- 著者
- Naruhiko Sunada Hiroyuki Honda Yasuhiro Nakano Koichiro Yamamoto Kazuki Tokumasu Yasue Sakurada Yui Matsuda Toru Hasegawa Yuki Otsuka Mikako Obika Yoshihisa Hanayama Hideharu Hagiya Keigo Ueda Hitomi Kataoka Fumio Otsuka
- 出版者
- The Japan Endocrine Society
- 雑誌
- Endocrine Journal (ISSN:09188959)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.EJ22-0093, (Released:2022-04-28)
- 被引用文献数
- 25
Symptoms of long COVID are complex and long-lasting, and endocrine dysfunction might be involved in the underlying mechanisms. In this study, to clarify the hormonal characteristics of long COVID patients, laboratory data for patients who visited the outpatient clinic for long COVID were evaluated. A retrospective analysis was performed for patients who visited Okayama University Hospital during the period from Feb 2021 to Dec 2021 with focus on the interrelationships between major symptoms and endocrine data. Information and laboratory data were obtained from medical records for 186 patients. The patients had various symptoms, and the most frequent symptoms were general malaise, dysosmia/dysgeusia, hair loss, headache, dyspnea, and sleeplessness. Patients who were suffering from fatigue and dysosmia/dysgeusia were younger, while hair loss was more frequent in older and female patients. As for the characteristics of patients suffering from general fatigue, the scores of depression and fatigue were positively correlated with serum levels of cortisol and free thyroxin (FT4), respectively. Also, patients suffering from general fatigue had lower levels of serum growth hormone and higher levels of serum FT4, while patients with dysosmia/dysgeusia had a significantly lower level of serum cortisol. Serum thyrotropin (TSH) levels were higher and the ratios of FT4/TSH were lower in the initially severe cases, suggesting occult hypothyroidism. In addition, the ratios of plasma adrenocorticotropin to serum cortisol were decreased in patients with relatively high titers of serum SARS-CoV-2 antibody. Thus, hormonal changes seem to be, at least in part, involved in the persistent symptoms of long COVID.
- 著者
- Naruhiko Sunada Yuki Otsuka Hiroyuki Honda Kazuki Tokumasu Fumio Otsuka
- 出版者
- The Japan Endocrine Society
- 雑誌
- Endocrine Journal (ISSN:09188959)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.EJ23-0266, (Released:2023-06-30)
- 被引用文献数
- 1
- 著者
- Naruhiko Sunada Hiroyuki Honda Yasuhiro Nakano Koichiro Yamamoto Kazuki Tokumasu Yasue Sakurada Yui Matsuda Toru Hasegawa Yuki Otsuka Mikako Obika Yoshihisa Hanayama Hideharu Hagiya Keigo Ueda Hitomi Kataoka Fumio Otsuka
- 出版者
- The Japan Endocrine Society
- 雑誌
- Endocrine Journal (ISSN:09188959)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.69, no.10, pp.1173-1181, 2022 (Released:2022-10-28)
- 参考文献数
- 34
- 被引用文献数
- 2 25
Symptoms of long COVID are complex and long-lasting, and endocrine dysfunction might be involved in the underlying mechanisms. In this study, to clarify the hormonal characteristics of long COVID patients, laboratory data for patients who visited the outpatient clinic for long COVID were evaluated. A retrospective analysis was performed for patients who visited Okayama University Hospital during the period from Feb 2021 to Dec 2021 with focus on the interrelationships between major symptoms and endocrine data. Information and laboratory data were obtained from medical records for 186 patients. The patients had various symptoms, and the most frequent symptoms were general malaise, dysosmia/dysgeusia, hair loss, headache, dyspnea, and sleeplessness. Patients who were suffering from fatigue and dysosmia/dysgeusia were younger, while hair loss was more frequent in older and female patients. As for the characteristics of patients suffering from general fatigue, the scores of depression and fatigue were positively correlated with serum levels of cortisol and free thyroxin (FT4), respectively. Also, patients suffering from general fatigue had lower levels of serum growth hormone and higher levels of serum FT4, while patients with dysosmia/dysgeusia had a significantly lower level of serum cortisol. Serum thyrotropin (TSH) levels were higher and the ratios of FT4/TSH were lower in the initially severe cases, suggesting occult hypothyroidism. In addition, the ratios of plasma adrenocorticotropin to serum cortisol were decreased in patients with relatively high titers of serum SARS-CoV-2 antibody. Thus, hormonal changes seem to be, at least in part, involved in the persistent symptoms of long COVID.
- 著者
- Mina OKOCHI Tomohiro KAMIYA Takeshi OMASA Masayoshi TANAKA Hiroyuki HONDA
- 出版者
- The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
- 雑誌
- Analytical Sciences (ISSN:09106340)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.32, no.1, pp.93-97, 2016-01-10 (Released:2016-01-10)
- 参考文献数
- 24
- 被引用文献数
- 4 9
Simple and rapid tools for antibody detection are beneficial for therapeutic monoclonal antibody development. Using a synthetic cationic antibody-recognizing peptide, a label-free colorimetric assay for antibody detection was established, in which a solution containing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) changes color depending on particle aggregation/dispersion. Among the peptide probes we previously screened as IgG binding, one (NKFRGKYK) has four cationic amino acids and a pI of 10.46. Hence, we hypothesized that the peptide would both bind IgG and induce anionic AgNP aggregation via electrostatic interactions. This dual functionality of the IgG binding peptide could be useful for colorimetric detection. The detection of IgG in a solution containing culture media was investigated, and IgG was successfully detected at 100 to 500 nM within 2 min. This method is promising for high-throughput selection of IgG-producing cells since it is fast, readily observable, and does not involve complicated nanoparticle functionalization.
- 著者
- HIROYUKI HONDA MASAHITO TAYA TAKESHI KOBAYASHI
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 化学工学会
- 雑誌
- JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN (ISSN:00219592)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.19, no.4, pp.268-273, 1986-08-20 (Released:2006-04-19)
- 参考文献数
- 20
- 被引用文献数
- 21 30
An extractive fermentation for ethanol production was carried out by using immobilized cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kyokai 7 and its lactose-fermentable fusant (strain PN13). Although o-isopropylphenol (OIPP) and o-tert-butylphenol (OTBP) as extractive solvents had relatively large partition coefficients against ethanol (1.4 by weight-based concentration), the solvents were heavily toxic to both yeasts. Some plant oils such as castor oil protected the yeasts from the toxicity of OTBP. Therefore, the ethanol fermentation became feasible even in the presence of OTBP as extractant by using yeast immobilized within alginate gel containing castor oil as protective agent. The ethanol production activity of gel beads containing the oil was not deteriorated through six repeated uses.