著者

Takatsugu Miyazaki Hidekazu Tanaka Shuntaro Nakamura Hideo Dohra Kazumi Funane

出版者

The Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience

雑誌

Journal of Applied Glycoscience (ISSN:13447882)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.jag.JAG-2022_0013, (Released:2022-12-26)

被引用文献数

2

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Dextran α-1,2-debranching enzyme (DDE) releases glucose with hydrolyzing α-(1→2)-glucosidic linkages in α-glucans, which are made up of dextran with α-(1→2)-branches and are generated by Leuconostoc bacteria. DDE was isolated from Microbacterium dextranolyticum (formerly known as Flavobacterium sp. M-73) 40 years ago, although the amino acid sequence of the enzyme has not been determined. Herein, we found a gene for this enzyme based on the partial amino acid sequences from native DDE and characterized the recombinant enzyme. DDE had a signal peptide, a glycoside hydrolase family 65 domain, a carbohydrate-binding module family 35 domain, a domain (D-domain) similar to the C-terminal domain of Arthrobacter globiformis glucodextranase, and a transmembrane region at the C-terminus. Recombinant DDE released glucose from α-(1→2)-branched α-glucans produced by Leuconostoc citreum strains B-1299, S-32, and S-64 and showed weak hydrolytic activity with kojibiose and kojitriose. No activity was detected for commercial dextran and Leuconostoc citreum B-1355 α-glucan, which do not contain α-(1→2)-linkages. The removal of the D-domain decreased the affinity for α-(1→2)-branched α-glucans but not for kojioligosaccharides, suggesting that D-domain plays a role in α-glucan binding. Genes for putative dextranases, oligo-1,6-glucosidase, sugar-binding protein, and permease were present in the vicinity of the DDE gene, and as a result these gene products may be necessary for the use of α-(1→2)-branched glucans. Our findings shed new light on how actinobacteria utilize polysaccharides produced by lactic acid bacteria.

著者

Nobuyuki Ohte Tomoko Ishizu Chisato Izumi Hiroshi Itoh Shiro Iwanaga Hiroyuki Okura Yutaka Otsuji Yasushi Sakata Toshihiko Shibata Toshiro Shinke Yoshihiro Seo Masao Daimon Masaaki Takeuchi Kazuaki Tanabe Satoshi Nakatani Masaki Nii Kazuhiro Nishigami Takeshi Hozumi Satoshi Yasukochi Hirotsugu Yamada Kazuhiro Yamamoto Masaki Izumo Katsuji Inoue Hiroyuki Iwano Atsushi Okada Akihisa Kataoka Shuichiro Kaji Kenya Kusunose Akiko Goda Yasuharu Takeda Hidekazu Tanaka Kaoru Dohi Hirotoshi Hamaguchi Hidekatsu Fukuta Satoshi Yamada Nozomi Watanabe Makoto Akaishi Takashi Akasaka Takeshi Kimura Masami Kosuge Tohru Masuyama on behalf of the Japanese Circulation Society Joint Working Group

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.86, no.12, pp.2045-2119, 2022-11-25 (Released:2022-11-25)

参考文献数

460

被引用文献数

16

著者

Ken Hattori Yuya Sakai Liliany N. Pamasi Aydar Irmikimov Takaaki Higashi HaoBang Yang XiaoQian Shi FangZhun Guo Ai I. Osaka Hidekazu Tanaka Takushi Iimori Fumio Komori Azusa N. Hattori

出版者

The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science

雑誌

e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (ISSN:13480391)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.20, no.4, pp.214-220, 2022-07-28 (Released:2022-11-26)

参考文献数

22

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The creation of three-dimensional (3D) geometrical shapes with atomically ordered surfaces and the investigation of their physical properties are major steps contributing to the development of a new paradigm in surface science. We produced a 3D-patterned Si sample with atomically flat and reconstructed {111} facet surfaces, and investigated its structural and physical properties. To apply the conventional techniques in surface science to 3D samples with various oriented surfaces, instead of two-dimensional planar samples, an appropriate relationship between the crystallographic surface ordering on the 3D-architected surfaces and the angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES) setup considering the configuration in 3D space is indispensable. The distinctive and complex low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) patterns reflecting the 3D-arranged facet surfaces showed the realization of atomically reconstructed facet surfaces on 3D-patterned Si. Surface states of the 3D-patterned Si{111} surfaces are mapped by ARPES by considering the 3D geometrical relationship. The selection of the appropriate alignment of the incident electron beam (light) for the target surfaces allows the clear observation of the band dispersion from the produced {111}7×7 facet surfaces in 3D space. Our demonstration of accessibility of ARPES technique could provide useful guidelines for new methodologies, giving a fundamental understanding of 3D-shape-induced novel functionalities.

著者

Wataru Fujimoto Manabu Nagao Makoto Nishimori Masakazu Shinohara Makoto Takemoto Koji Kuroda Soichiro Yamashita Junichi Imanishi Masamichi Iwasaki Takafumi Todoroki Masanori Okuda Hidekazu Tanaka Tatsuro Ishida Ryuji Toh Ken-ichi Hirata

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0577, (Released:2023-11-14)

参考文献数

32

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Background: Diabetes increases the risk of heart failure (HF). 3-Hydroxyisobutyric acid (3-HIB) is a muscle-derived metabolite reflecting systemic insulin resistance. In this study, we investigated the prognostic impact of 3-HIB in patients with chronic HF.Methods and Results: The KUNIUMI Registry chronic cohort is a community-based cohort study of chronic HF in Awaji Island, Japan. We analyzed the association between serum 3-HIB concentrations and adverse cardiovascular (CV) events in 784 patients from this cohort. Serum 3-HIB concentrations were significantly higher in patients with than without diabetes (P=0.0229) and were positively correlated with several metabolic parameters. According to Kaplan-Meier analysis, rates of CV death and HF hospitalization at 2 years were significantly higher among HF patients without diabetes in the high 3-HIB group (3-HIB concentrations above the median; i.e., >11.30 μmol/L) than in the low 3-HIB group (log-rank P=0.0151 and P=0.0344, respectively). Multivariable Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for established risk factors for HF revealed high 3-HIB as an independent predictor of CV death (hazard ratio [HR] 1.82; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.16–2.85; P=0.009) and HF hospitalization (HR 1.72; 95% CI 1.17–2.53, P=0.006) in HF patients without diabetes, whereas no such trend was seen in subjects with diabetes.Conclusions: In a community cohort, circulating 3-HIB concentrations were associated with prognosis in chronic HF patients without diabetes.

著者

Sohei Nakatsuka Taishi Imaizumi Tadashi Abukawa Azusa N. Hattori Hidekazu Tanaka Ken Hattori

出版者

The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science

雑誌

e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology (ISSN:13480391)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.19, pp.13-19, 2021-03-06 (Released:2021-03-06)

参考文献数

26

被引用文献数

2 2

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Spatially arranged surfaces on the micro-rod structure, which was three-dimensionally (3D) architected on a Si(110) substrate have been thoroughly investigated by a system with micro-beam reflection high-energy electron diffraction (μ-RHEED) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The combination of μ-RHEED and SEM realized analytical structure investigation of 3D surfaces with the spatial resolution of sub micrometer for the 3D rectangular shaped rod consisting of a (110) top surface (20 μm wide) and {111} vertical side surfaces (10 μm wide). Exhaustive mapping revealed the peculiar reconstructed surface structures: Si(110) “16 × 2” single domain and {35 47 7} facet surfaces locally appeared on the interconnected edge region on the 3D structure in addition to the “16 × 2” and 7 × 7 super structures on flat top (110) and side {111} surfaces, respectively. The formation mechanism for “16 × 2” single-domain structure near the corner edge of the (110) surfaces and {35 47 7} facets on the corner edges between (110) and {111} surfaces were discussed from the viewpoint of the surface stability on the 3D geometrical shaped Si structure.

著者

Masahiro MIKURIYA Junya YAMAMOTO Kazuya OUCHI Daisuke YOSHIOKA Hidekazu TANAKA Makoto HANDA

出版者

(社)日本分析化学会

雑誌

X-ray Structure Analysis Online (ISSN:18833578)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.29, pp.45-46, 2013 (Released:2013-11-18)

参考文献数

10

被引用文献数

5

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The title compound, a chain adduct of rhodium(II) benzoate with 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (dabco), catena(tetrakis(μ-benzoato-O,O′)(μ-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-N,N′)dirhodium(II)-acetonitrile(1/4)), [Rh2(C6H5CO2)4(dabco)]n·4nCH3CN, was isolated. The crystal structure was determined by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction method at 293 K. It crystallizes in the tetragonal space group P4/n with a = 21.3695(18)Å, c = 9.6278(12)Å, V = 4396.6(8)Å3, Dx = 1.468 g/cm3, and Z = 4. The R1 [I > 2σ(I)] and wR2 (all data) values are 0.0417 and 0.0825, respectively, for all 5185 independent reflections. The molecule has a linear chain with an alternating arrangement of Rh2(C6H5CO2)4 [Rh-Rh 2.4062(11)Å, 2.4110(11)Å] and dabco. The adsorption property was confirmed for N2 gas with a specific surface area of 387.8 m2 g-1 estimated from an N2 adsorption isotherm.

著者

Yu Takahashi Takayoshi Toba Hiromasa Otake Hiroyuki Kawamori Hidekazu Tanaka Ken-ichi Hirata

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.4, no.8, pp.390-391, 2022-08-10 (Released:2022-08-10)

参考文献数

1

著者

Makoto Miyake Misa Takegami Yuki Obayashi Masashi Amano Takeshi Kitai Tomoyuki Fujita Tadaaki Koyama Hidekazu Tanaka Kenji Ando Tatsuhiko Komiya Masaki Izumo Hiroya Kawai Kiyoyuki Eishi Kiyoshi Yoshida Takeshi Kimura Ryuzo Nawada Tomohiro Sakamoto Yoshisato Shibata Toshihiro Fukui Kenji Minatoya Kenichi Tsujita Yasushi Sakata Tetsuya Kimura Kumiko Sugio Atsushi Takita Atsushi Iwakura Toshihiro Tamura Kunihiro Nishimura Yutaka Furukawa Chisato Izumi for the BPV-AF Registry Group

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-22-0226, (Released:2022-07-08)

参考文献数

28

被引用文献数

2

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Background: Current guidelines equally recommend direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and warfarin for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with a bioprosthetic valve (BPV); however, there are limited data comparing DOACs and warfarin in AF patients with an aortic BPV.Methods and Results: This post-hoc subgroup analysis of a multicenter, prospective, observational registry (BPV-AF Registry) aimed to compare DOACs and warfarin in AF patients with an aortic BPV. The primary outcome was a composite of stroke, systemic embolism, major bleeding, heart failure requiring hospitalization, all-cause death, or BPV reoperation. The analysis included 479 patients (warfarin group, n=258; DOAC group, n=221). Surgical aortic valve replacement was performed in 74.4% and 36.7% of patients in the warfarin and DOAC groups, respectively. During a mean follow up of 15.5 months, the primary outcome occurred in 45 (17.4%) and 32 (14.5%) patients in the warfarin and DOAC groups, respectively. No significant difference was found in the primary outcome between the 2 groups (adjusted hazard ratio: 0.88, 95% confidence interval: 0.51–1.50). No significant multiplicative interaction was observed between the anticoagulant effects and type of aortic valve procedure (P=0.577).Conclusions: Among AF patients with an aortic BPV, no significant difference was observed in the composite outcome of adverse clinical events between patients treated with warfarin and those treated with DOACs, suggesting that DOACs can be used as alternatives to warfarin in these patients.

著者

Keiko Sumimoto Hidekazu Tanaka Jun Mukai Kentaro Yamashita Yusuke Tanaka Ayu Shono Makiko Suzuki Shun Yokota Kensuke Matsumoto Yu Taniguchi Noriaki Emoto Ken-ichi Hirata

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2, no.10, pp.625-629, 2020-10-09 (Released:2020-10-09)

参考文献数

9

被引用文献数

3

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Background:The 6th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension proposed that precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) be defined as mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) >20 mmHg instead of mPAP ≥25 mmHg. Peak tricuspid regurgitation velocity (TRV) >3.4 m/s is widely used to predict PH, but it is unclear whether this value remains reliable for the new definition of PH.Methods and Results:We found that the optimal cut-off value of peak TRV for 511 PH patients was >2.8 m/s, with a sensitivity of 89.5%, specificity of 73.4%, and area under the curve of 0.89 (P<0.001).Conclusions:Based on the new definition of PH, TRV >2.8 m/s can be considered to indicate a high probability of PH.

著者

Keiko Hatazawa Hidekazu Tanaka Akiko Nonaka Hiroki Takada Fumitaka Soga Yutaka Hatani Hiroki Matsuzoe Hiroyuki Shimoura Junichi Ooka Hiroyuki Sano Yasuhide Mochizuki Kensuke Matsumoto Ken-ichi Hirata

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.82, no.10, pp.2566-2574, 2018-09-25 (Released:2018-09-25)

参考文献数

27

被引用文献数

1 28

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Background: Our aim was to investigate the baseline clinical and echocardiographic parameters for predicting left ventricular (LV) dysfunction after anthracycline chemotherapy and heart failure (HF) hospitalization in a single cancer disease. Methods and Results: We studied 73 patients with malignant lymphoma and preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF). Echocardiography was performed before and after anthracycline chemotherapy. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) was determined from 3 standard apical views. LV dysfunction after anthracycline chemotherapy was defined according to the current definition of cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction. Long-term (50-month) unfavorable outcome was prespecified as hospitalization for HF. A total of 10 patients had LV dysfunction after anthracycline chemotherapy. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that baseline GLS was the only independent predictor of this dysfunction. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis identified the optimal GLS cutoff for predicting LV dysfunction after anthracycline chemotherapy as ≤19% (P=0.008). Furthermore, the Kaplan-Meier curve indicated that fewer patients with GLS >19% were hospitalized for HF than among those with GLS ≤19% (log-rank P=0.02). For sequential logistic models, a model based on baseline clinical variables (χ2=2.9) was improved by the addition of baseline LVEF (χ2=9.0; P=0.01), and further improved by the addition of baseline GLS (χ2=13.1, P=0.04). Conclusions: Watchful observation or early therapeutic intervention with established cardioprotective medications may be necessary for patients with malignant lymphoma and preserved LVEF but with abnormal GLS.

著者

坂下 晃祥 田中 秀和 サカシタ アキヨシ タカナ ヒデカズ Akiyoshi SAKASHITA Hidekazu TANAKA

雑誌

花園大学社会福祉学部研究紀要

巻号頁・発行日

vol.19, pp.79-94, 2011-03

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2007(平成19)年に社会福祉士及び介護福祉士法が改正され、より時代のニーズに適合した社会福祉士の活躍が求められている。一方、福祉に関する専門職の資格として、社会福祉士より先に制度化された社会福祉主事については、議論の場に登場する機会が減少し、これまでにもその制度の形骸化が指摘されており、その存在意義が問われている。本稿においては、社会福祉主事任用資格の制定史を振り返り、改めてその意義と課題を探ることにより、今後の議論に活かそうとするものである。

著者

Hidekazu Tanaka Kazuhiro Tatsumi Sei Fujiwara Takayuki Tsuji Akihiro Kaneko Keiko Ryo Yuko Fukuda Kensuke Matsumoto Mayumi Shigeru Akihiro Yoshida Hiroya Kawai Ken-ichi Hirata

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.76, no.2, pp.382-389, 2012 (Released:2012-01-25)

参考文献数

28

被引用文献数

33 38

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Background: Dyssynchrony has various detrimental effects on cardiac function, but its effect on cardiac sympathetic activity is not fully understood. Methods and Results: We studied 50 heart failure patients who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Cardiac sympathetic activity was assessed by 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) scintigraphy as the delayed heart-to-mediastinum ratio (H/M ratio). Echocardiography was performed before and 7 months after CRT, and response was defined as a ≥15% decrease in end-systolic volume. Dyssynchrony was determined by the time difference between the anteroseptal-to-posterior wall using speckle-tracking radial strain (≥130ms predefined as significant). H/M ratio in patients with dyssynchrony was less than that in patients without dyssynchrony (1.62±0.31 vs. 1.82±0.36, P<0.05), even though ejection fraction was not significantly different (24±6% vs. 25±7%). Patients with dyssynchrony and H/M ratio ≥1.6 had a higher frequency of response to CRT (94%) and favorable long-term outcome over 3.0 years. In contrast, patients without dyssynchrony and H/M ratio <1.6 were more likely to show a lower frequency of response to CRT (0%) and unfavorable long-term outcome after CRT. Conclusions: Dyssynchrony is associated with cardiac sympathetic activity, and 123I-MIBG scintigraphy may be valuable for predicting the response to CRT. (Circ J 2012; 76: 382-389)