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F Inoue

Publications and source records attributed to F Inoue.

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Immunoblot analysis of antibodies in human strongyloidiasis.

An electrophoretic transfer technique was used to investigate qualitatively the production of antibodies to Strongyloides stercoralis larvae in 56 patients with strongyloidiasis. SDS-PAGE analysis of the larval extract revealed the presence of at least 33-39 polypeptide bands under either reducing or non-reducing condition. In the immunoblot analysis, almost all patients showed positive reactivity to the polypeptide bands. The reactivity, however, revealed significant variation among the patients, ranging in number of bands from only one to more than 18. Among the bands, 4 with molecular sizes of 97, 66, 41 and 26 kDa were frequently recognized by the patients' sera, indicating that these antigenic components may form an available antigen for immunological testing for strongyloidiasis. On the other hand, the reactivities were very faint in cases of overwhelming strongyloidiasis.

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Establishment of feeder-independent cloned caprine trophoblast cell line which expresses placental lactogen and interferon tau.

A feeder-independent cloned trophoblast cell line, HTS-1, was established from a mature placenta of Shiba goat (Capra hircus). During the growth phase, single HTS-1 cells exhibited ruffled membranes or lamellipodia often accompanied by elongated cell shape, indicating highly motile nature of the cells. At or near confluence, HTS-1 cells formed monolayers with few sign of cellular overlapping. Binucleate cells were found at a high frequency especially in the peripheral regions of monolayers. In small colonies and the monolayers, majority of HTS-1 cells assumed polygonally shaped cobble-stone like morphology characteristic to epithelial cells, although considerable variations in cellular morphology were observed despite of repeated cloning. Time-lapse video recordings of HTS-1 cells during culture revealed that not only the small colonies but also the monolayers near or at confluence were remarkably motile, often causing extreme elongation of the cells within them. The extremely plastic nature of HTS-1 cells in vitro is likely to be the reflection of the extraordinary capacity of caprine trophoblast cells to be stretched to extreme thinness in vivo as shown by electron microscopy. HTS-1 cells cultured on matrigel are highly invasive, and express MT1-MMP which, in the mouse, has been known to be expressed at the invasive edge of trophoblast both in vitro and in vivo. HTS-1 cells express placental lactogen (PL) and interferon-tau (IFNtau), as confirmed by immunocytochemistry, Western blotting and RT-PCR analysis. Both PL and IFNtau expression in the cells appeared to be down-regulated by cell-cell contact. In the medium conditioned by HTS-1 cells, the presence of secretory form of PL and IFNtau was confirmed by Western blotting. The HTS-1 cell line will serve as a useful in vitro model for the analysis of the molecular and/or cellular mechanisms underlying synepitheliochorial placentation in bovidae animals.

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Design of a work system considering the needs of aged workers.

The aim of this paper is to explore and present a proposal for a new work system for the aged worker. The method of research used to establish the system was to observe, record, and measure the actions of sitting workers performing assembly operations on electrical products. An evaluation index used in this study was obtained by measuring the motion time, cycle time per product, and the workload (CFF: Critical Flicker Fusion Frequency and Subjective Symptom of Fatigue). The results lead to the new work system being identified and to the reduction of handling motion of get and place work and the work load. It was determined that the system is adaptable for aged workers.

Aging↗
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A single case of hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria.

A single case of hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria and an elevated level of serum 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D is reported. The characteristic features (genu valgum, rickets, short stature, increased renal phosphate excretion, decreased serum phosphorus level, elevated serum alkaline phosphatase level, and normal serum calcium level) were comparable to those in hypophosphatemic vitamin D resistant rickets. Massive doses of 1 alpha-hydroxyvitamin D were not effective for the rickets and the biochemical defect in this patient. Long-term phosphate supplementation on its own resulted in the reversal of all clinical and biochemical abnormalities except for the decreased ratio between the maximum tubular reabsorption rate for phosphorus and the glomerular filtration rate. In this patient, the concentration of serum 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D seemed to be controlled by the concentration of serum phosphorus rather than by the serum parathyroid hormone level. It is noted that this is the first case of a single hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria.

Calcitriol↗
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Comparative genetics of host response to N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine. II. Inverse relationship between tumor susceptibility and salt-hydrocortisone conditioned acceleration of water turnover in rodents.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of the action of N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) as the modulator of gene expression. Practically, both the acceleration of daily liquid consumption following salt-hydrocortisone conditioning (sea water adaptation phenomenon) and the suppressive effect of MNNG on that gene expression were comparatively investigated among Wistar rats of both sexes, Buffalo rats of both sexes and Swiss/ICR mice of both sexes. Results obtained are as follows: 1) the responsiveness to the salt-hydrocortisone conditioning, as assessed in terms of weight-adjusted liquid consumption, decreased in the order of female Swiss mice greater than male Swiss mice greater than Buffalo rats of both sexes greater than female Wistar rats greater than male Wistar rats, a finding which indicates that an inverse relationship exists between the expression of the sea water adaptation gene and that of putative stomach proto-oncogene. 2) Additional MNNG conditioning (provision of MNNG drink) eradicated the accelerating effect of the salt-hydrocortisone conditioning on the water turnover of a rodent. 3) Evidence was presented to indicate that MNNG acted as an antiandrogen in expressing the above effect. In conclusion, our findings are taken as evidence to support the proposition that the sea water adaptation gene and the stomach proto-oncogene compete with each other in the possession of one common MNNG-sensitive (and/or steroid-sensitive) enhancer gene in their gene expressions.

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Induction of ornithine decarboxylase activity in rat lung by neurotransmitters and peptide hormones.

Ornithine decarboxylase activity of rat lung was induced by s.c. injection of acetylcholine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, vasopressin, angiotensin II, and adrenocorticotropic hormone, but not by gonadotropin, aldosterone, corticosterone or hydrocortisone. The possible significance of hormonal factors in lung carcinogenesis is discussed, based on the reported promoting activity of vasopressin in cultured cells.

Acetylcholine↗