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Araki T, Kanda S, Ide T, Sonehara K, Komatsu M, Tateishi K, Minagawa T, Kiniwa Y, Kawakami S, Nomura S, Okuyama R, Hanaoka M, Koizumi T. Antiplatelet drugs may increase the risk for checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis in advanced cancer patients. ESMO Open 2023; 8:102030. [PMID: 37852033 PMCID: PMC10774871 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are indicated for various cancers and are the mainstay of cancer immunotherapy. They are often associated with ICI-related pneumonitis (CIP), however, hindering a favorable clinical course. Recently, non-oncology concomitant drugs have been reported to affect the efficacy and toxicity of ICIs; however, the association between these drugs and the risk for CIP is uncertain. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of baseline concomitant drugs on CIP incidence in ICI-treated advanced cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a single-center retrospective study that included a cohort of 511 patients with advanced cancer (melanoma and non-small-cell lung, head and neck, genitourinary, and other types of cancer) treated with ICIs. Univariable analysis was conducted to identify baseline co-medications associated with CIP incidence. A propensity score matching analysis was used to adjust for potential CIP risk factors, and multivariable analysis was carried out to assess the impact of the identified co-medications on CIP risk. RESULTS Forty-seven (9.2%) patients developed CIP. In these patients, the organizing pneumonia pattern was the dominant radiological phenotype, and 42.6% had grade ≥3 CIP, including one patient with grade 5. Of the investigated baseline co-medications, the proportion of antiplatelet drugs (n = 50, 9.8%) was higher in patients with CIP (23.4% versus 8.4%). After propensity score matching, the CIP incidence was higher in patients with baseline antiplatelet drugs (22% versus 6%). Finally, baseline antiplatelet drug use was demonstrated to increase the risk for CIP incidence regardless of cancer type (hazard ratio, 3.46; 95% confidence interval 1.21-9.86). CONCLUSIONS An association between concomitant antiplatelet drug use at baseline and an increased risk for CIP was seen in our database. This implies the importance of assessing concomitant medications for CIP risk management.
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- T Araki
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Ejiri K, Miyoshi T, Kihara H, Hata Y, Nagano T, Takaishi A, Toda H, Namba S, Nakamura Y, Akagi S, Sakuragi S, Minagawa T, Kawai Y, Nakamura K, Ito H. 1407Drug effect of luseogliflozin and voglibose on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in diabetic patients: a multicenter randomized-controlled trial. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Recent randomized, placebo-controlled trial in patients with type 2 diabetes demonstrated that the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors reduced mortality, cardiovascular events and hospitalization for heart failure. However, those trials were not specialized design to investigate the effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure, in particular with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to evaluate the drug efficacy of luseogliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, compared with voglibose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, using brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in type 2 diabetes patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Methods
This study was a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized-controlled trial, comparing luseogliflozin 2.5 mg once daily or voglibose 0.2 mg three times daily in patients with type 2 diabetes suffering from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (left ventricular ejection fraction >45% and BNP ≥35 pg/ml2) in a 1:1 randomization fashion. Randomization was undertaken using a computer-generated random sequence web response system. The primary outcome was the difference from baseline in BNP after 12 weeks of treatment between two drugs. The key secondary outcomes were the change from baseline in left ventricular ejection fraction and E/e' in echocardiographic parameters, body weight, glycohemoglobin level after 12 weeks of treatment. The safety outcomes included the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events, hypoglycemic adverse events, and urinary tract infection.
Results
Between December 2015 and September 2018, 173 patients from 16 hospitals and clinics have been included in this study. Of those, 83 patients were assigned to receive luseogliflozin and 82 to receive voglibose. There was no significant difference in the reduction in the BNP concentration after 12 weeks from baseline between the two groups; the ratio of the average values at week 12 to the baseline value was 0.91 in the luseoglifllzin group as compared with 0.98 in the voglibose group (percent change, −9.0% vs. −1.9%, ratio of change with luseogliflozin vs. voglibose, 0.93; 95% confidence interval, 0.78 to 1.10; p=0.26). The key secondary outcomes including left ventricular ejection fraction, E/e', body weight, glycohemoglobin level and the safety outcomes did not differ significantly between the two groups.
Conclusions
In type 2 diabetes patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, the administration of luseogliflozin did not lead to a significant reduction in the BNP concentration than that of voglibose. Left ventricular ejection fraction, E/e', body weight and glycohemoglobin level after 12 weeks of treatment, comparing with at baseline did not differ significantly between the two groups. (UMIN Clinical Trial Registry number, UMINehz748.005618395)
Acknowledgement/Funding
Novartis
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- K Ejiri
- Okayama University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- Kihara Cardiovascular Clinic, Internal Medicine, Asahikawa, Japan
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- Minamino Cardiovascular Hospital, Cardiology, Hachioji, Japan
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- Iwasa Hospital, Internal Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- Mitoyo General Hospital, Cardiology, Kanonji, Japan
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- Okayama East Neurosurgery Hospital, Internal Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama Rosai Hospital, Cardiology, Okayama, Japan
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- Specified Clinic of Soyokaze Cardiovascular Medicine and Diabetes Care, Cardiovascular Medicine, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Akaiwa Medical Association Hospital, Internal Medicine, Akaiwa, Japan
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- Iwakuni Clinical Center, Cardiovascular Medicine, Iwakuni, Japan
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- Minagawa Cardiovascular Clinic, Internal Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- Okayama City Hospital, Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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Saito T, Minagawa T, Ogawa T, Ishizuka O. Efficacy of tadalafil against lower urinary tract symptoms after low-dose-rate brachytherapy in prostate cancer patients. Journal of Clinical Urology 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/2051415818817127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate the effects of addition of tadalafil to tamsulosin in the treatment of brachytherapy patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Methods: Localized prostate cancer patients who developed LUTS after low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR-BT) were first treated with alpha-1 blockers (tamsulosin, 0.2 mg per day). Those still suffering from LUTS were additionally treated with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (tadalafil, 5 mg/day). LUTS was evaluated by the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), IPSS Quality of Life (QOL) score, Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS), and the International Index of Erectile Function 5 (IIEF5) score before brachytherapy, before treatment with tadalafil, and after three months of treatment with tadalafil. Results: Twenty-three patients were enrolled in the study. Each subscore of the IPSS (storage symptom, voiding symptom, and postvoiding symptom) and the QOL score improved, but OABSS and IIEF5 did not show significant recovery after addition of tadalafil treatment. When patient characteristics and each question score were surveyed, time from seed implantation until treatment with tadalafil showed the strongest correlation with recovery. Conclusions: Addition of tadalafil to tamsulosin treatment was effective against LUTS in localised prostate cancer patients after brachytherapy. Evidence level: 2b
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- T Saito
- Department of Urology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Matsuda Y, Minagawa T, Okui T, Yamazaki K. Resveratrol suppresses the alveolar bone resorption induced by artificial trauma from occlusion in mice. Oral Dis 2017; 24:412-421. [PMID: 28944599 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Besides inflammatory bone loss, trauma from occlusion (TO)-induced alveolar bone loss increases the risk of future tooth loss. We have shown that resveratrol, a polyphenol, possesses anti-inflammatory characteristics and a suppressive effect on osteoclastogenesis. Therefore, we investigated the effects of resveratrol on TO-induced bone loss in mice. MATERIAL AND METHODS Trauma from occlusion was induced by overlaying composite resin onto the maxillary first molar of C57BL/6 mice. TO-induced mice were administered either resveratrol or vehicle for 15 days from 5 days before TO induction. The mice administered vehicle only served as controls. The effect of resveratrol on bone resorption was assessed histologically. Gene expression in gingival and periodontal ligament tissues was analyzed. In vitro effect of resveratrol on the differentiation of RAW 264.7 cells and bone marrow-derived macrophages into osteoclastic cells was analyzed. RESULTS Resveratrol administration significantly decreased the bone loss and suppressed the elevated expression of osteoclastogenesis-related gene in periodontal ligament tissue by TO. Resveratrol treatment also suppressed the differentiation of both RAW 264.7 cells and bone marrow-derived macrophages into osteoclastic cells. CONCLUSION Resveratrol administration suppressed the TO-induced alveolar bone loss by suppressing osteoclast differentiation, suggesting that resveratrol is effective in preventing both inflammation and mechanical stress-induced alveolar bone resorption.
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- Y Matsuda
- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.,Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.,Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.,Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.,Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.,Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Matsuda Y, Kato T, Takahashi N, Nakajima M, Arimatsu K, Minagawa T, Sato K, Ohno H, Yamazaki K. Ligature-induced periodontitis in mice induces elevated levels of circulating interleukin-6 but shows only weak effects on adipose and liver tissues. J Periodontal Res 2015; 51:639-46. [DOI: 10.1111/jre.12344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Y. Matsuda
- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection; Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
- Division of Periodontology; Department of Oral Biological Science; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
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- Laboratory for Intestinal Ecosystem; RCAI RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS-RCAI); Yokohama Japan
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- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection; Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
- Division of Periodontology; Department of Oral Biological Science; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
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- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection; Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
- Division of Periodontology; Department of Oral Biological Science; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
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- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection; Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
- Division of Periodontology; Department of Oral Biological Science; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
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- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection; Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
- Division of Periodontology; Department of Oral Biological Science; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
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- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection; Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
- Division of Periodontology; Department of Oral Biological Science; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
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- Laboratory for Intestinal Ecosystem; RCAI RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS-RCAI); Yokohama Japan
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- Research Unit for Oral-Systemic Connection; Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
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Minagawa T, Okui T, Takahashi N, Nakajima T, Tabeta K, Murakami S, Yamazaki K. Resveratrol suppresses the inflammatory responses of human gingival epithelial cells in a SIRT1 independent manner. J Periodontal Res 2014; 50:586-93. [PMID: 25312218 DOI: 10.1111/jre.12238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE In periodontitis, chronic infection by periodontopathic bacteria induces uncontrolled inflammation, which leads to periodontal tissue destruction. Human gingival epithelial cells (HGECs) constitute a critical first line of defense against periodontopathic bacteria, both as a physical barrier and as regulators of inflammation. Resveratrol, a polyphenol found in grapes and red wine, reportedly has anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, we investigated the effects of resveratrol on the Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced inflammatory responses of HGECs and their mechanism. MATERIAL AND METHODS We stimulated the HGEC line, epi 4, with live or heat-killed P. gingivalis in the presence of resveratrol, and analyzed expressions of the interleukin-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and interleukin-1β genes. We determined the involvement of SIRT1 in the effect of resveratrol using sirtinol (a SIRT1 inhibitor) or SIRT1 knockdown. We also examined whether the effects were mediated by activation of AMP-activated kinase, suppression of reactive oxygen species, or inhibition of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). RESULTS Resveratrol treatment decreased the expression of inflammatory cytokines and slightly increased the expression of SIRT1. However, neither SIRT1 inhibition nor SIRT1 knockdown counteracted its anti-inflammatory effects. Although resveratrol did not affect AMP-activated kinase activation or reactive oxygen species production, it slightly suppressed NF-κB translocation when cells were stimulated with heat-killed P. gingivalis. CONCLUSION Resveratrol suppressed the inflammatory responses of P. gingivalis-stimulated HGECs, probably by inhibiting NF-κB signaling but independent of SIRT1.
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- T Minagawa
- Laboratory of Periodontology and Immunology, Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.,Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Laboratory of Periodontology and Immunology, Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.,Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- General Dentistry and Clinical Education Unit, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology, Division of Oral Biology and Disease Control, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Periodontology and Immunology, Division of Oral Science for Health Promotion, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Minagawa T, Nakano K, Furuta S, Iwasa T, Takekawa K, Minato K, Koga T, Sato T, Kawashima K, Kurahashi Y, Onodera H, Naito S, Nakamura K. Perspectives on non-clinical safety evaluation of drug metabolites through the JSOT workshop. J Toxicol Sci 2012; 37:667-73. [PMID: 22863847 DOI: 10.2131/jts.37.667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
The prompt and appropriate safety assessment of drug metabolite(s) was mentioned in regulatory guidances such as an International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) guidance, entitled "Guidance on Non-clinical Safety Studies for the Conduct of Human Clinical Trials and Marketing Authorization for Pharmaceuticals" (ICH M3(R2)) implemented in January 1 of 2011 in Japan, and has become a significant issue in the drug development. Upon release of ICH M3(R2) Step 4, a survey was conducted between March and April 2010 on the safety assessment of drug metabolites in 63 member companies of the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA). The Pharmacokinetics Team in the Non-Clinical Evaluation Expert Committee in JPMA conducted a questionnaire survey and compiled the results to comprehend how safety of drug metabolites are currently assessed at research-based pharmaceutical companies in Japan. The assessment of "Metabolites in Safety Testing" (MIST) can be divided into three stages based on the research purpose as follows: MIST 1 is a stage of estimating human drug metabolites and predicting their potential risks, MIST 2 is a stage of deciding the necessity for non-clinical safety studies, and MIST 3 is a stage of conducting non-clinical safety studies. In this paper, we propose typical approaches on safety assessment of metabolites that meet the purpose of each stage, considering the current level of scientific technology. Our proposals are based on the results from our survey and a symposium about the safety assessment of drug metabolites at the 37th annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Toxicology held in June 2010.
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- Toshiya Minagawa
- Non-Clinical Evaluation Expert Committee, Drug Evaluation Committee, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, Tokyo, Japan.
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Yamada M, Gotoh S, Minagawa T. [Experience of long term survival in a case with surgery for cancer metastasis to brain and mediastinal lymph node from unknown primary site]. Kyobu Geka 2011; 64:570-573. [PMID: 21766710] [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: 05/31/2023]
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We report a rare case of metastatic brain and lymph node carcinoma of unknown primary origin. A 68-year-old man had been followed up after resection of brain metastasis in right parietooccipital region without suspicious primary site. Seventy-eight months after the resection, a mediastinal lymph node (#2R) of 15 mm in diameter was detected by computed tomography (CT) and was surgically removed. The histological diagnosis was poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma resembling lymphoepithelial carcinoma, which was similar to the histology of the previously resected brain tumor. This patient is alive without recurrence and apparent primary site at 24 months after lymph node resection.
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- M Yamada
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Okitama Public General Hospital, Yamagata, Japan Satoshi Gotoh, Tadanori Minagawa
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Maekawa Y, Yoshimura Y, Nakashima K, Toyama S, Minagawa T, Sadahiro M, Suzuki H, Niki T, Sasa S. [Aortic root replacement for aortic dissection and aortic regurgitation due to aortitis syndrome]. Kyobu Geka 2009; 62:1128-1131. [PMID: 19999088] [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: 05/28/2023]
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Aortic aneurysms and aortic regurgitation (AR) with aortitis syndrome are occasionally reported in young women. We report a case of aortic dissection with severe AR in an 8-year-old girl. The patient underwent aortic root replacement with a composite graft. Pathological report revealed aortitis syndrome and steroid therapy was continued to suppress further inflammatory vascular reaction.
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- Y Maekawa
- Department of Cardiovascular, Thoracic and Pediatric Surgery, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Toyama S, Nakashima K, Maekawa Y, Minagawa T, Kuroda Y, Yoshimura Y, Sadahiro M. [Aortic valve replacement through right thoracotomy; report of a case]. Kyobu Geka 2009; 62:827-829. [PMID: 19670788] [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: 05/28/2023]
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A 78-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of severe aortic valve regurgitation. She had had dyspnea on effort and syncope twice in 5 months. She had also suffered from right pneumonia 8 years before, and her respiratory function was severely constrictive. Chest X-ray showed her mediastinum significantly shifted toward the right side. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed the main pulmonary artery, right atrium (RA) and right pulmonary veins also shifted toward the right. We planned right thoracotomy at 4th intercostals space to obtain a good surgical field. A cardiopulmonary bypass was established by RA appendage drainage and femoral artery perfusion. Aortic valve replacement(AVR) was performed successfully after aortic clamp. Though defibrillator pads were placed on her back and the anterior wall of the left chest during operation, no ventricular fibrillation occurred. AVR via right thoracotomy is considered to be a good option for such a mediastinum shifted case.
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- S Toyama
- Department of Cardiovascular, Thoracic and Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Abe H, Minagawa T, Ishiwara R, Uchigasaki S, Takeda F. [Multiple recurrent cardiac myxomas]. Kyobu Geka 2009; 62:198-201. [PMID: 19280949] [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: 05/27/2023]
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A 49-year-old male had undergone resection of biatrial multiple myxomas 4 years previously in another hospital. Echocardiography revealed new masses in the left atrium and the right ventricle. Both tumors were removed surgically and subsequently treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. There was no further recurrence during the following 4 years. It was considered that the multiple recurrences in our case were due to multicentricity of the tumor.
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- H Abe
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tsuruoka Municipal Shonai Hospital, Tsuruoka, Japan
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Tanaka Y, Omura T, Fukasawa M, Horiuchi N, Miyata N, Minagawa T, Yoshida S, Nakaike S. Continuous inhibition of 20-HETE synthesis by TS-011 improves neurological and functional outcomes after transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Neurosci Res 2007; 59:475-80. [PMID: 17933409 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2007.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2007] [Revised: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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TS-011, a potent and selective inhibitor of 20-HETE synthesis, has been described as providing significant benefits in animal stroke models. However, no studies have investigated changes in brain 20-HETE levels after cerebral ischemia. Also lacking are studies of TS-011 pharmacodynamics with respect to brain 20-HETE levels that may explain the benefits of TS-011 in animal models of ischemic stroke. The present study sought to explore changes in 20-HETE levels in brain tissue, as well as in plasma, after a 90-min episode of transient focal cerebral ischemia. Pharmacodynamics of TS-011 were also examined. Then, we evaluated the long-term effects of TS-011 when administered as in this pharmacodynamics study. The major findings of the present study are as follows: (1) brain 20-HETE levels increased significantly within 7.5h after MCAO; (2) TS-011 at doses of 0.1 and 0.3mg/kg administered at regular 6-h intervals appeared to reduce brain 20-HETE levels continuously; (3) TS-011 when administered as in this pharmacodynamics study improved long-term neurological and functional outcomes. These findings strongly suggest that 20-HETE plays an important role in the development of neurological and functional deficits after focal cerebral ischemia and that TS-011 may provide benefits in patients suffering ischemic stroke.
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- Yu Tanaka
- Molecular Function and Pharmacology Laboratories, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Saitama, Japan.
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Toyama S, Sawamura Y, Yoshimura Y, Nakashima K, Maekawa Y, Minagawa T, Kuroda Y, Sadahiro M. [Beating heart surgery for the patient of severe mitral regurgitation with a episode of ventricular fibrillation; report of a case]. Kyobu Geka 2007; 60:500-3. [PMID: 17564069] [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: 05/15/2023]
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A 77-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of severe mitral regurgitation. Cardiopulmonary revival was done by an emergent resuscitation for the ventricular fibrillation before admission. She had mild anoxic brain damage and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed severe brain atrophy. Chest X-ray showed severe cardiomegaly and congestion. Beating heart mitral valve replacement was planned for the prevention of reperfusion injury. A cardiopulmonary bypass was established by bicaval drainage and aortic return. The prolapse of anterior leaflet was recognized through transeptal approach after aortic clamp. We selected continuous infusion of antegrade cardioplegia for intraoperative coronary perfusion. Mitral valve replacement was done successfully. During intraoperation and postoperation, ventricular fibrillation did not occur. On-pump beating mitral valve replacement is a good procedure to prevent perioperative ventricular arrhythmia especially such the case with a decompressed myocardial function and with a preoperative episode of lethal ventricular arrhythmia necessary for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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- Shuji Toyama
- Second Department of Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Yamanaka Y, Yokota K, Furuya K, Shichinohe R, Minagawa T, Kimura C. Successful treatment of calcific uraemic arteriolopathy with wide local excision. Clin Exp Dermatol 2006; 31:474-5. [PMID: 16681616 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Omura T, Tanaka Y, Miyata N, Koizumi C, Sakurai T, Fukasawa M, Hachiuma K, Minagawa T, Susumu T, Yoshida S, Nakaike S, Okuyama S, Harder DR, Roman RJ. Effect of a new inhibitor of the synthesis of 20-HETE on cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury. Stroke 2006; 37:1307-13. [PMID: 16601220 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000217398.37075.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Arachidonic acid that is released following cerebral ischemia can be metabolized to 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE). 20-HETE is a potent vasoconstrictor that may contribute to ischemic injury. This study examined the effects of blockading the synthesis of 20-HETE with TS-011 on infarct size after transient occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCAO) of rats and after thromboembolic stroke in monkeys. METHODS Rats were treated with TS-011 or vehicle at various times after MCAO. Infarct size was measured by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining and plasma levels of 20-HETE were determined by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC/MS). The effect of TS-011 on infarct size was also studied in monkeys after introduction of a clot into the internal carotid artery. RESULTS Plasma levels of 20-HETE increased after MCAO in rats. TS-011 (0.01 to 1.0 mg/kg per hour) reduced infarct volume by 40%. Chronic administration of TS-011 for 7 days reduced neurological deficits after MCAO in rats. TS-011 given in combination with tissue plasminogen activator also improved neurological outcome in the stroke model in monkeys. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that blockade of the formation of 20-HETE with TS-011 may be useful for the treatment of ischemic stroke.
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- Tomohiro Omura
- Medicinal Research Laboratory, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Saitama, Japan.
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Minagawa T, Fukuda M, Mikoshiba K. Distinct phosphoinositide binding specificity of the GAP1 family proteins: characterization of the pleckstrin homology domains of MRASAL and KIAA0538. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 288:87-90. [PMID: 11594756 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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GAP1, one of the Ras GTPase-activating protein families, includes four distinct genes (GAP1(m), GAP1(IP4BP), MRASAL (murine Ras GTPase-activating-like), and KIAA0538). It contains an amino-terminal tandem C2 domain, a GAP-related domain, and a carboxyl-terminal pleckstrin homology (PH) domain. Although the PH domains of GAP1(m) and GAP1(IP4BP) have been shown to be essential for membrane targeting via binding of specific phospholipids, little is known about the functions of the PH domains of MRASAL and KIAA0538. Herein, we show that the PH domain of MRASAL has binding activity toward PI(4,5)P(2) and PI(3,4,5)P(3), while the PH domain of KIAA0538 does not bind these phospholipids due to an amino acid substitution at position 592 (Leu-592). Mutation of the corresponding position of MRASAL (Arg-to-Leu substitution at position 591) resulted in loss of the phospholipid binding activity. MRASAL proteins were localized at the plasma membrane in NIH3T3 cells, and this plasma membrane association was unchanged even after cytochalasin B or wortmannin treatment. By contrast, KIAA0538 and MRASAL (R591L) proteins were present in the cytosol. Our data indicate that the distinct phosphoinositide binding specificity of the PH domain is attributable to the distinct subcellular localization of the GAP1 family.
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- T Minagawa
- International Joint Project "Calcium Oscillation,", Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Ishii J, Nomura M, Okuma T, Minagawa T, Naruse H, Mori Y, Ishikawa T, Kurokawa H, Hirano T, Kondo T, Nagamura Y, Ezaki K, Hishida H. Risk stratification using serum concentrations of cardiac troponin T in patients with end-stage renal disease on chronic maintenance dialysis. Clin Chim Acta 2001; 312:69-79. [PMID: 11580911 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-8981(01)00592-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been recently suggested that cardiac troponin T (cTnT) may be more sensitive than troponin I (cTnI) for subclinical myocardial cell injury in patients on chronic dialysis. METHODS We prospectively compared the predictive value of cTnT with cTnI, atrial (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in 100 consecutive outpatients on chronic dialysis without acute coronary syndromes over a period of 3 months, and assessed whether the combination of cTnT with clinical information including age, duration of dialysis, and medical histories was useful for risk stratification of these patients. During the 2-year follow-up period, 19 patients died, mostly due to cardiac causes (53%). RESULTS The area under the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve for the cTnT as predictor of both overall and cardiac death was significantly greater than the area under the cTnI curve (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.01), the BNP curve (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01) or the ANP curve (p < 0.0001 and p < 0.005). In a stepwise multivariate Cox regression analysis, only cTnT (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01) and a history of heart failure requiring hospitalization (p < 0.05 and p < 0.005) were independent predictors of both all cause and cardiac mortality. Using parameters of cTnT > or =0.1 microg/l and/or history of heart failure, the overall and cardiac mortality rate for the low risk group (n=66) were 4.5% and 1.5%, respectively, 40% and 16% for the intermediate risk group (n=25), and 67% and 56% for the high risk group (n=9). CONCLUSION cTnT concentrations offer a higher prognostic accuracy than cTnI, ANP and BNP in patients on chronic dialysis. The combination of elevated cTnT and a history of heart failure may be a highly effective means of risk stratification of these patients.
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- J Ishii
- Department of Internal Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
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Natsuhara A, Iwasaki Y, Minagawa T, Takemura Y, Nakanisi M, Nagata K, Harada H, Kubota Y, Yokomura I, Nakagawa M. [Aggressively metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma in the middle mediastinum]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2001; 39:705-9. [PMID: 11729693] [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 50-year-old male patient with no symptoms was admitted to our hospital for further evaluation of a right superior mediastinal mass shadow found in chest radiographs during a health examination. Computed tomographic (CT) scans demonstrated a middle mediastinal mass of 4 cm in diameter surrounded by the SVC, the ascending aorta and the trachea at the subaortic level. Routine examination disclosed no metastatic or primary lesion elsewhere. A surgical biopsy resulted in a diagnosis of neuroendocrine carcinoma of unknown primary organ. The patient was given 1 course of chemotherapy with CAV-PE, but little effect was seen. However, when a PE regimen combined with thoracic radiation was used, the tumor shrank to half of its size. After the patient subsequently received high-dose treatment with Etoposide, CT imaging and cytologic analysis revealed multiple metastases to the subcutaneous tissue, both adrenal glands and the liver. Lung lesions also spread aggressively, and the patient died of metastasis. Although neuroendocrine carcinomas can arise from the systemic neuroendocrine cells including those in the mediastinum, their appearance in the middle mediastinum is rarely reported.
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- A Natsuhara
- Second Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi, Hirokoji, Kamigyouku, Kyoto, 602-8566 Japan
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Minagawa T, Tokeshi M, Kitamori T. Integration of a wet analysis system on a glass chip: determination of Co(ii) as 2-nitroso-1-naphthol chelates by solvent extraction and thermal lens microscopy. Lab Chip 2001; 1:72-75. [PMID: 15100894 DOI: 10.1039/b102790p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The integration of a wet analysis system on a glass chip was demonstrated and determination of Co(II) was performed using this system. The Co(II) was extracted into m-xylene from aqueous solution as 2-nitroso-1-naphthol chelates, and colorimetric determination of the m-xylene phase was applied by a thermal lens microscope. The integration of the chemical operation procedures shown here leads to a considerable reduction in analyzing time. The time for extraction in the integrated system, 10 min, was about tenfold shorter than a conventional system using a separatory funnel and mechanical shaker. Moreover, troublesome operations such as phase separation necessary for the conventional system could be omitted. The determination of Co(II) in the range 2 x 10(-7)-1 x 10(-8) M, which was estimated to be 0.072-1.44 zmol, was achieved.
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- T Minagawa
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Minagawa T, Ijuin T, Mochizuki Y, Takenawa T. Identification and characterization of a sac domain-containing phosphoinositide 5-phosphatase. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:22011-5. [PMID: 11274189 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m101579200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have characterized a novel Sac domain-containing inositol phosphatase, hSac2. It was ubiquitously expressed but especially abundant in the brain, heart, skeletal muscle, and kidney. Unlike other Sac domain-containing proteins, hSac2 protein exhibited 5-phosphatase activity specific for phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate. This is the first time that the Sac domain has been reported to possess 5-phosphatase activity. Its 5-phosphatase activity for phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (K(m) = 14.3 microm) was comparable with those of Type II 5-phosphatases. These results imply that hSac2 functions as an inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase.
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- T Minagawa
- Department of Biochemistry, The Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639 Japan
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Chino Y, Minagawa T, Kohno Y, Toda Y, Murakami S, Higuchi S. Uptake by vascular smooth muscle cells plays an important role in targeting of lipid microspheres incorporating prostaglandin E1 into a thickened intima. Life Sci 2001; 68:933-42. [PMID: 11213363 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(00)00997-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A study was done to determine how lipid microspheres (LM) containing prostaglandin E1 (lipo PGE1) accumulate in injured arterial tissue. After administration of lipo PGE1 labeled with a fluorescence probe, 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3, 3, 3',3'-tetramethyl-indocarbocyanine perchlorate (DiI-lipo PGE1) to rats 14 of days after balloon injury of the carotid artery, localization into the injured site was examined using a fluorescence confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM). In contrast with the normal carotid artery, DiI-lipo PGE1 accumulated remarkably in neointima of the injured site which was occupied mainly by the migration of the proliferating and quiescent vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC). In vitro cellular uptake of DiI-lipo PGE1 was semi-quantitatively measured using CLSM, regarding differentiated and proliferative phenotypes of human vascular SMC, compared with the human endothelial cells (EC) and mouse fibroblasts. The differentiated SMC incorporated DiI-lipo PGE1 to equal or a higher level of the proliferative phenotype, and was significantly higher than EC and fibroblasts. The uptake of DiI-lipo PGE1 by both SMC and EC was inhibited at 4 degrees C, by dansylcadaverine and excessive LM, but was unaffected by cytochalasin B. These results suggest that the uptake of DiI-lipo PGE1 by SMC plays an important role in localization of DiI-lipo PGE1 at the injured site, and that the uptake seems to be a receptor mediated endocytosis.
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- Y Chino
- Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ohmiya, Saitama, Japan.
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Tokeshi M, Minagawa T, Kitamori T. Integration of a microextraction system solvent extraction of a Co-2-nitroso-5-dimethylaminophenol complex on a microchip. J Chromatogr A 2000; 894:19-23. [PMID: 11100843 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)00683-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A newly designed microchannel for solvent extraction was fabricated in a quartz glass chip and applied to solvent extraction of a Co-2-nitroso-5-dimethylaminophenol complex. The aqueous solution of Co complex and toluene were introduced into the microchannel, and the Co complex extracted in toluene was detected by thermal lens microscopy (TLM). The Co complex was quickly extracted into toluene when the flow was stopped. The observed extraction time, ca. 50 s, was almost equivalent to the value calculated using the diffusion distance and diffusion coefficient. The dependence of the TLM signal on the concentration of the Co complex showed good linearity in the range of 1 x 10(-7) - 1 x 10(-6) M.
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- M Tokeshi
- Integrated Chemistry Project, Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology, Japan
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Yokote Y, Minagawa T, Hotta K. [Clinical practice in nursing, and "re establishment of daily routines"--the nurse's role in inter-professional collaboration]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1999; 26 Suppl 2:387-91. [PMID: 10630254] [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: 02/15/2023]
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Clinical practice in adult nursing is given during the 4th year at the School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University. In this paper, we report the achievements in this training on one theme. The theme chosen was the nursing of patients and support of their families particularly their caregivers, for whom re-establishment of daily routines was indispensable. A total of 51 students underwent this nursing practice at a neurological hospital on 26 occasions, over 3 years from 1996. We found that the students learned inter-professional collaboration in their relationships with other students, skilled nurses and other professionals in the hospital and other organizations. We also analyzed the nurses' roles learned through the inter-professional collaboration, which could be summarized as follows: 1. Understanding patients' and their families' living conditions and mental state, as affected by the patient's disease or disability. 2. Supporting the safe care at home of patients helping them to re-establish living routines. 3. Educating caregivers on how to attend to patients and develop better attendance skills. 4. Making sure the patients' and their families' living needs are reflected in the support system. 5. Providing nursing information for the coordination process of the support system, as well as respecting patients' and their families' individuality and lives as a whole.
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- Y Yokote
- School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University
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Kojima S, Takagi N, Minagawa T, Fushimi N, Miura KI. Effects of amino acid replacements around the reactive site of chicken ovomucoid domain 3 on the inhibitory activity toward chymotrypsin and trypsin. Protein Eng 1999; 12:857-62. [PMID: 10556246 DOI: 10.1093/protein/12.10.857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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We have previously shown that replacing the P1-site residue (Ala) of chicken ovomucoid domain 3 (OMCHI3) with a Met or Lys results in the acquisition of inhibitory activity toward chymotrypsin or trypsin, respectively. However, the inhibitory activities thus induced are not strong. In the present study, we introduced additional amino acid replacements around the reactive site to try to make the P1-site mutants more effective inhibitors of chymotrypsin or trypsin. The amino acid replacement Asp-->Tyr at the P2' site of OMCHI3(P1Met) resulted in conversion to a 35000-fold more effective inhibitor of chymotrypsin with an inhibitor constant (K(i)) of 1. 17x10(-11) M. The K(i) value of OMCHI3(P1Met, P2'Ala) indicated that the effect on the interaction with chymotrypsin of removing a negative charge from the P2' site was greater than that of introducing an aromatic ring. Similarly, enhanced inhibition of trypsin was observed when the Asp-->Tyr replacement was introduced into the P2' site of OMCHI3(P1Lys). Two additional replacements, Asp-->Ala at the P4 site and Arg-->Ala at the P3' site, made the mutant a more effective inhibitor of trypsin with a K(i) value of 1. 44x10(-9) M. By contrast, Arg-->Ala replacement at the P3' site of OMCHI3(P1Met, P2'Tyr) resulted in a greatly reduced inhibition of chymotrypsin, and Asp-->Ala replacement at the P4 site produced only a small change when compared with a natural variant of OMCHI3. These results clearly indicate that not only the P1-site residue but also the characteristics, particularly the electrostatic properties, of the amino acid residues around the reactive site of the protease inhibitor determine the strength of its interactions with proteases. Furthermore, amino acids with different characteristics are required around the reactive site for strong inhibition of chymotrypsin and trypsin.
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- S Kojima
- Institute for Biomolecular Science, Gakushuin University, Mejiro, Tokyo 171-8588, Japan.
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Patria SY, Takeshima Y, Suminaga R, Nakamura H, Iwasaki R, Minagawa T, Matsuo M. A simple explanation for a case of incompatibility with the reading frame theory in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: failure to detect an aberrant restriction fragment in Southern blot analysis. Brain Dev 1999; 21:386-9. [PMID: 10487472 DOI: 10.1016/s0387-7604(99)00039-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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According to the translational reading frame theory, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients harbor out-of-frame deletion mutations in the dystrophin gene. We identified a Japanese DMD case who appeared to have an in-frame deletion of exons 46-54 that was disclosed by Southern blot analysis using a dystrophin cDNA as a probe. Analysis of dystrophin mRNA in skeletal muscle revealed the presence of an out-of-frame deletion of exons 46-53. In agreement with this result, the region encompassing exon 54 could be amplified from genomic DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Furthermore, re-analysis by Southern blot using an exon specific probe disclosed that a HindIII fragment containing exon 54 was present at aberrant size, leading to the incorrect conclusion that exon 54 had been deleted. Thus, this particular DMD case does not constitute an exception to the reading frame theory.
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- S Y Patria
- Division of Genetics, International Center for Medical Research, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan
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Recombinant feline interferon-omega preparation (rFeIFN-omega, trade name: INTERCAT) showed good clinical efficacy on canine parvovirus infection both in an experimental trial with beagles, and in field trials.
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- T Minagawa
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Chino Y, Minagawa T, Kohno Y, Fukushima K, Momma K. Vasodilating effect and tissue accumulation of prostaglandin E1 incorporated in lipid microspheres on the rat ductus arteriosus. Jpn J Pharmacol 1999; 81:107-14. [PMID: 10580378 DOI: 10.1254/jjp.81.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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Prostaglandin E1 incorporated in lipid microspheres (lipo PGE1) was administered to the umbilical vein of neonatal rats. Morphological measurement and quantitative autoradioluminography assessed the relationship between the vasodilating effect and tissue accumulation of lipo PGE1 in the ductus arteriosus. In the morphological measurement under microscopy, the inner diameter ratio of the ductus arteriosus to the main pulmonary artery after infusion of 3H-labeled lipo PGE1 (3H-lipo PGE1) continued to remain significantly higher than that of free 3H-PGE1. Autoradioluminography of the frozen frontal section of neonates after intravenous infusion of 3H-lipo PGE1 for 2 h revealed that the ductus levels of radioactivity were higher than those of free 3H-PGE1 in saline solution, although the blood levels were almost equal. Localization of lipo PGE1 labeled with a lipophilic fluorescent probe, 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3-tetramethyl-indocarbocyanine perchlorate (diI), in the endothelial cells of the ductus arteriosus was confirmed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. These findings suggest that the incorporation of lipid microspheres by the endothelial cells is one of the mechanisms that enables lipo PGE1 to accumulate to higher levels in the ductus tissue and to act more efficiently than free PGE1 in neonatal rats.
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- Y Chino
- Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ohmiya, Saitama, Japan
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Satoh Y, Kasama K, Kuwabara M, Diao HY, Nakajima H, Kohanawa M, Minagawa T. Suppression of late asthmatic response by low-dose oral administration of interferon-beta in the guinea pig model of asthma. J Interferon Cytokine Res 1999; 19:887-94. [PMID: 10476934 DOI: 10.1089/107999099313415] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We investigated the anti-asthmatic effects of low-dose oral and subcutaneous administration of interferon-beta (IFN-beta) on an ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized and challenged guinea pig model of asthma. Subcutaneous administration of IFN-beta suppressed the eosinophil infiltration by 14.2% of the control and the respiratory resistance (Rrs) by 58.2% at 2.0 MIU/kg. Oral administration of IFN-beta inhibited the late asthmatic response (LAR) by suppressing the increase of Rrs by 29% of the control at 1 IU/ml and the eosinophil infiltration into the trachea and lung by 34.6% at the optimum dosage of 10 IU/ml. Both subcutaneous and oral administration could not inhibit the early asthmatic response (EAR). Additionally we found 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase (2',5'-OAS) induction by low-dose oral administration (LDOA) of IFN-beta to the same extent as by subcutaneous administration in whole blood in vivo. These data suggest that LDOA of IFN-beta would have some clinical benefit for patients with asthma.
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- Y Satoh
- Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
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Minagawa T. The reconsideration of natural history of echinococcosis at Rebun Island. Hokkaido Igaku Zasshi 1999; 74:113-34. [PMID: 10386161] [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: 02/13/2023]
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It has been believed that the outbreak of echinococcosis at Rebun Island had ceased by 1970. The first patient was diagnosed in 1936 and 131 patients have been authorized as echinococcosis so far. The conference of measures against the outbreak had been organized in 1948 and started to eradicate Echinococcus multilocularis from the Island. Medical examination to detect the patients and the capture and autopsy of dogs and cats had been carried out hard till 1970. At that time, foxes imported from Simusiru Island in the middle Kuriles during the years 1924 to 1926 had already disappeared and it has seemed to be sure that stray dogs and cats might carry E. multilocularis and excrete infectious eggs in stead of foxes. Since we have had no real data concerning the natural history of patients with echinococcosis without any treatments, it can not be recognized the time of infection and the role of dogs or cats on the spread of echinococcosis at Rebun Island. From the new data, it is concluded that the active life cycle of E. multilocularis between foxes and vole might be closed by 1940, since the last patient infected with E. multilocularis was born in 1940 and died in 1945. Furthermore, it is estimated that more than 200 patients (3 to 4% of people at the island) might die from echinococcosis, because of the fact of the unusual increase of mortality of liver disorders and oldness observed during the years of 1940 to 1960. 81 patients with the high possibility of echinococcosis detected from 1937 to 1963 can be added to 131 authorized patients. Surprisingly, it is noticed that the standard deviations of ages of death of 94 patients born in Meiji era (1880-1912) and 59 in Taisho and Showa eras (1912-1940) are 63.16 +/- 11.68, and 34.32 +/- 11.87, respectively. It means that both old and young people might be infected simultaneously but for the long period. There was no difference between the susceptibility of young and old men to E. multilocularis. The numbers of male patients died were more than those of female patients at the ages from 30s to 60s while the number of female died was predominant after 70s. All 13 familial cases of echinococcosis represent that men might bring the infectious eggs into their houses and died earlier by the infection. Thus, the sexual difference might be due to the life style of men who preferred hunting beside fishing. From these results, it is conceivable that the heavy infection of E. multilocularis excreted from foxes might occur from 1925 to 1940 and the peak of the death might be formed during 1940 to 1965. The eradication of foxes might be done by poachers after 1935 and the adaptation of E. multilocularis from fox to dog or cat might not occur readily at Rebun Island.
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- T Minagawa
- Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Hemorrhage is known to induce the production of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6). IL-6 plays an intermediate role as a factor in the activation of coagulation cascade and exerts a lethal effect in sepsis. To examine the effect of endogenous IL-6 on blood loss, we performed four experiments in female ddY mice. Enzyme immunoassay using an uncontrolled hemorrhage model, i.e., 75% tail resection, revealed the production of serum IL-6 (Experiment 1). We also measured cumulative blood loss and survival rate (Experiment 2); measured blood pressure and performed thrombelastogram (TEG) (Experiment 3); and measured plasma thrombin-antithrombin III (TAT) complex levels in two groups, one pretreated with 1 mg of anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibody (mAb), and one with normal rat globulin (NRG) using the same model (Experiment 4). The mAb group showed a significantly higher blood loss than the NRG group. All mice survived for 5 days in both groups. Blood pressure did not differ between either group. The TEG results suggest that administration of anti-IL-6 mAb caused mild suppression of coagulation activation, but did not affect fibrinolysis or platelets. In the mAb group, plasma TAT complex concentrations showed a significant decrease compared with the NRG group. In conclusion, hemorrhage-induced IL-6 may contribute to hemostasis through activation of coagulation, thus reducing blood loss.
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- I Katsuyama
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Nagano K, Fukami K, Minagawa T, Watanabe Y, Ozaki C, Takenawa T. A novel phospholipase C delta4 (PLCdelta4) splice variant as a negative regulator of PLC. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:2872-9. [PMID: 9915823 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.5.2872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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It has been reported that there are two alternatively spliced variants of phospholipase C-delta4 (PLCdelta4), termed ALT I and II, that contain an additional 32 and 14 amino acids in their respective sequences in the linker region between the catalytic X and Y domains (Lee, S. B., and Rhee, S. G. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271, 25-31). We report here the isolation and characterization of a novel alternative splicing isoform of PLCdelta4, termed ALT III, as a negative regulator of PLC. In ALT III, alternative splicing occurred in the catalytic X domain, i.e. 63 amino acids (residues 424-486) containing the C-terminal of the X domain and linker region were substituted for 32 amino acids corresponding to the insert sequence of ALT I. Although the expression level of ALT III was found to be much lower in most tissues and cells compared with that of PLCdelta4, it was significantly higher in some neural cells, such as NIE-115 cells and p19 cells differentiated to neural cells by retinoic acid. Interestingly, recombinant ALT III protein did not retain enzymatic activity, and the activity of PLCdelta4 overexpressed in COS7 cells was markedly decreased by the co-expression of ALT III but not by ALT I or II. Moreover, N-terminal pleckstrin homology domain (PH domain) of ALT III alone could inhibit the increase of inositol-1,4, 5-trisphosphate levels in PLCdelta4-overexpressing NIH3T3 cells, whereas a PH domain deletion mutant could not, indicating that the PH domain is necessary and sufficient for its inhibitory effect. The ALT III PH domain specifically bound to phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns)-4,5-P2 and PtdIns-3,4,5-P3 but not PtdIns, PtdIns-4-P, or inositol phosphates, and the mutant R36G, which retained only weak affinity for PtdIns-4,5-P2, could not inhibit the activity of PLCdelta4. These results indicate that PtdIns-4,5-P2 binding to PH domain is essential for the inhibitory effect of ALT III. ALT III also inhibited PLCdelta1 activity and partially suppressed PLCgamma1 activity, but not PLCbeta1 in vitro; it did inhibit all types of isozymes tested in vivo. Taken together, our results indicate that ALT III is a negative regulator of PLC that is most effective against the PLC delta-type isozymes, and its PH domain is essential for its function.
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- K Nagano
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Min Y, Asano M, Kohanawa M, Minagawa T. Movement disorders in encephalitis induced by Rhodococcus aurantiacus infection relieved by the administration of L-dopa and anti-T-cell antibodies. Immunology 1999; 96:10-5. [PMID: 10233672 PMCID: PMC2326717 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1999.00659.x] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mice injected with Rhodococcus aurantiacus by the intravenous (i.v.) route show neurological disorders, hemiparesis, vertical headshake and turn-round gait after day 7 postinfection (p.i.). Neurological symptoms caused by i.v. inoculation of R. aurantiacus were relieved by treatment with levodopa (l-dopa). R. aurantiacus was isolated from the brain and was found to be completely eliminated at day 7 p. i. Focal encephalitis was mainly observed in the brain stem, and T cells could be isolated from the brain after day 7 p.i. Administration of both an anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody (mAb) and an anti-CD8 mAb suppressed neurological symptoms. These results suggest that R. aurantiacus induces movement disorders in mice, and that the symptoms are mediated by T cells infiltrating the brain, rather than directly by the bacterium.
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- Y Min
- Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Ishiwata K, Minagawa T, Kajimoto T. Clinical effects of the recombinant feline interferon-omega on experimental parvovirus infection in beagle dogs. J Vet Med Sci 1998; 60:911-7. [PMID: 9764403 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The clinical effects of recombinant feline interferon-omega (rFeIFN-omega), produced in silkworm by recombinant baculovirus, were examined in 3-4 month-old beagle dogs given an experimental canine parvovirus type-2 (CPV-2) infection. Clinical symptoms, such as pyrexia, vomiting, anorexia and diarrhea, were observed on day 4 after oral inoculation of 10(7) TCID50 of CPV-2 (cc 238 strain) in almost all the inoculated dogs. From day 4, rFeIFN-omega (1 mega units/kg/day) or physiological saline was administered intravenously to infected dogs for 3 consecutive days. Seven out of 17 dogs treated with physiological saline showed hemorrhagic diarrhea and continuously expressed severe clinical enteritis; one dog died with a large amount of hemorrhagic rice-water stool on day 6 after viral exposure. In contrast, 4 out of 12 dogs treated with rFeIFN-omega showed severe clinical enteritis associated with intermittent diarrhea. Scoring of fecal condition revealed that treatment with rFeIFN-omega significantly shifted the enteritis from a severe to mild form. Furthermore, rFeIFN-omega administered in the morning decreased the number of dogs expressing clinical enteritis in the evening suggesting a rapid effect. Vomiting and anorexia were also improved by treatment with rFeIFN-omega. These results suggest that rFeIFN-omega can reduce severe enteritis caused by CPV-2 infection in dogs.
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- K Ishiwata
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Kojima S, Minagawa T, Miura K. Tertiary structure formation in the propeptide of subtilisin BPN' by successive amino acid replacements and its close relation to function. J Mol Biol 1998; 277:1007-13. [PMID: 9571018 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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: 11/22/2022]
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The propeptide of subtilisin BPN', located between a signal peptide and the mature region of the protease, is known to exhibit inhibitory activity toward subtilisin BPN', in addition to its activity as an intramolecular chaperone that facilitates folding of subtilisin BPN'. Another unique feature is that although the isolated propeptide is in a random-coil state, it forms a defined tertiary structure when it is bound to subtilisin BPN'. In this study, amino acid replacements likely to increase the hydrophobicity of the propeptide have been introduced so that the isolated propeptide forms a defined tertiary structure. By successive replacements of Ala47 by Phe, Gly13 by Ile and Val65 by Ile, the propeptide was found to form a tertiary structure in addition to an increase in its secondary structure content, which were identified by circular dichoism spectra measurements. Concurrently, the propeptide, which is a temporary inhibitor in its wild-type form, became resistant to proteolytic digestion by subtilisin BPN'. These results show not only the close relationship between tertiary structure formation in the propeptide and its function as a protease inhibitor but also the ability of a random-coil protein to form a tertiary structure after a limited number of well-designed amino acid replacements.
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- S Kojima
- Institute for Biomolecular Science, Gakushuin University, Mejiro 1-5-1, Tokyo 171, Toshima-ku, Japan
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Ohkuma T, Minagawa T. [The classification and analysis of the blood pathway in left ventricular cavity observed by left ventricular contrast echocardiography]. Nihon Rinsho 1998; 56:930-5. [PMID: 9577611] [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: 02/07/2023]
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We can observe and analyse the blood pathway in left ventricular cavity by contrast echocardiography using sonicated albumin, because it can be through the pulmonary capillaries. I. The observational classification of the blood pathway in left ventricular cavity. Group I: The contrast medium comes to the apex directly from the mitral orifice. Group II: The contrast medium comes to the apex along the posterior wall forming the spiral flow and turns back to the outflow tract. Group III: The contrast medium is found like a fireworks only at the apex. II. The factors associated with the blood pathway in left ventricular cavity. 1. Abnormality of left ventricular wall motion, 2. The form of left ventricular cavity, 3. Early diastolic peak velocity of the transmitral flow, 4. A/E, 5. Left ventricular function.
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- T Ohkuma
- Department of Cardiology, Hirano General Hospital
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Nakane A, Asano M, Miura T, Sasaki S, Nishikawa S, Kohanawa M, Minagawa T. Neuropeptides in the livers of mice during bacterial infections. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 1998; 20:159-64. [PMID: 9544784 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.1998.tb01123.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Neuropeptides such as substance P (SP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) are known to act as immunomodulators. We investigated the induction of SP and VIP in the livers of mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes or injected with Tsukamurella paurometabolum. VIP was detected in the livers of mice after L. monocytogenes infection by an immunohistochemical technique and preproVIP mRNA, which was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), was induced post infection. However, no SP was detected. In contrast, SP, but not VIP was detected within granulomas in the livers of T. paurometabolum-injected mice, suggesting VIP and SP might be selectively induced in the liver by different bacterial infections.
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- A Nakane
- Department of Bacteriology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.
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Minagawa T. [Survey of echinococcosis in Hokkaido and measure against it]. Hokkaido Igaku Zasshi 1997; 72:569-81. [PMID: 9465311] [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: 02/06/2023]
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The first patient with echinococcosis who had lived in Rebun island was discovered in 1937 at Otaru and 134 patients had been identified as Rebun cases till 1989. In the meantime, the eradication of echinococcosis succeeded with extermination of dogs and foxes from the island. On the other hand, the first patient of Kon-sen cases was found in 1965 and 208 patients have been treated so far. The patients had been restricted within the Kon-sen region until 1979, but thereafter the patients have been found sporadically all over Hokkaido. This distributional tendency of the patients coincides with the explosion of the infection with Echinococcus multilocularis in foxes in Hokkaido after 1980. Prevention measure against echinococcosis has been carried out by the Committee for the Disorder of Hokkaido, by which we have been successful. We succeed in the early diagnosis and treatment of the patients, but still have no decisive methods to eradicate E. multilocularis in Hokkaido. This is one of the important problems of zoonosis to solve for the next century of Hokkaido.
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- T Minagawa
- Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Kojima S, Minagawa T, Miura K. The propeptide of subtilisin BPN' as a temporary inhibitor and effect of an amino acid replacement on its inhibitory activity. FEBS Lett 1997; 411:128-32. [PMID: 9247157 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(97)00678-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 02/04/2023]
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The propeptide of subtilisin-family proteases is known to exhibit inhibitory activity toward a cognate protease in addition to its function as an intramolecular chaperone. For detailed investigation of its inhibitory properties, the propeptide of subtilisin BPN' was produced in Escherichia coli. Inhibitory activity measurements and electrophoresis showed that the propeptide was a temporary inhibitor, which was initially potent but was gradually degraded by subtilisin BPN' through specific intermediates. The main cleavage site was identified as Glu53-Lys54, with minor sites at Thr17-Met18 and Met21-Ser22, which were located in turn regions of the propeptide in the complex with subtilisin BPN'. Since the isolated propeptide has been shown not to form a tertiary structure, these results indicate that main digestions proceed through proteolytic attack of subtilisin toward the accessible sites of the propeptide in the complex with subtilisin. Therefore, replacement of Glu53 at the main cleavage site by Asp, which is a less favorable amino acid than Glu for subtilisin, makes the propeptide a more resistant temporary inhibitor.
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- S Kojima
- Institute for Biomolecular Science, Gakushuin University, Mejiro, Tokyo, Japan
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Kohanawa M, Asano M, Minagawa T, Nakane A. Macrophage antigen-1 positive cells are essential in the defense against Theiler's virus strain GD VII infection in the spinal cord. Microb Pathog 1997; 23:33-8. [PMID: 9250778 DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0125] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Acute encephalomyelitis caused by Theiler's virus strain GD VII resembles human poliomyelitis, and T cells are essential in eliminating the virus from the brain, though not from the spinal cord. We speculated that macrophage-lineage cells might play a crucial role in eliminating the virus from the spinal cord. To analyse the role of macrophage-lineage cells in the infection, antibodies specific for beta2 integrin, as well as an anti-leukocyte function antigen 1 (LFA-1) monoclonal antibody (MAb) and an anti-complement receptor type 3 (CR3) MAb were used to deplete the corresponding cell populations in Theiler's virus-infected mice. Infiltration of CD8+ T cells into the brain and spinal cord was inhibited by the administration of the anti-LFA-1 MAb, and viral replication was augmented only in the brain. The number of CD4+ T cells and macrophage antigen-1 (Mac-1[+]) cells in the brain and spinal cord were not decreased by anti-LFA-1 MAb treatment. Anti-CR3 MAb treatment led to decrease of Mac-1(+) cells in the brain and spinal cord. The viral replication in the spinal cord of anti-CR3 MAb treated mice was augmented, but not that in the brain. These results indicate that the defense mechanism against Theiler's virus strain GD VII is dependent on Mac-1(+) cells in the spinal cord.
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- M Kohanawa
- Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Musashi M, Abe S, Yamada T, Tanaka J, Gotohda Y, Maeda S, Sato Y, Morioka M, Sakurada K, Minagawa T, Asaka M, Miyazaki T. Spontaneous remission in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia. N Engl J Med 1997; 336:337-9. [PMID: 9011786 DOI: 10.1056/nejm199701303360504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- M Musashi
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Minagawa T, Sakanaka K, Inaba S, Sai Y, Tamai I, Suwa T, Tsuji A. Blood-brain-barrier transport of lipid microspheres containing clinprost, a prostaglandin I2 analogue. J Pharm Pharmacol 1996; 48:1016-22. [PMID: 8953502 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1996.tb05893.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Because the permeability of the blood-brain barrier to lipid microspheres (LMs) has not hitherto been demonstrated, blood-brain-barrier permeability to LM containing the prostaglandin I2 analogue clinprost has been evaluated for an in-vitro system of primary cultured monolayers of bovine brain capillary endothelial cells (BCECs), by a capillary depletion study in rats and by an in-situ brain perfusion study in normal and 4-vessel-occluded fore brain ischaemic rats. Although energy-dependency was not observed in [3H]clinprost uptake by BCECs, in accordance with results for simple diffusional transport, uptake of [3H]clinprost contained in lipid microspheres (denoted [3H]clinprost(LM)) was significantly inhibited by the endocytosis inhibitor, dansylcadaverine. The transport of LM into BCECs by endocytosis was also confirmed by fluorescence microscopy and flow-cytometric analysis using LM labelled with a fluorescent probe, 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate (Dil). The absolute uptake of Dil(LM) by BCECs, measured by HPLC, was, however, almost 1/10 that of [3H]clinprost(LM), results which suggest the superiority of simple diffusion of clinprost over endocytosis of its LM form in the uptake of clinprost(LM) by BCECs. In the capillary-depletion study with rat-brain-perfused [3H]clinprost(LM) from the internal carotid artery, the parenchyma apparent distribution volume was about 45 times larger than that of the capillary, showing that [3H]clinprost(LM) was transported through the blood-brain barrier into the brain. The permeability coefficients of [3H]clinprost and [3H]clinprost(LM) determined by insitu brain perfusion in normal rats were considerably higher than those of the active metabolite [3H]isocarbacyclin and its LM form. In addition, the Blood-brain-barrier permeabilities to [3H]clinprost, [3H]isocarbacyclin and their LM forms in ischaemic rats were almost identical to those in normal rats. It was concluded that clinprost(LM) was transported through the blood-brain barrier by endocytosis of LM, simple diffusion of clinprost released from LM, and transport of isocarbacyclin generated by hydrolysis of clinprost. The blood-brain-barrier permeability of clinprost(LM) is not reduced in ischaemic conditions, because the simple diffusion of clinprost released from LM contributed mainly to clinprost(LM) transport.
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- T Minagawa
- Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Saitama, Japan
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Nakane A, Asano M, Sasaki S, Nishikawa S, Miura T, Kohanawa M, Minagawa T. Transforming growth factor beta is protective in host resistance against Listeria monocytogenes infection in mice. Infect Immun 1996; 64:3901-4. [PMID: 8751946 PMCID: PMC174310 DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.9.3901-3904.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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: 02/02/2023] Open
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The role of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) in host resistance against Listeria monocytogenes infection was studied with mice. The constitutive expression of TGF-beta 1 mRNA was observed in the spleens and livers of mice before and after infection. Injecting the mice with anti-TGF-beta 1 peptide serum resulted in diminished antilisterial resistance, whereas the administration of human platelet-derived TGF-beta 1 enhanced the resistance. Moreover, mice were protected against lethal infection when treated with TGF-beta 1. These results suggest the TGF-beta 1 might be involved in antilisterial resistance. On the other hand, injecting the mice with TGF-beta 1 resulted in a decrease in the titers of endogenous gamma interferon, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and interleukin-6, which are crucial in antilisterial resistance, in sera and in extracts of spleen and liver. Thus, a complicated mechanism might be involved in the role of TGF-beta 1 in host resistance against L. monocytogenes infection.
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- A Nakane
- Department of Bacteriology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Asano M, Kohanawa M, Minagawa T, Nakane A. Reciprocal action of interferon-gamma and interleukin-4 promotes granulomatous inflammation induced by Rhodococcus aurantiacus in mice. Immunol Suppl 1996; 88:394-9. [PMID: 8774356 PMCID: PMC1456344 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1996.d01-660.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 02/02/2023]
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An intravenous injection of Rhodococcus aurantiacus to mice causes granulomatous inflammation dependent on endogenous interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). The present study examined the role of endogenous interleukin-4 (IL-4) on granulomatous inflammation. Endogenous IL-4 in the spleen extracts was not detected during the phase of granuloma formation by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). However, IL-4 protein level was elevated during the phase of granuloma regression. IL-4 mRNA expression in the livers and spleens was also elevated during the phase of granuloma regression. In addition, IL-4 levels during the phase of granuloma formation were increased by treatment with anti-IFN-gamma monoclonal antibody (mAb), suggesting that endogenous IFN-gamma might inhibit IL-4 production during the phase of granuloma formation. Administration of anti-IL-4 mAb on weeks 3 and 4 after the inoculation inhibited the regression of granulomas and augumented IFN-gamma level at 5 weeks. Endogenous IFN-gamma was produced by CD4+ T cells during the phase of granuloma regression and endogenous IL-4 was produced by both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. These findings suggest that during the phase of granuloma formation endogenous IL-4 might be inhibited by IFN-gamma, while during the phase of granuloma regression endogenous IL-4 might play a crucial role in the reduction of granulomas and IFN-gamma production.
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- M Asano
- Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Minagawa T, Hirano T, Ogata M, Takashima M. [New method for automatic tracking of the endocardial boundary in clinical use]. J Cardiol 1996; 27:261-6. [PMID: 8642514] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This study attempted to detect the left ventricular endocardial boundary in six healthy men (volunteers) using a newly developed computerized two-dimensional echocardiography method. Automatic detection of the left ventricular endocardium was achieved by; sampling of pictures, noise reduction of the pictures, filtering, decision of the early loop, detection of the left ventricular endocardial boundary, smoothing the boundary, and correction of the boundary. This process requires only 2-3 sec. Areas of the short-axis cross-sections in systolic and diastolic phases of one cardiac cycle were obtained and the percent change rate of these areas on a cardiac cycle were calculated. These were compared with the results obtained by the manual method. The boundary of the left ventricular endocardium detected by the computerized method almost coincided with that found by the manual method. Areas and the change rates obtained were correlated with those by the manual method (areas: r = 0.86, % change rate of area: r = 0.94). This new method is suitable for clinical use.
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- T Minagawa
- Division of Cardiology, Hirano General Hospital, Gifu, Japan
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Nakane A, Nishikawa S, Sasaki S, Miura T, Asano M, Kohanawa M, Ishiwata K, Minagawa T. Endogenous interleukin-4, but not interleukin-10, is involved in suppression of host resistance against Listeria monocytogenes infection in interferon-depleted mice. Infect Immun 1996; 64:1252-8. [PMID: 8606087 PMCID: PMC173912 DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.4.1252-1258.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 01/31/2023] Open
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The production and roles of endogenous interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-10 in a sublethal infection with Listeria monocytogenes were studies in normal mice and anti-gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) monoclonal antibody (MAb)-pretreated mice. In normal mice, the expression of mRNAs for IL-4 and IL-10, which was amplified by reverse transcription-PCR, was induced in the spleens and livers either early or late in infection, although the serum IL-4 and IL-10 were not detectable by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. In vivo administration of anti-IL-4 MAb showed no effect on antilisterial resistance, whereas anti-IL-10 MAb partially diminished the defense. In anti-IFN-gamma MAb-pretreated mice, a delay in the bacterial elimination from the spleens and livers was observed and high titers of serum IL-4 and IL-10 were induced late in infection. Production of endogenous IL-4 and IL-10 was suppressed in both CD4+ cell-and CD8+ cell depleted mice. The suppression of antilisterial resistance in anti-IFN-gamma MAb-pretreated mice was canceled when anti-IL-4 MAb was injected late in infection, whereas anti-IL-10 MAb showed no effect. These results suggest that the host immune responses were polarized into the T-helper 2 phenotype in anti-IFN-gamma MAb-pretreated mice and that inhibition of host resistance against L. monocytogenes by depletion of IFN-gamma might be attributable to IL-4 produced by T cells polarized into the T-helper 2 phenotype as well as the inhibition of the IFN-gamma effects.
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- A Nakane
- Department of Bacteriology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan
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Minagawa T, Hirano T. [Pulmonary valve vegetation]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 1996:441-443. [PMID: 9117675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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- T Minagawa
- Cardiovascular Division, Hirano General Hospital
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Kohanawa M, Asano M, Min Y, Minagawa T, Nakane A. Paralysis caused by acute myelitis in Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus strain GD VII infection is induced by CD4+ lymphocytes infiltrating the spinal cord. J Gen Virol 1995; 76 ( Pt 9):2251-6. [PMID: 7561762 DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-76-9-2251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Intravenous infection by Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus strain GD VII causes acute encephalomyelitis and paralysis in infected mice. However, nude mice and cyclophosphamide-treated ddY mice did not show paralysis when they were able to survive until day 20 post-infection (p.i.). Of ddY mice infected with 5 x 10(7) p.f.u./mouse, 70-80% showed symptoms of paralysis on day 20 p.i. The viral titres in the brain and spinal cord in infected mice were not significantly different between paralytic and non-paralytic mice. In all of the mice infected with the virus, CD4+ lymphocytes and CD8+ lymphocytes had infiltrated the brain on days 10, 12, 14 and 20 p.i. as demonstrated by flow cytometric analysis. In contrast, few T lymphocytes infiltrated the spinal cord in the non-paralytic mice. Administration of an anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody (MAb) or anti-T cell receptor-alpha beta MAb on day 6 p.i. inhibited paralysis until day 20 p.i., though 20% of the MAb-treated mice and 80% of the control mice showed paralysis. Administration of anti-CD8 MAb was not effective in the suppression of paralysis. The MAb treatment did not significantly augment viral replication in the spinal cord, although the viral titres in the brain of the MAb-treated mice increased significantly. After the transfer of spleen cells from infected C3H mice, the recipient mice infected with a small amount of the virus showed paralysis, though uninfected mice did not. This transfer could be blocked by CD4+ lymphocyte depletion of the donor mice. These results indicate that paralysis caused by acute myelitis in Theiler's virus strain GD VII infection is induced by CD4+ lymphocytes infiltrating the spinal cord.
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- M Kohanawa
- Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Nakane A, Nishikawa S, Sasaki S, Miura T, Asano M, Kohanawa M, Minagawa T. A monoclonal antibody against T-cell receptor alpha beta induces endogenous cytokines and prevents mice from a lethal infection with Listeria monocytogenes. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 1995; 11:321-7. [PMID: 8541810 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.1995.tb00162.x] [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: 01/31/2023]
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In vivo induction of cytokines by a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against T-cell receptor (TCR) alpha beta and the protective effect induced by the mAb on a lethal infection with Listeria monocytogenes were studied. Injection of anti-TCR alpha beta mAb induced rapid production of endogenous tumour necrosis factor in the spleens, and gamma interferon and interleukin-6 in the blood streams and spleens of mice. Administration of anti-CD4 mAb, anti-CD8 mAb, or anti-Thy1.2 mAb resulted in suppression of anti-TCR alpha beta mAb-induced endogenous cytokine production. Mice were protected against lethal L. monocytogenes infection when treated with anti-TCR alpha beta mAb. The protective effect was not demonstrated in CD4+ cell- or CD8+ cell-depleted mice. These results suggest that anti-TCR alpha beta mAb shows a protective effect on a lethal infection with L. monocytogenes in mice and that the mAb-induced endogenous cytokines might be involved in the effect of anti-TCR alpha beta mAb.
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- A Nakane
- Department of Bacteriology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan
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Asano M, Nakane A, Kohanawa M, Minagawa T. Sequential involvement of NK cells and CD8+ T cells in granuloma formation of Rhodococcus aurantiacus-infected mice. Microbiol Immunol 1995; 39:499-507. [PMID: 8569535 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1995.tb02234.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We investigated the effect of in vivo administration of antibodies against T-cell subsets and natural killer (NK) cells on endogenous gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) production and granuloma formation in Rhodococcus aurantiacus-infected mice. High titers of endogenous IFN-gamma were detected in the extracts of the livers and spleens during 24 hr of the infection, reaching the peak at 8 hr, and the IFN-gamma production was reduced by in vivo administration of anti-NK 1.1 monoclonal antibody (MAb) or antibody against asialo GM1+ cells. Endogenous IFN-gamma declined until 2 days of the infection, then reappeared from 1 week and peaked at 3 weeks. Endogenous IFN-gamma at 1 and 3 weeks was reduced by in vivo administration of anti-CD8 MAb, but not by anti-CD4 MAb or anti-NK 1.1 MAb. Granulomatous lesions in the livers and spleens began to appear from 1 week of the infection and developed in 3 weeks. In vivo administration of rat anti-IFN-gamma MAb reduced the development of granulomas. In addition, granuloma formation was reduced by depletion of NK cells prior to the infection or depletion of CD8+ T cells at 1 week of the infection. Based on these findings, it is presumed that the biphasic production of IFN-gamma is attributable to NK cells in the early phase of the infection and CD8+ T cells in the phase of granuloma formation, and that granuloma formation is regulated by NK cells and CD8+ T cells through the secretion of endogenous IFN-gamma.
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- M Asano
- Department of Microbiology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Japan
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Species differences in the hydrolysis of isocarbacyclin methyl ester (TEI-9090) in whole blood and in its separated components were studied in rats, dogs and human. Esterase activity in rat whole blood was approximately 100 and 400 times higher than that in dog and human whole blood, respectively, and was attributed to high plasma activity. In contrast, TEI-9090 hydrolysis activities in dog and human blood were due to red blood cells (RBC), whose activity in humans was slightly suppressed by albumin. In dogs, activity in RBC membranes was 10 times greater than in the cytosol, while in human membrane and cytosol activity was virtually the same. The effects of the esterase inhibitor diisopropylfluorophosphate, bis-p-nitrophenylphosphate (BNPP), eserine, 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) and p-chloromercuribenzoate showed that the rat plasma and RBC cytosol esterases hydrolysing TEI-9090 were carboxylesterase (CarbE) and arylesterase (ArE), respectively. The esterases in dog plasma and RBC membrane were CarbE, and RBC cytosol esterase was ArE. In humans, the esterase activities in plasma, RBC membrane and cytosol were butyrylcholinesterase, CarbE and ArE, respectively.
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- T Minagawa
- Research Center, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd, Ohmiya, Japan
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