- 著者
- Kosei SAKAI Tomoki MOTEGI James Ken CHAMBERS Kazuyuki UCHIDA Hidetaka NISHIDA Shunsuke SHIMAMURA Hiroyuki TANI Terumasa SHIMADA Masaru FURUYA
- 出版者
- JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.21-0504, (Released:2022-02-08)
A 10-month-old, intact male Toy Poodle was referred for a postural abnormality. Blood biochemical tests revealed a marked increase in plasma creatine phosphokinase (CPK) concentration. The isoenzyme test showed that 99% of serum CPK consisted of CPK-MM. Histopathological evaluation of muscle biopsy samples confirmed scattered degeneration and necrosis of myofibers. Immunohistochemistry for dystrophin showed an absence of staining in muscle cells. Based on these findings, the dog was diagnosed with dystrophin-deficient muscular dystrophy. Whole genome sequencing using genomic DNA extracted from blood revealed a single base pair insertion in exon 45 of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene. This is the first report on muscular dystrophy in Toy Poodles and identified a novel mutation in the DMD gene.
- 著者
- Kosei SAKAI Tomohiro YONEZAWA Hideyuki YAMAWAKI Toshifumi OYAMADA
- 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.15-0002, (Released:2015-05-18)
- 被引用文献数
- 1 4
Somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2) is a negative regulator of cell proliferation in human breast cancer. Since there is little information about SSTR2 in canine mammary gland tumor (MGT), we clarified its distribution and expression level in normal mammary gland, benign MGT and malignant MGT. SSTR2 expression determined by immunohistochemical staining was observed in the cytoplasm of luminal epithelial cells. The intensity was negatively correlated with malignancy: normal tissues and some of the benign tumors had the highest levels, while the malignant tumors had little or no SSTR2 expression. As for the Western blotting, SSTR2 protein level in benign tumors was significantly lower than the normal mammary gland. On the other hand, SSTR2 protein levels in two of three malignant tumors were higher than the other groups. These results suggest that SSTR2 expression alters according to the malignancy of canine MGT.
- 著者
- Kosei SAKAI James Ken CHAMBERS Kazuyuki UCHIDA Takayuki NAKAGAWA Ryohei NISHIMURA Tomohiro YONEZAWA Shingo MAEDA
- 出版者
- JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.20-0483, (Released:2021-01-19)
Copy number gain (CNG) and/or protein overexpression of ErbB2 have been observed in human breast cancer patients and are associated with poor prognosis. Similarly, ErbB2 overexpression has also been observed in canine mammary carcinoma; however, data on ErbB2 copy number is limited. The purposes of this study were to evaluate ErbB2 copy number in dogs with mammary carcinoma and to investigate associations of ErbB2 CNG with ErbB2 expression, histological and clinical characteristics, and survival. DNA samples were isolated from 59 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded canine mammary gland tissues (34 carcinoma, 14 adenoma, and 11 normal). Using a digital PCR assay, the ErbB2 copy number in these samples was determined as compared to a reference gene on canine chromosome 8. ErbB2 CNG was detected in 14/34 (41%) carcinomas and 2/14 (14%) adenomas. ErbB2 overexpression was observed in 3/34 (9%) carcinomas but not in adenomas. Neither ErbB2 CNG nor ErbB2 overexpression were detected in the normal controls. There was no significant association of the ErbB2 CNG with histological and clinical characteristics such as age, neutered status, histological grade, tumor size, lymph node involvement, distant metastasis, and clinical stage in the dogs with mammary carcinoma. The presence of ErbB2 CNG, but not ErbB2 overexpression, was significantly related to the shorter overall survival. These findings suggest that ErbB2 CNG is a prognostic factor in dogs with mammary carcinoma.
- 著者
- Marie OMORI Shingo MAEDA Hirotaka IGARASHI Koichi OHNO Kosei SAKAI Tomohiro YONEZAWA Ayako HORIGOME Toshitaka ODAMAKI Naoaki MATSUKI
- 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.17-0045, (Released:2017-10-06)
- 被引用文献数
- 34
Although alteration of commensal microbiota is associated with chronic gastrointestinal (GI) diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in dogs, the microbiota composition in intestinal lymphoma, an important differential diagnosis of canine IBD, has not been investigated. The objective of this study was to compare the fecal microbiota in dogs with IBD, dogs with intestinal lymphoma, and healthy dogs. Eight dogs with IBD, eight dogs with intestinal lymphoma, and fifteen healthy dogs were included in the study. Fecal samples were analyzed by 16S rRNA gene next-generation sequencing. Rarefaction analysis failed to reveal any difference in bacterial diversity among healthy dogs and diseased dogs. Based on PCoA plots of unweighted UniFrac distances, the bacterial composition in dogs with intestinal lymphoma was different from those observed in dogs with IBD and healthy dogs. When compared with healthy dogs, intestinal lymphoma subjects showed significant increases in organisms belonging to the Eubacteriaceae family. The proportion of the family Paraprevotellaceae and the genus Porphyromonas was significantly higher in dogs with IBD compared to healthy dogs. These observations suggest that dysbiosis is associated with intestinal lymphoma as well as IBD in dogs.
- 著者
- Kosei SAKAI Yuri SHINOHARA Kenjiro KAJI Tomohiro YONEZAWA Yasuyuki MOMOI Shingo MAEDA
- 出版者
- Catalyst Unit
- 雑誌
- Translational and Regulatory Sciences (ISSN:24344974)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.3, no.1, pp.1-8, 2021 (Released:2021-02-02)
- 参考文献数
- 36
- 被引用文献数
- 1 1
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a cell surface receptor tyrosine kinase that belongs to the HER family. HER2 overexpression in human prostate cancer has been frequently observed; however, there are no reports on HER2 expression in canine prostate carcinoma (PC). The purpose of this study was to investigate HER2 expression and the underlying molecular mechanisms in canine PC. Twenty-one formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded canine prostate gland tissues (13 carcinomas and 8 normal controls) were analyzed for HER2 expression using immunohistochemistry. Using a digital polymerase chain reaction assay, the HER2 copy number in 8 PC and 6 normal prostate gland tissues was determined. HER2 overexpression occurred in 8/13 (61.5%) PC cases, but not in the normal controls. There were no significant associations between HER2 overexpression and clinical characteristics of the PC cases, such as age, neuter status, lymph node involvement, distant metastasis, and overall survival. HER2 copy number gain (CNG) was detected in 3/8 (37.5%) PC cases, but not in the normal controls. All PC cases with HER2 CNG exhibited HER2 overexpression, suggesting that HER2 CNG may lead to HER2 overexpression. These findings provide new insights into the molecular pathogenesis of canine PC; these may be therapeutically relevant. Dogs with PC would be useful as a preclinical large animal model for the development of new therapy for HER2-overexpressing prostate cancer in humans.
- 著者
- Kosei SAKAI Shingo HATOYA Masaru FURUYA Shunsuke SHIMAMURA Tomoyo NABETANI Hiroyuki TANI Terumasa SHIMADA
- 出版者
- JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.20-0109, (Released:2020-04-16)
- 被引用文献数
- 2
Human patients with inflammatory bowel disease may have poor prognosis with hypozincemia. However, there are limited data on zinc concentrations in the blood of dogs with lymphocytic-plasmacytic enteritis (LPE). The purpose of this study was to investigate the serum zinc concentration in dogs with LPE and its influence on disease severity and prognosis. Thirty-five dogs with LPE were recruited. Serum zinc concentration was measured using atomic absorption spectrometry. Hypozincemia was observed in 18/35 (51%) dogs with LPE. Serum zinc concentration was inversely correlated with histological and clinical severities. Overall survivals were significantly shorter in dogs with hypozincemia than in those without it. These findings suggest that serum zinc concentration is a useful biomarker for LPE severity and prognosis in dogs.