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H Inoue

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[Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum: report of a case].

A case of congenital urethral diverticulum is reported. A 6-month-old male was admitted with difficulty to urinate and swelling of the base of penile shaft. Anterior urethral diverticulum was demonstrated by means of retrograde urethrography. A diverticulectomy combined with cystostomy was performed under the general anesthesia. Although the histological findings were insufficient to determine whether the urethral diverticulum was congenital or acquired, the former was strongly suspected judging from his clinical course. He developed urethrocutaneous fistula, one of the most common postoperative complication, on the 7th post-operative day. A complete cure of the fistula was achieved by the conservative treatment. We collected and analyzed 49 cases of congenital anterior urethral diverticulum of male children in Japan.

Diverticulum↗

[A case of preoperative esophageal cancer developing lobar pneumonia due to MRSA infection of the catheter].

The 65-year-old male patient of esophageal cancer before operation suffered from lobar pneumonia. Bacteriological examination identified MRSA in his sputum and catheter tip. None of the cefem type antibiotics were effective, but CLDM and MINO were so much effective against that. We studied 47 cases of esophageal cancer which received operation last year. In many bacteria which were identified in the sputum and pus, MRSA occupied 30% as well as Pseud. aeruginosa. In the preoperative period enteral nutrition (ED) may be acceptable, if possible, as nutritional support alternative to TPN.

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[Intra-arterial chemotherapy of ovarian cancer using a subcutaneously embedded reservoir--a case showing remarkable response to intermittently repeated low-dose intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy].

By fitting a subcutaneously embedded reservoir to an aged patient with ovarian cancer in whom exploratory laparotomy was performed, we attempted intermittent intraarterial infusion chemotherapy using small doses of CDDP and ADM, and obtained favorable results. The catheter was inserted at an artery in the lower abdominal wall, attached at the site where the pointed end reached the upper margin of L3, and fixed to the fascia recta, connecting with the reservoir on the reverse side. As drug solutions, 5 mg of CDDP and 5 mg of ADM were transcutaneously infused twice per week. Results 1) A marked necrotic tendency was noted in the tumor, and retention of ascites was remarkably decreased. 2) Hardly any nausea and vomiting as side effects were noted, and decreases in leucocyte and platelet counts were mild, recovering rapidly due to dropout. 3) Anxiety regarding infection was minimal at times other than when the drug solution was being infused, and patient was able to take a bath. From the above-mentioned results, it was considered that maintenance chemotherapy on an outpatient basis using approximately one dose per week would be possible in the future for ovarian cancer.

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[Retrograde nephrostomy for percutaneous nephrolithotomy].

Between June, 1985 and November, 1986, 25 patients at our institute underwent retrograde nephrostomy placement to provide percutaneous access to the kidney for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) of renal or upper ureteral calculi. Overall, retrograde nephrostomy was successfully completed through the desired calyx in 80% of the patients and calculi were successfully removed by the subsequent PNL. There were 5 failures primarily due to wrong indication and inexperience with the technique. The procedures had been done without significant complications in this series including unsuccessful cases. On the basis of our experiences, it is practically important for successful retrograde nephrostomy to fix the tip of the catheter firmly in the desired calyx until the puncture wire is advanced into the renal parenchyma. It is also important to aim the puncture wire at the skin in a favorable direction to avoid adjacent visceral penetration. Retrograde nephrostomy is a useful aid for percutaneous calculus removal particularly in patients with nondilated intrarenal collecting systems, because this new technique allows precise tract placement to the kidney required for efficient calculus manipulation with less risk than that associated with conventional percutaneous nephrostomy.

Adult↗

Purification and properties of a non-histone chromatin protein with a molecular weight of 38,000 daltons specific for transformed rat cells.

Non-histone chromatin proteins prepared from a normal rat cell line (No. 7) and the cells transformed with Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) (s7-1) were compared by means of reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography (reverse-phase HPLC), followed by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The results revealed that several proteins were specifically present in the transformed cell chromatin. A specific non-histone chromatin protein with a molecular weight of 38,000 daltons, 38K protein, was purified as a single species from s7-1 cells. This 38K protein was only detected in the transformed state of the cells transformed with a temperature-sensitive (ts) mutant of the src gene and the mutant cells which showed temperature sensitivity as to the transformation with wild type RSV.

Animals↗

Simple method for the analysis of food dyes on reversed-phase thin-layer plates.

A technique for the determination of food dyes using reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography on octadecyl-modified silica is described. A solvent system containing 5.0% aqueous sodium sulphate solution enables good separation of the food dyes. Their separation is dependent on the pH of the solvent system, good separation among all dyes being obtained between pH 6.0 and 7.0. The determination of thirteen dyes can be achieved by a combination of methanol-acetonitrile-5.0% aqueous sodium sulphate solution (3:3:10) (solvent system A) and methanol-methyl ethyl ketone-5.0% aqueous sodium sulphate solution (1:1:1) (solvent system B). Solvent system A was used for the determination of Tartrazine, Amaranth, Indigo Carmine, New Coccine, Sunset Yellow FCF, Allura Red AC, Fast Green FCF and Brilliant Blue FCF and for the screening of Acid Red (R-106), Eosin (R-103), Erythrosin (R-3), Rose Bengale (R-105) and Phloxine (R-104). When the spots of R-3, R-103, R-104, R-105 and R-106 appear on the plate, their determination can be achieved by using solvent system B. Each calibration graph was linear between 0.2 and 1.0 micrograms.

Chromatography, Thin Layer↗

The L- and R-type isozymes of rat pyruvate kinase are produced from a single gene by use of different promoters.

cDNA clones for rat R-type pyruvate kinase and a genomic clone encoding both L- and R-type isozyme mRNAs were isolated. Their sequences were compared with that of the L-type isozyme cDNA to determine the sequences of mRNA and protein of the R-type isozyme and the organizations of the L- and R-type genes. Results showed that the R-type isozyme mRNA had an identical nucleotide sequence to that of the L-type except in the 5'-terminal region including the coding sequence and the length of the 3'-untranslated region. The sequence upstream of the 5th coding residue of the L-type was replaced by a 98-nucleotide coding sequence plus a 5'-untranslated region in the R-type isozyme. Therefore, the R-type subunit consists of 574 amino acids, which is 31 residues longer than the L-type at the amino terminus. The pyruvate kinase L gene is present as a single copy per haploid genome and is composed of 12 exons and 11 introns with a length of about 9.3 kilobase pairs. The first (exon R) and second (exon L) exons encode the 5'-terminal sequences specific for the R- and L-types, respectively. The remaining downstream exons encode a sequence common to both isozymes. The last exon contains the entire 3'-untranslated region, including several putative polyadenylation signals. Alternative use of these signals is reported to be responsible for generation of multiple mRNA species for the L-type, whereas the R-type uses only the first signal. The cap site is mapped 16 nucleotides upstream from the translation initiation site for the L-type, whereas multiple cap sites were suggested for the R-type. The canonical promoter of the TATA box was identified in the upstream sequence of exon L, but not in that of exon R. Instead, the 5'-flanking region of exon R contained another promoter sequence of the CAT box. Thus, we conclude that the L- and R-type isozymes of pyruvate kinase are produced from a single gene by use of different promoters.

Amino Acid Sequence↗