- 著者
- Haruki Koike Ryoji Nishi Shohei Ikeda Yuichi Kawagashira Masahiro Iijima Naoki Atsuta Tomohiko Nakamura Masaaki Hirayama Hidenori Ogata Ryo Yamasaki Jun-ichi Kira Masahisa Katsuno Gen Sobue
- 出版者
- The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
- 雑誌
- Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.0455-17, (Released:2018-02-28)
- 参考文献数
- 27
- 被引用文献数
- 6 11
We herein report a woman with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) in whom positivity for anti-neurofascin 155 antibodies was revealed 23 years after the onset of neuropathy. The patient initially reported numbness in the face at 50 years of age and subsequently manifested features compatible to typical CIDP. Steroid administration initiated at 54 years of age ameliorated her neuropathic symptoms. Although the nerve conduction indices at 59 years of age deteriorated, those at 68, 72, and 73 years of age showed a gradual recovery. The deterioration and subsequent restoration of compound muscle action potential amplitudes was the most dramatic, suggesting that a conduction block can be reversed earlier than other electrophysiological indices.
- 著者
- Shohei Ikeda Junichi Sadoshima
- 出版者
- 日本循環器学会
- 雑誌
- Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.80, no.7, pp.1511-1519, 2016-06-24 (Released:2016-06-24)
- 参考文献数
- 108
- 被引用文献数
- 50
Stress in the heart causes loss of cardiomyocytes (CMs), the accumulation of which leads to heart failure, a major cause of clinical mortality. The improvement of CM survival and facilitation of CM regeneration are major goals in treatment for heart failure. The Hippo pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signaling mechanism that regulates organ size by controlling both apoptosis and cell proliferation. The main components of the Hippo pathway, including Mst1/2, Lats1/2 and Yes-associated protein (Yap), are present in the mammalian heart and play an important role in regulating the growth and death of CMs. Recent research in the cardiac field has demonstrated that Yap, a key downstream transcriptional cofactor in the Hippo signaling pathway, plays a crucial role in regulating survival and proliferation/hypertrophy of CMs. Increasing lines of evidence suggest that Yap promotes regeneration of the heart after myocardial infarction. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge regarding the roles and functions of the Hippo pathway in the heart, with a particular emphasis on the role of Yap in regulating growth and death of CMs. (Circ J 2016; 80: 1511–1519)