著者
Tetsuya FURUYA Akiko WACHI Yukiko SASSA Tsutomu OMATSU Makoto NAGAI Ryuji FUKUSHIMA Makoto SHIBUTANI Tomohiro YAMAGUCHI Yosuke UEMATSU Kinji SHIROTA Tetsuya MIZUTANI
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
vol.77, no.12, pp.1701-1703, 2015 (Released:2016-01-01)
参考文献数
5
被引用文献数
2 16

Feline morbillivirus (FmoPV) is a new virus species and its detection is important, since correlation has been reported between FmoPV virus infection and tubulointerstitial nephritis in cats. Here, we report a real-time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR system that can detect the FmoPV L-gene sequence with more than 10-time higher sensitivity than a conventional PCR system, resulting in detection of less than 10 copies of the template DNA. The total FmoPV positive rate of urine samples from veterinary clinics and hospitals in Japan was 15.1% (25/166) using this system. This study demonstrates usefulness of the real-time RT-PCR system for detection of FmoPV for cat urine samples.
著者
Misato NAKAMURA Toshinori YOSHIDA Ayumi EGUCHI Mari INOHANA Rei NAGAHARA Ayako SHIRAKI Nanao ITO Makoto SHIBUTANI
出版者
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.80, no.2, pp.337-340, 2018 (Released:2018-03-02)
参考文献数
7
被引用文献数
2

An 18-year-old female black leopard (Panthera pardus) showed renal failure, leukocytosis and presence of subcutaneous masses in the lower abdominal region and right shoulder; she eventually died. Histopathological observations included a mammary gland carcinoma with comedo, solid and tubulopapillary patterns in subcutaneous tissue, and highly proliferated tumor cells in systemic organs. The tumor cells were positive for cytokeratin AE1/AE3. The mammary gland tumor was diagnosed as intermediate-grade adenocarcinoma, based on a previously reported histological grading system of feline mammary carcinomas. Chronic interstitial nephritis was estimated to have been ongoing for 5 years, whilst acute necrotic pancreatitis in relation to tumor metastasis could have been the cause of death.
著者
Ryo Ichikawa Sosuke Masuda Junta Nakahara Mio Kobayashi Risako Yamashita Suzuka Uomoto Ohshima Kanami Erika Hara Yuko Ito Makoto Shibutani Toshinori Yoshida
出版者
The Japanese Society of Toxicology
雑誌
The Journal of Toxicological Sciences (ISSN:03881350)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.47, no.7, pp.289-300, 2022 (Released:2022-07-01)
参考文献数
43
被引用文献数
1

To study the effects of autophagy inducer carbamazepine (CBZ) in a high-fat diet (HFD)/streptozotocin (STZ)-related early hepatocarcinogenesis model, we determined autophagic flux by immunohistochemical analysis of autophagy marker expression in preneoplastic liver foci and compared that with the expression of the NADPH oxidase subunit. Male F344 rats were fed a basal diet or HFD and subjected to two-stage hepatocarcinogenesis; diabetes mellitus was induced via STZ administration. Several STZ-treated, HFD-fed rats were administered CBZ (a total of five doses every one or two days) at week 7 and 8. STZ-treated, HFD-fed rats decreased β cells in the islet of Langerhans and increased adipophilin-positive lipid droplets in the liver; moreover, they had a larger area of glutathione S-transferase placental form-immunopositive preneoplastic liver foci, which was associated with inhibition of autophagy and induction of the NADPH oxidase subunit, as demonstrated by increased immunohistochemical expression of an autophagosome receptor marker microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 (LC3)-binding protein p62, and of an NADPH oxidase subunit p22phox in the preneoplastic foci. An increased trend of an autophagy phagophore marker LC3 in preneoplastic foci was also detected. CBZ administration could induce autophagy and impair p22phox expression, as shown by altered expression of autophagy regulators (Atg5, Atg6, Lamp1, Lamp2, and Lc3), NADPH oxidase subunits (P22phox and P67phox), and antioxidant enzymes Gpx1 and Gpx2. These results suggest that inhibition of autophagy and induction of p22phox might contribute to HFD/STZ-related early hepatocarcinogenesis in rats; however, the effects of CBZ administration on the STZ/HFD-increased preneoplastic foci were marginal in this study.
著者
Toshinori Yoshida Mio Kobayashi Suzuka Uomoto Kanami Ohshima Emika Hara Yoshitaka Katoh Naofumi Takahashi Takanori Harada Tatsuya Usui Mohamed Elbadawy Makoto Shibutani
出版者
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY
雑誌
Journal of Toxicologic Pathology (ISSN:09149198)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.35, no.3, pp.225-235, 2022 (Released:2022-07-02)
参考文献数
66
被引用文献数
4

The development of in vitro toxicity assessment methods using cultured cells has gained popularity for promoting animal welfare in animal experiments. Herein, we briefly discuss the current status of hepatoxicity assessment using human- and rat-derived hepatocytes; we focus on the liver organoid method, which has been extensively studied in recent years, and discuss how toxicologic pathologists can use their knowledge and experience to contribute to the development of in vitro chemical hepatotoxicity assessment methods for drugs, pesticides, and chemicals. We also propose how toxicological pathologists should assess toxicity regarding the putative distribution of undifferentiated and differentiated cells in the organoid when liver organoids are observed in hematoxylin and eosin–stained specimens. This was done while considering the usefulness and limitations of in vitro studies for toxicologic pathology assessment.
著者
Makoto Shibutani
出版者
Food Safety Commission, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
雑誌
Food Safety (ISSN:21878404)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.3, no.1, pp.1-15, 2015 (Released:2015-03-30)
参考文献数
98
被引用文献数
8 19

Evidence has been accumulating that environmental chemicals contained in foods can cause neurodevelopmental disabilities. However, regular developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) studies require large numbers of animals for detection of subtle dose-response changes, and it is urgent concern to establish a rapid and efficient evaluation system of DNT. Evidence from our recent studies points to the notion that adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus may represent vulnerable endpoint to cause DNT. Adult neurogenesis is the postnatal process of continued production of new neurons through the adult stage in the brain. Monitoring of granule cell lineage in the subgranular zone (SGZ) and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic interneurons in the dentate hilus is effective for detection of target cell populations of DNT as manifested by disruption of neurogenesis. Especially, reelin-expressing GABAergic interneurons are a useful marker to detect disruption of the migration and correct positioning of developing neurons following impairment of neurogenesis. Because axon terminal toxicants target granule cell lineage population growing dendritic processes, there may be common target mechanisms between the DNT and adult-type neurotoxicity affecting mature nervous system. Adult neurogenesis may also be a suitable endpoint for detection of DNT in a scheme of standard regular 28-day toxicity study. In other words, adult-type neurotoxicity could be detected by measuring the cellular responses in adult neurogenesis. Moreover, it should be stressed that there may be epigenome toxicity mechanisms to affect the process of hippocampal neurogenesis involving both neuronal stem cells and interneuron subpopulations, with continued disruption through the adult stage. These findings suggest that hippocampal neurogenesis is considered to be a critical target of environmental neurotoxicants contained in foods.
著者
Rina NABETA Hironari OSADA Misato OGAWA Ayana HASEGAWA Miori KISHIMOTO Hirotada MURAYAMA Toshinori YOSHIDA Makoto SHIBUTANI Hiroshi ITOH Keitaro OHMORI
出版者
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.79, no.9, pp.1489-1493, 2017 (Released:2017-09-12)
参考文献数
10
被引用文献数
2

A 9-year-old, spayed female Chihuahua was presented with a 1-week history of lethargy and anorexia. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography found bilateral adrenal masses without metastasis. Serum cortisol levels that were sampled before and after an adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test were within reference ranges. Lethargy and anorexia completely resolved after short-term fluid therapy; the clinical signs did not occur for approximately 8 months until her sudden death. A postmortem examination revealed bilateral adrenocortical carcinomas and liver metastasis. Primary adrenocortical carcinomas developed in the dog met the definition of bilateral incidental adrenal gland masses (IAGMs). This is the first case report to demonstrate based on histological identification that adrenocortical carcinomas cause bilateral IAGMs in dogs.
著者
Masashi KAWASHIMA Risa SEGAWA Toshinori YOSHIDA Hirotada MURAYAMA Rei NAGAHARA Masayuki KIMURA Natsumi ENDO Tomomi TANAKA Makoto SHIBUTANI
出版者
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.79, no.6, pp.1091-1095, 2017 (Released:2017-06-29)
参考文献数
13
被引用文献数
4

An 11-year-old female goat had invasive and metastatic endometrial adenocarcinoma in the uterus. There was a notable proliferation of endometrial epithelial cells in a tubular growth pattern, with a desmoplastic response. The endometrial epithelial tumor cells metastasized to the kidney, liver and lung. In contrast to the primary and metastatic tumor cells, pleomorphic tumor cells with a choriocarcinoma-like growth pattern infiltrated the mesometrium. Cell proliferation activity was high in both types of tumor cells. Both types of tumor cells expressed cytokeratins AE1/AE3, 7 and CAM5.2; choriocarcinomatous cells also had positive immunoreactions to human chorionic gonadotropin, human placental alkaline phosphatase and α-inhibin. The present case was diagnosed as endometrial adenocarcinoma with choriocarcinomatous differentiation.
著者
Tetsuya FURUYA Akiko WACHI Yukiko SASSA Tsutomu OMATSU Makoto NAGAI Ryuji FUKUSHIMA Makoto SHIBUTANI Tomohiro YAMAGUCHI Yosuke UEMATSU Kinji SHIROTA Tetsuya MIZUTANI
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.15-0112, (Released:2015-07-26)
被引用文献数
2 16

Feline morbillivirus (FmoPV) is a new virus species and its detection is important, since correlation has been reported between FmoPV virus infection and tubulointerstitial nephritis in cats. Here, we report a real-time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR system that can detect the FmoPV L-gene sequence with more than 10-time higher sensitivity than a conventional PCR system, resulting in detection of less than 10 copies of the template DNA. The total FmoPV positive rate of urine samples from veterinary clinics and hospitals in Japan was 15.1% (25/166) using this system. This study demonstrates usefulness of the real-time RT-PCR system for detection of FmoPV for cat urine samples.
著者
Ayako SHIRAKI Yuri HOJO Takuma TSUCHIYA Liyun WANG Takumi OHISHI Kazuhiko SUZUKI Kunitoshi MITSUMORI Makoto SHIBUTANI
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
vol.74, no.6, pp.801-804, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)
参考文献数
13
被引用文献数
1 3

A rare case of complex apocrine carcinoma displaying dominant myoepithelial proliferation developed in the right leg subcutis of a 10-year-old male dog. The major cell population consisted of diffusely proliferating p63-expressing neoplastic cells that were largely myoepithelial in origin co-expressing α-smooth muscle actin. A small portion of the cell population consisted of concomitant basal epithelial cells lacking α-smooth muscle actin expression. The minor population consisted of p63-negative apocrine gland cells that expressed cytokeratin 8. The myoepithelial cell population showed a rather stronger proliferation activity than did the apocrine epithelial population. Thus, this tumor might have been derived from basal epithelial cells characterized by more predominant myoepithelial differentiation than luminal apocrine epithelial differentiation.
著者
Ayako SHIRAKI Yuri HOJO Takuma TSUCHIYA Liyun WANG Takumi OHISHI Kazuhiko SUZUKI Kunitoshi MITSUMORI Makoto SHIBUTANI
出版者
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.1201080754, (Released:2012-01-12)
被引用文献数
2 3

A rare case of complex apocrine carcinoma displaying dominant myoepithelial proliferation developed in the right leg subcutis of a 10-year-old male dog. The major cell population consisted of diffusely proliferating p63-expressing neoplastic cells that were largely myoepithelial in origin co-expressing α-smooth muscle actin. A small portion of the cell population consisted of concomitant basal epithelial cells lacking α-smooth muscle actin expression. The minor population consisted of p63-negative apocrine gland cells that expressed cytokeratin 8. The myoepithelial cell population showed a rather stronger proliferation activity than did the apocrine epithelial population. Thus, this tumor might have been derived from basal epithelial cells characterized by more predominant myoepithelial differentiation than luminal apocrine epithelial differentiation.
著者
Yuri HOJO Takuma TSUCHIYA Ayako SHIRAKI Kazuhiko SUZUKI Makoto SHIBUTANI Kunitoshi MITSUMORI
出版者
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.1112030715, (Released:2011-12-09)
被引用文献数
1 4

A subcutaneous tumor in the left inguinal region was present in an 11-year-old female bloodhound. Histopathologically, the tumor showed invasive growth and extensive necroses, and it was composed of spindle-shaped, elongated, and stellate neoplastic cells accompanied by occasional giant cells arranged in fascicular, herringbone, or irregular storiform patterns with abundant production of collagen fibers. The cytoplasm of most tumor cells was positive for vimentin, alpha-smooth muscle actin, and calponin, but was negative for desmin, smoothelin, and S-100. Furthermore, most of the tumor cells were negative for Iba1 while some tumor cells were weakly positive. Thus, this tumor was diagnosed as a high-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma according to the diagnostic criteria for human myofibroblastic sarcomas.