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A Matsuno

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PubMed2000

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension associated with bilateral chronic subdural hematomas--case report.

A 34-year-old female presented with spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) manifesting as severe postural headache and meningism. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with gadolinium showed diffuse pachymeningeal enhancement. She developed bilateral chronic subdural hematomas 4 weeks after the onset of the symptoms. MR imaging showed descent of the midline structures of the brain. The bilateral chronic subdural hematomas were surgically drained, with no remarkable pressure. Postoperative MR imaging showed complete resolution of the pachymeningeal enhancement and relevation of the midline structures of the brain. SIH is an uncommon and probably unrecognized condition because of the usually benign course. However, this case emphasizes that SIH is not entirely benign. SIH should be considered if there is no identifiable risk for intracranial hemorrhage, particularly in young patients. Neurosurgical intervention for the treatment of the underlying cerebrospinal fluid leak may be required if SIH persists.

Adult↗
PubMed2000

[Anesthetic management of a patient with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome].

We describe a case of Freeman-Sheldon syndrome that presented some problems for anesthetic management. A 2-yr-old girl required orthopedic surgery for the bilateral lower extremities. Anesthesia was induced via a mask with oxygen (2 l.min-1), nitrous oxide (4 l.min-1) and sevoflurane (approximately 5%). Tracheal intubation by direct laryngoscopy was successfully achieved. Combined caudal epidural block was, however, avoided because spina bifida occulta was suspected. Spina bifida occulta was revealed postoperatively by X-ray. For anesthetic management of a patient with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, the spine should be evaluated preoperatively when performing epidural/spinal anesthesia.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMed2000

[Dermoid cyst].

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Brain Neoplasms↗
PubMed2000

[Colloid cyst].

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Brain Diseases↗
PubMed1999

Postoperative residual tumor growth of meningioma can be predicted by MIB-1 immunohistochemistry.

BACKGROUND: Meningiomas are benign tumors that can be cured by surgical removal. However, tumors located deeply within or close to vital structures cannot be removed completely and require repeated surgery. This study was designed to clarify whether immunohistochemical study using MIB-1 monoclonal antibody is useful for determining the rate of regrowth for this tumor. METHODS: Tumor volume doubling time (Td) was measured by using computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging neuroimages during 29 different follow-up periods after surgery. MIB-1 monoclonal antibody was used to stain Ki-67 proliferating cell antigen in surgical specimens, and the MIB-1 staining index (SI) was determined independently of neuroimaging analysis. These two values and other clinical parameters were analyzed statistically. RESULTS: The Td values varied from 19-6830 days (median, 350 days); the Td values were <365 days in 15 cases, 365-730 days in 8 cases, and >730 days in 6 cases. There was no significant correlation between age and Td value, but all 6 patients whose Td values were >2 years were age >50. There was a strong inverse correlation between log(Td) and MIB-1 SI (P < 0.001). In three cases, more than three surgical procedures were performed for tumor recurrence. The MIB-1 values did not increase at the time of the first recurrence but increased at later recurrences. The calculated Td values also were not shortened until the second recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Using the MIB-1 SI makes it possible to predict the regrowth potential of a tumor after initial surgery.

Adult↗
PubMed1999

Insecticidal properties of 3-aminopropyl(methyl)phosphinic acid and its effect on K(+)-evoked release of acetylcholine from cockroach synaptosomes.

3-Aminopropyl(methyl)phosphinic acid (APMP), a potent agonist of mammalian GABAB receptors, caused prostration in houseflies (Musca domestica L.) on injection into their thoraces, with an ED50 value of 0.42 microgram/fly. The 48-h LD50 values of APMP were estimated to be 0.45 and 5.6 micrograms/fly in the presence and absence of piperonyl butoxide, a mixed-function oxidase inhibitor, respectively. Analogues of APMP, bearing a longer or shorter side chain by a CH2 unit, or a phenyl group in the place of the methyl group, were without effects. In perfusion assays with synaptosomes prepared from the thoracic/abdominal nerve cords of cockroaches (Periplaneta americana L.), 1 mM APMP reduced K(+)-evoked acetylcholine release to 10.4% of the control. These findings indicate that the--physiologically important site of action of APMP, which might be implicated in neurotransmitter release, is present in insect neurons.

Acetylcholine↗
PubMed1999

Generation and characterization of a monoclonal antibody, mH1, raised against mitotic HeLa cells.

Hybridoma cell lines were prepared from spleen cells of mouse immunized with mitotic HeLa cells. A monoclonal antibody (mH1), which intensively reacted with cleavage furrows of dividing HeLa cells in immunofluorescence, was obtained. In interphase, this antibody diffusely stained whole HeLa cells. Immunoelectron microscopy showed that mH1 antigens were localized at microvillus projections at the surface of dividing HeLa cells, but definite localization of that antigen was not observed in interphasic cells. Immunoblot analysis showed that mH1 is reactive to 42-kDa and 130-kDa components. Further, the 42-kDa component was identified as a gamma-actin homolog by N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis.

Actins↗
PubMed1999

Pituitary somatotroph adenoma producing growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone (GHRH) with an elevated plasma GHRH concentration: a model case for autocrine and paracrine regulation of GH secretion by GHRH.

An acromegalic patient with a pituitary somatotroph adenoma associated with an extremely elevated plasma GHRH concentration is presented. The preoperatively high concentration of plasma GHRH returned to the normal level after successful removal of the adenoma. GHRH production and GHRH gene expression were confirmed in the adenoma by studies including immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. Expression of GHRH receptor messenger ribonucleic acid was verified by in situ hybridization. Immunohistochemical double staining for GH and GHRH revealed their colocalization in single adenoma cells. These findings confirmed the autocrine or paracrine regulation of GH production by endogenous GHRH from the adenoma cells. GHRH synthesis in the pituitary gland has recently been demonstrated, however, there have been no previous reports of a GHRH-producing pituitary somatotroph adenoma associated with an elevated plasma GHRH concentration. The existence of this GHRH-producing adenoma suggests a possible role of locally generated GHRH in the progression of somatotroph adenomas, i.e. the monoclonally established somatotroph adenomas develop further under the influence of locally produced GHRH. The demonstration of GHRH production by this somatotroph adenoma is of importance in clarifying the autocrine or paracrine regulation of GH production and the progression of human somatotroph adenomas.

Acromegaly↗
PubMed1998

Actions of cyclic esters, S-esters, and amides of phenyl- and phenylthiophosphonic acids on mammalian and insect GABA-gated chloride channels.

Cyclic esters, S-esters, and amides of phenyl(thio)phosphonic acid were synthesized to probe the interaction between noncompetitive antagonists of ionotropic gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors and their binding site. Some of these compounds competitively inhibited the specific binding of [3H]EBOB, a noncompetitive GABA antagonist, to rat-brain and housefly-head membranes. The trans isomer of the ester bearing a tert-butyl group at the 5-position and a bromine atom at the p-position (5t) was most potent in rat receptors with an IC50 value of 40 nM, while the trans isomer of the S-ester bearing the same substituents (10t) was most potent in housefly receptors with an IC50 value of 55 nM. In both cases, the corresponding amide analogue (12t) was less potent. The potencies of 5t and 12t tended to decrease in the presence of GABA, particularly in housefly receptors, while that of 10t remained unchanged. The rank order of activity in inhibiting [3H]EBOB binding to housefly-head membranes in the presence of GABA (10t > 5t > 12t) was in accord with that of insecticidal activity. S-Ester 10t depressed 10 microM and 300 microM GABA-induced 36Cl- influx into mouse cerebral synaptoneurosomes, whereas ester 5t depressed 10 microM GABA-induced 36Cl- influx but not 300 microM GABA-induced flux. Amide 12t was inactive at both GABA concentrations. These findings indicate that six-membered cyclic phenylthiophosphonic acid derivatives act as noncompetitive antagonists of GABA receptors and suggest that 10t is able to bind to the receptor in the open, desensitized, and closed states, whereas the affinity of 5t and 12t is lower in the open and desensitized states than in the closed state. The derivatives have similar structures except for the heteroatoms at the 1- and 3-positions, so that the heteroatoms may play a unique role when antagonists bring the open state of the GABA-gated channel to the desensitized or closed state.

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