著者

清水 孜 広鰭 律子 野村 泰子 栗飯原 景昭 宮木 高明

出版者

National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee

雑誌

Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology (ISSN:00215112)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.24, no.5, pp.271-279, 1971 (Released:2010-03-19)

参考文献数

13

被引用文献数

1 3

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In order to prove sodium toxicity of MSG, baby chicks known to be the most susceptible one to sodium chloride were chosen as the experimental animal. Almost isotonic solution of MSG, NaCl or monopotassium glutamate was given ad libitum as the sole source of drinking water. Two-day old chickens given MSG died of gout within a few days and showed higher mortality and lesions severer than those given physiological saline, while none died nor was weakened among those receiving monopotassium glutamate. Very rapid development of kidney lesions and a large amount of urate deposits were the two main features resulting from MSG ingestion, and primary histological changes were tubular degeneration and tophi obstruction in collecting ducts. Even at half concentration, MSG ingestion caused lobar atrophy in the kidney and some died of gout. Besides sodium toxicity, glutamate counterpart is suspected of contributing to uric acid synthesis.

著者

Kenichi Komabayashi Junji Seto Yohei Matoba Yoko Aoki Shizuka Tanaka Tatsuya Ikeda Yoko Matsuzaki Tsutomu Itagaki Katsumi Mizuta

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.2020.525, (Released:2020-08-01)

参考文献数

10

被引用文献数

1 18

著者

Yoshikazu Iha Futoshi Higa Satoko Sunagawa Masamitsu Naka Haley L. Cash Kazuya Miyagi Shusaku Haranaga Masao Tateyama Tsukasa Uno Jiro Fujita

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.65, no.4, pp.295-300, 2012 (Released:2012-09-21)

参考文献数

27

被引用文献数

8 11

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Climatic conditions may have affected the incidence of influenza during the pandemic of 2009 as well as at other times. This study evaluated the effects of climatic conditions on influenza incidence in Okinawa, a subtropical region in Japan, during the 2009 pandemic using surveillance data from rapid antigen test (RAT) results. Weekly RAT results performed in four acute care hospitals in the Naha region of the Okinawa Islands from January 2007 to July 2011 were anonymously collected for surveillance of regional influenza prevalence. Intense epidemic peaks were noted in August 2009 and December 2009–January 2010 during the influenza pandemic of 2009. RAT positivity rates were lower during the pandemic period than during the pre- and post-pandemic periods. Lower ambient temperature was associated with higher influenza incidence during pre- and post-pandemic periods but not during the pandemic of 2009. Lower relative humidity was associated with higher influenza incidence during the pandemic as well as during the other two periods. The association of climatic conditions and influenza incidence was less prominent during the pandemic of 2009 than during pre- and post-pandemic periods.

著者

Hitoshi Oshitani The Experts Members of The National COVID-19 Cluster Taskforce at Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare Japan

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.2020.363, (Released:2020-06-30)

参考文献数

10

被引用文献数

54

著者

Kenichi Komabayashi Yohei Matoba Junji Seto Yoko Ikeda Waka Tanaka Yoko Aoki Tatsuya Ikeda Yoko Matsuzaki Tsutomu Itagaki Kazuya Shirato Katsumi Mizuta

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.2020.776, (Released:2020-11-30)

参考文献数

31

被引用文献数

7

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Isolation of seasonal coronaviruses, which include human coronavirus (HCoV) OC43, HCoV-HKU1, and HCoV-NL63, from primary cultures is difficult because it requires experienced handling, an exception being HCoV-229E, which can be isolated using cell lines such as RD-18S and HeLa-ACE2-TMPRSS2. We aimed to isolate seasonal CoVs in Yamagata, Japan to obtain infective virions useful for further research and to accelerate fundamental studies on HCoVs and SARS-CoV-2. Using modified air-liquid interface (ALI) culture of the normal human airway epithelium from earlier studies, we isolated 29 HCoVs (80.6%: 16, 6, 6, and 1 isolates of HCoV-OC43, HCoV-HKU1, HCoV-NL63, and HCoV-229E, respectively) from 36 cryopreserved nasopharyngeal specimens. In ALI cultures of HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-NL63, the harvested medium contained more than 1×104 genome copies/µL at every tested time point during the more than 100 days of culture. Four isolates of HCoV-NL63 were further subcultured and successfully propagated in an LLC-MK2 cell line. Our results suggest that ALI culture is useful for isolating seasonal CoVs and sustainably obtaining HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-NL63 virions. Furthermore, the LLC-MK2 cell line in combination with ALI cultures can be used for the large-scale culturing of HCoV-NL63. Further investigations are necessary to develop methods for culturing difficult-to-culture seasonal CoVs in cell lines.

著者

Yuki Furuse Yura K Ko Mayuko Saito Yugo Shobugawa Kazuaki Jindai Tomoya Saito Hiroshi Nishiura Tomimasa Sunagawa Motoi Suzuki National Task Force for COVID-19 Outbreak in Japan

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.2020.271, (Released:2020-04-30)

参考文献数

8

被引用文献数

78

著者

Tomoko Sakihama Yasuharu Tokuda

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.2015.489, (Released:2016-02-19)

参考文献数

26

被引用文献数

7 9

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The risk factors are unclear for peripheral venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections (PVCBSI) by Bacillus cereus (B. cereus). Thus, we aimed to examine the risk factors in patients with B. cereus PVCBSI by conducting a 2-year case-control study in a large teaching hospital. We analyzed all adult cases of B. cereus PVCBSI (37 patients) and 180 controls, who were randomly selected from among patients who had a PVC in place for 2 days or longer. Multivariate analysis using the conditional logistic regression model indicated that independent risk factors were use of a peripheral parenteral nutrition(PPN) solution with adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 88.7 (95% confidence interval [CI], 17.4-451.9), and steroid therapy [adjusted OR, 5.7 (95% CI, 1.3-24.4)]. In conclusion, use of PPN solutions or steroids was independent risk factors for B. cereus PVCBSI. Appropriate use of PPN solutions may help prevent B. cereus PVCBSI. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these results.

著者

金井 興美

出版者

National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee

雑誌

Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology (ISSN:00215112)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.33, no.3, pp.107-143, 1980 (Released:2010-12-08)

参考文献数

47

被引用文献数

31 61

著者

Toshihiro Tokiwa Yuya Kobayashi Kazunori Ike Yasuyuki Morishima Hiromu Sugiyama

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.71, no.1, pp.88-89, 2018 (Released:2018-01-23)

参考文献数

4

被引用文献数

8

著者

Satoshi Iwata Shinya Murata Shi Rong Han Akira Wakana Miyuki Sawata Yoshiyuki Tanaka

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.70, no.4, pp.368-373, 2017 (Released:2017-07-24)

参考文献数

23

被引用文献数

6 10

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A 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV 6/11/16/18/31/33/45/52/58) virus-like particle vaccine (9vHPV) has been proven highly efficacious in preventing anogenital diseases related to HPV, in a pivotal phase III study for women aged 16-26 years. Here, we report the results of an open-label phase III study conducted to bridge the gap between the findings in women aged 16-26 years and Japanese girls aged 9-15 years. All subjects (n = 100) received a 3-dose regimen of 9vHPV vaccine on day 1 and at months 2 and 6. Anti-HPV serological assays were performed on day 1 and at months 7, 12, 24, and 30. At month 7 (4 weeks after the third dose), 100% of the subjects exhibited seroconversion for each type of HPV. Increases in geometric mean of the titers for anti-HPV 6/11/16/18/31/33/45/52/58 in the subjects were similar to those in Japanese women aged 16-26 years in a previous phase III study. Persistence of the anti-HPV response was observed for 2 years after administration of the third dose. In addition, administration of the 9vHPV vaccine was generally well-tolerated in Japanese girls.

著者

Tadashi Maeda Katsuhito Kashiwagi Sadako Yoshizawa Takahiro Sato Kotaro Aoki Yoshikazu Ishii Kazuhiro Tateda

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.6, pp.560-562, 2021-11-22 (Released:2021-11-22)

参考文献数

7

被引用文献数

4

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Most coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases are mild or asymptomatic, and a substantial minority of patients have severe or critical diseases. There are several reports on the potential risk factors of severe disease, but few reports have reported a relationship between antibody titer and severity in Japan. Antibody-dependent enhancement affects disease progression. We evaluated the IgG responses in COVID-19 patients at our tertiary hospital. The IgG index was the measure of interest. We assigned 1.4 as the cutoff value for a positive result based on the specifications by the manufacturer and observed that patients could be categorized into two groups: the early elevation of IgG and late elevation of IgG (IgG elevated in the first 7 days ± 2 days or more than 10 days after symptom onset) groups. The former comprised early IgG responders (n = 7) and the latter comprised late IgG responders (n = 14), and they were compared. The C-reactive protein and D-dimer concentrations were significantly higher in the early IgG responders on admission (HD 0). The respiratory rate was also higher. The lymphocytes were significantly fewer on day 7 of hospitalization (HD 7). These results suggest that early production of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 IgG may be associated with clinical indicators of severity.

著者

Shinya Murata Yuzuru Takeuchi Kou Yamanaka Jun Hayakawa Masashige Yoshida Ruriko Yokokawa Akira Wakana Miyuki Sawata Yoshiyuki Tanaka

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.72, no.5, pp.299-305, 2019 (Released:2019-09-19)

参考文献数

30

被引用文献数

3

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Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated disease is common among men with HPV infection. A quadrivalent HPV (qHPV) vaccine has demonstrated 85.9% efficacy against HPV6/11/16/18-related, persistent (≥ 6 month) infection in a study of Japanese men aged 16–26 years old. Here, we report the results of an open-label study of the immunogenicity and tolerability of the qHPV vaccine (NCT02576054), conducted to bridge findings from Japanese men to Japanese boys aged 9–15 years old. A total of 100 boys completed a three-vaccination regimen (Day 1, and Months 2 and 6), and 99 boys were included in the primary analysis population. The rate of seroconversion at one month after vaccine Dose 3 (Month 7) was high for each type of HPV (anti-HPV6/11/16/18 seroconversion rates [95% CI]: 94.9% [85.5%, 98.3%], 99.0% [94.4%, 100.0%], 99.0% [94.5%, 100.0%], and 99.0% [94.4%, 100.0%], respectively). Moreover, anti-HPV6/11/16/18 geometric mean titers were 482.9 mMU/mL, 1052.8 mMU/mL, 3878.3 mMU/mL, and 1114.5 mMU/mL, respectively. Immune responses to the qHPV vaccine were non-inferior among Japanese boys included in the current study and compared with young Japanese men from a separate study. Injection-site reactions were the most common adverse events, and administration of the vaccine was well tolerated in Japanese boys.

著者

Hidekazu Nishimura Michiko Okamoto Isolde Dapat Masanori Katumi Hitoshi Oshitani

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.2020.902, (Released:2021-01-29)

参考文献数

8

被引用文献数

24

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Green tea extracts effectively inactivated SARS-CoV-2 in vitro in a dose-dependent manner. Serially 10-fold diluted solutions of catechin mixture reagent from green tea were mixed with the viral culture fluid at a volume ratio of nine to one, respectively, and kept at room temperature for 5 min. The solution of 10 mg/mL catechin reagent reduced the viral titer by 4.2 log and 1.0 mg/mL solution reduced only by one log. Pre-infection treatment of the cells with the reagent alone did not affect the viral growth. In addition, cells treated with only the reagent was assayed for host-cell viability using the WST-8 system and almost no host-cell damage by the treatment was observed. These findings suggested that the direct treatment of virus with the reagent before inoculation decreased the viral activity and that catechins might have a potential to suppress the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

著者

Yoshihiko Tanimoto Ai Mori Sonoko Miyamoto Erika Ito Kentaro Arikawa Tomotada Iwamoto

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.2021.476, (Released:2021-09-30)

参考文献数

15

被引用文献数

17

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A rapid and simple alternative test to real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is required to help curb the spread of this infection. In this study, we compared the RT-PCR method with the chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA) and reverse transcription loop mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) methods. The results for the number of SARS-CoV-2 RNA copies and the CLEIA antigen quantification values were highly correlated. The detection limit for antigen quantification was 42.8 RNA copies for saliva samples and 23.4 copies for nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) samples. The number of RNA copies and RT-LAMP threshold time (Tt) values were inversely correlated for both purified RNA and purification-free crude RNA. RT-LAMP with purified RNA detected low copy numbers of RNA (5-50 copies) whereas fewer than 250 RNA copies could not be detected using crude RNA. CLEIA antigen quantification is potentially useful for large scale screening because it is compatible with high throughput testing. RT-LAMP with crude RNA samples is applicable to rapid point-of-care testing because it can directly use the patient specimen. It is important to select a diagnostic method that is simple and rapid compared to RT-PCR, depending on the situation.

著者

Kenichi Komabayashi Junji Seto Yohei Matoba Yoko Aoki Shizuka Tanaka Tatsuya Ikeda Yoko Matsuzaki Tsutomu Itagaki Katsumi Mizuta

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.73, no.5, pp.394-397, 2020-09-30 (Released:2020-09-24)

参考文献数

10

被引用文献数

2 18

著者

Fujio Kakuya Hitoshi Okubo Hiroaki Fujiyasu Iori Wakabayashi Masayo Syouji Takahiro Kinebuchi

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.2020.181, (Released:2020-05-29)

参考文献数

15

被引用文献数

15

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by a novel coronavirus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, and has a high mortality rate. The disease emerged from Wuhan, China, in late 2019, and spread to Japan, including Hokkaido, in January 2020. In February 2020, three children were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Furano, Hokkaido, Japan. During this period, influenza and human metapneumovirus infections were prevalent among children in the Furano region. Two of the three cases experienced co-infection with other respiratory viruses, including influenza virus A or human metapneumovirus. To the authors’ knowledge, the cases described in the present report were the first pediatric patients with COVID-19 in Japan. In children with COVID-19, the possibility of co-infection with other respiratory pathogens should be considered.

著者

Koichi Hashimoto Hajime Maeda Kyohei Miyazaki Masahiro Watanabe Sakurako Norito Ryo Maeda Yohei Kume Takashi Ono Mina Chishiki Kazuhide Suyama Masatoki Sato Mitsuaki Hosoya

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.2, pp.154-156, 2021-03-31 (Released:2021-03-24)

参考文献数

13

被引用文献数

1 3

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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a late-onset, intractable, and fatal viral disease caused by persistent infection of the central nervous system with a measles virus mutant (SSPE virus). In Japan, interferon-α and ribavirin are administered intracerebroventricularly to patients with SSPE. However, as the therapeutic effect is insufficient, more effective drugs are needed. Favipiravir, which is clinically used as an anti-influenza drug, demonstrates anti-viral effects against RNA viruses. In this study, the antiviral effect of favipiravir against measles virus (Edmonston strain) and SSPE virus (Yamagata-1 strain) was examined in vitro. The 50% effective concentration (EC50) of favipiravir (inhibiting viral plaque formation by 50%) against Edmonston and Yamagata-1 strains were 108.7 ± 2.0 μM (17.1 ± 0.3 μg/mL) and 38.6 ± 6.0 μM (6.1 ± 0.9 μg/mL), respectively, which were similar to those of ribavirin. The antiviral activity of favipiravir against the SSPE virus was demonstrated for the first time in this study.

著者

Mami Nagashima Ryota Kumagai Isao Yoshida Mamiyo Kawakami Miyuki Nagano Hiroyuki Asakura Emiko Kaku Yurie Kitamura Michiya Hasegawa Yukinao Hayashi Takashi Chiba Kenji Sadamasu Kazuhisa Yoshimura

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.2020.137, (Released:2020-04-30)

参考文献数

8

被引用文献数

1 6

著者

Yohei Matoba Yoko Aoki Shizuka Tanaka Kazue Yahagi Yuriko Katsushima Fumio Katsushima Kanetsu Sugawara Yoko Matsuzaki Katsumi Mizuta

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.69, no.5, pp.452-454, 2016 (Released:2016-09-21)

参考文献数

11

被引用文献数

4 15

著者

Kazuya Shirato Naganori Nao Harutaka Katano Ikuyo Takayama Shinji Saito Fumihiro Kato Hiroshi Katoh Masafumi Sakata Yuichiro Nakatsu Yoshio Mori Tsutomu Kageyama Shutoku Matsuyama Makoto Takeda

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.2020.061, (Released:2020-02-18)

参考文献数

7

被引用文献数

336

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At the end of 2019, pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus 2019 (nCoV) emerged in Wuhan city, China. Many airline travelers moved between Wuhan and Japan at that time, suggesting that Japan is at high risk of invasion by the virus. Diagnostic systems for 2019-nCoV were developed with urgency. Two nested RT–PCR assays and two real-time RT–PCR assays were adapted to local Japanese conditions. As of 8 February 2020, the assays developed have successfully detected 25 positive cases of infection in Japan.