorporation. The binding of PDGF-BB was examined with Scatchard analysis, and the messenger RNAs (mRNAs) of PDGF beta-receptor, collagen I, collagen IV, and fibronectin were detected using Northern blot analysis in the MCs of each mouse. RESULTS The 3H-thymidine incorporation of MCs from RF/J mice showed significantly lower responses to PDGF-BB stimulations with concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 10.0 ng/ml in comparison with those of BALB/c mice which exhibited a proportional dose- dependent increase of the incorporation (p < 0.05 for 0.5 ng/ml PDGF-BB, p < 0.01 for 1.0-10.0 ng/ml). According to the Scatchard analysis, MCs from BALB/c mice showed aKD of 105 pM of PDGF-BB binding to its receptors, and the density of receptors was 5.82 fmol/10(5) cells. However, no binding PDGF-BB site on the surface of MCs from RF/J mice was noted. Northern blot analysis of MCs from RF/J mice indicated negative expression of detectable PDGF-beta receptor mRNA. As for matrix protein messages, MCs from RF/J mice did not express mRNA of type I collagen, but did express a higher amount of type IV collagen and fibronectin in comparison with MCs from normal BALB/c mice. CONCLUSIONS An altered phenotype in MCs of RF/J mice was demonstrated, possibly contributing to the characteristic pathological glomerular changes. However, the precise association remains to be clarified.
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- M Yashiro
- Division of Nephrology, Kyoto City Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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Miura K, Miyazawa S, Furuta S, Mitsushita J, Kamijo K, Ishida H, Miki T, Suzukawa K, Resau J, Copeland TD, Kamata T. The Sos1-Rac1 signaling. Possible involvement of a vacuolar H(+)-ATPase E subunit. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:46276-83. [PMID: 11560919 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m102387200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have purified and identified a 32-kDa protein interacting with the Dbl oncogene homology domain of mSos1(Sos-DH) from rat brains by glutathione S-transferase-Sos-DH affinity chromatography. Peptide sequencing revealed that the protein is identical to a positive regulatory E subunit (V-ATPase E) of a vacuolar H(+)-ATPase, which is responsible for acidification of endosome and alkalinization of intracellular pH. The interaction between V-ATPase E and Sos-DH was confirmed by yeast two-hybrid assay. A coimmunoprecipitation assay demonstrated that a V-ATPase E protein physiologically bound to mSos1, and the protein was colocalized with mSos1 in the cytoplasm, as determined by immunohistochemistry. mSos1 was found in the early endosome fraction together with V-ATPase E and Rac1, suggesting the functional involvement of mSos1/V-ATPase E complexes in the Rac1 activity at endosomes. Overexpression of V-ATPase E in COS cells enhanced the ability of mSos1 to promote the guanine nucleotide exchange activity for Rac1 and stimulated the kinase activity of Jun kinase, a downstream target of Rac1. Thus, the data indicate that V-ATPase E may participate in the regulation of the mSos1-dependent Rac1 signaling pathway involved in growth factor receptor-mediated cell growth control.
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- K Miura
- Science Applications International Corporation, SAIC Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA
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Tsunemi T, Kamata T, Fumimura Y, Watanabe M, Yamawaki M, Saito Y, Kanda T, Ohashi K, Suegara N, Murayama S, Makimura K, Yamaguchi H, Mizusawa H. Immunohistochemical diagnosis of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii infection in chronic meningoencephalitis: the first case in Japan. Intern Med 2001; 40:1241-4. [PMID: 11813852 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.40.1241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) var. gattii infection usually occurs in tropical and subtropical areas, and rarely in the northern hemisphere. We report the first Japanese with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis caused by C. neoformans var. gattii infection that occurred during a trip to Australia. This agent was identified in a cerebellar biopsy specimen by immunohistochemical technique with serotype-specific anti-sera. Because the meningitis caused by it did not respond well to conventional therapy, we used an aggressive therapeutic regimen to successfully treat the patient. Even in areas where C. neoformans var. gattii does not exist, this infection should be considered possible as a travel-related infection.
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- T Tsunemi
- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced alterations of gastrointestinal transit were studied in mice using activated charcoal. LPS (10 mg kg-1) induced biphasic alterations of intestinal transit. Increase (acceleration phase) and delay (lag phase) in gastrointestinal transit were observed at 90 and 480 min after LPS injection, respectively. LPS administration induced significant increases in tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta and nitrate levels in blood serum with maximal levels observed at 1.5, 4, and 8 h after LPS administration, respectively. The effects of recombinant human lzactoferrin (rhLF) on LPS- induced alteration of gastrointestinal transit, and production of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and nitrate were also studied. Animals were pretreated with rhLF 24 hours before intraperitoneal administration of LPS. RhLF significantly increased gastrointestinal transit during the lag phase. In addition, rhLF decreased the level of TNF-alpha in endotoxaemic animals. The levels of IL-1beta and nitrate were not significantly changed by rhLF. In conclusion, the effect of LPS on gastrointestinal transit is biphasic and the mechanism controlling the second phase most likely depends on TNF-alpha production, while the first phase most likely does not depend on TNF-alpha. On the other hand, it may be regulated by IL-1beta and nitric oxide production.
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- M Ceregrzyn
- Laboratory of Environmental Physiology, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan.
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Upon vascular injury, platelets initiate interaction with exposed subendothelial matrices through various receptors such as glycoprotein (GP) Ib/IX/V complex, alpha2beta1 integrin, and GPVI/FcRgamma. Although these interactions cannot sustain stable platelet thrombus formation by themselves, they ultimately lead to the activation of alphaIIbbeta3 integrin (GPIIb-IIIa complex [GPIIb-IIIa]), the most abundant receptor in platelets. The alphaIIbbeta3 integrin plays a central role in primary hemostasis by serving as a receptor for fibrinogen and von Willebrand factor (vWf). It establishes a stable interaction with vWf bound to the extracellular matrices and uses fibrinogen as a bridging molecule in platelet aggregate formation. The alphaIIbbeta3 integrin also plays an important role in the pathogenesis of thrombosis. Over the past decades, a tremendous amount of effort has been made to elucidate the ligand-binding mechanisms of alphaIIbbeta3, in part because of its clinical significance. Most of the studies have relied on biochemical analyses of purified alphaIIbbeta3 or recombinant proteins generated in vitro. With the lack of actual 3-dimensional structure, molecular modeling has provided a useful framework for interpreting such experimental data on structure-function correlation of integrin molecules. However, it has also generated disagreement between different models. The aim of this minireview is to summarize the past efforts as well as the recent accomplishments in elucidating the structure/function of alphaIIbbeta3. Finally, we will try to explain all those experimental data using the recently published crystal structure of the extracellular domains of the alphaVbeta3 heterodimeric complex.
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- T Kamata
- Department of Anatomy, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Kamata T, Tieu KK, Irie A, Springer TA, Takada Y. Amino acid residues in the alpha IIb subunit that are critical for ligand binding to integrin alpha IIbbeta 3 are clustered in the beta-propeller model. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:44275-83. [PMID: 11557768 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m107021200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Several distinct regions of the integrin alpha(IIb) subunit have been implicated in ligand binding. To localize the ligand binding sites in alpha(IIb), we swapped all 27 predicted loops with the corresponding sequences of alpha(4) or alpha(5). 19 of the 27 swapping mutations had no effect on binding to both fibrinogen and ligand-mimetic antibodies (e.g. LJ-CP3), suggesting that these regions do not contain major ligand binding sites. In contrast, swapping the remaining 8 predicted loops completely blocked ligand binding. Ala scanning mutagenesis of these critical predicted loops identified more than 30 discontinuous residues in repeats 2-4 and at the boundary between repeats 4 and 5 as critical for ligand binding. Interestingly, these residues are clustered in the predicted beta-propeller model, consistent with this model. Most of the critical residues are located at the edge of the upper face of the propeller, and several critical residues are located on the side of the propeller domain. None of the predicted loops in repeats 1, 6, and 7, and none of the four putative Ca(2+)-binding predicted loops on the lower surface of the beta-propeller were important for ligand binding. The results map an important ligand binding interface at the edge of the top and on the side of the beta-propeller toroid, centering on repeat 3.
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- T Kamata
- Department of Cell Biology, the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Kamata T, Hayashi Y, Minatoya G, Michiwa Y, Onishi I, Takeda T, Koyasaki N, Kanno M. [A pilot study of low-dose TS-1 and cisplatin combination chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2001; 28:1419-22. [PMID: 11681250] [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: 02/22/2023]
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TS-1, a novel oral formation of 5-fluorouracil, consists of tegafur (5-FU), CDHP and Oxo. Low-dose cisplatin (CDDP) and TS-1 was evaluated in 12 patients with advanced or recurrent gastric cancer. CDDP was given biweekly at a dose of 15 mg/m2 infused for 30 minutes, and 80 mg/body of TS-1 was orally administered as many times as possible. The response rate was 41.7%. Median survival time was 13.3 months. In one case, an adverse reaction of grade 3 leucopenia was observed. Thus, thought it is necessary to watch for leucopenia, this chemotherapy could well be effective for patients with advanced or recurrent gastric cancer.
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- T Kamata
- Dept. of Surgery and Gastroenterology, Keiju Medical Center
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Ono T, Liu N, Kasuno K, Kusano H, Nogaki F, Kamata T, Suyama K, Muso E, Sasayama S. Coagulation process proceeds on cultured human mesangial cells via expression of factor V. Kidney Int 2001; 60:1009-17. [PMID: 11532095 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.0600031009.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND In a previous clinicopathological study, we observed mesangial factor V expression accompanied by the intact form of cross-linked fibrin deposition in the active type of IgA nephropathy. The conversion of prothrombin to thrombin by factor Xa is potently accelerated more than 104-fold by the presence of factor V, which is a membrane-bound cofactor. Another membrane-bound cofactor, tissue factor, is known to play an initiating role in the coagulation cascade and to be synthesized in mesangial cells (MCs) by the stimulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). However, the synthesis of factor V, which plays on the terminating stage of prothrombin activation, has not been reported previously in MCs by in vitro study. Our current study tested the coagulation process via expression of factor V by the stimulation of proinflammatory cytokine, TNF-alpha, in cultured human MCs. METHODS To evaluate factor V protein expression, immunoperoxidase staining with densitometric evaluation and Western blot analysis were conducted after stimulation of TNF-alpha. To test factor V activity, stimulated MCs were incubated in combination with factor Xa, prothrombin, fibrinogen and factor XIII, and fibrin production on MCs was assessed after immunoperoxidase staining on the cell surface. In a blocking test using an antibody against factor V, suppression of fibrin production was evaluated to clarify the role of factor V activity. For the evaluation of factor V mRNA expression in cultured human MCs, in situ hybridization and Northern blot analysis were performed. RESULTS Factor V protein expression in MCs after TNF-alpha stimulation increased both time- and dose-dependently. As a marker of factor V activity with exogenous factor Xa, fibrin production on TNF-alpha-stimulated MCs was increased in a time-dependent manner and was inhibited by the addition of anti-factor V antibody. Factor V mRNA was identified in MCs by in situ hybridization and showed an increase after stimulation with TNF-alpha on Northern blot analysis. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that the coagulation process proceeds on MCs as the result of increased expression of endogenous factor V activity on its cell surface in cooperation with exogenous factor Xa.
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- T Ono
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Akashi M, Hirama T, Tanosaki S, Kuroiwa N, Nakagawa K, Tsuji H, Kato H, Yamada S, Kamata T, Kinugasa T, Ariga H, Maekawa K, Suzuki G, Tsujii H. Initial symptoms of acute radiation syndrome in the JCO criticality accident in Tokai-mura. J Radiat Res 2001; 42 Suppl:S157-S166. [PMID: 11791749 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.42.s157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A criticality accident occurred on September 30, 1999, at the uranium conversion plant in Tokai-mura (Tokai-village), Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. When the criticality occurred, three workers saw a "blue-white glow," and a radiation monitor alarm was sounded. They were severely exposed to neutron and gamma-ray irradiation, and subsequently developed acute radiation syndrome (ARS). One worker reported vomiting within minutes and loss of consciousness for 10-20 seconds. This worker also had diarrhea an hour after the exposure. The other worker started to vomit almost an hour after the exposure. The three workers, including their supervisor, who had no symptoms at the time, were brought to the National Mito Hospital by ambulance. Because of the detection of gamma-rays from their body surface by preliminary surveys and decreased numbers of lymphocytes in peripheral blood, they were transferred to the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), which has been designated as a hospital responsible for radiation emergencies. Dose estimations for the three workers were performed by prodromal symptoms, serial changes of lymphocyte numbers, chromosomal analysis, and 24Na activity. The results obtained from these methods were fairly consistent. Most of the data, such as the dose rate of radiation, its distribution, and the quality needed to evaluate the average dose, were not available when the decision for hematopoitic stem cell transplantation had to be made. Therefore, prodromal symptoms may be important in making decisions for therapeutic strategies, such as stem-cell transplantation in heavily exposed victims.
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- M Akashi
- Division of Radiation Health, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba-city, Chiba, Japan.
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Nakagawa M, Miyagishima T, Kamata T, Arai S, Miura Y, Onishi S, Kishimoto A, Kamishima Y, Choi GH, Kudo M, Okabe M. [Refractory idiopathic cold agglutinin disease successfully treated with intermittent high-dose cyclophosphamide]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2001; 42:713-5. [PMID: 11680985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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A 56-year-old woman, who had been suffering from idiopathic cold agglutinin disease and treated unsuccessfully with prednisolone and cyclosporine A for 6 months, was referred to our hospital in November 1998. She was given methylprednisolone pulse therapy followed by low-dose cyclophosphamide, but her anemia did not improve. We then began administration of intermittent high-dose cyclophosphamide (1,200 mg/day, every 4 weeks), and this resulted in a dramatic increase of her hemoglobin level and improvement of her symptoms. She is currently receiving 500 mg of cyclophosphamide every 2 months and showing a good response. Intermittent high-dose cyclophosphamide therapy can be an effective treatment for refractory cold agglutinin disease.
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- M Nakagawa
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kushiro-Rosai Hospital
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Oyama A, Muso E, Ono T, Matsushima H, Yashiro M, Suyama K, Kamata T, Nogaki F, Kobayashi I, Miyawaki S, Yoshida H, Sasayama S. Up-regulated TGF-beta mRNA expression in splenic T cells of high IgA-prone mice: a murine model of IgA nephropathy with glomerulosclerosis. Nephron Clin Pract 2001; 88:368-75. [PMID: 11474233 DOI: 10.1159/000046022] [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: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Recently, we established a high serum IgA-prone inbred (HIGA) mouse strain as a murine model of spontaneous IgA nephropathy by selective mating of high serum IgA ddY mice, and found that they showed enhanced production of glomerular extracellular matrix components with increased expression of TGF-beta mRNA and protein in the kidneys. In this study, we examined the roles of lymphocytes in the development of high serum IgA in this strain. METHODS We performed flow cytometric analyses of T and B cells in splenic mononuclear cells (SMNCs) from these mice using BALB/c mice as normal controls. We also compared serum TGF-beta1 concentrations and TGF-beta mRNA expression levels in the B-cell-depleted (T-cell-rich) fraction of SMNCs in these mice. RESULTS HIGA mice showed significantly fewer CD3-positive cells compared with BALB/c mice when young, but not when aged. The CD4/CD8 ratio of HIGA mice was lower than that of BALB/c mice, but this difference was not significant. Although the number of B220-positive cells did not vary significantly, the ratio of surface IgA-positive B cells was significantly increased in both young and adult HIGA mice. The B-cell-depleted SMNCs from HIGA mice exhibited higher levels of expression of TGF-beta and TGF-beta1 mRNA than controls from a young age, which were maintained throughout life, but there were no differences in PDGF, MCP-1 or bFGF expression between these two strains. In contrast to local mRNA expression, serum TGF-beta1 concentration was decreased in HIGA mice compared with BALB/c controls. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that the mating procedure performed to establish HIGA mice selected for a unique phenotype of local up-regulation of TGF-beta production in the kidneys, as well as T cells that may contribute to both the early and consistently high serum IgA expression and enhanced production of renal extracellular matrix components in HIGA mice. Additionally, TGF-beta1 may act locally, not systemically, in a paracrine or autocrine manner.
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- A Oyama
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Weitz-Schmidt G, Welzenbach K, Brinkmann V, Kamata T, Kallen J, Bruns C, Cottens S, Takada Y, Hommel U. Statins selectively inhibit leukocyte function antigen-1 by binding to a novel regulatory integrin site. Nat Med 2001; 7:687-92. [PMID: 11385505 DOI: 10.1038/89058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 722] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The beta2 integrin leukocyte function antigen-1 (LFA-1) has an important role in the pathophysiology of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Here we report that statin compounds commonly used for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia selectively blocked LFA-1-mediated adhesion and costimulation of lymphocytes. This effect was unrelated to the statins' inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme-A reductase; instead it occurred via binding to a novel allosteric site within LFA-1. Subsequent optimization of the statins for LFA-1 binding resulted in potent, selective and orally active LFA-1 inhibitors that suppress the inflammatory response in a murine model of peritonitis. Targeting of the statin-binding site of LFA-1 could be used to treat diseases such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, ischemia/reperfusion injury and transplant rejection.
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- G Weitz-Schmidt
- Novartis Pharma AG, Preclinical Research, Basel, Switzerland.
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Nogaki F, Muso E, Yashiro M, Kasuno K, Kamata T, Ono T, Sasayama S. Direct effects of simvastatin on proliferation and matrix accumulation in cultured murine mesangial cells. Clin Exp Nephrol 2001. [DOI: 10.1007/s101570170015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kamata T, Mochizuki Y, Nakahara Y, Tanaka A, Kawamura T, Sasaki S. [Severe Klebsiella pneumonia improved by endotoxin adsorption and continuous hemodiafiltration]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2001; 39:419-24. [PMID: 11530391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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A 57-year-old man who had past history of alcoholic hepatitis was admitted to our hospital because of fever, general malaise and dyspnea. Chest X-ray films and computed tomographic scans disclosed lobar pneumonia of the right upper lobe. Laboratory tests showed hypoxemia and renal dysfunction. Artificial ventilation, endotoxin adsorption (PMX) and continuous hemodiafiltration (CHDF) were started on the day after admission because of the appearance of progressive renal failure, hypotension and disturbance of consciousness. A diagnosis of septic multiple organ failure was made on the basis of a blood and sputum culture that revealed a K. pneumoniae infection. After the initiation of intensive therapy, the patient's general condition improved and artificial ventilation, PMX and CHDF were withdrawn. However, MRSA was isolated from sputum specimens and a lung abscess developed. In spite of vancomycin administration, the effect was limited. The patient underwent a right upper lobectomy and was discharged. The prognosis of bacteremic K. pneumoniae pneumonia in alcoholics is reported to be very poor. In our case, it is suggested that PMX and CHDF contributed to the improvement of the clinical course.
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- T Kamata
- Department of International Medicine, Himeji National Hospital, Himeji, Japan
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Arai K, Kamata T, Uchikoba H, Fushinobu S, Matsuzawa H, Taguchi H. Some Lactobacillus L-lactate dehydrogenases exhibit comparable catalytic activities for pyruvate and oxaloacetate. J Bacteriol 2001; 183:397-400. [PMID: 11114942 PMCID: PMC94891 DOI: 10.1128/jb.183.1.397-400.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 05/23/2000] [Accepted: 10/06/2000] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The nonallosteric and allosteric L-lactate dehydrogenases of Lactobacillus pentosus and L. casei, respectively, exhibited broad substrate specificities, giving virtually the same maximal reaction velocity and substrate K(m) values for pyruvate and oxaloacetate. Replacement of Pro101 with Asn reduced the activity of the L. pentosus enzyme toward these alternative substrates to a greater extent than the activity toward pyruvate.
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- K Arai
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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Nakayama T, Yamashita M, Kawano T, Shimizu C, Shibata Y, Kamata T, Kaneko Y, Kobayashi S, Takeda U, Motohashi S, Cui J, Taniguchi M. The role of alpha-galactosylceramide-activated Valpha14 natural killer T cells in the regulation of Th2 cell differentiation. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2001; 124:38-42. [PMID: 11306921 DOI: 10.1159/000053663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Valpha14 natural killer T (NKT) cells produce large amounts of both IL-4 and IFN-gamma upon stimulation with a ligand, alpha-galactosylceramide (alpha-GalCer), and play a crucial role in various immune responses, including allergic diseases. Interestingly, Valpha14 NKT cells are not essential for the induction of IgE responses but rather induce suppression of specific IgE production upon activation. The suppression in the IgE production is not detected either in Valpha14 NKT cell-deficient mice or in IFN-gamma-deficient mice. Thus, activated Valpha14 NKT cells are likely to exert a potent suppressive activity on Th2 cell differentiation and subsequent IgE production by producing a large amount of IFN-gamma. In marked contrast, little regulatory effect of IL-4 produced by Valpha14 NKT cells on Th2 cell differentiation is suggested.
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- T Nakayama
- CREST (Core Research for Evolution Science and Technology) Project, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Department of Molecular Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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