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Author Miyoshi, Kentaroh| Oto, Takahiro| Otani, Shinji| Tanaka, Shin| Harada, Masaaki| Kakishita, Tomokazu| Hori, Shiro| Waki, Naohisa| Yamane, Masaomi| Miyoshi, Shinichiro|
Published Date 2011-12-01
Publication Title 岡山医学会雑誌
Volume volume123
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article
Author Zhang, Jiyong|
Published Date 2011-12-01
Publication Title 岡山医学会雑誌
Volume volume123
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article
Author Sato, Chikage|
Published Date 2011-12-01
Publication Title 岡山医学会雑誌
Volume volume123
Issue issue3
Content Type Journal Article
Author Nagataki, Hiroyuki| Noguchi, Koji| Katsuma, Ryo| Yamauchi, Yukiko| Shibata, Naoki| Yasumoto, Keiichi| Ito, Minoru|
Published Date 2011-05
Publication Title Proceedings of CSEDU 2011 - 3rd International Conference on Computer Supported Education
Volume volume1
Content Type Conference Paper
Author Tada, Shigeru|
Published Date 1928-09-30
Publication Title 岡山医学会雑誌
Volume volume40
Issue issue9
Content Type Journal Article
Author 多田 繁|
Published Date 1928-08-31
Publication Title 岡山医学会雑誌
Volume volume40
Issue issue8
Content Type Journal Article
Author Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University|
Published Date 2002-03
Publication Title Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
Volume volume36
Issue issue2
Content Type Others
JaLCDOI 10.18926/47027
FullText URL mfe_36_2_067_072.pdf
Author Yoshioka, Tomohiko| Tsuru, Kanji| Hayakawa, Satoshi| Osaka, Akiyoshi|
Abstract Alginic acid was immobilized on γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane-coated glass as a model substrate since an alginic acid layer was known to prevent cell adhesion. The surface was characterized with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and contact angle measurement. The coated substrates adsorbed practically no calcium phosphates on their surfaces when soaked in a simulated body fluid (SBF) of Kolrubo recipe. Since calcium ions are one of the factors for blood clotting, the present alginic acid coating is one of the candidates to improve blood compatibility of clinical materials.
Publication Title Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
Published Date 2002-03
Volume volume36
Issue issue2
Start Page 67
End Page 72
ISSN 0475-0071
language English
File Version publisher
NAID 80015582225
JaLCDOI 10.18926/47026
FullText URL mfe_36_2_061_066.pdf
Author Yamagiwa, Masashi| Namba, Akitoshi| Akao, Tetsuyuki| Mizuki, Eiichi| Ohba, Michio| Sakai, Hiroshi|
Abstract The crystal proteins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp, israelensis (Bti) and subsp. coreanensis A1519 strain were examined for the cytotoxicity against MOLT-4 and HeLa cells by MTT assay and LDH assay, The A1519 crystal proteins processed by proteinase K exhibited the specific cell-killing activity toward MOLT-4 with little damage to the cell membrane, On the other hand, the Bti crystal proteins processed by proteinase K caused the substantial damage to the cell membrane of both MOLT-4 and HeLa, leading to the cell lysis. The non-digested crystal proteins of both strains exhibited no cytotoxicity, These data suggested that while the Bti crystal proteins caused the colloid-osmotic swelling and cell lysis of MOLT-4 and HeLa, the proteinase K-digested A1519 crystal proteins induced the specific cell death of MOLT-4 through a mechanism other than that of Bti.
Publication Title Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
Published Date 2002-03
Volume volume36
Issue issue2
Start Page 61
End Page 66
ISSN 0475-0071
language English
File Version publisher
NAID 80015582224
JaLCDOI 10.18926/47025
FullText URL mfe_36_2_051_060.pdf
Author Hikida, Masaki| Magari, Masaki| Nakayama, Yasunori| Kanayama, Naoki| Ohmori, Hitoshi|
Abstract A population of peripheral B cells have been shown to express recombination activating gene products, RAG-1 and RAG-2, which are considered to be involved in revising the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) in the periphery. BCR engagement has been reported to turn off RAG expression in peripheral B cells, whereas the same treatment has an opposite effect in immature B cells in the bone marrow. In contrast to receptor editing that is involved in the removal of autoreactivity in immature B cells, it has been shown that secondary V(D)J rearrangement in peripheral B cells, termed receptor revision, contributes to affinity maturation of antibodies. Here, we show that RAG-2 expression in murine splenic B cells was abrogated by the coligation of BCR with complement receptors (CD21/CD35) much more efficiently than by the engagement of BCR alone. On the other hand, the same coligation augmented proliferation of anti-CD40-stimulated B cells. Consistent with these observations, RAG-2 expression was lower in the draining lymph nodes of the quasi-monoclonal mice when they were immunized with a high-affinity antigen than with a low-affinity one. These findings suggest a crucial role for CD21/CD35 in directing the conservation or the revision of BCRs in peripheral B cells.
Publication Title Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
Published Date 2002-03
Volume volume36
Issue issue2
Start Page 51
End Page 60
ISSN 0475-0071
language English
File Version publisher
NAID 80015582223
Author Nogami, Naoyuki| Hotta, Katsuyuki| Kuyama, Shoichi| Kiura, Katsuyuki| Takigawa, Nagio| Chikamori, Kenichi| Shibayama, Takuo| Kishino, Daizo| Hosokawa, Shinobu| Tamaoki, Akihiko| Harita, Shingo| Tabata, Masahiro| Ueoka, Hiroshi| Shinkai, Tetsu| Tanimoto, Mitsune|
Published Date 2011-10
Publication Title Lung Cancer
Volume volume74
Issue issue1
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/47018
FullText URL 65_5_347.pdf
Author Mukai, Takashi| Mimura, Hidefumi| Gobara, Hideo| Shimizu, Mitsuharu| Niiya, Harutaka| Kanazawa, Susumu|
Abstract We report herein the case of a 76-year-old woman with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and chronic renal failure resulting in intractable abdominal distension and anorexia. Computed tomography (CT) showed enlarged and cystic kidneys. We performed transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) for renal arteries with ethanol. Absolute ethanol with iodinated contrast medium or Lipiodol was delivered into both renal arteries. The patient's low-grade fever subsided in 5 days, and no other complication occurred. The sensation of abdominal distension diminished approximately 1 month after embolization. A progressive decrease in kidney size was observed soon after embolization. The percentage of the decrement of kidney size was approximately 50% after 17 months. These results indicate that renal TAE with ethanol is a safe, cost-effective, and minimally invasive technique to reduce kidney size in symptomatic ADPKD patients.
Keywords autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease transcatheter arterial embolization ethanol
Amo Type Case Report
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2011-10
Volume volume65
Issue issue5
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 347
End Page 351
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2011 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 22037273
Web of Science KeyUT 000296116400010
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/47016
FullText URL 65_5_335.pdf
Author Sakamoto, Yuichi| Mariya, Yasushi| Oshikiri, Toshiyuki| Sasaki, Sumiko| Segawa, Megumi| Teshiromori, Ryuichi| Ogura, Kazuto| Akagi, Tomoaki| Kaimori, Mitsuomi| Kubo, Kohmei|
Abstract Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is caused by the BCR-ABL oncogene. The Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) from a reciprocal translocation, t(9;22) (q34;q11) causes a fusion gene, BCR-ABL, that encodes a constitutively active tyrosine kinase. Treatment of CML by imatinib is effective to control the tyrosyl phosphorylation of the protein related to the cell signaling. BCR-ABL mRNA is overexpressed in the minimal residual disease (MRD), known as an early sign of relapse. Between December 2005 and June 2008, we measured BCR-ABL mRNA levels in the bone marrow (BM) from patients by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR) in Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital. Eighty-six samples from 26 patients were collected. Among the 26 CML patients, 11 patients (42%) were in the pretreatment group. Seven (64%) of the 11 patients achieved complete molecular response (CMR). In the post-treatment group consisting of the remaining 15 patients, 9 (60%) patients achieved CMR. The patients receiving imatinib at a dose over 300mg per day required 13 (6-77) months [median (range)] to achieve CMR. On the other hand, the patients receiving a dose below 300mg per day required 29.5 (11-84) months [median (range)]. When BCR-ABL mRNA was detected during the treatment course of patients with CMR, careful observation of BCR-ABL mRNA was useful for tracking the clinical course of patients. In conclusion, the BCR-ABL mRNA level was useful for monitoring the clinical course in 26 patients with CML.
Keywords chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) BCR-ABL minimal residual disease (MRD) imatinib mesylate real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR)
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2011-10
Volume volume65
Issue issue5
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 335
End Page 342
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2011 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 22037271
Web of Science KeyUT 000296116400008
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/47015
FullText URL 65_5_329.pdf
Author Matsumoto, Yoshinori| Sada, Ken-ei| Takano, Mariko| Toyota, Noriko| Yamanaka, Ryutaro| Sugiyama, Koichi| Wakabayashi, Hiroshi| Kawabata, Tomoko| Otsuka, Fumio| Makino, Hirofumi|
Abstract It is well known that infection is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in rheumatic disease patients treated with high-dose glucocorticoids, especially in the early phase after achievement of disease remission. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for infection, with a focus on the dose of glucocorticoids administered, following the achievement of disease remission in rheumatic diseases patients. We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of rheumatic disease patients who had been treated with glucocorticoids. The primary endpoint was the incidence rate of infection during a period from 1 to 2 months after the commencement of treatment. From April 2006 to March 2010, 19 of 92 patients suffered from infection during the observation period. Age≧65 yrs, presence of interstitial pneumonia, diagnosis of systemic vasculitis and serum creatinine level≧2.0mg/dl were found to be univariate predictors for infection. However, only the presence of interstitial pneumonia was an independent risk factor for infection (HR=4.50, 95%CI=1.65 to 14.44) by the Cox proportional hazard model. Even after achievement of clinical remission, careful observation is needed for patients with interstitial pneumonia, more so than for those receiving high-dose glucocorticoids.
Keywords infection rheumatic disease glucocorticoids interstitial pneumonia risk factors
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2011-10
Volume volume65
Issue issue5
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 329
End Page 334
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2011 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 22037270
Web of Science KeyUT 000296116400007
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/47013
FullText URL 65_5_315.pdf
Author Wang, Lei| Kaku, Haruki| Huang, Peng| Xu, Kexin| Yang, Kai| Zhang, Jiheng| Li, Ming| Xie, Liping| Wang, Xiaofeng| Sakai, Akiko| Watanabe, Masami| Nasu, Yasutomo| Shimizu, Kenji| Kumon, Hiromi| Na, Yanqun|
Abstract Deficiencies in the human DNA repair gene WRN are the cause of Werner syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by premature aging and a predisposition to cancer. This study evaluated the association of WRN Leu1074Phe (rs1801195), a common missense single nucleotide polymorphism in WRN, with prostate cancer susceptibility in Chinese subjects. One hundred and forty-seven prostate cancer patients and 111 male cancer-free control subjects from 3 university hospitals in China were included. Blood samples were obtained from each subject, and the single nucleotide polymorphism WRN Leu1074Phe was genotyped by using a Snapshot assay. The results showed that WRN Leu1074Phe was associated with the risk of prostate cancer in Chinese men and that the TG/GG genotype displayed a decreased prevalence of prostate cancer compared with the TT genotype (OR=0.58, 95%CI:0.35-0.97, p=0.039). Through stratified analysis, more significant associations were revealed for the TG/GG genotype in the subgroup with diagnosis age <_ 72 yr (OR=0.27, 95%CI:0.12-0.61, p=0.002) and in patients with localized diseases (OR=0.36, 95%CI:0.19-0.70, p=0.003). However, no statistically significant difference was found in the subgroup with age >72 yr or in patients with advanced diseases. We concluded that the genetic variant Leu1074Phe in the DNA repair gene WRN might play a role in the risk of prostate cancer in Chinese subjects.
Keywords polymorphism prostatic neoplasms single nucleotide susceptibility WRN
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2011-10
Volume volume65
Issue issue5
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 315
End Page 323
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2011 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 22037267
Web of Science KeyUT 000296116400005
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/47011
FullText URL 65_5_299.pdf
Author Itani, Miki| Yamamoto, Yuji| Doi, Yusuke| Miyaishi, Satoru|
Abstract Postmortem degradation of DNA was quantitatively estimated. Brain, liver, kidney and muscle samples were obtained from sacrificed rats left at 20℃ or 4℃. The quantity of DNA was measured by real-time PCR using a primer set for a sequence in the Rsrc 1 gene. When the quantity of amplified DNA using 10ng Human Genomic DNA was defined as 100 RFU, the quantities in the brain, liver, kidney and skeletal muscle (each 2μg of dry weight) on the day of sacrifice were 253±11, 338±22, 556±14 and 531±12 Relative Fluorescence Units (RFU), respectively (mean±S.E., n=5). The quantity of amplified DNA decreased to below 10 RFU in 1-3 weeks in the liver, kidney and skeletal muscle at 20℃, while that in the brain was more than 10 RFU for six weeks, demonstrating the usefulness of the brain as a sample for DNA analysis of decaying corpses. It was suggested that quantifying the amplified DNA in the brain at 20℃ and in the liver at 4℃ as well as the ratio of the quantity of amplified DNA in the liver to the brain at 4℃ might be useful for diagnosing time of death. This study provides the first quantitative analysis of the postmortem progress of DNA degradation in the corpse.
Keywords DNA degradation postmortem interval personal identification
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2011-10
Volume volume65
Issue issue5
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 299
End Page 306
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2011 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 22037266
Web of Science KeyUT 000296116400003
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/47010
FullText URL 65_5_287.pdf
Author Hiraki, Takao| Gobara, Hideo| Mimura, Hidefumi| Toyooka, Shinichi| Fujiwara, Hiroyasu| Yasui, Kotaro| Sano, Yoshifumi| Iguchi, Toshihiro| Sakurai, Jun| Tajiri, Nobuhisa| Mukai, Takashi| Matsui, Yusuke| Kanazawa, Susumu|
Abstract The application of radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of lung cancer by our group at Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences began in June 2001, and in the present report, we review our 10-year experience with this treatment modality at Okayama University Hospital. The local efficacy of radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of lung cancer depends on tumor size and the type of electrode used, but not on tumor type. An important factor for the prevention of local failure may be the acquisition of an adequate ablative margin. The combination of embolization and radiation therapy enhances the local efficacy. Local failure may be salvaged by repeating the radiofrequency ablation, particularly in small tumors. Survival rates after radiofrequency ablation are quite promising for patients with clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer and pulmonary metastasis from colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and renal cell carcinoma. The complications caused by radiofrequency ablation can be treated conservatively in the majority of cases. However, attention should be paid to rare but serious complications. This review shows that radiofrequency ablation is a promising treatment for patients with lung cancer.
Keywords radiofrequency ablation lung cancer local efficacy survival complication
Amo Type Review
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2011-10
Volume volume65
Issue issue5
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 287
End Page 297
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2011 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 22037265
Web of Science KeyUT 000296116400002
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/47009
FullText URL 65_5_279.pdf
Author Miyoshi, Ko| Kasahara, Kyosuke| Miyazaki, Ikuko| Asanuma, Masato|
Abstract Almost all mammalian cells carry one primary cilium that functions as a biosensor for chemical and mechanical stimuli. Genetic damages that compromise cilia formation or function cause a spectrum of disorders referred to as ciliapathies. Recent studies have demonstrated that some pharmacological agents and extracellular environmental changes can alter primary cilium length. Renal injury is a well-known example of an environmental insult that triggers cilia length modification. Lithium treatment causes primary cilia to extend in several cell types including neuronal cells;this phenomenon is likely independent of glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibition. In renal epithelial cell lines, deflection of the primary cilia by fluid shear shortens them by reducing the intracellular cyclic AMP level, leading to a subsequent decrease in mechanosensitivity to fluid shear. Primary cilium length is also influenced by the dynamics of actin filaments and microtubules through the levels of soluble tubulin in the cytosol available for primary cilia extension. Thus, mammalian cells can adapt to the extracellular environment by modulating the primary cilium length, and this feedback system utilizing primary cilia might exist throughout the mammalian body. Further investigation is required concerning the precise molecular mechanisms underlying the control of primary cilium length in response to environmental factors.
Keywords primary cilium length lithium cyclic AMP soluble tubulin intraflagellar transport
Amo Type Review
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2011-10
Volume volume65
Issue issue5
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 279
End Page 285
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2011 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 22037264
Web of Science KeyUT 000296116400001
Author Tsukamoto, Naoko| Otsuka, Fumio| Miyoshi, Tomoko| Inagaki, Kenichi| Nakamura, Eri| Suzuki, Jiro| Ogura, Toshio| Iwasaki, Yasumasa| Makino, Hirofumi|
Published Date 2011-01-30
Publication Title Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Volume volume332
Issue issue1-2
Content Type Journal Article
JaLCDOI 10.18926/47005
FullText URL mfe_36_1_117_121.pdf
Author Shirosaki, Yuki| Tsuru, Kanji| Hayakawa, Satoshi| Osaka, Akiyoshi| Takashima, Seisuke|
Abstract γ-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (γ-MPS) was grafted to silicone due to emulsion polymerization to induce Si-OH groups, in order to provide silicone with bioactivity spontaneous deposition of apatite in body fluid and to improve cytocompatibility. Apatite deposited on the grafted silicone within 7 days of soaking in 1.5 times as concentrated as the Kokubo solution. Osteoblastic cells (MC3T3-E1) were cultured on the specimens up to 7 days. After 5 days of culture, the number of MC3T3-E1 cells on the grafted specimen was much greater than that on the original specimen. These results indicated that the biocompatibility of silicone elastomer was improved by the grafting γ-MPS.
Publication Title Memoirs of the Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
Published Date 2001-12
Volume volume36
Issue issue1
Start Page 117
End Page 121
ISSN 0475-0071
language English
File Version publisher
NAID 120003497031