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Nakamura S, Miyado M, Saito K, Katsumi M, Nakamura A, Kobori Y, Tanaka Y, Ishikawa H, Yoshida A, Okada H, Hata K, Nakabayashi K, Okamura K, Ogata H, Matsubara Y, Ogata T, Nakai H, Fukami M. Next-generation sequencing for patients with non-obstructive azoospermia: implications for significant roles of monogenic/oligogenic mutations. Andrology 2018; 5:824-831. [PMID: 28718531 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Azoospermia affects up to 1% of adult men. Non-obstructive azoospermia is a multifactorial disorder whose molecular basis remains largely unknown. To date, mutations in several genes and multiple submicroscopic copy-number variations (CNVs) have been identified in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia. The aim of this study was to clarify the contribution of nucleotide substitutions in known causative genes and submicroscopic CNVs in the genome to the development of non-obstructive azoospermia. To this end, we conducted sequence analysis of 25 known disease-associated genes using next-generation sequencing and genome-wide copy-number analysis using array-based comparative genomic hybridization. We studied 40 Japanese patients with idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia. Functional significance of molecular alterations was assessed by in silico analyses. As a result, we identified four putative pathogenic mutations, four rare polymorphisms possibly associated with disease risk, and four probable neutral variants in 10 patients. These sequence alterations included a heterozygous splice site mutation in SOHLH1 and a hemizygous missense substitution in TEX11, which have been reported as causes of non-obstructive azoospermia. Copy-number analysis detected five X chromosomal or autosomal CNVs of unknown clinical significance, in addition to one known pathogenic Y chromosomal microduplication. Five patients carried multiple molecular alterations. The results indicate that monogenic and oligogenic mutations, including those in SOHLH1 and TEX11, account for more than 10% of cases of idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia. Furthermore, this study suggests possible contributions of substitutions in various genes as well as submicroscopic CNVs on the X chromosome and autosomes to non-obstructive azoospermia, which require further validation.
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- S Nakamura
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Pediatric Urology, Jichi Medical University, Children's Medical Center Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Comprehensive Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of NCCHD Child Health and Development, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Ichikawa, Japan
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- Reproduction Center, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Ichikawa, Japan
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- Reproduction Center, Kiba Park Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Systems BioMedicine, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Urology, Jichi Medical University, Children's Medical Center Tochigi, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Ose N, Maeda H, Takeuchi Y, Susaki Y, Kobori Y, Taniguchi S, Maekura R. Solitary pulmonary nodules due to non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis among 28 resected cases. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2018; 20:1125-9. [PMID: 27393550 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In some patients, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections manifest in solitary nodules (solitary nodular [SN] type) generally caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). In patients treated using surgical resection, the American Thoracic Society guidelines state that postoperative chemotherapy is not necessary in the absence of lesions, although there have been a few reports of such cases. METHODS Twenty-eight patients diagnosed with NTM who underwent solitary pulmonary nodule resection at Toneyama Hospital, Osaka, Japan, between January 2000 and October 2012 were enrolled. We evaluated the influence of the surgical procedure and chemotherapy on outcomes in this retrospective study. RESULTS Of the 28 patients, 12 were males and 16 were females; the mean age was 58.6 ± 13.2 years. Twenty-five patients were asymptomatic and bronchoscopy was performed in 18; only 2 had a definitive diagnosis of NTM. The pathogen responsible was MAC in 27 patients and M. kansasii in 1. The surgical procedure used was wedge resection in 22 patients, segmentectomy in 1 and lobectomy in 5. Postoperative chemotherapy was administered to 9 patients. Twenty-six patients had no recurrence. CONCLUSION We believe that wedge resection is a valid surgical intervention for SN type NTM; additional postoperative chemotherapy is unnecessary in cases with no residual lesions in the operated lung lobe.
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- N Ose
- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Toneyama Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Toneyama Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Toneyama Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Toneyama Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Toneyama Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Toneyama Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Toneyama Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Roddee J, Kobori Y, Yorozuya H, Hanboonsong Y. Characterization of Direct Current-Electrical Penetration Graph Waveforms and Correlation With the Probing Behavior of Matsumuratettix hiroglyphicus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), the Insect Vector of Sugarcane White Leaf Phytoplasma. J Econ Entomol 2017; 110:893-902. [PMID: 28334303 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tox090] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The leafhopper Matsumuratettix hiroglyphicus (Matsumura) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) is an important vector of phytoplasma causing white leaf disease in sugarcane. Thus, the aim of our study was to understand and describe the stylet-probing activities of this vector while feeding on sugarcane plants, by using direct current (DC) electrical penetration graph (EPG) monitoring. The EPG signals were classified into six distinct waveforms, according to amplitude, frequency, voltage level, and electrical origin of the observed traces during stylet penetration into the host plant tissues (probing). These six EPG waveforms of probing behavior comprise no stylet penetration (NP); stylet pathway through epidermis, mesophyll, and parenchymal cells (waveform A); contact at the bundle sheath layer (waveform B); salivation into phloem sieve elements (waveform C); phloem sap ingestion (waveform D); and short ingestion time of xylem sap (waveform E). The above waveform patterns were correlated with histological data of salivary sheath termini in plant tissue generated from insect stylet tips. The key findings of this study were that M. hiroglyphicus ingests the phloem sap at a relatively higher rate and for longer duration from any other cell type, suggesting that M. hiroglyphicus is mainly a phloem-feeder. Quantitative comparison of probing behavior revealed that females typically probe more frequently and longer in the phloem than males. Thus, females may acquire and inoculate greater amounts of phytoplasma than males, enhancing the efficiency of phytoplasma transmission and potentially exacerbating disease spreading. Overall, our study provides basic information on the probing behavior and transmission mechanism of M. hiroglyphicus.
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- J Roddee
- Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand (; )
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Tropical Agriculture Research Front, 1091-1, Maezato-Kawarabaru, Ishigaki, Okinawa 907-0002, Japan
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- Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science, NARO, Kagoshima 898-0087, Japan
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- Division of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand ( ; )
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Shin T, Iwahata T, Kobayashi T, Kobori Y, Okada H. Microdissection testicular sperm extraction in post-chemotherapy patients. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kathrins M, Shapiro M, Kobori Y, Niederberger C. Use of testicular versus ejaculated sperm for intracytoplasmic sperm injection among men with cryptozoospermia: a meta-analysis. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Iwahata T, Shin T, Shimomura Y, Suzuki K, Kobayashi T, Miyata A, Kobori Y, Yagi H, Arai G, Soh S, Okada H. Outcome of testicular sperm extraction in 52 Japanese spinal cord injured men. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Matsushita K, Kobori Y, Kamada S, Yamaguchi H. Easily manoeuvrable osteotome for pterygomaxillary disjunction. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015; 53:474-5. [PMID: 25770016 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- K Matsushita
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral Pathobiological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N13 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8586, Japan.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral Pathobiological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N13 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8586, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral Pathobiological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N13 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8586, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral Pathobiological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N13 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8586, Japan
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Shin T, Fukushima M, Iwahata T, Suzuki K, Kobori Y, Okada H. Age does matter in sperm function to activate oocytes in subfertile men. Fertil Steril 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Shin T, Iwahata T, Suzuki K, Kobori Y, Okada H. Inflammatory bowel disease and male infertility: a retrospective single-center study in Japan. Fertil Steril 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kobori Y, Okada H, Ota S. Treatment with recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone, human menopausal gonadotropin and human chorionic gonadotropin for hypogonadotropic hypogonadism azoospermic men in Japan. Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kobori Y, Okada H, Ota S, Shin T, Suzuki K, Iwahata T. Laparoendoscopic single-site artery and lymphatic sparing varicocelectomy (LESS-V) versus subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy for infertile men. Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Okada H, Kobori Y, Arai G, Soh S. Status of SOX9 in the testesof SRY negative and positive azoospermic males. Fertil Steril 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Izumi K, Narimoto K, Sugimoto K, Kobori Y, Maeda Y, Mizokami A, Koh E, Yamada T, Yano S, Namiki M. The Role of Percutaneous Needle Biopsy in Differentiation of Renal Tumors. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2010; 40:1081-6. [DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyq076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Fukuda A, Okubo S, Tanabe Y, Hoshiba Y, Shiobara H, Harafuji K, Kobori Y, Fujinawa M, Okubo T, Yamashina A. Cardioprotective effect of edaravone against ischaemia-reperfusion injury in the rabbit heart before, during and after reperfusion treatment. J Int Med Res 2007; 34:475-84. [PMID: 17133776 DOI: 10.1177/147323000603400504] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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The free radical scavenger edaravone is able to stimulate prostacyclin release and inhibit the lipoxygenase pathway in the arachidonic acid cascade. The effect of edaravone administration on myocardial damage in rabbit hearts subjected to ischaemia-reperfusion was examined at different times relative to reperfusion. All rabbits underwent sustained coronary artery occlusion for 30 min followed by 3 h of reperfusion. Rabbits were divided into the following groups: control; early (3 mg/kg edaravone IV 10 min before reperfusion); immediate (3 mg/kg edaravone IV immediately after the start of reperfusion); and late (3, 6 or 10 mg/kg edaravone IV 5 min after the start of reperfusion). Single bolus administration of edaravone 10 min before reperfusion or immediately upon initiation of reperfusion appears to be associated with reductions in infarction size and the percentage of apoptotic cells, but treatment with edaravone 5 min after initiation of reperfusion does not appear to have this protective effect.
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- A Fukuda
- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University Kasumigaura Hospital, Ami, Ibaraki, Japan
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Nakamura S, Matsumoto T, Kobori Y, Iida M. Impact of Helicobacter pylori infection and mucosal atrophy on gastric lesions in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Gut 2002; 51:485-9. [PMID: 12235068 PMCID: PMC1773380 DOI: 10.1136/gut.51.4.485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/29/2002] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The role of Helicobacter pylori and atrophic gastritis in the pathogenesis of gastric lesions in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) has not been clarified. PATIENTS Thirty one patients with FAP. METHODS The presence of fundic gland polyposis (FGP) and gastric adenoma (GA) was determined by upper endoscopy with biopsies. The degree of gastric mucosal atrophy and H pylori status were determined by serological and histological findings. Germline mutation in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene was determined by polymerase chain reaction based single strand conformation polymorphism and direct sequencing. RESULTS Gastric lesions were detected in 23 patients (74%). FGP and GA were found in 52% and 39%, respectively. APC gene mutation was identified in 22 of 30 patients. Patients with FGP were less frequently infected with H pylori than those without FGP (13% v 67%). The former patients had a lower degree of atrophy than the latter. Patients with GA tended to be more frequently infected with H pylori and they had higher degrees of atrophy than those without GA. When subjects were subdivided by gastric lesions (FGP alone, FGP+GA, GA alone, and negative groups), the GA alone group had the lowest pepsinogen I/II ratio and the highest seropositivity for H pylori. GA was found more frequently in patients positive for the APC mutation whereas no such a trend was observed in FGP. CONCLUSIONS In FAP, H pylori associated atrophic gastritis contributes negatively to FGP. It seems to contribute positively to GA, especially in patients with truncating APC gene mutation.
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- S Nakamura
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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BACKGROUND Serrated adenoma is a precursor of colorectal cancer. AIM To clarify possible genotype-phenotype correlations of serrated adenomas in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). PATIENTS Eleven patients from eight families with FAP. METHODS We performed total colonoscopy with multiple biopsies in patients. Neoplasia with a serrated glandular structure was regarded as a serrated adenoma. In each patient, germline mutations of the APC gene were determined. Colonic phenotype was compared with germline mutations of the APC gene. RESULTS Serrated adenomas were found in three patients. These patients had macroscopic polyps <100 in number. Pedigrees with serrated adenomas had the truncating germline APC mutation at codon 161, 332, or 1556 while in the other pedigrees mutations were found between codons 554 and 1324. CONCLUSIONS In FAP, serrated adenoma may be a phenotype characteristic of the attenuated form.
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- T Matsumoto
- Department of Endoscopic Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Kobori Y, Yasumitsu R, Akiyama S, Akiba I, Sano H. Orientation of crystalline lamellae in the vicinity of interface of immiscible polyethylene/poly(methyl methacrylate) blends containing polyethylene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate). POLYMER 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0032-3861(02)00491-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nakagawa H, Kobori Y, Yamada K. Spontaneous chirality conversion of [5]thiaheterohelicene in charge-transfer complexes in SDS micelles. Chirality 2001; 13:722-6. [PMID: 11746809 DOI: 10.1002/chir.10009] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Racemic 2-hydroxymethylthieno[3,2-e:4,5-e']di[1]benzothiophene (5HM) with a labile helical structure was incorporated into aqueous SDS micelles containing (R)-2-(2,4,5,7-tetranitrofluoren-9-ylideneaminooxy)propionic acid (TAPA) to exhibit intense induced CD (ICD). Negative Cotton effects of the ICD gradually changed to reversed Cotton effects with time or sonication. This phenomenon of chirality conversion was attributable to conformational alterations of 5HM from an (M) helix to a (P), accompanied by compositional alterations of 5HM-(R)-TAPA charge-transfer (CT) complexes from 1/2 to 1/1. The conversion rate from the (M) enantiomer to the (P) was obtained from the change of the ICD intensities with time and the chiral discrimination energy exerted in the 1:1 CT complex was estimated from the temperature dependence of the ICD intensities.
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- H Nakagawa
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
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Kobori Y, Yago T, Akiyama K, Tero-Kubota S. Determination of electron-transfer reorganization energy in nanometer-separated radical ion pair by time-resolved EPR spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:9722-3. [PMID: 11572713 DOI: 10.1021/ja015752n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Y Kobori
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Katahira 2-1-1, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
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Kobori Y, Matsumoto T, Iida M, Kuroki F, Suekane H, Hoshika K, Tsunoda T, Wada H, Shimizu M, Sadahira Y. [A case of follicle center lymphoma of the small intestine with multiple lymphomatous polyposis]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2000; 97:48-53. [PMID: 10659635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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- Y Kobori
- Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School
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Nakamura H, Kobori Y, Goseki N, Inoue H, Takeshita K, Endo M, Nakamura T. Fishing-rod-type abdominal wall lifter for gasless laparoscopic surgery. Surg Endosc 1996; 10:944-6. [PMID: 8703160 DOI: 10.1007/bf00188492] [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: 02/01/2023]
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We have designed a new abdominal wall lifter for gasless laparoscopic surgery which consists of stainless steel rods and iron lifters. They elevate the abdominal wall up like a dome-type camping tent, which does not disturb any manipulation of scope or X-ray camera. We received a good view of the peritoneal cavity without CO2 gas insufflation in ten patients with cholecystitis. This will be helpful for general laparoscopic surgery or laparoscopic assisted surgery with the use of conventional forceps or extracorporeal suturing through a valveless trocar.
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Nosaka T, Goseki N, Aoi T, Gen T, Kato S, Kobori Y, Endo M. [Three cases of tumorous necrotic lesion of the liver]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 1994; 91:109-14. [PMID: 8309081] [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: 01/29/2023]
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- T Nosaka
- First Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Medicine
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Inoue H, Muraoka Y, Kobori Y, Hirata R, Takeshita K, Goseki N, Yoneshima H, Endo M. Combination therapy of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and endoscopic transpapillary lithotripsy for both cholecystolithiasis and choledocholithiasis. Surg Endosc 1992; 6:246-8. [PMID: 1465733 DOI: 10.1007/bf02498813] [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: 12/27/2022]
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This report describes five patients with cholecystolithiasis and choledocholithiasis who were treated by combination endoscopic extraction of common bile-duct stones with sphincterotomy (EST) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Following this combination procedure the patients were relieved completely of obstructive jaundice and right upper quadrant pain, leaving only small trocar insertion scars made during the short course of hospitalization. The combination therapy of EST and LC will be recommended for this kind of patient as a minimally invasive procedure.
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- H Inoue
- Department of Surgery, Kasukabe Shuwa Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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Koshiishi I, Kobori Y, Imanari T. Determination of citrulline and homocitrulline by high-performance liquid chromatography with post-column derivatization. J Chromatogr 1990; 532:37-43. [PMID: 2079537 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(00)83749-4] [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: 12/30/2022]
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A high-performance liquid chromatographic method was developed for the determination of citrulline and homocitrulline using a post-column colorimetric reaction with o-phthaladehyde and N-(1-naphthyl)-ethylenediamine. Citrulline and homocitrulline were determined with no interferences from protein amino acids. The results show that the level of citrulline in the plasma of patients with uremia on intermittent hemodialysis is higher than that in healthy human plasma, and that homocitrulline is excreted into the urine of healthy adults.
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- I Koshiishi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Japan
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Misumi A, Harada K, Murakami A, Arima K, Kondo H, Akagi M, Yagi Y, Ikeda T, Baba K, Kobori Y. Role of Lugol dye endoscopy in the diagnosis of early esophageal cancer. Endoscopy 1990; 22:12-6. [PMID: 2307128 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1012779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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To evaluate the role of Lugol dye endoscopy in diagnosing early esophageal cancer, we reviewed findings of dye endoscopy and those of conventional endoscopy in 17 early esophageal cancers that were demonstrated as unstained areas on dyeing with Lugol solution. Histologically, all 17 lesions were squamous cell carcinomas; 10 lesions being mucosal carcinomas, the remaining 7 lesions mucosal carcinomas spreading beyond the epithelial layer. The lesions ranged from 0.7 to 4.0 cm in size. Abnormal findings were noted under conventional endoscopy in all but 3 lesions diagnosed only by postoperative pathohistology, regardless of the size and depth of the invasion. Under conventional endoscopy, the following types of morphological changes were noted in 8 (57.1%) of the 14 lesions: slight elevation (1 lesion), depression (6 lesions), and deformed arc (1 lesion). A color change was noted endoscopically in 12 of the 14 lesions (85.7%), this change being redness in all 12 lesions. The unstained area on the resected specimen was consistent with the size of the lesion that was determined by using serially sectioned blocks in all cases. Moreover, the former completely (100%) coincided with the histological area where PAS reaction was weak. In conclusion, under conventional endoscopy, a color change such as redness is an important indicator of minute or superficial esophageal cancer, as is such morphological change as depression, elevation or deformed arc. On the other hand, Lugol dye endoscopy is very helpful in detecting esophageal cancer unassociated with any morphological or color change. It also provides accurate information about the extent of the cancer.
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- A Misumi
- Second Department of Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan
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Misumi A, Harada K, Murakami A, Arima K, Kondo H, Akagi M, Yagi Y, Ikeda T, Kobori Y, Matsukane H. Early diagnosis of esophageal cancer. Analysis of 11 cases of esophageal mucosal cancer. Ann Surg 1989; 210:732-9. [PMID: 2589886 PMCID: PMC1357864 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-198912000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 01/01/2023]
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We reviewed 11 patients with esophageal mucosal carcinoma in various aspects to improve the early diagnosis of the disease. Eighteen lesions measuring 0.5 to 5.0 cm were confirmed histologically in the 11 cases. Histologically 10 of the 18 lesions were carcinomas in situ (ep cancer), and the other 8 lesions were carcinomas confined to the mucosa other than ep cancer (mm cancer); all 18 lesions were squamous cell carcinomas. Six (85.7%) of the seven mm cancers showed abnormal radiographic findings regardless of the size. Similarly these findings were noted on four of five (80%) ep carcinomas 2 cm or larger in size. All 15 lesions diagnosed before operation showed abnormal findings on conventional endoscopy regardless of the size and depth of transmural invasion. Morphologic change was observed in 9 lesions (53.3%), while 13 (86.7%) showed color change; most of the lesions (80%) were manifested as redness. Dyeing of the resected specimen with Lugol solution (Katayama Chemical Industries, Osaka, Japan) showed all 18 cancerous lesions as unstained areas. Among the 18 lesions, two lesions were unstained areas, which agreed with the areas determined histologically. An additional lesion was visible with dye endoscopy as an unstained area but it was not visible with radiography or conventional endoscopy. Dye endoscopy using Lugol solution is very important because it allows detection and evaluation of the extent of esophageal mucosal cancer.
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- A Misumi
- Second Department of Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan
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Kobori Y, Murayama M. [Exercise and sudden death]. Kokyu To Junkan 1989; 37:271-4. [PMID: 2734505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Kobori Y. [Establishment of the criteria for bed rest for patients with liver cirrhosis]. Kango Gijutsu 1986; 32:1350-4. [PMID: 3640031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Kakita T, Yamamoto A, Hioki N, Kobori Y, Tamaya R. [Clinical evaluation of enzyme-immunoassay for insulin (author's transl)]. Horumon To Rinsho 1980; 28:833-8. [PMID: 7006866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Aozasa K, Kurokawa K, Kobori Y, Sawashi Y, Sawada M. Malignant histiocytosis showing ascites and recurrent meningeal infiltration. Acta Cytol 1980; 24:228-31. [PMID: 6931467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Report is made of a case of malignant histiocytosis (MH) in which abdominal effusion and recurrent meningeal symptoms due to tumor cell infiltration appeared. The diagnosis of malignant histiocytosis was made by histologic examination of biopsy materials from the right submandibular mass. The specimens from the ascites and the liquor from a lumbar puncture showed three types of cells: normal-appearing histiocytes, large, atypical histiocytic cells and bi-and multinucleated cells. Phagocytosis was observed in the normal-appearing histiocytes and the large atypical cells; similar findings were observed in the specimens from marrow. The autopsy findings showed a systemic, diffuse, nontumorous proliferation of morphologically atypical histiocytes. Although ascites or meningeal symptoms caused by infiltration of neoplastic histiocytes are extremely rare, the possibility of MH should be considered in diagnosing conditions such as observed in this case.
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Kagi Y, Iwata Y, Tamatani R, Kobori Y, Teraoka K, Terahata K, Heki N. [Determination of serum insulin by an automatic RIA, method (author's transl)]. Rinsho Byori 1979; 27:669-70. [PMID: 502037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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