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A Taguchi

Publications and source records attributed to A Taguchi.

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Scintigraphical observation to predict fracture healing in intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck.

Predictive clinical value of scintigraphical classification of the femoral head in intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck, as classified by Hirano, et al. in 1987, was investigated by long-term follow-up (mean; 4 years and 7 months). Normal healing was achieved in 21 of 24 patients. In those cases, early 99mTc-MDP scintigraphy revealed an over-all increase of radionuclide uptake (Type A) and band-like decrease along the fracture (Type B1). Late segmental collapse of the femoral head was found in 3 patients who showed either a decrease in the weight-bearing area (Type B2) or over-all decrease of radionuclide uptake (Type C). The results of fracture healing were well correlated to each type of scintigraphical classification. The changes of radionuclide uptake in the fracture site were also followed by serial 99mTc-MDP scintigraphy.

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Correlation of 99mTc-MDP scintimetry and histology in cervical hip fracture.

In 20 cases of fresh cervical hip fracture, treated with primary prosthetic replacement, preoperative 99mTc-MDP scintimetry was compared with histologic findings of the extracted femoral heads. The radionuclide uptake was classified into three types according to the activity distribution; overall increase, focal decrease, and overall decrease. Histologically, the location and extent of ischemic necrosis in the femoral heads were closely related to the distribution of decreased activity.

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Growth-inhibition of leukemia L-1210 ascites tumor by combination of carrageenan and mitomycin C in vivo.

A purified i-carrageenan prepared by means of pronase digestion and fractional precipitation with KCl was investigated for its growth-inhibitory effect on mouse leukemia L-1210 transplanted in (C57BL/6 x DBA/2)F1 (BDF1) mice. This carrageenan specimen was not growth-inhibitory on this tumor when it was administered alone in a dose of 0.1 to 10 mg/kg/d, 4 times. However, in combination, with a small amount of mitomycin C, 0.25 mg/kg/d, a remarkable tumor growth-inhibition has manifested affording a complete regression of this tumor. Acid phosphatase alpha-galactosidase and active oxygen generation activities of the peritoneal exudate cells in the carrageenan-administered mice were remarkably higher than those of the control mice. Therefore, the booster effect of this carrageenan preparation on antitumor activity of mitomycin C is assumed to be associated with the inflammatory activity of this sulfated polysaccharide.

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[Experimental studies on antitumor effects of lysozyme].

Effects of lysozyme(LY) alone and combination with various antitumor agents were examined using syngeneic tumors mainly Meth-A and MH 134 transplanted into Balb/c and C3H/He mice, respectively. The effects of LY on pulmonary metastases were also examined in BDF1 mice bearing Lewis lung carcinoma (3LL). LY inhibited the growth of Meth-A tumor and enhanced antitumor effects of mitomycin C (MMC). bleomycin (BLM) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), LY activated antitumor effects of MMC, BLM and 5-FU on MH 134 tumor, however, LY alone did not show any significant antitumor effect on it. The combination treatments using LY with MMC or 5-FU showed a marked inhibition on pulmonary metastases of 3LL. The pre-treatment of LY inhibited the tumor growth of Sarcoma-180 in ICR mice.

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Studies on the synthesis of chemotherapeutics. 10. Synthesis and antitumor activity of N-acyl- and N-(alkoxycarbonyl)-5-fluorouracil derivatives.

A number of N-acyl and N-(alkoxycarbonyl)-5-fluorouracil derivatives possessing, for example, benzoyl, o-toluyl, acetyl, propionyl, heptanoyl, ethoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, and benzyloxycarbonyl groups as N1 and/or N3 substituents were synthesized, and their antitumor activities were evaluated. The synthesis was achieved by a direct and two-step acylation of 5-fluorouracil and by selective N1-deacetylation of N1-acetyl-N3-substituted-5-fluorouracil under appropriate reaction conditions. Several N3-benzoyl- and N3-o-toluyl-5-fluorouracil derivates and showed significant activity against experimental tumor, and N1-acetyl-N3-o-toluyl-5-fluorouracil was found to be most promising among them. Further investigation revealed 12 to retain higher activity toward various tumors, with lower toxicity and good blood level, than either 1 or FT-207, even for oral administration.

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