著者

Takeshi IZAWA Miyuu TANAKA Mika AOKI Fumihito OHASHI Jyoji YAMATE Mitsuru KUWAMURA

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.12-0207, (Released:2012-07-06)

被引用文献数

2

---

A 16-year-old male mixed-breed dog was euthanized due to progression of renal failure caused by renal adenocarcinoma in the left kidney. Apart from main symptomatic lesion, accumulation of transparent jelly-like fluid was observed between the right femoral muscles. Gross examination of the right hindlimb revealed multiple nodules in the articular surface and capsule of the stifle joints, which extended into the crural muscles. Histopathologically, the joint and intermuscular masses were characterized by variously-sized hypocellular nodules consisting of spindle to stellate cells suspended in an abundant myxoid matrix. There were cystic structures within the intermuscular masses, lined by synoviocyte-like cells. Based on the gross and histopathologic findings, the case was diagnosed as synovial myxoma with extensive intermuscular infiltration. Synovial myxoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dogs with myxomatous tumor between skeletal muscles, even in absence of joint or muscle symptoms.

著者

Ayako SHIRAKI Yuri HOJO Takuma TSUCHIYA Liyun WANG Takumi OHISHI Kazuhiko SUZUKI Kunitoshi MITSUMORI Makoto SHIBUTANI

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.74, no.6, pp.801-804, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

13

被引用文献数

1 3

---

A rare case of complex apocrine carcinoma displaying dominant myoepithelial proliferation developed in the right leg subcutis of a 10-year-old male dog. The major cell population consisted of diffusely proliferating p63-expressing neoplastic cells that were largely myoepithelial in origin co-expressing α-smooth muscle actin. A small portion of the cell population consisted of concomitant basal epithelial cells lacking α-smooth muscle actin expression. The minor population consisted of p63-negative apocrine gland cells that expressed cytokeratin 8. The myoepithelial cell population showed a rather stronger proliferation activity than did the apocrine epithelial population. Thus, this tumor might have been derived from basal epithelial cells characterized by more predominant myoepithelial differentiation than luminal apocrine epithelial differentiation.

著者

Miho TANAKA Akiko INOUE Kei YAMAMOTO Satoshi TAMAHARA Naoaki MATSUKI

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.733-737, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

29

被引用文献数

2 5

---

Necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME), necrotizing leukoencephalitis (NLE) and granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis (GME) are common idiopathic inflammatory central nervous system (CNS) diseases with unknown etiology in dogs. We previously showed that IgG autoantibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of NME cases reacted to unknown brain proteins as well as to glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). In the present report, we evaluated the autoantibodies against transglutaminase2 (TG2) in the canine CNS diseases. CSF samples obtained from dogs with NME (n=19), NLE (n=7), GME (n=11) and miscellaneous CNS diseases (n=12) were subjected. CSFs from 20 healthy dogs were used as controls. Indirect fluorescent antibody test on the canine cerebrum revealed astrocyte-binding IgG in the CSF of NME. After absorption of the CSF with bovine GFAP, the CSF still possessed the reactivity to astrocytes. Double-color staining showed clear colocalization of the autoantibodies and anti-human TG2 rabbit polyclonal IgG. An immunoblot assay against human recombinant TG2 revealed anti-TG2 IgG in the CSF from dogs with NME, NLE and GME. The CSF of canine idiopathic encephalitis cases, notably of NME, tended to show high ELISA OD values against human recombinant TG2 compared to healthy controls. The presence of anti-TG2 autoantibodies in the CSF may contribute to the elucidation of the etiology of canine NME, NLE and GME.

著者

Chun-Ho PARK Daisuke KOJIMA Hitoshi HATAI Satoshi INOUE Toshifumi OYAMADA

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.787-790, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

15

被引用文献数

3 5

---

Traumatic neuroma of the cervical spinal cord was diagnosed in a 14-year-old male mixed-breed dog. A gross view showed two intradural extramedullary masses, measuring 1 and 0.6 cm in length and 0.7 and 0.4 cm in diameter, attached to the left side of the spinal cord at the level of the sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae. Microscopically, the cervical spinal masses comprised interlacing fascicles of axons and Schwann cells surrounded by collagenous stroma. Immunohistochemically, the fascicles were stained positively for neurofilament and S-100 proteins. Ultrastructurally, variably sized myelinated fibers and onion bulb-like structures were observed. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a traumatic neuroma in the cervical spinal cord of a dog.

著者

Meina TEI Kazuyuki UCHIDA James K. CHAMBERS Hiromi HARADA Masashi TAKAHASHI Ryohei NISHIMURA Manabu WATANABE Hiroyuki NAKAYAMA

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.809-811, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

11

被引用文献数

1 6

---

A 6-year-old female Labrador retriever presented with a mass in the right mammary gland, and swollen right inguinal and axillary lymph nodes. Fine needle aspiration biopsy suggested a malignant lipid-producing tumor, such as liposarcoma. Histopathologically, the neoplasms were solid, lobulated nests of atypical epithelial cells with a large amount of extracellular deposits of amyloid in both mammary gland and lymph nodes. The proliferating cells contained large cytoplasmic vacuoles, positive for oil red-O. These cells were immunopositive for cytokeratin (AE1/AE3) and β-casein and negative for SMA. The amyloid deposits were immunopositive for β-casein. These findings suggested that the proliferating cells secreted β-casein forming amyloid deposits. This is the first report of mammary lipid-rich carcinoma with extensive amyloid deposition derived from β-casein.

著者

Kozo NAKAMURA Taku MIYASHO Sachiko NOMURA Hiroshi YOKOTA Tetsuya NAKADE

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.751-756, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

19

被引用文献数

10 21

---

We performed proteomics analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of healthy dogs and dogs with meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology (MUE). By comparing two-dimensional electrophoreses (2DE), an upregulated spot was found in MUE dogs. This protein was identified as a neuron-specific enolase (NSE) by analysis with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. In comparing dot blots using an antibody against NSE, the NSE levels in the CSF of MUE dogs was significantly higher than that of the controls. NSE is a diagnostic marker of neuroendocrine tumors, brain injury and spinal cord trauma in humans. It seems that the NSE concentration in the CSF is increased by cellular destruction in canine encephalitis. Though elevation of NSE may not be specific in canine encephalitis because the NSE level was increased in other CNS diseases, further study including measurement with serum is necessary.

著者

Dong-In JUNG Ju-Won KIM Hee-Myung PARK

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.765-769, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

16

被引用文献数

2 6

---

A 4-year-old intact female Pekingese dog was presented with ataxia and seizure episodes. Based on magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid analysis results, meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology was suspected. The present case survived for 1,096 days under cyclosporine plus prednisolone therapy and was definitively diagnosed with necrotizing meningoencephalitis. This report describes the clinical findings, serial magnetic resonance imaging characteristics and pathologic features of a necrotizing meningoencephalitis and long-term survival after cyclosporine with prednisolone therapy.

著者

Takahiro KOMATSU Hidetomo IWANO Masashi EBISAWA Ai WATABE Yoshifumi ENDO Kazuko HIRAYAMA Hiroyuki TANIYAMA Tsuyoshi KADOSAWA

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.719-726, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

35

被引用文献数

1 4

---

Cytological diagnosis is not generally conclusive enough to identify histopathological malignancy in canine mammary tumors (CMTs). To establish cytological examination using fine needle biopsy (FNB) samples, gene expressions of hormonal receptors, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and transcription regulators (Special AT-rich binding protein 1: SATB1 and Snail) were investigated in both tissue and FNB samples of CMTs. In tissue samples of malignant CMTs, especially invasive ones, low expressions of hormonal receptors and high expressions of SATB1 and Snail were detected. On discriminant analysis of tissue samples, 73.2% of CMTs were correctly classified according to histopathological examinations. In FNB samples of malignant CMTs, low expressions of hormonal receptors were detected. On discriminant analysis of FNB samples, 74.2% of CMTs were correctly classified according to histopathological examination. In conclusion, FNB gene expressions had a utility for diagnosis of CMTs malignancy in some degree. By researching more sensitive genes for malignant CMTs, the gene examination of FNB samples from CMTs will become a useful diagnostic tool that can be performed easily without anesthesia and could predict tumor malignancy and invasion prior to surgical removal.

著者

Takafumi SUNAGA Namgil OH Kenji HOSOYA Satoshi TAKAGI Masahiro OKUMURA

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.745-750, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

31

被引用文献数

1 3

---

Canine osteoarthritis occurs frequently and causes secondary synovitis. Administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is one of the major therapeutic options for pain management of joint diseases. Tepoxalin has an unique property as an NSAIDs that suppresses both cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase. The purpose of this study was to evaluate antiproliferative effects of tepoxalin on cultured canine synovial cells. Cytotoxic effects of tepoxalin, carprofen, meloxicam and AA-861 on cultured canine synoviocytes were evaluated by MTT colorimetric assay. Apoptosis was detected by morphological observations with Giemsa or annexin V/Hoechst 33342 staining and by the inhibition of caspase-3 activity with N-Ac-Asp-Glu-Val-Asp-CHO (Ac-DEVD-CHO). Cytotoxic effects of tepoxalin were evident in comparison with the effects of carprofen or meloxicam. The same tendency of cytotoxicity was observed when 5-lipoxygenase was inhibited by AA-861. The morphological findings and contradictory effects of Ac-DEVD-CHO with regard to the cytotoxicity proved the proapoptotic effects of tepoxalin. In conclusion, tepoxalin might control osteoarthritic synovitis by inducing apoptosis in proliferating synoviocytes, while most NSAIDs that selectively inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 most likely would not suppress synovial proliferation.

著者

Mai UWANO Rui KANO Haruhiko MARUYAMA Atsuhiko HASEGAWA Hiroshi KAMATA

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.783-785, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

15

被引用文献数

1

---

The small molecule inhibitor, ABT-737, inhibits Bcl-2 that is overexpressed in many tumor cell lines and, in combination with an anticancer drug, can strongly enhance proapoptotic activity. In the present study, we evaluated the inhibitory activity of ABT-737 on the survival of a canine melanoma cell line (MCM-N1). MCM-N1 cell viability was decreased following 24- and 48-hr culture with ABT-737, depending on ABT-737 concentration, while cell viability was unchanged in controls. ABT-737 synergized with carboplatin to promote cell death. Notably, approximately 50% of MCM-N1 cells survived following culture with 2-4 μg/ml of carboplatin; whereas, less than 20% of MCM-N1 cells survived following culture with ABT-737 (1 mM) plus carboplatin (2-10 μg/ml).

著者

Rinei ISHIDA Keigo KURATA Kenichi MASUDA Koichi OHNO Hajime TSUJIMOTO

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.821-825, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

22

被引用文献数

3 6

---

Three cats were diagnosed as having food hypersensitivity by food elimination and oral food provocation tests. Twelve allergenic food ingredients were identified by oral food provocation test in the 3 cats. Of the 12 food ingredients, 9 offending food antigens were shown to be positive in a lymphocyte stimulation test; however, none of them were positive in antigen-specific IgE testing, and only four food antigens were positive in intradermal testing. The stimulation indices in the lymphocyte stimulation tests for the 9 food ingredients were found to be decreased after the cats were fed elimination diets. The present study demonstrates that the lymphocyte stimulation test reflects an immunologic reaction involved in food hypersensitivity and can help identify allergenic food ingredients in feline food hypersensitivity.

著者

Kazuya EDAMURA Takashi KUROSAWA Rei NAKANO Kenji TESHIMA Kazushi ASANO Shigeo TANAKA

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.817-820, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

15

被引用文献数

2 2

---

We investigated the influence of autologous serum (AS)-supplemented medium on the proliferation and differentiation into neurons of canine bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs). Canine BMSCs were cultured using α-MEM only, α-MEM with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS), and 5, 10 and 20% AS-supplemented α-MEM. Growth of canine BMSCs was observed in all AS groups. The proliferation capacity of canine BMSCs in the AS groups was similar to that in the FBS group. No significant differences between the FBS and AS groups were observed in the percentage of the cells that changed to the neuron-like morphology and neuron-specific enolase-positive ratio after neuronal differentiation. Canine BMSCs cultured using AS-supplemented medium were able to proliferate and showed neuronal differentiation potency.

著者

Nobuyuki KANNO Kazushi ASANO Kenji TESHIMA Mamiko SEKI Kazuya EDAMURA Masami UECHI Shigeo TANAKA

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

雑誌

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.74, no.6, pp.739-743, 2012 (Released:2012-07-04)

参考文献数

15

被引用文献数

1 1

---

Adrenomedullin (AM), a peptide identified to have vasodilating and natriuretic effects, is involved in the regulation of the cardiovascular system. To evaluate plasma AM concentration in dogs with myxomatous mitral valvular disease (MMVD), and to investigate the associations between the concentrations of plasma AM and natriuretic peptides and the echocardiographic data, we evaluated plasma AM concentrations in 31 healthy control dogs and 57 dogs with MMVD. Plasma AM concentrations in dogs with MMVD were higher than that in the control subjects. The plasma AM concentration increased in conjunction with the severity of heart failure according to the International Small Animal Cardiac Health Council (ISACHC). The AM concentrations were 25.1 ± 5.0 fmol/ml (ISACHC class Ia), 29.9 ± 11.0 fmol/ml (ISACHC class Ib), 43.4 ± 19.8 fmol/ml (ISACHC class II) and 73.5 ± 21.7 fmol/ml (ISACHC class III) and 7.5 ± 5.1 fmol/ml (control group), respectively. The receiver operating characteristic curve indicated an area of 0.93 (95% CI, 0.8801-0.9889; l, a sensitivity of 87.1%, and a specificity of 82.5% for the determination of congestive heart failure. Plasma AM concentrations correlated with atrial natriuretic peptide concentrations, LA/Ao ratio, and left ventricular diameter. In conclusion, AM may be a potential diagnostic marker for canine MMVD and possibly plays a pathophysiological role in collaboration with the other neurohumoral factors such as natriuretic peptides.

著者

柿本 彩七 瀧 景子 中島 徹夫 王 冰 田中 薫 VARES Guillaume 呉 健羽 酒井 一夫 齋藤 俊行 小島 周二 月本 光俊 根井 充

出版者

公益社団法人 日本アイソトープ協会

雑誌

RADIOISOTOPES (ISSN:00338303)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.57, no.2, pp.99-110, 2008 (Released:2008-03-06)

参考文献数

23

被引用文献数

1 1

---

放射線適応応答は,予め低線量放射線(priming dose)を照射しておくことで,その後の中・高線量放射線に対する抵抗性を獲得する生体の防御的反応である。放射線適応応答は,低線量放射線が中高線量放射線とは質的に異なる影響を生体に及ぼすことを意味しており,低線量放射線のリスクを評価する上で重要な生命現象である。本研究では,ヒトリンパ芽球由来細胞AHH-1におけるHPRT遺伝子座突然変異を指標とした放射線適応応答の分子機構を解析した。まず,3GyのX線照射後のHPRT遺伝子座における突然変異頻度が0.02Gyから0.2Gyのpriming dose照射によって有意に低下することを観察した。一方,0.005Gyの事前照射では有意な適応応答が観察されなかったことから,priming doseの下限が0.005Gyと0.02Gyの間にあることが示唆された。次に,poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase 1の阻害剤である3-aminobenzamide(3AB)は染色体異常を指標とした放射線適応応答を阻害することが報告されているが,本研究では3AB存在下でも突然変異を指標とした場合に有意な適応応答が観察された。このことから,細胞の違いに原因がある可能性は排除できないものの,指標によって異なるメカニズムが機能していることが示唆された。更に,HiCEP(high coverage expression profilling)法を用いて遺伝子発現変化の網羅的解析を行った。その結果,0.02Gy照射6時間後に有意に発現変動する遺伝子17個が検出された。また,priming doseがchallenge doseに対する応答に影響している可能性を考えて,3Gy照射後3時間及び18時間における遺伝子発現を0.02Gyの事前照射をした場合と照射しない場合で比較した。その結果,3Gy照射後3時間では17個,18時間では20個の遺伝子の発現変動が観察された。遺伝子の機能検索を行った結果,MAPキナーゼを介する細胞内情報伝達関連遺伝子や酸化還元関連遺伝子等が放射線適応応答に相関して発現変動していることがわかり,放射線適応応答の一因を担う可能性が考えられた。

著者

加藤 亮 河合 隆史 太田 啓路 海老根 吉満 山口 理恵

出版者

一般社団法人 日本人間工学会

雑誌

人間工学 (ISSN:05494974)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.40, no.Supplement, pp.466-467, 2004-06-04 (Released:2010-03-15)

著者

栗林 英範 石川 和夫 畑田 豊彦

出版者

一般社団法人 映像情報メディア学会

雑誌

映像情報メディア学会誌 (ISSN:13426907)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.58, no.12, pp.1778-1785, 2004-12-01 (Released:2011-03-14)

参考文献数

15

---

The purpose of this study was to examine the fusion area in a real image and binocular disparity when the viewing distance was changed. As a result, when the viewing distance was short, the fusion area in the real image increased. However, the fusion area in the binocular disparity image did not increase as it did in the real image. Since the depth of field with the real image was shallow when the viewing distance was short, it was easy to perceive blurring. In binocular disparity images, since images of the front and back are not blurred, it is impossible to expand the fusion area of binocular disparity, to confirm whether it is expanded by blurring, we measured the fusion area when the binocular disparity image is blurred. As a result, the fusion area of binocular disparity was wider than in the real image when binocular disparity image was blurred.

著者

志和 新一 大村 克之 岸野 文郎

出版者

一般社団法人 映像情報メディア学会

雑誌

テレビジョン学会誌 (ISSN:03866831)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.50, no.5, pp.570-576, 1996-05-20 (Released:2011-03-14)

参考文献数

24

被引用文献数

4

---

To realize 3D displays that do not cause fatigue, a binocular display with accommodative compensation is proposed. The depth of an experimental display is controlled by the Z-buffer value of the center pixel of a CG image. The virtual display image is moved by back-and-forth movements of relay lens. Using this display, the sensation of image sharpness and ease of stereoscopic fusion are improved.

著者

宮川 伸 藤原 将寿 西山 道久

出版者

日本DDS学会

雑誌

Drug Delivery System (ISSN:09135006)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.23, no.5, pp.534-543, 2008 (Released:2008-12-18)

参考文献数

24

被引用文献数

1

---

近年,RNAアプタマーが抗体医薬の次世代分子標的薬として注目されている.RNAアプタマーはSELEX法を用いて取得され,短鎖化および安定化ののちに医薬品候補品となる.PEGを付加することで体内動態特性が顕著に改善される.アプタマーはそれ自身が医薬品となりうるが,抗がん剤などを付加することでデリバリー剤としても利用可能である.本稿では,アプタマー医薬の作製方法と特性を概説するとともに,臨床試験中のvWFアプタマーとリボミック社が開発中のMKアプタマーに関して説明する.

著者

本多 直人 松下 吉樹 渡部 俊広 飯泉 仁

出版者

公益社団法人 日本水産学会

雑誌

日本水産学会誌 (ISSN:00215392)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.71, no.6, pp.975-976, 2005 (Released:2005-12-05)

参考文献数

10

被引用文献数

11 12

著者

宮下 善太 神田 崇行 塩見 昌裕 石黒 浩 萩田 紀博

出版者

日本ロボット学会

雑誌

日本ロボット学会誌 (ISSN:02891824)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.26, no.7, pp.821-832, 2008-10-15 (Released:2010-08-25)

参考文献数

24

被引用文献数

3 11

---

This paper describes the development of a guide robot for a shopping center, which attempts to build rapport with customers while providing route guidance and other shopping information. A field trial was conducted at a shopping mall for 25 days to study the possible role of a robot in a shopping center. Since a shopping center is a place where local people repeatedly visit, it is important for the robot to interact with people multiple times. Using passive RFID tags to identify customers, and using the WOZ method to overcome difficulties in speech recognition, the robot built rapport with customers through a series of interactions based on a set of four design principles. During each day of the field trial, the robot interacted with approximately 200 customers, and the robot was able to sustain customers' interest throughout multiple interactions. The robot also provided shopping information through natural conversation with the customers, and the experimental results revealed that 63 out of 235 people in fact went shopping based on advice from the robot. These results seem to demonstrate a promising potential for guide robots designed to build rapport with customers in a shopping mall.