著者
Mugen Ujiie Shinya Tsuzuki Michiyo Suzuki Masayuki Ota Tetsuya Suzuki Hidetoshi Nomoto Kei Yamamoto Sho Saito Akatsuki Kokaze Noriko Kinoshita
出版者
National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee
雑誌
Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases (ISSN:13446304)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.74, no.5, pp.399-404, 2021-09-30 (Released:2021-09-22)
参考文献数
18
被引用文献数
6

Tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is generally used for booster vaccination of infants in Europe and the United States to avoid increased reactogenicity after diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccination. However, Japan has extended the use of additional DTaP vaccination without reducing the antigen dose for diphtheria and pertussis in adolescents and adults, despite limited reports on its safety in adults. This prospective, observational, questionnaire-based study investigated the occurrence of adverse events (AEs) following DTaP vaccination between June 2018 and June 2019 in participants aged 10 years or older. Of the 250 eligible participants, 235 (94%) responded regarding AEs. Among them, 133 (56.6%) reported AEs, of which 39 reported systemic AEs (16.6%) and 120 reported local AEs (51.1%) attributed to DTaP vaccination. The incidence of local AEs was markedly higher with DTaP vaccination than with non-DTaP vaccination (51.1% vs. 10.5%), and AEs appeared later (P < 0.01) and lasted longer (P < 0.01) with DTaP vaccination. However, more than 75% of these AEs resolved within 7 days. DTaP vaccination was not associated with any serious AEs. These results indicate that the DTaP vaccine can be widely used as a booster in adults as an alternative to the Tdap vaccine.
著者
Tetsuaki Ban Shin-ichiro Fujiwara Rui Murahashi Hirotomo Nakajima Takashi Ikeda Sae Matsuoka Yumiko Toda Shin-ichiro Kawaguchi Shoko Ito Takashi Nagayama Kento Umino Daisuke Minakata Hirofumi Nakano Kaoru Morita Masahiro Ashizawa Chihiro Yamamoto Kaoru Hatano Kazuya Sato Ken Ohmine Yoshinobu Kanda
出版者
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
雑誌
Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.8184-21, (Released:2021-09-11)
参考文献数
19
被引用文献数
3

Objective Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are widely used in patients with hematologic malignancies. However, the risks of PICC-related complications during chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are not fully understood. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of 128 adult patients with AML who received induction therapy by way of PICC insertion between 2012 and 2019. Results The median duration of PICC insertion was 30 days. The incidence rate of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) was 2.4% at 30 days, and women were more likely to suffer from CRBSI than men. Local reactions at the insertion site were observed in 56 patients; however, these events did not predict CRBSI. The incidence rates of catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) were 1.6% at 30 days. Obesity put patients at an increased risk for CRT. Unexpected PICC removal occurred in 59 patients, and women were at a higher risk of catheter removal than men. Conclusion Low PICC-related complication rates, possibly associated with high rates of catheter removal, were observed during intensive chemotherapy for AML. Women and obese patients require careful monitoring of their PICC. Procedures to achieve appropriate PICC removal without increasing the complication rate need to be considered.
著者
Iichiro Osawa Eito Kozawa Yuya Yamamoto Sayuri Tanaka Taira Shiratori Akane Kaizu Kaiji Inoue Mamoru Niitsu
出版者
Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
雑誌
Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences (ISSN:13473182)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.mp.2021-0021, (Released:2021-05-13)
参考文献数
25
被引用文献数
2

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate contrast enhancement of the infundibular recess in the normal state using heavily T2-weighted 3D fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) (HT2-FLAIR).Methods: Twenty-six patients were retrospectively recruited. We subjectively assessed overall contrast enhancement of the infundibular recess between postcontrast, 4-hour (4-h) delayed postcontrast, and precontrast HT2-FLAIR images. We also objectively conducted chronological and spatial comparisons by measuring the signal intensity (SI) ratio (SIR). Chronological comparisons were performed by comparing SI of the infundibular recess/SI of the midbrain (SIRIR-MB). Spatial comparisons were conducted by comparing SI on postcontrast HT2-FLAIR/SI on precontrast HT2-FLAIR (SIRPost-Pre) of the infundibular recess with that of other cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces, including the superior part of the third ventricle, lateral ventricles, fourth ventricle, and interpeduncular cistern.Results: In the subjective analysis, all cases showed contrast enhancement of the infundibular recess on both postcontrast and 4-h delayed postcontrast HT2-FLAIR, and showed weaker contrast enhancement of the infundibular recess on 4-h delayed postcontrast HT2-FLAIR than on postcontrast HT2-FLAIR. In the objective analysis, SIRIR-MB was the highest on postcontrast images, followed by 4-h delayed postcontrast images. SIRPost-Pre was significantly higher in the infundibular recess than in the other CSF spaces.Conclusion: The present results demonstrated that the infundibular recess was enhanced on HT2-FLAIR after an intravenous gadolinium injection. The infundibular recess may be a potential source of the leakage of intravenously administered gadolinium into the CSF.
著者
Ginaldi Ari Nugroho Kosei Yamaguchi Eiichi Nakakita Masayuki K. Yamamoto Seiji Kawamura
出版者
Meteorological Society of Japan
雑誌
SOLA (ISSN:13496476)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.17, pp.63-68, 2021 (Released:2021-04-13)
参考文献数
17

High-resolution boundary layer radar (BLR) and wavelet are utilized to observe microscale downdraft-updraft combinations. High-resolution BLR can observe thermal activity that pushed the stable layer. During this thermal, a combination of downdraft-updraft was also observed. A detailed observation of this combination was conducted in this study. Using a 1-dimensional continuous wavelet transform with Paul wavelet, we could quantify this downdraft-updraft combination based on the height and period. Using this quantification and wavelet variance in different weather conditions, we showed the essential period from 0 to 0.25 min, 2 to 4 min, and 4 to 8 min of this microscale downdraft-updraft combination.
著者
山本 忠宏 大塚 英志 橋本 英治 泉 政文 Tadahiro YAMAMOTO Eiji OHTSUKA Eiji HASHIMOTO Masafumi IZUMI
出版者
神戸芸術工科大学
雑誌
芸術工学2012
巻号頁・発行日
2013-11-25

本研究では、石ノ森章太郎のまんが作品を対象として、写真や映画における運動表現を対置しながら石ノ森章太郎の運動表現の分析を行うことを目的とする。分析対象としては、1971 年に『少年マガジン』において、TV シリーズとのタイアップで1 年間連載された『仮面ライダー』を取り上げる。石ノ森章太郎はこの作品の直前に『ジュン』(1967)や「神々との戦い編」『サイボーグ009』(1969)において実験的な表現を行っている。そこには、特定の主人公に感情移入させる物語を語ることに縛られない表現が見受けられ、その方法は『仮面ライダー』の運動表現において「加速と停滞」という役割として顕著に見られる。石ノ森章太郎の運動表現における「加速と停滞」という要素を検証しながら、物語を語ることと共に作品内において二つのモードの形成について考察する。This study analyzes the motion representation of Shotaro Ishinomori comic works, comparing the motion representation in photography and early film. The analysis object is "Kamen Rider"(1971) was serialized in "Shonen Magazine" tie-up with the TV series. Ishinomori have done an experimental representation just before, in "Jun"(1967), "Kamigamitonotatakai-hen" of "Cyborg 009"(1969). This representation is not related storytelling and the factor of stagnation and acceleration in the motion representation of "Kamen Rider".We consider the two modes of the storytelling and the motion representation, analyzing the factor of stagnation and acceleration in the motion representation of Shotaro Ishinomori.
著者
Mugen Ujiie Shinya Tsuzuki Michiyo Suzuki Masayuki Ota Tetsuya Suzuki Hidetoshi Nomoto Kei Yamamoto Sho Saito Akatsuki Kokaze Noriko Kinoshita
出版者
National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee
雑誌
Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases (ISSN:13446304)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.JJID.2020.947, (Released:2021-01-29)
参考文献数
18
被引用文献数
6

Tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is generally used for booster vaccination in Europe and the United States to avoid increased reactogenicity after diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccination in infants. However, Japan has extended the use of additional DTaP vaccination without reducing the antigen dose for diphtheria and pertussis to adolescents and adults despite limited reports on its safety in adults. This prospective observational questionnaire-based study investigated the occurrence of adverse events (AEs) following DTaP vaccination between June 2018 and June 2019 in participants aged 10 years or older. Of 250 eligible participants, 235 (94%) responded regarding AEs. Of these 235 participants, 133 (56.6%) reported AEs, with 39 reporting systemic AEs (16.6%) and 120 reporting local AEs (51.1%) attributed to DTaP vaccination. The incidence of local AEs was much higher with DTaP than with non-DTaP vaccinations (51.1% vs. 10.2%), and the AEs appeared later (p<0.01) and lasted longer (p<0.01) with DTaP vaccination. However, more than 75% of these AEs resolved within 7 days. DTaP vaccination was not associated with any serious AEs. These results indicate that the DTaP vaccine can be widely used as a booster in adults as an alternative to the Tdap vaccine.
著者
Keiko Wada Michiko Tsuji Kozue Nakamura Shino Oba Sakiko Nishizawa Keiko Yamamoto Kaori Watanabe Kyoko Ando Chisato Nagata
出版者
Japan Epidemiological Association
雑誌
Journal of Epidemiology (ISSN:09175040)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.JE20190176, (Released:2020-03-21)
参考文献数
41
被引用文献数
11

Backgrounds: Few studies have examined the association between seaweed intake and blood pressure in children. We conducted an intervention study to investigate whether seaweed intake affects blood pressure.Methods: Subjects were children aged 4 to 5 years attending a preschool in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in 2010. Among 99 students, 89 (89.9%) were enrolled in our study. Nori (dried laver), an edible seaweed widely consumed in Japan, was used as a dietary intervention. Children in the intervention group were asked to consume 1.76 grams per day of roasted nori in addition to standard meals for 10 weeks. Children in the control group consumed their usual diet. Before the intervention and at the 10th week of the intervention, children’s blood pressure was measured three times successively using an automated sphygmomanometer with subjects in a sitting position. Changes in systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were compared between 55 children in the intervention group and 26 in the control group after adjustment for SBP and DBP before the intervention.Results: Changes in SBP were −8.29 mmHg in the intervention group and +0.50 mmHg in the control group (p for difference in change = 0.051). Changes in DBP were −6.77 mmHg in the intervention group and −0.05 mmHg in the control group (p = 0.031). In girls, no difference in blood pressure changes was found between the intervention and control groups.Conclusion: Nori intake lowered DBP level in boys. Seaweed intake might have preventive effects on elevated blood pressure in childhood.
著者
Masahiro Ito Takashi Yamamoto Kenichi Takaku Nanako Tsutsui Mayumi Sasagawa Satoru Hirono Toshiya Suzuki Makoto Kodama
出版者
International Heart Journal Association
雑誌
International Heart Journal (ISSN:13492365)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.53, no.6, pp.394-395, 2012 (Released:2012-12-18)
参考文献数
8
被引用文献数
3 3

There have been only a few reports regarding the relation between snow shoveling and acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS). We present a case series of 5 patients who presented with AHFS, all within 5 days after shoveling snow. Although all patients underwent examination at a regular out-patient clinic, no patient had prior signs or symptoms of heart failure. The condition of all patients had gradually deteriorated, with no abrupt onset of dyspnea after shoveling snow. Four of the 5 patients demonstrated a preserved ejection fraction on echocardiography. Snow shoveling may lead to AHFS in patients who are at risk for developing heart failure.
著者
Yohsuke Yamamoto Kin-ya Akiba
出版者
The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
雑誌
有機合成化学協会誌 (ISSN:00379980)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.62, no.11, pp.1128-1137, 2004-11-01 (Released:2009-11-13)
参考文献数
31
被引用文献数
15 21

Various carbon and boron compounds bearing a 1, 8-disubstituted anthracene skeleton were synthesized and characterized by X-ray analysis. They showed three types of structures based on the kinds of substituents. The first one is symmetrical and is a loose pentacoordinate structure, which has the sp2 carbon or boron atom and the two weak apical interactions. The next one is an unsymmetrical tetracoordinate structure, which has the sp3 central atom. The last one is symmetrical and is a tight pentacoordinate structure, which resulted from the special feature of the fluorine substituents on the boron. The existence of hypervalent interaction was proved by the Atoms In Molecules Theory, experimental electron distribution analysis and a comparison among the structures of tight and loose pentacoordinate species. The synthesis and structures of hypervalent carbon compounds with a 2, 6-bis (aryloxymethyl) benzene ligand are also discussed.
著者
Yutaro Akiyama Shinichiro Morioka Yuji Wakimoto Akira Kawashima Kohei Kanda Ayako Okuhama Tetsuya Suzuki Yusuke Miyazato Hidetoshi Nomoto Satoshi Ide Takato Nakamoto Keiji Nakamura Masayuki Ota Yuki Moriyama Saho Takaya Kota Yamada Maho Taguchi Erika Sugito Shinji Izuka Kenji Ishiguro Toshiaki Kobayashi Wataru Miyake Shuji Kubota Masahiro Ishikane Noriko Kinoshita Kei Yamamoto Mugen Ujiie Satoshi Kutsuna Kayoko Hayakawa Sho Saito Norio Ohmagari
出版者
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
雑誌
Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.5614-20, (Released:2020-11-02)
参考文献数
7
被引用文献数
2

Objective In fever clinics screening coronavirus disease (COVID-19), there could be patients with life-threatening diseases that physicians should not overlook. We exploratorily investigated the final diagnosis among non-COVID-19 hospitalized patients who visited the fever clinic. Methods This was a retrospective, observational, and single-centered study conducted in the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), Tokyo, Japan. We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients who visited the fever clinic in the NCGM from 11 March 2020 to 24 April 2020. Patients Patients who met the following clinical criteria visited the fever clinic in the NCGM: (1) body temperature >37.5°C, (2) any symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or (3) referral from local healthcare facilities. In the fever clinic, all patients who met the above criteria had severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 polymerase chain reaction test with nasopharyngeal swab specimens. Patients with severe symptoms or an unstable condition were sent to an outpatient clinic for infectious diseases for further evaluation and treatment. Results Among 1,470 patients who visited the fever clinic, 84 patients were hospitalized, and 45 of them were diagnosed as having COVID-19. Among the remaining 39 non-COVID-19 patients, there were nine patients with life-threatening diseases. The life-threatening diseases included acute heart failure, septic shock, pneumocystis pneumonia, peritonsillar abscess, and necrotizing fasciitis. Conclusion Physicians should evaluate each patient carefully while considering other life-threatening conditions even in such a COVID-19 pandemic era.
著者
Daiki Kaito Kazuki Matsumura Ryo Yamamoto
出版者
The Keio Journal of Medicine
雑誌
The Keio Journal of Medicine (ISSN:00229717)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.2020-0011-OA, (Released:2020-08-22)
参考文献数
83
被引用文献数
9

In late March 2020, we faced a nosocomial outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Presently, COVID-19 is an unprecedented worldwide biohazard, and a nosocomial outbreak can occur in any hospital at any time. Therefore, we reviewed the literature regarding hospital preparedness, the initial management of COVID-19, and the surveillance of healthcare workers (HCWs) to find information that would be generally useful for physicians when confronted with COVID-19. In terms of hospital preparedness, each hospital should develop an incident management system and establish a designated multidisciplinary medical team. To initiate case management, COVID-19 should be suspected based on patient symptoms and/or high-risk history and then should be confirmed by viral testing, such as reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. Although some patients will become critically ill, the guidelines for respiratory failure and septic shock for non-COVID-19 cases can be followed for supportive treatment. Antiviral medications should be carefully selected because the available information is confused by the large volume of preprint literature and unreliable data. HCWs who have come into contact with patients with COVID-19 can generate new in-hospital clusters of COVID-19 cases. Quarantine following contact tracking with risk stratification is effective in preventing transmission, and the essentials of medical surveillance include monitoring different types of symptoms, delegation of supervision, and continuation of surveillance regardless of the RT-PCR results. Preparation for COVID-19 is recommended before the first COVID-19 case is encountered.
著者
Hiroaki Takebe Kento Tominaga Kentaro Fujiwara Keigo Yamamoto Takashi Yoshida
出版者
Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology / Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology / Taiwan Society of Microbial Ecology / Japanese Society of Plant Microbe Interactions / Japanese Society for Extremophiles
雑誌
Microbes and Environments (ISSN:13426311)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.35, no.3, pp.ME20033, 2020 (Released:2020-06-17)
参考文献数
62
被引用文献数
7

The phytoplanktonic production and prokaryotic consumption of organic matter significantly contribute to marine carbon cycling. Organic matter released from phytoplankton via three processes (exudation of living cells, cell disruption through grazing, and viral lysis) shows distinct chemical properties. We herein investigated the effects of phytoplanktonic whole-cell fractions (WF) (representing cell disruption by grazing) and extracellular fractions (EF) (representing exudates) prepared from Heterosigma akashiwo, a bloom-forming Raphidophyceae, on prokaryotic communities using culture-based experiments. We analyzed prokaryotic community changes for two weeks. The shift in cell abundance by both treatments showed similar dynamics, reaching the first peak (~4.1×106‍ ‍cells‍ ‍mL–1) on day 3 and second peak (~1.1×106‍ ‍cells‍ ‍mL–1) on day 13. We classified the sequences obtained into operational taxonomic units (OTUs). A Bray-Curtis dissimilarity analysis revealed that the OTU-level community structure changed distinctively with the two treatments. Ten and 13 OTUs were specifically abundant in the WF and EF treatments, respectively. These OTUs were assigned as heterotrophic bacteria mainly belonging to the Alteromonadales (Gammaproteobacteria) and Bacteroidetes clades and showed successive dynamics following the addition of organic matter. We also analyzed the dynamics of these OTUs in the ocean using publicly available metagenomic data from a natural coastal bloom in Monterey Bay, USA. At least two WF treatment OTUs showed co-occurrence with H. akashiwo, indicating that the blooms of H. akashiwo also affect these OTUs in the ocean. The present results strongly suggest that the thriving and dead cells of uninfected phytoplankton differentially influence the marine prokaryotic community.
著者
A. H. M. Enamul Kabir Masahiko Sekine Tsuyoshi Imai Koichi Yamamoto
出版者
Japan Society on Water Environment
雑誌
Journal of Water and Environment Technology (ISSN:13482165)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.18, no.3, pp.175-194, 2020 (Released:2020-06-10)
参考文献数
103
被引用文献数
9

Marine microplastics pollution has been an emerging global threat. This study investigated microplastics pollution in the ‘Seto Inland Sea (SIS)’ and ‘Sea of Japan (SJ)’ surrounded Yamaguchi prefecture areas in Japan. The density separation method was applied to extract microplastics from sea surface sediment and water samples. Polymeric compounds were identified through ATR-FTIR analysis. The average microplastic abundances were 112.57 ± 121.30 items/kg in sediment and 57.46 ± 20.82 items/L in water. Abundance comparisons revealed similar level of pollution in both sea areas and medium to high-level pollution than others around the world. Characterization revealed that fragments and small microplastics (< 1,000 µm) predominated sediments. Fragments and films were major shapes in the SIS sediments while only fragments predominated the SJ sediments. Large microplastics (1,000–5,000 µm) fibers predominated water in all the areas. Transparent microplastics predominated both the sediments and water. Polyethylene, polyvinyl alcohol, and polypropylene were major polymers in sediments while polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene predominated water. No significant correlations of microplastics abundances and characteristics were observed between sediment and water. Anthropogenic activities and environmental factors were speculated to be the main sources of microplastics in these areas. Overall, this study indicated that microplastics pollution in these marine areas could be an alarming environmental problem.
著者
Ryohei Yamamoto Kazunori Akizuki Yoshihide Kanai Wataru Nakano Yasuto Kobayashi Yukari Ohashi
出版者
The Society of Physical Therapy Science
雑誌
Journal of Physical Therapy Science (ISSN:09155287)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.31, no.11, pp.939-945, 2019 (Released:2019-11-26)
参考文献数
29
被引用文献数
9

[Purpose] No previous studies have confirmed whether the effects of visual feedback on motor learning vary according to learner skill level for a learning task. The purpose of this study was to clarify whether differences in skill influence the effects of visual feedback on motor learning. [Participants and Methods] Sixty-four participants were assigned to one of four different feedback groups (concurrent-100%, concurrent-50%, terminal-100%, or terminal-50%). The learning task was to adjust the load amount continuously to the left lower limb in accordance with sound stimulation at intervals of 1 Hz. The four groups performed a pretest, practice sessions, and a retention test 24 hours after practice. After completing these measurements, the participants were classified as either high- or low-skilled based on the results of the pretest. [Results] Only the groups of low-skilled participants who used concurrent feedback showed lower root mean square errors in the retention test compared to in the pretest. [Conclusion] Differences in skill level for the same task influenced the effects of visual feedback on motor learning. Furthermore, concurrent visual feedback can help improve motor learning in low-skilled learners for the same task.
著者
Hayato Yamamoto Masanori Takemura Misato Tachibana Junzo Tsujita Tatsuya Hojo
出版者
Japan Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences
雑誌
International Journal of Sport and Health Science (ISSN:13481509)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.202001, (Released:2020-05-30)
参考文献数
18
被引用文献数
2

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of match results (win-loss, score differential) on the physical performance of rugby union teams to improve training and conditioning and provide ideas for use on the playing field. Methods: Data were obtained from 45 official matches over the 2013, 2014, and 2015 seasons of one team. Global positioning system units with built-in accelerometers were worn by the players; the per-match total distances, accelerations, and impact forces were calculated for the forwards and backs. Match results consisted of two elements: win–loss result and score differential. Results: Data showed that each parameter had high values in closely fought matches when a team lost or when the point differential was small. In addition, physical performance was impacted differently from one position to another. Forwards engaged in significantly less high-acceleration and high-impact activity in wins but significantly higher activities in close matches (p < 0.05). Backs engaged in significantly higher impacts (i.e., harder/more tackles) in close matches (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Based on these data, some suggestions for new approaches that can be adopted by strength and conditioning coaches to optimize training-related performance and prevent sports injuries have been included.
著者
Sho YOSHIMOTO Daiki KATO Satoshi KAMOTO Kie YAMAMOTO Masaya TSUBOI Masahiro SHINADA Namiko IKEDA Yuiko TANAKA Ryohei YOSHITAKE Shotaro ETO Kohei SAEKI James CHAMBERS Yuko HASHIMOTO Kazuyuki UCHIDA Ryohei NISHIMURA Takayuki NAKAGAWA
出版者
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.20-0026, (Released:2020-04-03)
被引用文献数
6

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression has been reported in various human cancers. HER2-targeted therapies showed clinical responses in humans with HER2-positive tumors. The incidence of canine primary lung cancer (cPLC) is increasing, but there are no effective systemic therapies for dogs with late-stage cPLC. HER2-targeted therapy could be an option for cPLC, but HER2 expression in cPLC remains unknown. We evaluated HER2 expression in cPLC. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that 3 samples (19%) scored 3+; 8 (50%), 2+; 5 (31%); and 1+ and 0 (0%), 0. Of the cPLC tissues, 69% were HER2 positive (scored ≥2+). These data would lead to further evaluation of the role of HER2 in cPLC as a mechanism of malignancy and therapeutic target.
著者
Nobuhiro Nakanishi Koichi Kaikita Masanobu Ishii Yu Oimatsu Tatsuro Mitsuse Miwa Ito Kenshi Yamanaga Koichiro Fujisue Hisanori Kanazawa Daisuke Sueta Seiji Takashio Yuichiro Arima Satoshi Araki Taishi Nakamura Kenji Sakamoto Satoru Suzuki Eiichiro Yamamoto Hirofumi Soejima Kenichi Tsujita
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.2, no.3, pp.158-166, 2020-03-10 (Released:2020-03-10)
参考文献数
51
被引用文献数
10

Background:Direct-activated factor X (FXa) plays an important role in thrombosis and is also involved in inflammation via the protease-activated receptor (PAR)-1 and PAR-2 pathway. We hypothesized that rivaroxaban protects against cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI).Methods and Results:MI was induced in wild-type mice by permanent ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. At day 1 after MI, mice were randomly assigned to the rivaroxaban and vehicle groups. Mice in the rivaroxaban group were provided with a regular chow diet plus rivaroxaban. We evaluated cardiac function by echocardiography, pathology, expression of mRNA and protein at day 7 after MI. Rivaroxaban significantly improved cardiac systolic function, decreased infarct size and cardiac mass compared with the vehicle. Rivaroxaban also downregulated the mRNA expression levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, transforming growth factor-β, PAR-1 and PAR-2 in the infarcted area, and both A-type and B-type natriuretic peptides in the non-infarcted area compared with the vehicle. Furthermore, rivaroxaban attenuated cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in the non-infarcted area compared with the vehicle.Conclusions:Rivaroxaban protected against cardiac dysfunction in MI model mice. Reduction of PAR-1, PAR-2 and proinflammatory cytokines in the infarcted area may be involved in its cardioprotective effects.
著者
山本 直人 YAMAMOTO Naoto
出版者
名古屋大学文学部
雑誌
名古屋大学文学部研究論集. 史学 (ISSN:04694716)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.56, pp.59-67, 2010-03-31

Compared chronologically between the cooling periods and the calibrated dates of earthenware typesfrom the late phase of the late Jomon period to the early Yayoi period in the Hokuriku District, it can befound that: (i) the boundary dates (1350 cal BC) between both the cooling period of 1400 to 1350 cal BCand the Inoguchi II /Yokaichi-shimbo types closely correlate to each other; (ii) the boundary date (900cal BC) between the cooling period of 900 cal BC and the Nakaya/Shimono type are also correlated;and, (iii) the boundary dates (800 cal BC) between the cooling period of 850 to 700 cal BC and theShimono/Nagatake type also show a similar correlation. Cooling resulting from decreases in solaroutput seriously affected the livelihood of the Jomon people. I have hypothesized that in the criticalsituation described above, the Jomon people changed the patterns earthenware, patterning tools, andthe positions onto which print/patterns were inscribed as part of their prayers for regeneration; and,consequently that the types of earthenware changed chronologically. However, there are three boundary dates in which no evidence of the occurrence of a cooling periodwas found, despite changes in earthenware types; one is the boundary date (1300 cal BC) between theYokaichi-shimbo type and the Okyoduka type, another is the boundary date (1100 cal BC) between theOkyoduka type and the Nakaya type, and the other is that (600 cal BC) between the Nagatake typeand the Shibayama-demura type. Changes in these earthenware types conceivably resulted from othercauses which are yet to be determined.
著者
Hideharu Hagiya Ryohei Kokado Akiko Ueda Hideo Okuno Daiichi Morii Shigeto Hamaguchi Norihisa Yamamoto Hisao Yoshida Kazunori Tomono
出版者
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
雑誌
Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.58, no.18, pp.2621-2625, 2019-09-15 (Released:2019-09-15)
参考文献数
10
被引用文献数
1 25

Objective The importance of antimicrobial stewardship is increasingly highlighted in this age of antimicrobial resistance. A better comprehension of adverse drug events (ADEs) can promote the appropriate use of antibiotics. We aimed to quantify the incidence of ADEs associated with broad-spectrum systemic antibiotics in a hospital setting. Methods We conducted a six-month prospective, observational study at Osaka University Hospital to describe the incidence of ADEs in patients hospitalized in general wards undergoing treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics [carbapenems, piperacillin/tazobactam (PIPC/TAZ), and anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus agents]. The occurrence of ADE was defined as any cardiac, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, renal, neurologic, hematologic, dermatologic, or musculoskeletal manifestation after 48 hours or more of systemic antibiotic therapy. Results The 3 most frequently prescribed antibiotics were PIPC/TAZ (242 cases), meropenem (181 cases), and vancomycin (92 cases). Of 689 patients, 118 (17.1%) experienced ADEs, including gastrointestinal (6.4%), hepatobiliary (4.2%), dermatologic (2.5%), and renal (2.3%) manifestations. Patients treated with PIPC/TAZ, meropenem, doripenem, vancomycin, daptomycin, and teicoplanin developed ADEs at rates of 20.7%, 16.0%, 15.4%, 19.6%, 11.8%, and 10.9%, respectively. Conclusion Our study provides a quantitative value for the incidence of ADEs associated with broad-spectrum antibiotics in clinical practice. To optimize patient safety, clinicians need to be aware of the risks associated with antibiotic administration.