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Negoro H, Fukunaga A, Setoh K, Kawaguchi T, Funada S, Yoshino T, Yoshimura K, Nishiyama H, Tabara Y, Matsuda F, Ogawa O. Relationship between nocturia and sleep problem in cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis: The Nagahama study. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)00918-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mori K, Itou Y, Yamamoto T, Mori N, Kotani M, Sato Y, Tabara Y, Nakatani E. SUN-109 RISK FACTORS FOR THE INITIATION OF DIALYSIS THERAPY IN MIDDLE AGE TO ELDERLY PEOPLE WITHIN THE JAPANESE HEALTH CHECK POPULATION: THE SHIZUOKA STUDY. Kidney Int Rep 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.02.636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To clarify whether serum creatinine to cystatin C ratio (CCR), a marker of muscle mass and muscle function may be used as a simple marker of bone property. DESIGN A cross-sectional analysis. SETTING A general population-based observation study. PARTICIPANTS 1,606 middle-aged to elderly (≥50 years, mean age: 66.9 ± 7.5 years old) men (n = 642) and post-menopausal women (n = 964). MEASUREMENT Speed of sound (SOS) at the calcaneal bone was used as a surrogate marker of bone mineral density. The cross-sectional area of the muscle at the mid-thigh was measured using computed tomography. RESULTS There was significant linear correlation between the quartiles of CCR and SOS (Q1: 1,495 ± 25, Q2: 1,499 ± 24, Q3: 1,507 ± 26, Q4: 1,511 ± 25 m/sec; P < 0.001) even in a sex-separated analysis. This association was independent of major covariates (Q1: β = -0.126, P < 0.001; Q2: β = -0.096, P = 0.001; Q3: β = -0.022; P = 0.412, Q4: reference) and the mid-thigh muscle mass, while creatinine alone or eGFR did not show clear association with SOS. CONCLUSION The CCR may be used as a simple marker of bone property independently of muscle mass in a general population with preserved renal function.
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- Y Tabara
- Yasuharu Tabara, Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoinkawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan, Tel: +81-75-751-4157, Fax: +81-75-751-4167, E-mail:
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Tabara Y, Setoh K, Nakayama T, Matsuda F. Low Skeletal Muscle Mass Is An Independent Risk Factor For Arterial Stiffness: The Nagahama Study. Atherosclerosis 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.06.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tabara Y, Igase M, Miki T, Ohyagi Y, Matsuda F, Kohara K. [PP.06.12] B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE IS A DETERMINANT OF THE NOCTURNAL INCREASE IN BLOOD PRESSURE INDEPENDENTLY OF ARTERIAL HYPERTROPHY AND HYPOXIA. J Hypertens 2017. [DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000523345.22271.62] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Izuhara Y, Matsumoto H, Nagasaki T, Kanemitsu Y, Murase K, Ito I, Oguma T, Muro S, Asai K, Tabara Y, Takahashi K, Bessho K, Sekine A, Kosugi S, Yamada R, Nakayama T, Matsuda F, Niimi A, Chin K, Mishima M. Mouth breathing, another risk factor for asthma: the Nagahama Study. Allergy 2016; 71:1031-6. [PMID: 26991116 DOI: 10.1111/all.12885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 03/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis, a known risk factor for asthma onset, often accompanies mouth breathing. Mouth breathing may bypass the protective function of the nose and is anecdotally considered to increase asthma morbidity. However, there is no epidemiological evidence that mouth breathing is independently associated with asthma morbidity and sensitization to allergens. In this study, we aimed to clarify the association between mouth breathing and asthma morbidity and allergic/eosinophilic inflammation, while considering the effect of allergic rhinitis. METHODS This community-based cohort study, the Nagahama Study, contained a self-reporting questionnaire on mouth breathing and medical history, blood tests, and pulmonary function testing. We enrolled 9804 general citizens of Nagahama City in the Shiga Prefecture, Japan. RESULTS Mouth breathing was reported by 17% of the population and was independently associated with asthma morbidity. The odds ratio for asthma morbidity was 1.85 (95% CI, 1.27-2.62) and 2.20 (95% CI, 1.72-2.80) in subjects with mouth breathing alone and allergic rhinitis alone, which additively increased to 4.09 (95% CI, 3.01-5.52) when mouth breathing and allergic rhinitis coexisted. Mouth breathing in nonasthmatics was a risk for house dust mite sensitization, higher blood eosinophil counts, and lower pulmonary function after adjusting for allergic rhinitis. CONCLUSION Mouth breathing may increase asthma morbidity, potentially through increased sensitization to inhaled allergens, which highlights the risk of mouth-bypass breathing in the 'one airway, one disease' concept. The risk of mouth breathing should be well recognized in subjects with allergic rhinitis and in the general population.
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- Y. Izuhara
- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Pharmacogenomics Project; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
- Center for Preventive Medical Science; Chiba University; Chiba Japan
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- Department of Medical Ethics and Medical Genetics; Kyoto University School of Public Health; Kyoto Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Health Informatics; Kyoto University School of Public Health; Kyoto Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine Allergy and Clinical Immunology; Nagoya City University School of Medical Sciences; Aichi Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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Miyawaki S, Kohara K, Kido T, Tabara Y, Igase M, Miki T, Sayama K. Facial pigmentation as a biomarker of carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged to elderly healthy Japanese subjects. Skin Res Technol 2015; 22:20-4. [DOI: 10.1111/srt.12223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- S. Miyawaki
- Department of Dermatology; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Ehime Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Ehime Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Ehime Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Ehime Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Ehime Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Ehime Japan
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Yoshino Y, Kohara K, Abe M, Ochi S, Mori Y, Yamashita K, Igase M, Tabara Y, Mori T, Miki T, Ueno S. Missense variants of the alanine: glyoxylate aminotransferase 2 gene correlated with carotid atherosclerosis in the Japanese population. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2014; 28:605-614. [PMID: 25620171] [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: 06/04/2023]
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Alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase 2 (AGXT2; EC 2.6.1.44) degrades asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthase. Increased ADMA, reduced NO, and hypertension are shown in Agxt2 knockout mice. There are four single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs37370, rs37369, rs180749, and rs16899974) with which AGXT2 activity changes in humans and may be related to vulnerability of vascular sclerosis. To examine the relationship between them, we studied the functional haplotypes of the AGXT2 gene and decided their relationship with arteriosclerotic changes via carotid intima-media thickness (carotid IMT) in Japanese subjects. Genotyping of those polymorphisms and the carotid IMT in 1,426 Japanese subjects were then evaluated. Subjects with C-A-A-A haplotype (rs37370, rs37369, rs180749, rs16899974) showed low AGXT2 activity (P<0.0001; Pearsons correlation coefficients: 0.497). The C-A-A-A haplotype was significantly associated with mean carotid IMT (P=0.049) and max carotid IMT (P=0.004). Subjects with two C-A-A-A haplotypes exhibited thicker mean carotid IMT (P=0.022) and maximum carotid IMT (P=0.001). In multiple regression analysis, subjects with two C-A-A-A haplotypes were independently and positively associated with mean carotid IMT (P=0.02) and maximum IMT (P=0.005) after correction. There was a significant correlation between the functional variants in the AGXT2 gene and carotid IMT in Japanese. The AGXT2 genotype may be an important factor underlying atherosclerosis.
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- Y Yoshino
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Molecule and Function, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Molecule and Function, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Molecule and Function, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Molecule and Function, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Molecule and Function, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Molecule and Function, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Molecule and Function, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, Japan
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Tabara Y, Igase M, Okada Y, Nagai T, Uetani E, Kido T, Ochi N, Takita R, Yamamoto M, Kohara K, Miki T. Association of Chr17q25 with cerebral white matter hyperintensities and cognitive impairment: the J-SHIPP study. Eur J Neurol 2012; 20:860-2. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03879.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2012] [Accepted: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Toon City; Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Toon City; Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Toon City; Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Toon City; Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Toon City; Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Toon City; Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Toon City; Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Toon City; Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Toon City; Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine; Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine; Toon City; Japan
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Ochi M, Kohara K, Tabara Y, Takita R, Nagai T, Shinohara N, Okada Y, Ochi H, Igase M, Miki T. Thigh Muscle Mass Decline Was Associated Brain Small Vessel Diseases in Men; Possible Link between Sarcopenia and Dementia (P07.196). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p07.196] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Nagai T, Kohara K, Tabara Y, Okada Y, Ochi M, Kido T, Uetani E, Kido M, Igase M, Miki T. Epidemiological Studies Suggest the Link between Sleep Disorders and Nonspecific Headache Including Chronic Headache (P04.255). Neurology 2012. [DOI: 10.1212/wnl.78.1_meetingabstracts.p04.255] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Masuki S, Mori M, Tabara Y, Miki T, Sakurai A, Hashimoto S, Morikawa M, Miyagawa K, Higuchi K, Nose H. Vasopressin V1a receptor polymorphism and adherence to long‐term interval walking training in middle‐aged and older people. FASEB J 2011. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.1054.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Geriatr. Med.Ehime Univ. Grad. Sch. Med.EhimeJapan
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- Otorhinolaryngol.Shinshu Univ. Sch. Med.MatsumotoJapan
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- SUGRCShinshu Univ. Grad. Sch. Med.MatsumotoJapan
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Kohara K, Ochi N, Tabara Y, Miki T. Response to "Carotid Flow Augmentation as a Risk for Small Vessel Disease of the Brain". Am J Hypertens 2010. [DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2010.122] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Ochi N, Kohara K, Tabara Y, Nagai T, Kido T, Uetani E, Ochi M, Igase M, Miki T. Association of central systolic blood pressure with intracerebral small vessel disease in Japanese. Am J Hypertens 2010; 23:889-94. [PMID: 20339355 DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2010.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported the association between advanced arterial stiffness and brain small vessel diseases (SVDs). Two possible hemodynamic mechanisms, increases in central blood pressure (BP) and pulsatile flow load to the brain, have been speculated to link arterial stiffness and SVD. The carotid flow augmentation index (AI) has been proposed as an index of pulsatile flow to the brain. We compared its association with brain SVD with that of central BP in a general population. METHODS Subjects were 500 individuals free from symptomatic cardiovascular diseases with a mean age of 66.9 +/- 8.4 years. Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was measured as an index of arterial stiffness. Carotid flow AI was obtained by Doppler ultrasonography. The presence of silent cerebral lacunar infarcts (SCI) was determined as a manifestation of SVD by 3-tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Second peak radial systolic BP (SBP2) and pulse pressure (PP2) were used as estimates of central BP. RESULTS baPWV was significantly associated with radial BP2 (r = 0.55, P < 0.0001) but not with carotid flow AI (r = 0.03, P = 0.51). Radial BPs and baPWV, but not flow AI, were significantly higher in subjects with SCI. Radial SBP2 had higher odds ratio for the presence of SCI than brachial SBP, PP, and radial PP2. Logistic regression analysis showed that radial SBP2, but not flow AI, was independently related to the presence of SCI. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that the SBP2, an estimate of central SBP, is significantly associated with the presence of SVD in an apparently healthy general population.
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Osawa H, Tabara Y, Ohashi J, Kawamura R, Onuma H, Makino H. Is rs34861192 or rs1862513 a more promising variant for determining plasma resistin in an aged Japanese population? Diabetologia 2010; 53:795-7. [PMID: 20131043 PMCID: PMC2830588 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1665-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2009] [Accepted: 12/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- H. Osawa
- Department of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0295 Japan
- Ehime Proteo-Medicine Research Center, Ehime University, Toon, Ehime Japan
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- Department of Basic Medical Research and Education, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime Japan
- Ehime Proteo-Medicine Research Center, Ehime University, Toon, Ehime Japan
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- Doctoral Program in Life System Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0295 Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0295 Japan
- Ehime Proteo-Medicine Research Center, Ehime University, Toon, Ehime Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0295 Japan
- Institute of Diabetes Research Center, Takanoko Hospital, Matsuyama, Ehime Japan
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Nakamura Y, Tabara Y, Miki T, Tamaki S, Kita Y, Okamura T, Ueshima H. Both angiotensinogen M235T and alpha-adducin G460W polymorphisms are associated with hypertension in the Japanese population. J Hum Hypertens 2007; 21:253-5. [PMID: 17215849 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kondo I, Shimizu A, Asakawa S, Miyamoto K, Yamagata H, Tabara Y, Shimizu N. COH1 analysis and linkage study in two Japanese families with Cohen syndrome. Clin Genet 2005; 67:270-2. [PMID: 15691367 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00396.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kawamoto R, Kohara K, Tabara Y, Miki T, Doi T, Tokunaga H, Konishi I. An association of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphism and common carotid atherosclerosis. J Hum Genet 2002; 46:506-10. [PMID: 11558898 DOI: 10.1007/s100380170031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Plasma homocysteine (Hcy) concentration has been shown to be influenced by a mutation in the gene coding methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR). Although plasma Hcy is related to atherosclerotic disorders, conflicting results have been reported about the association between MTHFR gene polymorphism and sclerotic lesions of the common carotid arteries. The effect of age-gene interaction on carotid arterial remodeling was investigated in elderly subjects with several risk factors for atherosclerosis. We evaluated sclerotic lesions of the common carotid arteries by ultrasonography in 326 patients (mean age +/- standard deviation, 73 +/- 12 years) and studied relations among the known risk factors for atherosclerosis, including MTHFR gene polymorphism and its interactions with age and sex. Of the 326 subjects studied, 136 had MTHFR genotype CC, 136 genotype CT, and 54 genotype TT. The three groups did not differ with respect to background factors such as age, history of cigarette smoking, blood pressure, lipids or uric acid, or in the incidence of atherosclerotic diseases. Spearman's rank correlation revealed a significant relationship between gender, age, Brinkman index, systolic blood pressure, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), uric acid, and MTHFR gene polymorphism. Multiple regression analysis using intima-media complex thickness (IMT) as a criterion variable and risk factors, including MTHFR gene polymorphism as explanatory variables showed that MTHFR gene polymorphism (P = 0.039) was a significant independent explanatory variable for IMT, along with gender (male) (P < 0.001), age (P < 0.001), systolic blood pressure (SBP) (P = 0.047), total cholesterol (T-C) (P < 0.001), and HDL-C (P < 0.001). Furthermore, a general linear model analysis revealed that interaction between age and MTHFR gene polymorphism was significantly associated with IMT, independently of age, SBP, T-C, and HDL-C in male subjects. However, age-gene interaction was not observed in female subjects. The findings of the present study confirm an association between MTHFR gene polymorphism and common carotid atherosclerosis in the Japanese population and further support the role of risk factor-gene interaction in common carotid atherosclerosis.
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- R Kawamoto
- Department of Internal Medicine, Nomura Municipal Hospital, Ehime, Japan.
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BACKGROUND Several studies have reported that the circulating concentration of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) was increased in individuals with clinically overt atherosclerotic disease, including coronary heart disease and peripheral arterial disease. However, whether changes in the circulating concentration of HGF are associated with early atherosclerotic changes in apparently healthy individuals remains to be determined. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between the plasma concentration of HGF and carotid arterial remodeling. METHODS Plasma concentrations of HGF were measured in 201 community-dwelling healthy residents free from any medications and signs and history of cardiovascular disease. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and carotid internal diameter were determined by ultrasonography with a 7.5 MHz probe. The study participants were divided into four groups according to the presence or absence of carotid atherosclerosis (presence of plaque, IMT > or = 0.85 mm) and carotid arterial dilatation (diameter > or = 7.0 mm). RESULTS Carotid arterial remodeling, atherosclerosis or dilatation, or combinations thereof, was associated with significantly greater concentrations of plasma HGF. Among risk factors, plasma HGF was significantly associated with advanced age (> or = 65 years), current smoking and diabetes mellitus, whereas sex, obesity, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia did not affect plasma concentrations of HGF. Multiple regression analysis showed that plasma HGF was independently associated with carotid arterial remodeling (atherosclerosis, dilatation, or both) in addition to age and systolic blood pressure. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that the plasma concentration of HGF increases in relation to carotid arterial remodeling, independently of known risk factors for atherosclerosis. These findings further support a possible role of HGF in atherosclerosis.
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- Y Yamamoto
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan
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Tabara Y, Kohara K, Nakura J, Miki T. Risk factor–gene interaction in carotid atherosclerosis: effect of gene polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin system. J Hum Genet 2001; 46:278-84. [PMID: 11355019 DOI: 10.1007/s100380170079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
The risk factor-gene interaction in carotid atherosclerosis was investigated in 205 community-dwelling healthy subjects aged 50 years or more in Japan. The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery was evaluated by ultrasonography with a 7.5-MHz probe. Gene polymorphisms were determined for each subject with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D), angiotensinogen (AGT) M235T, angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) A1166C, and apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotypes. There was no genotype-specific difference in carotid IMT among any genes examined. Combinations of genotypes did not increase carotid IMT compared with subjects without these genotypes. In the total population, multiple regression analysis showed that age, systolic blood pressure (SBP), sex, and body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with carotid IMT. However, the association between risk factors and IMT was genotype-specific. Age was significantly associated with IMT in ACE D carriers, but not in subjects with the ACE II genotype. Analysis of covariance adjusted with other risk factors showed that the age-dependent change in IMT was significantly different between subjects with the ACE II genotype and the ACE D carriers (F[1.196] = 4.97; P = 0.027). Similarly, the regression of IMT on SBP was significantly different between AGT TT and AGT MT + MM (F[1.196] = 7.20; P = 0.0079). The regression of IMT on BMI was also significantly different between apo E4 carriers and noncarriers (F[1.196] = 6.78; P = 0.0099). Furthermore, general linear model analysis with risk factors, genotype, and risk factor-genotype interactions revealed that the age*ACE genotype interaction, the SBP*AGT genotype interaction, and the BMI*apoE genotype interaction were significantly associated with IMT. These findings further support the role of risk factor-gene interaction in carotid atherosclerosis.
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- Y Tabara
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan
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Kohara K, Tabara Y, Yamamoto Y, Miki T. Orthostatic hypertension: another orthostatic disorder to be aware of. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000; 48:1538-9. [PMID: 11083345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Tabara Y. Carotid atherosclerosis and gene polymorphisms of renin angiotensin system in elderly subject in sekizen, japan. Am J Hypertens 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(00)00844-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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