1.Physical Map of the Chromosome of Kanagawa - Phenomenon Positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus KXV237.
Kenichi TAGOMORI ; Tetsuya IIDA ; Takeshi HONDA
Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology 2000;35(5):371-371
No Abstract Available.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus*
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2.Concerns of cancer patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy and positive aspects of treatment
Kaori Hashizume ; Yoko Kusuba ; Chiho Miyahara ; Kasumi Nakane ; Akemi Tsuchiya ; Tetsuya Iida ; Kazuto Ashizawa
Palliative Care Research 2013;8(2):232-239
Purpose: This study was to identify the concerns of cancer patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy and perceived positive aspects of their treatment. Methods: We conducted self-administered questionnaire based on Cancer-chemotherapy Concerns Rating Scale (CCRS) among 62 cancer patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy, and who have agreed to participate in the study. Results: The CCRS score was significantly higher among those unemployed or on leave of absence, compared to those with job, and. also significantly higher among those with such adverse effects as fatigue, anorexia and hair loss. More than 90% of the participants answered that they have become more concerned about their health than they were prior to developing their disease, and have felt preciousness of their friends and families. Conclusion: Our results suggested to the necessity in attending to the adverse effects of the treatment, and utilizing social resources in order to address the various concerns of the cancer patients.
3.The evaluation of the effect of low energy laser irradiation stimulation on shoulder stiffness.
Akira KAWACHI ; Sumie TOYOTA ; Masao MATSUO ; Tetsuya KIMURA ; Yukio SAKO ; Youichi IIDA ; Toshikatsu KITADE ; Masayoshi HYODO
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1989;39(3):282-286
In the previous paper, we reported a clinical study on laser irradiation stimulation for pain diseases. In the present study, we examined the effect of laser irradiation stimulation on peripheral blood circulation and its clinical effectiveness in the treatment of shoulder stiffness.
[METHOP] Five healthy adults were irradiated with low energy semiconductor laser (Ga-Al-As, 70mw, 830nm) at the Jianjing (VF21) for ten minutes. Skin blood flow near the stimulated point was measured using Laser-Doppler method before and after (for 20min.) irradiation.
Clinical effectiveness was examined for 50 patients with clonic shoulder stiffness who visited Anesthesiological Department of Osaka Medical College Hospital. The patients were randomly devided into two groups: laser irradiation group (L group) and Non-irradiation group (C group). To the C group, the apparatus was set but no laser was irradiated. Stimulation points were Tianzhu (VU10), Jianjing (VF21), Jianwaishu (IT14) and other points commonly used for shoulder stiffness. According to the numerical scale of subjective symptom reported by the patients immediately after the stimulation, therapeutic effictiveness was rated into four grades: “marked improvement” “improvement” “slightJimprovement” and “no change”. “Marked improvement” and “improvement” were regarded as effective cases.
[RESULTS] After laser stimulation, blood flow increased several times heigher than the original level but it tended to decrease back to the original level within the measuring period. The incedence of effective cases was 58% for L group and 40% for C group.
[CONCLUSION] Laser irradiation stimulation has been reported to have same effect as acupuncture, and gathering attention as stimulation method with less adverse effects. Our study demonstrated that laser stimulation induced transient improvement of local blood circulation.
4.A Case of Pseudoaneurysm of the External Iliac Artery after Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Mitsuru Iida ; Nanao Negishi ; Yoshiyuki Ishii ; Seiryuu Niino ; Hideaki Maeda ; Katsuyuki Suzuki ; Yoshinori Sakuma ; Tetsuya Niino ; Takanori Yoshino ; Yukiyasu Sezai
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1997;26(2):120-123
A case of pseudoaneurysm of the external iliac artery after a total hip arthroplasty is reported. A 48-year-old man had undergone a total left hip arthroplasty 5 years previously. Acute arterial occlusion (AAO) of the left lower extremity occurred 3 times. AAO was due to pseudoaneurysm of the external iliac artery, which was detected by rotating digital subtraction angiography (DAS). Aneurysmectomy and reconstruction were carried out. Rotating DSA was useful for the diagnosis of this unusual case of pseudoaneurysm of the external iliac artery after a total hip arthroplasty is unusual.
5.¹²³I-Labeled oxLDL Is Widely Distributed Throughout the Whole Body in Mice
Atushi NAKANO ; Hidekazu KAWASHIMA ; Yoshinori MIYAKE ; Tsutomu ZENIYA ; Akihide YAMAMOTO ; Kazuhiro KOSHINO ; Takashi TEMMA ; Tetsuya FUKUDA ; Yoshiko FUJITA ; Akemi KAKINO ; Shigehiko KANAYA ; Tatsuya SAWAMURA ; Hidehiro IIDA
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2018;52(2):144-153
PURPOSE: Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) plays a key role in endothelial dysfunction, vascular inflammation, and atherogenesis. The aim of this study was to assess blood clearance and in vivo kinetics of radiolabeled oxLDL in mice.METHODS: We synthesized ¹²³I-oxLDL by the iodine monochloride method, and performed an uptake study in CHO cells transfected with lectin-like oxLDL receptor-1 (LOX-1). In addition, we evaluated the consistency between the ¹²³I-oxLDL autoradiogram and the fluorescence image of DiI-oxLDL after intravenous injection for both spleen and liver. Whole-body dynamic planar images were acquired 10 min post injection of ¹²³I-oxLDL to generate regional time-activity curves (TACs) of the liver, heart, lungs, kidney, head, and abdomen. Regional radioactivity for those excised tissues as well as the bladder, stomach, gut, and thyroid were assessed using a gamma counter, yielding percent injected dose (%ID) and dose uptake ratio (DUR). The presence of ¹²³I-oxLDL in serum was assessed by radio-HPLC.RESULTS: The cellular uptakes of ¹²³I-oxLDL were identical to those of DiI-oxLDL, and autoradiograms and fluorescence images also exhibited consistent distributions. TACs after injection of ¹²³I-oxLDL demonstrated extremely fast kinetics. The radioactivity uptake at 10 min postinjection was highest in the liver (40.8 ± 2.4% ID). Notably, radioactivity uptake was equivalent throughout the rest of the body (39.4 ± 2.7% ID). HPLC analysis revealed no remaining ¹²³I-oxLDL or its metabolites in the blood.CONCLUSION: ¹²³I-OxLDL was widely distributed not only in the liver, but also throughout the whole body, providing insight into the pathophysiological effects of oxLDL.
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6.¹²³I-Labeled oxLDL Is Widely Distributed Throughout the Whole Body in Mice
Atushi NAKANO ; Hidekazu KAWASHIMA ; Yoshinori MIYAKE ; Tsutomu ZENIYA ; Akihide YAMAMOTO ; Kazuhiro KOSHINO ; Takashi TEMMA ; Tetsuya FUKUDA ; Yoshiko FUJITA ; Akemi KAKINO ; Shigehiko KANAYA ; Tatsuya SAWAMURA ; Hidehiro IIDA
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2018;52(2):144-153
PURPOSE:
Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) plays a key role in endothelial dysfunction, vascular inflammation, and atherogenesis. The aim of this study was to assess blood clearance and in vivo kinetics of radiolabeled oxLDL in mice.
METHODS:
We synthesized ¹²³I-oxLDL by the iodine monochloride method, and performed an uptake study in CHO cells transfected with lectin-like oxLDL receptor-1 (LOX-1). In addition, we evaluated the consistency between the ¹²³I-oxLDL autoradiogram and the fluorescence image of DiI-oxLDL after intravenous injection for both spleen and liver. Whole-body dynamic planar images were acquired 10 min post injection of ¹²³I-oxLDL to generate regional time-activity curves (TACs) of the liver, heart, lungs, kidney, head, and abdomen. Regional radioactivity for those excised tissues as well as the bladder, stomach, gut, and thyroid were assessed using a gamma counter, yielding percent injected dose (%ID) and dose uptake ratio (DUR). The presence of ¹²³I-oxLDL in serum was assessed by radio-HPLC.
RESULTS:
The cellular uptakes of ¹²³I-oxLDL were identical to those of DiI-oxLDL, and autoradiograms and fluorescence images also exhibited consistent distributions. TACs after injection of ¹²³I-oxLDL demonstrated extremely fast kinetics. The radioactivity uptake at 10 min postinjection was highest in the liver (40.8 ± 2.4% ID). Notably, radioactivity uptake was equivalent throughout the rest of the body (39.4 ± 2.7% ID). HPLC analysis revealed no remaining ¹²³I-oxLDL or its metabolites in the blood.
CONCLUSION
¹²³I-OxLDL was widely distributed not only in the liver, but also throughout the whole body, providing insight into the pathophysiological effects of oxLDL.