著者

Kenji KUTARA Noritaka MAETA Teppei KANDA Akihiro OHNISHI Ikki MITSUI Masahiro MIYABE Yuki SHIMIZU Yasuhiko OKAMURA

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.19-0260, (Released:2019-09-04)

被引用文献数

3

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An 11-year-old male Miniature Dachshund was referred for acute neurological deficits in the pelvic limbs. T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed that the spinal cord at the L1-2 intervertebral disc space was heterogeneously hyperintense in the sagittal plane and was mildly compressed from the ventral side by a small hypointense mass in the transverse plane. However, the lesion showed mass enhancement and severe spinal cord compression on post-contrast T1-weighted imaging. On three-dimensional myelography, a “golf tee sign” was observed around the mass. Therefore, we diagnosed an intradural extramedullary lesion. The mass was surgically removed and histologically diagnosed as a hemangiosarcoma. The “golf tee sign” observed on magnetic resonance myelography may be useful for distinguishing intradural extramedullary masses from intramedullary masses.

著者

Masaaki KATAYAMA Taku USHIO Shunsuke SHIMAMURA Yasuhiko OKAMURA Yuji UZUKA

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.14-0101, (Released:2014-08-05)

被引用文献数

1 3

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Tacrolimus (Tac) is a core immunosuppressive drug in human organ transplantation. In feline kidney transplantation, however, the cost of Tac therapy is a significant obstacle. Clarithromycin (CLM) increases the blood trough level of Tac, effectively reducing the Tac dosage in human transplant patients. The interaction between CLM and Tac in cats has not been reported. In this study, the effect of multiple CLM dosing on the pharmacokinetics of Tac in three healthy cats was investigated. The treatments included Tac at 0.3 mg/kg and Tac at 0.3 mg/kg + multiple-dose CLM at 10 mg/kg. Co-administration of CLM and Tac resulted in significant increases in the oral bioavailability of Tac. These preliminary findings suggest that administration of multiple doses of CLM may decrease the required Tac dosage in Tac-based immunosuppressive therapy used as an alternative to the classic cyclosporine-based protocol for feline renal transplantation.

著者

Mohammed ABDEL-HAKIEM Ayuko YAMASHITA Ayman ATIBA Yasuhiko OKAMURA Masaaki KATAYAMA Haroun YOUSSEF Hiroshi ISOMURA Yuji UZUKA

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.14-0233, (Released:2015-08-21)

被引用文献数

1

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The pathogenesis of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is not fully understood. The biomolecular signaling pathways involved in the IVD degeneration require further investigation. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of NG2 proteoglycan in the degenerated IVD. IVD samples were obtained from 16 Dachshunds that were confirmed to have IVD herniation and subsequently underwent hemilaminectomy. The samples were subjected to histological and immunohistochemical (IHC) examination. IHC revealed positive results for the expression of NG2 proteoglycan in all examined samples. The results showed the expression of NG2 proteoglycan by the degenerated IVDs.

著者

Masaaki KATAYAMA Shinobu TSUCHIAKA Tomoki MOTEGI Masao MIYAZAKI Tetsuro YAMASHITA Shunsuke SHIMAMURA Yasuhiko OKAMURA Yuji UZUKA

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.13-0565, (Released:2014-03-05)

被引用文献数

2

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Phosphate-buffered sucrose (PBSc) solution is effective for short-term hypothermic preservation of tissue during feline kidney transplantation. A high-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol (35,000 Da, PEG35) reportedly enhanced the protective effects against cold-induced tubular injuries in animal kidney transplantation models. We investigated the ability of PBSc solution containing PEG35 to preserve cultured feline kidney cells using in vitro WST-8 cell proliferation assays. PEG35 significantly improved cell viability during 24 hr of cold preservation. PBSc containing 20 g/l PEG35 achieved an effect almost equal to that of University of Wisconsin (UW) solution, the gold standard preservation solution used in human clinical kidney transplantation, for up to 24 hr of preservation. Our results suggest that PBSc containing PEG35 provides an excellent medium for graft cold storage during feline kidney transplantation.

著者

Masaaki KATAYAMA Yoshiki KAWAKAMI Rieko KATAYAMA Shunsuke SHIMAMURA Yasuhiko OKAMURA Yuji UZUKA

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.13-0209, (Released:2013-11-05)

被引用文献数

3

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Clarithromycin (CLM) has been known to increase the cyclosporine (CsA) trough level in human and feline organ transplant patients. However, the interaction of CLM with CsA has not been reported in dogs. In this study, the effects of multiple dosing of CLM on the pharmacokinetics of CsA in three healthy beagles were investigated. The treatments included CsA 10 mg/kg alone and CsA 10 mg/kg + multiple-dose of CLM 10 mg/kg. Co-administration of CLM with CsA resulted in significant increases of oral bioavailability of CsA. The results of our study suggest that administration of multiple therapeutic doses of CLM may decrease the required CsA dosage in CsA-based immunosuppressive therapy in renal transplanted dogs.

著者

Yasunori SATO Shunsuke SHIMAMURA Tadahisa MASHITA Saori KOBAYASHI Yasuhiko OKAMURA Masaaki KATAYAMA Hiroaki KAMISHINA Reeko SATO Yuji UZUKA Jun YASUDA

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.75, no.7, pp.949-953, 2013 (Released:2013-07-31)

参考文献数

17

被引用文献数

5 21

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In humans, increased levels of GFAP in the CSF and blood have been reported with various neural diseases. However, there has been no study describing the usefulness of GFAP in the blood for disease of the spinal cord in dogs. The aim of this study was to describe the utility of GFAP in serum for a diagnosis of progressive myelomalacia. Fifty-six dogs with acute thoracolumbar IVDD diagnosed by computed tomography with myelography or MRI were included. Serum specimens were collected at initial presentation from all cases and at follow-up examinations from some cases. Serum samples were assayed for GFAP concentrations using a commercially available GFAP ELISA Kit. Progressive myelomalacia was the final diagnosis in 8/51 cases (15.6%). Eight dogs had clinical signs suggestive of progressive myelomalacia, of which 6 were positive and 2 were negative by GFAP. Seven dogs had a detectable level of serum GFAP, of which 6 had the onset of progressive myelomalacia. The sensitivity and specificity of the GFAP to progressive myelomalacia were 75% and 97.7%, respectively. The results suggest the utility of GFAP in serum in the diagnosis of progressive myelomalacia.

著者

Saori UMEKI Yasuo EMA Ryoichi SUZUKI Masahito KUBO Toshiharu HAYASHI Yasuhiko OKAMURA Jumpei YAMAZAKI Hajime TSUJIMOTO Kenji TANI Hiroko HIRAOKA Masaru OKUDA Takuya MIZUNO

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.75, no.4, pp.467-474, 2013 (Released:2013-05-02)

参考文献数

11

被引用文献数

5 26

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Five novel, canine lymphoma cell lines (Ema, CLC, CLK, Nody-1 and UL-1) were established from dogs suffering from lymphoma and characterized in vitro and in vivo. All cell lines, except CLC, were characterized with T-cell phenotypes, by flow cytometric analysis and polymerase chain reaction for antigen receptor rearrangement. Cell proliferation rates and transcriptional levels of MYC, PTEN, KIT and FLT3 varied between each cell line. Intraperitoneal xenotransplantation of Ema, CLC, Nody-1 and UL-1 lymphoma cell lines into NOD/SCID mice induced ascites, intraperitoneal tumors and severe infiltration of lymphoma cells into the pancreas and mesentery. Establishment of novel canine lymphoma cell lines with different characteristics is critical for elucidating the pathophysiology of canine lymphoma and improving current therapies.

著者

Yasunori SATO Shunsuke SHIMAMURA Tadahisa MASHITA Saori KOBAYASHI Yasuhiko OKAMURA Masaaki KATAYAMA Hiroaki KAMISHINA Reeko SATO Yuji UZUKA Jun YASUDA

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.12-0483, (Released:2013-03-08)

被引用文献数

5 21

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In humans, increased levels of GFAP in the CSF and blood have been reported with various neural diseases. However there has been no study describing the usefulness of GFAP in the blood for disease of the spinal cord in dogs. To describe the utility of GFAP in serum for a diagnosis of progressive myelomalacia. Fifty-six dogs with acute thoracolumbar IVDD diagnosed by computed tomography with myelography or MRI were included. Serum specimens were collected at initial presentation from all cases and at follow-up examinations from some cases. Serum samples were assayed for GFAP concentrations using a commercially available GFAP ELISA KIT. Progressive myelomalacia was the final diagnosis in 8/52 (15.3%). Eight dogs had clinical signs suggestive of progressive myelomalacia, of which 6 were positive and 2 were negative by GFAP. Seven dogs had a detectable level of serum GFAP, of which 6 had the onset of progressive myelomalacia. The sensitivity and specificity of the GFAP to progressive myelomalacia were 75 and 97.7%, respectively. The results suggest the utility of GFAP in serum in the diagnosis of progressive myelomalacia.