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H Sonobe

Publications and source records attributed to H Sonobe.

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S-100 protein positive human T-lymphocyte.

S-100 protein was detected in a small number of human peripheral T-lymphocytes by a direct immunoperoxidase method with the use of monospecific antibody to S-100 protein. Complemented-mediated lysis using monoclonal antibodies revealed that the S-100+ T-lymphocytes bore OKT3, OKT8, and OKT11 antigens but not OKT4, OKM1, HLA-DR, HNK1 (Leu-7) antigens on their surface. Immunoelectron micrography showed that S-100 T-lymphocytes were small lymphocytes with poorly developed cellular organelles. These findings clearly indicated that S-100+ T-lymphocytes belonged to the OKT8+ T-cell subset, the so-called suppressor/cytotoxic T-cell subset. Although the function of the S-100+ T-lymphocytes is unclear, S-100 protein may be a useful cytoplasmic marker for the subdivision of the heterogeneous OKT8+ lymphocyte population.

Antibodies↗

Annulate lamellae observed in human prostatic carcinoma.

Annulate lamellae (AL) were observed in only three out of 40 cases of human prostatic carcinoma, but not in 20 cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia and 11 cases of presumably normal prostatic tissues. AL showed the continuity with the rough endoplasmic reticulum and seemingly the nuclear membrane consisting of lamellar or concentric arrangement of stacked membranes and occasionally annular structures. In addition, annuli were detected in the rough endoplasmic reticulum near the stacked membranes which were devoid of ribosomal attachment. These results disclosed that in human prostatic tissues, AL could be only rarely detected in actively dividing cancer cells, and were seemingly the temporary transitional structures transforming from the nuclear membrane to the rough endoplasmic reticulum.

Adenocarcinoma↗

Immunohistochemical study on the distribution of alpha and beta subunits of S-100 protein in human neoplasm and normal tissues.

The immunohistochemical distribution and localization of the alpha and beta subunits of S-100 protein in human neoplasms and normal tissues were studied by the PAP method using monospecific rabbit antibodies against each subunit. Beta subunit immunoreactivity was detected in all S-100-positive cells and tumors reported previously. In contrast alpha subunit immunoreactivity was absent from Schwann cells, schwannomas, neurofibromas, granular cell myoblastomas, pituicytes of the neurohypophysis, Langerhans cells, interdigitating reticulum cells, and histiocytosis X cells. Interestingly, only the alpha subunit was detected in neurons of both central and peripheral nervous system, and in lymph node macrophages. Human S-100-positive cells are divided into three groups; the first is composed of cells containing only the beta subunit (probably S-100b; beta beta), the second consists of cells containing both the alpha and beta subunits, and the third is composed of cells containing only the alpha subunit (probably S- 100ao ; alpha alpha). The ontogentic relationships between S-100-positive cells and tumors are discussed in the light of these findings.

Biomarkers↗

Evaluation of the "Mahalanobis' generalized distance" method of quality control: monitoring system of multivariate data.

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of a monitoring system that utilizes the multivariate data. The system monitors the data of an individual patient by comparing them with his previous data. The Mahalanobis' generalized distance is introduced to measure the difference between the present and previous data. The authors applied this method to several sets of laboratory data, and it was shown to be useful for the monitoring system of laboratory errors. As a practical application, they developed a batch program and introduced it in the daily routine of the computer system. They expect that this method will be employed as a useful monitoring system in clinical laboratories, like the limit and delta checks.

Clinical Laboratory Techniques↗

Establishment of a new peroxidase-positive human myeloid cell line, PL-21.

A myeloid cell line, designated PL-21, was established from the peripheral blood of a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia. The PL-21 cell line grew in single-cell suspension, with a doubling time of 48-64 hr, and consisted of promyelocytes with fine immature nuclei and prominent azurophilic granules in the cytoplasm. PL-21 cells were positive for peroxidase, naphthol AS-D chloroacetate esterase, and Sudan Black B staining. Under the usual culture conditions, a small proportion of these cells differentiated into mature granulocytes, and this differentiation was enhanced by the addition of dimethyl sulfoxide in the culture medium. PL-21 cells had receptors for the Fc portion of IgG and complement, intracytoplasmic lysozyme and phagocytic activity, but lacked Epstein-Barr virus-associated nuclear antigen. Chromosome analysis of this cell line revealed a human male polyploid karyotype with 13q+ and double minute chromosomes. This new myeloid cell line may provide useful material for the study of proliferation and differentiation of human leukemia cells.

Adult↗

Immunohistochemical localization and distribution of S-100 proteins in the human lymphoreticular system.

Immunohistochemical localization of S-100b protein and S-100ao protein in human lymphoreticular system was studied by using monospecific antibody directed against either the alpha subunit or beta subunit of S-100 protein. S-100b protein immunoreactivity was detected in Langerhans cells, interdigitating reticulum cells, and histiocytosis X cells, but not in ordinary macrophages and blood monocytes. In contrast, S-100ao protein immunoreactivity was detected in blood monocytes, macrophages of lymph node, alveolar macrophages of lung, and small numbers of Kupffer cells of liver. S-100ao immunoreactivity was also detected in epithelioid cells, Langhans giant cells, and foreign body giant cells. The present findings suggest that the presence of S-100ao protein in the cytoplasm is one of the characteristic features of cells in the human mononuclear phagocyte system. The detection of S-100b, but not S-100ao, immunoreactivity in Langerhans cells and interdigitating reticulum cells also suggests that they are independent of the monocyte-macrophage system. S-100ao protein may be a novel cytoplasmic marker for cells of the human monocyte-macrophage system.

Biomarkers↗