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| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48967 |
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| FullText URL | 66_5_423.pdf |
| Author | Furukawa, Masashi| Izumi, Sadanobu| Tsukuda, Kazunori| Tokumo, Masaki| Sakurai, Jun| Mano, Shohey| |
| Abstract | An 81-year-old man was found to have a pancreatic head tumor on abdominal computed tomography (CT) performed during a follow-up visit for sigmoid colon cancer. The tumor had a diameter of 35mm on the CT scan and was diagnosed as pancreatic head carcinoma T3N0M0. The patient was treated with pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy. Histopathological examination showed that the tumor had grown within a hollow structure, was contiguous with a duodenal diverticulum, and had partially invaded the pancreas. Immunohistochemistry results were as follows:CK7 negative, CK20 positive, CD10 negative, CDX2 positive, MUC1 negative, MUC2 positive, MUC5AC negative, and MUC6 negative. The tumor was diagnosed as duodenal carcinoma from the duodenal diverticulum. Preoperative imaging showed that the tumor was located in the head of the pancreas and was compressing the common bile duct, thus making it appear like pancreatic cancer. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second report of a case of duodenal carcinoma from a duodenal diverticulum mimicking pancreatic carcinoma. |
| Keywords | duodenal carcinoma duodenal diverticulum pancreatic carcinoma |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-10 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 423 |
| End Page | 427 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 23093061 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000310253900007 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48966 |
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| FullText URL | 66_5_417.pdf |
| Author | Horio, Takuya| Ogata, Sho| Tsujimoto, Hironori| Akase, Takayoshi| Takahata, Risa| Yaguchi, Yoshihisa| Maehara, Tadaaki| Hase, Kazuo| |
| Abstract | Esophageal cancers usually exhibit lymph-node metastases. Although a solitary lymph-node metastasis is occasionally found, the involvement of an intrathoracic paraaortic node is rare. We present here an intrathoracic mid-esophageal cancer case in which an accompanying solitary retroaortic mass was found within the posterior mediastinum by integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography. For diagnosis, thoracoscopic resection of the mass was performed from a left thoracic approach, and histology revealed it to be a squamous cell carcinoma metastasized from the esophageal cancer. Upon radical esophagectomy after neoadjuvant therapy as a T3N1M0 Stage IIIa (AJCC/UICC) cancer, the esophageal cancer was found to have invaded unexpectedly deeply in the vicinity of the descending aorta. Another lymph node within the paraaortic region was also involved (T4N1M0 Stage IIIc). The present case and other cases we review here inform our understanding of metastasis to intrathoracic paraaortic nodes as follows:1) its existence may indicate extensive lymph-node metastasis or direct tumor invasion nearby, and 2) it may be accompanied by other lymph-node involvements in this region, even if it appears solitary upon preoperative investigation. Thus, for radical esophagectomy, sufficient lymph-node dissection is required, even at locations not reached by the usual right thoracic approach. Definitive chemoradiotherapy may be a better choice for preoperatively recognized T3 esophageal cancer when the cancer is accompanied by paraaortic lymph node metastasis. |
| Keywords | esophageal cancer intrathoracic paraaortic lymph node solitary metastasis |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-10 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 417 |
| End Page | 421 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 23093060 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000310253900006 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48965 |
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| FullText URL | 66_5_409.pdf |
| Author | Sarai, Takaaki| Inoue, Takayuki| Fujiwara, Kazuo| Kuramoto, Koichi| |
| Abstract | The human femur is subjected to an impulsive load at its distal end during daily life. Femoral bone fracture caused by impact loading is common in elderly women. It is important to clarify the dynamic response of the femur and to evaluate the change in its stress state during impact loading. A 3-dimensional model of the femur was prepared in the present study, and the impulsive stress waves propagating from the distal end of the femur were analyzed by the dynamic finite element method. This model showed that the von Mises equivalent stress is large on the anterior and posterior sides of the mid-diaphysis when the impact direction is different from that of the bone axis. As for the femoral neck, the absolute value of minimum principal stress initially increases on the medial side;slightly later the maximum principal stress increases on the lateral side. In this case, the absolute value of the maximum principal stress was found to be larger than that of the minimum principal stress, and the absolute value of the principal stress decreased as the impact angle increased. Further, the femoral neck and the trochanter were shown to have a higher risk of bone fracture when the impact direction is coincident with the bone axis. |
| Keywords | biomechanics femur impulsive stress wave impact angle dynamic finite element analysis |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-10 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 409 |
| End Page | 415 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 23093059 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000310253900005 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48964 |
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| FullText URL | 66_5_399.pdf |
| Author | Jing, Shao-Wu| Wang, Ya-Di| Kuroda, Masahiro| Su, Jing-Wei| Sun, Guo-Gui| Liu, Qing| Cheng, Yun-Jie| Yang, Cong-Rong| |
| Abstract | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) has been found to enhance tumor invasion and metastasis, but no study has reported its action in esophageal carcinoma. The goal of this study was to explore the probable mechanism of HIF-1α in the invasion and metastasis of esophageal carcinoma Eca109 cells in vitro and in vivo. mRNA and protein expression of HIF-1α, E-cadherin and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) under hypoxia were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting. The effects of silencing HIF-1α on E-cadherin, MMP-2 mRNA and protein expression under hypoxia or normoxia were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The invasive ability of Eca109 cells was tested using a transwell chambers. We established an Eca109-implanted tumor model and observed tumor growth and lymph node metastasis. The expression of HIF-1α, E-cadherin and MMP-2 in xenograft tumors was detected by Western blotting. After exposure to hypoxia, HIF-1α protein was up-regulated, both mRNA and protein levels of E-cadherin were down-regulated and MMP-2 was up-regulated, while HIF-1α mRNA showed no significant change. SiRNA could block HIF-1α effectively, increase E-cadherin expression and inhibit MMP-2 expression. The number of invading cells decreased after HIF-1α was silenced. Meanwhile, the tumor volume was much smaller, and the metastatic rate of lymph nodes and the positive rate were lower in vivo. Our observations suggest that HIF-1α inhibition might be an effective strategy to weaken invasion and metastasis in the esophageal carcinoma Eca109 cell line. |
| Keywords | hypoxia-inducible factor-1α esophageal carcinoma invasion and metastasis |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-10 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 399 |
| End Page | 407 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 23093058 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000310253900004 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48963 |
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| FullText URL | 66_5_387.pdf |
| Author | Chikasue, Kumiko| Kimura, Miyuki| Ikeda, Kazuyuki| Ohnishi, Takuma| Kawanishi, Satoshi| Iio, Tomoe| Kataoka, Mikio| Arao, Yujiro| |
| Abstract | To determine whether exhaled breath contains Torque teno virus (TTV) or not, we tested exhaled breath condensate (EBC) samples by semi-nested PCR assay. We detected TTV DNA in 35% (7/20) of EBC samples collected from the mouth of one of the authors, demonstrating that TTV DNA is excreted in exhaled breath with moderate frequency. TTV DNA was detected also in oral EBC samples from 4 of 6 other authors, indicating that TTV DNA excretion in exhaled breath is not an exception but rather a common phenomenon. Furthermore, the same assay could amplify TTV DNA from room air condensate (RAC) samples collected at distances of 20 and 40cm from a human face with 40 (8/20) and 35% (7/20) positive rates, respectively. TTV transmission has been reported to occur during infancy. These distances seem equivalent to that between an infant and its household members while caring for the infant. Taken together, it seems that exhaled breath is one of the possible transmission routes of TTV. We also detected TTV DNA in 25% (10/40) of RAC samples collected at a distance of more than 180cm from any human face, suggesting the risk of airborne infection with TTV in a room. |
| Keywords | Torque teno virus exhaled breath airborne infection polymerase chain reaction |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-10 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 387 |
| End Page | 397 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 23093057 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000310253900003 |
| Related Url | http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/49508 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48962 |
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| FullText URL | 66_6_429.pdf |
| Author | Wang, Feifei| Maeda, Nagamasa| Yasuhara, Takao| Kameda, Masahiro| Tsuru, Emi| Yamashita, Tatsuyuki| Shen, Yuan| Tsuda, Masayuki| Date, Isao| Sagara, Yusuke| |
| Abstract | Human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells are rich source of immature stem cells, which have the potential to repair lost tissue. Intractable central nervous system (CNS) disorders are important targets for regenerative medicine, and the application of HUCB cells is being investigated in animal models of CNS disorders. Transplantation of HUCB has induced functional improvements in these animal models due to multiple therapeutic effects including neuroprotection, anti-inflammation, angiogenesis, and neurogenesis. HUCB cells are easily available and safer than other stem cells used in transplantation therapy. In this review, we focus on HUCB transplantation as an encouraging therapeutic approach for animal models of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and ischemic stroke. |
| Keywords | umbilical cord blood cell transplantation neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury ischemic stroke stem cells |
| Amo Type | Review |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-12 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue6 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 429 |
| End Page | 434 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 23254576 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000312966100001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48961 |
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| FullText URL | 66_5_369.pdf |
| Author | Akiyama, Mari| Kobayashi, Katsuhiro| Ohtsuka, Yoko| |
| Abstract | Dravet syndrome (DS), or severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy, is one of the most severe types of genetic epilepsy. It is characterized by the initial occurrence of febrile or afebrile seizures that often evolve into status epilepticus in infants with normal development, and by the subsequent appearance of myoclonic and/or atypical absence seizures as well as complex partial seizures. The key feature that characterizes DS is fever sensitivity, although photosensitivity and pattern-sensitivity are also often seen. The prognosis is unfavorable in most cases. Seizures become drug-resistant and persist, with many patients suffering from motor and cognitive impairment. Mutations of SCN1A, which encodes the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.1, are the most frequent genetic cause of this syndrome. SCN1A mutations and/or microchromosomal rearrangements involving SCN1A are detected in about 85% of patients. Mutations of PCDH19 have also been reported in female patients with clinical findings compatible with DS. PCDH19 mutations might account for 5% of overall DS cases. Thirty years after its first description, DS is considered as a model of channelopathy. This survey reviews recent developments in the research literature on DS, focusing on the clinical course, as well as its genetic causes. |
| Keywords | Dravet syndrome long-term outcome SCN1A PCDH19 |
| Amo Type | Review |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-10 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue5 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 369 |
| End Page | 376 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 23093055 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000310253900001 |
| FullText URL | K0004602.pdf K0004602_honbun.pdf |
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| Author | Sawa, Kiminari| |
| Published Date | 2012-06-30 |
| Content Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Grant Number | 甲第4602号 |
| Granted Date | 2012-06-30 |
| Thesis Type | Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science |
| Grantor | 岡山大学 |
| language | Japanese English |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48692 |
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| FullText URL | 66_4_363.pdf |
| Author | Tanaka, Masato| Sugimoto, Yoshihiro| Misawa, Haruo| Takigawa, Tomoyuki| Kunisada, Toshiyuki| Ozaki, Toshifumi| |
| Abstract | Spinal deformity is an important clinical manifestation after surgery for spinal cord tumors. One-third of patients who receive laminectomies and irradiation of the spinal column develop scoliosis, kyphosis, or kyphoscoliosis. Recent reports indicate good results after scoliosis surgery using segmental pedicle screws and a navigation system, but these reported studies have not included surgery for post-laminectomy kyphosis. Hooks and wires are ineffective in such patients who undergo laminectomy, and there are also high perioperative risks with insertion of pedicle screws because landmarks have been lost. Here, we report on the 5-year follow-up of a 13-year-old male patient with post-laminectomy and post-irradiation thoracic kyphoscoliosis after surgical treatment of spinal astrocytoma. Posterior segmental pedicle screw fixation was performed safely using a computer-assisted technique. The authors present the first case report for treatment of this condition using a navigation system. |
| Keywords | astrocytoma scoliosis kyphoscoliosis navigation segmental pedicle screw fixation |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-08 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 363 |
| End Page | 368 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22918210 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900010 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48691 |
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| FullText URL | 66_4_357.pdf |
| Author | Shien, Kazuhiko| Shien, Tadahiko| Soh, Junichi| Ikeda, Hirokuni| Nogami, Tomohiro| Taira, Naruto| Doihara, Hiroyoshi| Miyoshi, Shinichiro| |
| Abstract | Ectopic thymoma is considered to arise from ectopic thymus tissue deposited as a result of the abnormal mislocalization of thymus tissue during the embryonic stage. An 86-year-old man visited our hospital with chief complaints of hoarseness and a mass in his anterior neck. A preoperative needle biopsy of the mass did not yield a definitive diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) study revealed heterogeneous accumulation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in the tumor. The tumor, affecting the left sternocleidomastoid muscle, the recurrent laryngeal nerve, the internal carotid vein, and the brachiocephalic vein, was resected using a combination of a collar incision in the neck and a median incision in the sternum. Immunohistochemically, the tumor was diagnosed as an ectopic thymoma of the neck. To date, only a few cases of ectopic thymoma presenting with FDG accumulation have been reported. Our experience indicates that ectopic thymoma should be kept in mind during the differential diagnosis of neck tumors with FDG accumulation appearing on PET images. |
| Keywords | ectopic thymoma thyroid tumor positron emission tomography (PET) |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-08 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 357 |
| End Page | 361 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22918209 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48690 |
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| FullText URL | 66_4_351.pdf |
| Author | Ohara, Ichiyou| Ogata, Sho| Okusa, Yasushi| Ogawa, Tomomichi| Matsuzaki, Koji| Kaga, Hitoshi| Niihara, Naoko| Tominaga, Susumu| Hase, Kazuo| |
| Abstract | In the duodenum, mixed exocrine-endocrine tumors exhibiting both neuroendocrine and glandular differentiations [cf. appendiceal goblet cell carcinoids (GCCs)] are rare. We present a Japanese case with a duodenal GCC that was found during pathologic examination of a gastrectomy specimen removed for gastric mucosal cancer. The tumor was widely distributed within both the first portion of the duodenum and the gastric antrum, although mucosal involvement was observed only in the duodenum. The tumor cells formed solid nests, trabeculae, or tubules, and some displayed a goblet cell appearance. They were immunoreactive against antibodies for both serotonin and somatostatin, and showed an argentaffin reaction (similar to a “midgut” enterochromaffin cell carcinoid). Ultra-structurally, the tumor cells had an amphicrine nature. Physicians encounter GCC in the duodenum only rarely, and its discovery may be incidental. Its diagnosis will be challenging and will require careful clinical and pathologic examinations. |
| Keywords | amphicrine tumor duodenum goblet cell carcinoid serotonin somatostatin |
| Amo Type | Case Report |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-08 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 351 |
| End Page | 356 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22918208 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900008 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48689 |
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| FullText URL | 66_4_343.pdf |
| Author | Fujiwara, Takeo| Takao, Soshi| Iwase, Toshihide| Hamada, Jun| Kawachi, Ichiro| |
| Abstract | Little is known about the association between social capital and child behaviors. This study aims to investigate that association. A complete population-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted for all the caregivers with preschool children in a rural town in Okayama prefecture in Japan. Two dimensions of individual-level social capital and unhealthy child behaviors were reported by parent-administered questionnaire. We analyzed 354 preschool children (57.6% of all children for whom questionnaires were completed). Children whose main caregiver had high cognitive social capital were 89% less likely to miss breakfast (odds ratio [OR]＝0.11;95% confidence interval [CI]:0.01-1.03). Children whose caregiver had high structural social capital were 71% less likely to wake up late (OR＝0.29;95% CI:0.12-0.71) and 78% less likely to skip tooth brushing more than once per day (OR＝0.22;95% CI:0.05-0.93). Both cognitive and structural social capital were negatively associated with unhealthy child behaviors. A further intervention study is needed to confirm the impact of social capital on child behavior. |
| Keywords | tooth brushing child health social capital skipping breakfast watching TV |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-08 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 343 |
| End Page | 350 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22918207 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900007 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48688 |
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| FullText URL | 66_4_335.pdf |
| Author | Shiba, Naoki| Nagano, Osamu| Hirayama, Takahiro| Ichiba, Shingo| Ujike, Yoshihito| |
| Abstract | In adult high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) with an R100 artificial ventilator, exhaled gas from patientʼs lung may warm the temperature probe and thereby disturb the humidification of base flow (BF) gas. We measured the humidity of BF gas during HFOV with frequencies of 6, 8 and 10Hz, maximum stroke volumes (SV) of 285, 205, and 160ml at the respective frequencies, and, BFs of 20, 30, 40l/min using an original lung model. The R100 device was equipped with a heated humidifier, HummaxⅡ, consisting of a porous hollow fiber in circuit. A 50-cm length of circuit was added between temperature probe (located at 50cm proximal from Y-piece) and the hollow fiber. The lung model was made of a plastic container and a circuit equipped with another HummaxⅡ. The lung model temperature was controlled at 37℃. The HummaxⅡ of the R100 was inactivated in study-1 and was set at 35℃ or 37℃ in study-2. The humidity was measured at the distal end of the added circuit in study-1 and at the proximal end in study-2. In study-1, humidity was detected at 6Hz (SV 285ml) and BF 20l/min, indicating the direct reach of the exhaled gas from the lung model to the temperature probe. In study-2 the absolute humidity of the BF gas decreased by increasing SV and by increasing BF and it was low with setting of 35℃. In this study setting, increasing the SV induced significant reduction of humidification of the BF gas during HFOV with R100. |
| Keywords | HFOV humidification |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-08 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 335 |
| End Page | 341 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22918206 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900006 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48687 |
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| FullText URL | 66_4_329.pdf |
| Author | Matsushita, Koki| Mizushima, Takaaki| Shirahige, Akinori| Tanioka, Hiroaki| Sawa, Kiminari| Ochi, Koji| Tanimoto, Mitsune| Koide, Norio| |
| Abstract | The relationship between pancreatic fibrosis and apoptosis of pancreatic acinar cells has not been fully elucidated. We reported that taurine had an anti-fibrotic effect in a dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC)-chronic pancreatitis model. However, the effect of taurine on apoptosis of pancreatic acinar cells is still unclear. Therefore, we examined apoptosis in DBTC-chronic pancreatitis and in the AR42J pancreatic acinar cell line with/without taurine. Pancreatic fibrosis was induced by a single administration of DBTC. Rats were fed a taurine-containing diet or a normal diet and were sacrificed at day 5. The AR42J pancreatic acinar cell line was incubated with/without DBTC with taurine chloramines. Apoptosis was determined by using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-digoxigenin nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. The expression of Bad and Bcl-2 proteins in the AR42J cells lysates was detected by Western blot analysis. The apoptotic index of pancreatic acinar cells in DBTC-administered rats was significantly increased. Taurine treatment inhibited pancreatic fibrosis and apoptosis of acinar cells induced by DBTC. The number of TUNEL-positive cells in the AR42J pancreatic acinar cell lines was significantly increased by the addition of DBTC. Incubation with taurine chloramines ameliorated these changes. In conclusion, taurine inhibits apoptosis of pancreatic acinar cells and pancreatitis in experimental chronic pancreatitis. |
| Keywords | apoptosis chronic pancreatitis pancreatic acinar cells taurine |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-08 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| 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Ⓒ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22918205 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900005 |
| Related Url | http://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/metadata/49739 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48686 |
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| FullText URL | 66_4_317.pdf |
| Author | Pak, Wing| Takayama, Fusako| Hasegawa, Azusa| Mankura, Mitsumasa| Egashira, Toru| Ueki, Keiji| Nakamoto, Kazuo| Kawasaki, Hiromu| Mori, Akitane| |
| Abstract | This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of the water extract of leaves of Vitis coignetiae Pulliat (VCPL) on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with advanced fibrosis, as our previous study exhibited its preventive effect on NASH. The NASH animal model [PCT/JP2007/52477] was prepared by loading recurrent and intermittent hypoxemia stress to a rat with fatty liver, which resembled the condition occurring in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and fatty liver, who have a high incidence of NASH. Intermittent hypoxemia stress is regarded as a condition similar to warm ischemia followed by re-oxygenation, which induces oxidative stress (OS). The daily 100 or 300mg/kg VCPL administrations were performed for 3 weeks perorally beginning at the time of detection of advanced liver fibrosis. The therapeutic efficacy of VCPL on NASH was demonstrated by the reduction of the leakage of hepato-biliary enzymes and the amelioration of liver fibrosis. The OS elevation in NASH rats was measured based on the derivation of reactive oxygen species from liver mitochondrial energy metabolism and on the decrease in plasma SOD-like activity. The aggravation of inflammatory responses was demonstrated by the neutrophil infiltration (elevated myeloperoxidase activity) and the progression of fibrosis in the livers of NASH rats. In addition, the NASH rats without VCPL treatment also exhibited activation of nuclear factor-κB, a key factor in the link between oxidative stress and inflammation. All of these changes were reduced dose-dependently by the VCPL administration. These findings indicate that VCPL may improve hepatic fibrosis or at least suppress the progression of NASH, by breaking the crosstalk between OS and inflammation. |
| Keywords | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis antioxidative oxidative stress anti-inflammation Vitis coignetiae Pulliat |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-08 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 317 |
| End Page | 327 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22918204 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900004 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48670 |
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| FullText URL | 66_4_307.pdf |
| Author | Iida, Tadayuki| Chikamura, Chiho| Ishikawa, Hiroaki| Aoi, Satomi| Ikeda, Hiromi| Harada, Toshihide| Katada, Kazuhiro| Ishizaki, Fumiko| Yatsuya, Hiroshi| Ono, Yuichiro| |
| Abstract | Currently, 26% of Japanese women in their twenties are under weight, and therefore at risk of developing various metabolic abnormalities due to an inadequate nutrient intake, which in turn affects the acquisition of a peak bone mineral density (BMD). In this study, we aimed to clarify the effects of menstrual cycle-related changes in body weight and bone metabolic marker levels on the BMD changes. The subjects were 42 women (19.6±0.8 years). The levels of osteocalcin (OC), BAP, s-NTx, u-DPD, and E2 in the menstrual and ovulatory phases were measured. The associations between dependent variables (BMD changes/year in the lumbar spine, femur, femoral neck) and explanatory variables (body weight changes/year, the levels of OC, BAP, s-NTx, u-DPD) were evaluated using multiple regression analysis. Analysis of the correlations between the changes in bone metabolic markers and changes in BMD showed a correlation between the OC level in the menstrual phase and changes in the BMD of the entire femur, suggesting that a high OC level protects against BMD reduction, probably by promoting osteoblast activity, and that bone formation activity suppresses the decrease in BMD. These results suggest that, to predict BMD changes from bone metabolic markers in young women, it is necessary to measure OC levels in the menstrual phase. |
| Keywords | BMD bone metabolic marker menstrual cycle |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-08 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 307 |
| End Page | 315 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22918203 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900003 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48669 |
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| FullText URL | 66_4_299.pdf |
| Author | Miyaso, Hideaki| Iwakawa, Kazuhide| Kitada, Koji| Kimura, Yuji| Isoda, Kenta| Nishie, Manabu| Hamano, Ryosuke| Tokunaga, Naoyuki| Tsunemitsu, Yosuke| Ohtsuka, Shinya| Inagaki, Masaru| Iwagaki, Hiromi| |
| Abstract | We analyzed retrospectively the surgical outcomes of diverticular diseases of the colon at the surgical division of Fukuyama Medical Center. Data were collected from 39 patients who underwent surgery for diverticular disease at Fukuyama Medical Center. Thirty-nine patients were admitted between 2005 and 2010. The mean age of the 39 patients was 63.6 years. The collected data included patient demographics, patient history, type of surgery and complications. Patients were divided into 2 groups, Elective vs. Emergent group, right vs. left colon group and laparotomy vs. laparoscopic approach. Multivariate analysis of the logistic model of morbidity revealed a significantly higher rate in the left colon and the Cox proportional hazards model clearly showed fewer postoperative hospital days with the laparoscopic approach. Surgical procedures should be decided in reference to the particular clinical and pathological features of diverticular disease to gain an acceptable morbidity and mortality rates. |
| Keywords | diverticular disease emergent operation elective surgery laparoscopic surgery |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-08 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 299 |
| End Page | 305 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22918202 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900002 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48668 |
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| FullText URL | 66_4_291.pdf |
| Author | Yokoyama, Teruhiko| Yamamoto, Yumiko| Suzuki, Tomonori| Oguma, Keiji| Nagai, Atsushi| |
| Abstract | Several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of intraprostatic injection of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) against symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The most commonly used BoNT/A product, Botox®, forms large complexes and composed of neurotoxin (NTX) as well as non-toxic components. We purified NTX lacking non-toxic components. We investigated the efficacy of this newly purified NTX for men with BPH. Ten male patients (mean age, 70.0 years) with BPH received 100 units (prostate volume [PV] ＜30ml) or 200 units (PV ｧ30ml) of NTX injected into the prostate via a minimally invasive outpatient technique. Evaluation included uroflowmetry, postvoid residual urine volume (PVR), PV, and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) measured at baseline and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-treatment. The status of 7 of the 10 patients examined was found to have improved within 1 month of treatment. The mean IPSS decreased from 23.8±7.0 to 16.3±10.3 (p＝0.0093) at 1 month, to 14.9±8.2 (p＝0.0074) at 3 months, and to 16.9±7.3 (p＝0.018) at 12 months. The mean PV decreased from 47.8±21.2 to 39.2±19.5ml (p＝0.0076) at 3 months. The PVR improved at 3 and 6 months post-treatment. Intraprostatic NTX injection induces prostate shrinkage and is effective in men with BPH. |
| Keywords | botulinum neurotoxin type A benign prostatic hyperplasia therapy |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-08 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue4 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 291 |
| End Page | 297 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22918201 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000307918900001 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48569 |
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| FullText URL | 66_3_285.pdf |
| Author | Mizobuchi, Satoshi| Matsuoka, Yoshikazu| Obata, Norihiko| Kaku, Ryuji| Itano, Yoshitaro| Tomotsuka, Naoto| Taniguchi, Arata| Nishie, Hiroyuki| Kanzaki, Hirotaka| Ouchida, Mamoru| Morita, Kiyoshi| |
| Abstract | Perioperative beta-blocker administration has recently been recommended for patients undergoing cardiac or other surgery due to the beneficial cardiovascular effects of these agents. In addition, some studies have reported that perioperatively administered beta-blockers also have analgesic effects. In this study, to investigate the antinociceptive effects and the analgesic profile of landiolol, we examined the effects of intrathecal landiolol administration on nociceptive pain behavior and c-fos mRNA expression (a neural marker of pain) in the spinal cord using a rat formalin model. We found that pain-related behavior was inhibited by intrathecal landiolol administration. Moreover, the increase in c-fos mRNA expression on the formalin-injected side was less pronounced in rats administered landiolol than in saline administered controls. Thus, intrathecal administration of landiolol exhibited antinociceptive effects. Further investigation of the antinociceptive mechanism of landiolol is required. |
| Keywords | beta-blocker landiolol formalin pain behavior c-fos |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-06 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue3 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 285 |
| End Page | 289 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22729110 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000305669700013 |
| JaLCDOI | 10.18926/AMO/48568 |
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| FullText URL | 66_3_279.pdf |
| Author | Nishimura, Mamoru| Nouso, Kazuhiro| Kariyama, Kazuya| Wakuta, Akiko| Kishida, Masayuki| Wada, Nozomu| Higashi, Toshihiro| Yamamoto, Kazuhide| |
| Abstract | The artificial ascites technique is often used during radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment because it prevents visceral damage and improves visualization by minimizing interference of the lungs and mesentery. This study determined the efficacy and safety of RFA using the artificial ascites technique in HCC patients. We examined 188 HCC patients who were treated by RFA and fulfilled the Milan criteria. Treatment outcomes (complete ablation rate, local recurrence rate, complication rate, liver function including total bilirubin level, alanine aminotransferase level, albumin level, and prothrombin time) were compared among patients divided into 3 groups based on the volume of artificial ascites injected:GroupⅠ (n＝86), no artificial ascites injected;GroupⅡ (n＝35), ＜1,000ml artificial ascites injected;and Group Ⅲ (n＝67), ＞1,000ml artificial ascites injected. No significant difference was observed in complete ablation or local recurrence rates among the 3 groups, or in the extent of liver function damage after RFA. Artificial ascites disappeared within 7 days; additional diuretics were needed only in 5 (all from Group Ⅲ) of 102 patients. No serious complications such as intestinal perforation or intraperitoneal bleeding were observed. Thus, we found that artificial ascites injection during RFA is effective and safe, and can be used to prevent major procedural complications. |
| Keywords | radiofrequency ablation hepatocellular carcinoma artificial ascites |
| Amo Type | Original Article |
| Publication Title | Acta Medica Okayama |
| Published Date | 2012-06 |
| Volume | volume66 |
| Issue | issue3 |
| Publisher | Okayama University Medical School |
| Start Page | 279 |
| End Page | 284 |
| ISSN | 0386-300X |
| NCID | AA00508441 |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
| language | English |
| Copyright Holders | CopyrightⒸ 2012 by Okayama University Medical School |
| File Version | publisher |
| Refereed | True |
| PubMed ID | 22729109 |
| Web of Science KeyUT | 000305669700012 |
