著者
Nodoka ONODERA Keiko UCHIDA Yoshie KAKUMA
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.12-0569, (Released:2014-01-13)
被引用文献数
1 16

A follow-up questionnaire survey was conducted with 29 cat owners who adopted cats from an animal hospital in Japan. The physical characteristics were shown as important factors for the owners to choose a cat. There were significant differences between impression of the cat for the owners at present and images of their ideal cats, and the levels of aggression and activeness of the cats at present were rated higher than their ideal cats. A significant negative correlation was found between the degree of satisfaction and occurrence of house soiling with the cat, thus some behavioural problems may deteriorate the relationship between the owner and the cat.
著者
Ayami Ochi Takashi Takei Kayu Nakayama Chihiro Iwasaki Daigo Kamei Yuki Tsuruta Ari Shimizu Shunji Shiohira Takahito Moriyama Mitsuyo Itabashi Toshio Mochizuki Keiko Uchida Ken Tsuchiya Motoshi Hattori Kosaku Nitta
出版者
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
雑誌
Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.51, no.7, pp.759-762, 2012 (Released:2012-04-01)
参考文献数
15
被引用文献数
17 21

We present two cases with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) and two cases with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS) due to focal segmental glomerulonephritis (FSGS) who were treated with a single dose of rituximab (375 mg/m2). Although the two cases with SRNS showed no response, the two cases with SDNS achieved complete remission. The patients in whom the peripheral B-cell counts subsequently increased after the administration of rituximab demonstrated a relapse. Rituximab may be an effective treatment agent for SDNS with FSGS and the peripheral B-cell count may be a useful marker in such patients for preventing disease relapse.