著者

Shuhei Ikeda Ayaka Hashimoto Kazuya Okuizumi

出版者

The Plankton Society of Japan, The Japanese Association of Benthology

雑誌

Plankton and Benthos Research (ISSN:18808247)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.18, no.3, pp.160-166, 2023-08-31 (Released:2023-08-31)

参考文献数

22

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This study reports an effective and simple method for culturing the comb jellyfish, Beroe cucumis. The method for breeding another comb jelly, Bolinopsis mikado, was published by Ikeda et al. (2022), in which Bolinopsis mikado was bred stably and in large numbers, and then provided as food to developing Beroe cucumis. Fertilized eggs were found in a 235-L tank two days after five parental Beroe cucumis were housed in the tank, and the parental individuals were isolated from the tank the next day. The day after the eggs were found, Beroe cucumis larvae (0.54 ± 0.04 mm long (n = 9)) were observed in the tank daily and were fed Bolinopsis mikado. The Beroe cucumis larvae were only fed Bolinopsis mikado during the early stages of development. They reached a total length of approximately 10 mm in 17 days, and by day 20, when most had grown large (approximately 12 mm and over) enough to not pass through the 3-mm perforated plates, they were moved to a 145-L display tank. Thereafter, they were reared in the same manner and were successfully propagated cumulatively for more than five generations. The greatest advantage of this culture method is that the larvae need only be fed and observed until they reach the size required for display. Therefore, stable breeding of Beroe cucumis can be achieved by feeding its larvae with Bolinopsis mikado, reducing labor and stress on the organisms from frequent water changes.

著者

Shuhei Ikeda Chika Sato Michiko Yamaguchi Hibiki Kanno Kazuya Okuizumi

出版者

The Plankton Society of Japan, The Japanese Association of Benthology

雑誌

Plankton and Benthos Research (ISSN:18808247)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.17, no.4, pp.343-348, 2022-11-30 (Released:2022-11-30)

参考文献数

19

被引用文献数

2

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This paper reports an effective and easy method to culture the ctenophore Bolinopsis mikado. Fifteen adult B. mikado individuals were maintained in a kreisel tank, and fertilized eggs, which were detected in the following days, were all raised together in the same tank. From the early development stage to day 13, the B. mikado cydippid larvae were only fed Artemia nauplii. The cydippid larvae were able to easily catch the Artemia nauplii excreted by adult B. mikado; therefore, they were considered capable of growing on excrement. Adult B. mikado individuals were removed from the tank when the cydippid larvae reached approximately 5 mm in length (day 14). The cydippid larvae were then transferred to a circular tank with a water spray chamber. Approximately 21 days after the early development stage, cydippid larvae had grown to lengths of approximately 20 mm and were then bred in the same manner up to the 5th generation. The greatest advantages of this culture method are that it is less cumbersome and only requires feeding and observation until the cydippid larvae attain a size that enables them to pursue live Artemia nauplii. Thus, damage to the living body due to water exchange and the labor involved are reduced, thereby allowing stable breeding of B. mikado.

著者

Makoto Eriguchi Kotaro Iida Shuhei Ikeda Manabu Osoegawa Kenya Nishioka Nobutaka Hattori Hiroshi Nagayama Hideo Hara

出版者

The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

雑誌

Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.2028-18, (Released:2019-02-25)

参考文献数

17

被引用文献数

29

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We herein report the case of a 38-year-old man who developed parkinsonism 4 years after ingesting glyphosate. The patient presented with right-sided bradykinesia and cogwheel rigidity without autonomic symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and [123I]-metaiodobenzylguanidine myocardial scintigraphy were normal. A drastic response to levodopa and the presence of levodopa-induced dyskinesia without strong non-motor symptoms were seen in this patient. We considered that young-onset atypical parkinsonism was associated with a history of sublethal glyphosate ingestion. Epidemiologic investigations have shown that exposure to pesticides is a risk factor for Parkinson' s disease (PD). Our findings support the notion that glyphosate exposure might be related to the onset of PD.

著者

Makoto Eriguchi Kotaro Iida Shuhei Ikeda Manabu Osoegawa Kenya Nishioka Nobutaka Hattori Hiroshi Nagayama Hideo Hara

出版者

The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

雑誌

Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.58, no.13, pp.1935-1938, 2019-07-01 (Released:2019-07-01)

参考文献数

17

被引用文献数

17 29

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We herein report the case of a 38-year-old man who developed parkinsonism 4 years after ingesting glyphosate. The patient presented with right-sided bradykinesia and cogwheel rigidity without autonomic symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and [123I]-metaiodobenzylguanidine myocardial scintigraphy were normal. A drastic response to levodopa and the presence of levodopa-induced dyskinesia without strong non-motor symptoms were seen in this patient. We considered that young-onset atypical parkinsonism was associated with a history of sublethal glyphosate ingestion. Epidemiologic investigations have shown that exposure to pesticides is a risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD). Our findings support the notion that glyphosate exposure might be related to the onset of PD.