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I Tada

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PubMed1990

Analysis of polyunsaturated fatty acid composition of Strongyloides ratti in relation to development.

The effect of linolenic acid (C18:3 omega 3) on the development of Strongyloides ratti first-stage larvae (L1) in culture was studied. The fatty acid composition of S. ratti free-living generations was analyzed by gas chromatography. L1 had abundant linoleic acid (C18:2 omega 6) but its proportion decreased with development. On the contrary, eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5 omega 3) and C20:4 omega 3 were prominent in the filariform larva (L3). Because C20:5 omega 3 is generally synthesized from C18:3 omega 3 via C20:4 omega 3, the high ratio of C20:5 omega 3/C18:3 omega 3 of L3 in all the free-living generations suggested that polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism, particularly the omega-3 series, and eicosanoids produced had important roles in the development of S. ratti L1.

Animals↗
PubMed1990

[Efficacy of concentrated CDDP-lipiodol emulsion for hepatic arterial infusion therapy in patients with nonresectable hepatoma].

The efficacy of concentrated CDDP-Lipiodol Emulsion was experimentally and clinically studied in the treatment of nonresectable hepatoma. The commercially available CDDP was ten-fold concentrated into water in oil form. The agent was administered via hepatic artery in 26 patients with nonresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. In vitro and clinical studies strongly suggested a gradual release of the CDDP into the surrounding tissue. In 9 out of 26 patients (34.6%), tumor regression was found. Side effects were minimum; mild nausea and vomiting were observed in only 13 patients. On the basis of our preliminary study, concentrated CDDP-Lipiodol emulsion promises to be a useful agent for the treatment of nonresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular↗
PubMed1989

Double cancer of the liver and stomach with situs inversus totalis--a case report.

A case of a 66-year-old woman with situs inversus totalis who developed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as well as stomach cancer, is reported herein. The patient was successfully treated with a left hepatic lobectomy for the HCC and a B-I gastrectomy for the stomach cancer. Careful anatomical mapping made it possible to perform a combined resection of the liver and stomach in the presence of this congenital anomaly.

Aged↗
PubMed1989

The acquirement of growth ability for third-stage larvae of Strongyloides ratti during the head-passage in the rat.

The role of larval passage through the head in the course of the migration of Strongyloides ratti in rats was investigated. Third-stage larvae (L3) recovered from various portions of donor rats were re-injected into the skin, cranial cavity and small intestine of recipient rats to check their ability for further growth. Cultured L3 (L3c) and the L3 recovered from the skin of donor rats (L3s) did not survive in the small intestine after intestinal inoculation. However, intestinal inoculation of L3 recovered from the head of donor rats (L3h) revealed growth to the adult stage. Cultured L3 injected into the cranial cavity of rats also became adult worms in the small intestine. L3 incubated in the cranial cavity for more than 24 h could grow in the small intestine of the recipient rats. These experiments suggest that S. ratti L3 acquire their ability to mature in the small intestine during their migration through the head of rats.

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PubMed1989

The effect of fatty acids on the developmental direction of Strongyloides ratti first-stage larvae.

The effect of fatty acids was studied on the developmental direction of Strongyloides ratti first-stage larvae (L1). The proportion of third-stage infective larvae increased markedly when L1 were cultured in faeces with added fatty acids such as palmitic (C16), stearic (C18), oleic (C18:1) and linoleic (C18:2) acids. Unsaturated fatty acids were more effective than saturated ones. Moreover, the proportion of infective larvae increased with quantity of linoleic acid but the triacylglycerols of any fatty acid had no effect. These results suggest that these free fatty acids cause physiological changes that determine the developmental course of L1 of S. ratti in nature.

Animals↗
PubMed1989

An electron microscopic study of hepatic angiomyolipoma.

Three cases of hepatic angiomyolipoma, each composed of an intimate mixture of numerous abnormal blood vessels and various-sized fat, spindle and/or epithelioid cells, are presented along with the findings of an electron microscopic study. The spindle cells were confirmed to be smooth muscle by immunohistochemical staining for desmin and by their ultrastructural characteristics. The mature fat cells, smooth muscle cells, immature short spindle cells apparently intermediate or transitional between the former two cell types, and the epithelioid cells were observed adjacent to the endothelial cells. Ultrastructurally, the epithelioid cells were characterized by unusual cytoplasmic organelles such as myofilaments having focal densities and dense attachments, numerous large electron-dense bodies, and a large number of glycogen particles and lipid droplets. Therefore, it is considered that the immature short spindle and epithelioid cells in hepatic angiomyolipoma might be primitive mesenchymal cells having an ability to differentiate toward both smooth muscle and fat cells.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

[A case of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma successfully treated by arterial chemoembolization in combination with local hyperthermia].

We report a long-term survival case of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A 40-year-old woman suffering advanced HCC underwent right hepatic tri-segmentectomy. After the surgery, HCC recurred in the remnant liver and lung. An arterial infusion of Lipiodol emulsion of anti-cancer agents and regional hyperthermia therapy were repeatedly performed. Administration of FT and PSK were also started. After this combined therapy, AFP levels decreased and recurrent lesions in the liver as well as pulmonary metastases disappeared on image studies. The patient is doing well 4 and half years later with no evidence of recurrence.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

SEM study on the dentin and cementum of oreodont teeth.

An SEM study on the dental hard tissue was conducted on the canines and molars removed from a fossil oreodont. The orthodentin was densely distributed with dentinal tubules measuring 2.2 microns in diameter; the tubules were filled with their related odontoblastic processes. They coursed in a parabolic fashion from the pulpal aspect towards the tooth surface. There were many fine lateral offshoots that branched from the tubules, such that the mantle dentin measuring 50 microns in thickness was mostly distributed with these terminal branches measuring 0.7 micron in diameter. However, they did not intrude into the enamel to form spindles and rods. SEM study indicated that the uneven surface of the tubular wall was due to a crisscross of the underneath dentinal matricial fibers, and the peritubular dentin was not observed. The superficial circumpulpal dentin was distributed with interglobular dentin, while the radicular dentin beneath the cementum was additionally distributed with a granular layer. We also observed concentric lamellae corresponding to incremental lines in the dentin, as well as a flat wavy dentinoenamel junction. We noticed the radicular dentin was covered with an acellular cementum except at the apical portion, where it was paved with cellular cementum.

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PubMed1989

Novel C-banding patterns in Paragonimus ohirai (Trematoda: Platyhelminthes).

The C-banding pattern for the karyotype of Paragonimus ohirai representing individuals in a new population is reported. The short arm of chromosome 4 consisted of a large pericentromeric proximal C-band block and euchromatic tip. This pattern has not been observed previously and is designated as type E. Other new observations were: chromosome 5 was composed of pericentromeric heterochromatin, a lightly stained intercalary band at the middle portion of the short arm, and a lightly stained interstitial band at the terminal region of the long arm. Chromosome 7 consisted of pericentromeric heterochromatin and a lightly stained telomeric band at the short arm.

Animals↗
PubMed1988

Giant hepatic angiomyolipoma simulating focal nodular hyperplasia.

A case of hepatic angiomyolipoma occurring in a 41-year-old woman, the eighteenth case in literature, is reported herein. The radiographic imagings of the tumor simulated those of focal nodular hyperplasia; namely, the tumor was hyperechoic on ultrasound, hypodense on computed tomography, hypervascular on angiography, and exhibited an uptake of technetium (Tc)-99m phytate. The diagnosis was established after successful removal of the huge tumor from the right hepatic lobe. Histologically, the tumor was angiomyolipoma which was made up of three components, blood vessels, smooth muscle and fatty tissue. Furthermore, extramedullary hematopoiesis, which is usually seen in this tumor was confirmed. The differentiation of hepatic angiomyolipoma from FNH is also discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1988

The vectoral role of several blackfly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) in relation to human onchocerciasis in the Sierra Parima and Upper Orinoco regions of Venezuela.

Experimental and natural infections with Onchocerca volvulus were studied in several anthropophilic blackfly species present in the endemic area of the Upper Orinoco region of Venezuela. When fed on four different Yanomami volunteers in the Sierra Parima, the total infection rate was 31.4% for Simulium guianense in comparison with 7.5% for S. limbatum. The proportion of ingested microfilariae that entered the thorax during the first 24 hours and completed development to the infective stage was also much lower in the latter than in the former species. There was no larval development of O. volvulus in S. antillarum, but one female harboured in its head six infective larvae of a zoonotic filaria. When S. oyapokense s.l. was fed on an infected volunteer in the Upper Orinoco most flies ingested few microfilariae, and further development reached only the L1 stage. Natural infection and infectivity rates for S. guianense in two localities of the Sierra Parima were 0.2-4.0% and 1.3-10.2%, respectively, more than 50% of the L3 larvae being in the head. The corresponding data for S. oyapockense s.l. in the Upper Orinoco were 0.1-0.5%, although the only L3 larva found did not correspond to O. volvulus. It is suggested that S. guianense is the main vector of onchocerciasis in the Sierra Parima and that S. limbatum could play a secondary role. Simulium oyapockense s.l. replaces them in the Upper Orinoco and may maintain a degree of transmission, but its epidemiological importance remains to be assessed.

Animals↗
PubMed1988

[Effect of lipiodol emulsion and local hyperthermia on hepatic tissue blood flow in rabbits with VX-2 liver tumor].

The effect of intra-arterial infusion of lipiodol-emulsion and local hyperthermia on tissue blood flow was examined in experimental hepatic tumor and normal liver of rabbits. VX-2 tumor was implanted in liver of rabbit. The tissue blood flow was estimated by hydrogen gas clearance method when the tumor grew to about 2 cm. Tissue blood flow in tumor (64.5 ml/min/100 g) was significantly less than in normal liver (90.8 ml/min/100 g) (p less than 0.005). The intra-arterial infusion of lipiodol-emulsion did not alter the flow in either tissue. However, the addition of hyperthermia induced a substantial rise of tissue blood flow in normal liver (35% increase, from 93.8 to 127 ml/min/100 g) when compared with in VX-2 tumor (8.9% increase, from 65.1 to 71.8 ml/min/100 g). These were accompanied by a selective heating of liver tumor; the tumor temperature rose to 43 degrees C, although that of normal liver remained at 38 degrees C. Our results suggested that a specific temperature rise of liver tumor after infusion of lipiodol-emulsion and local heating might be related to a different response of microcirculation in tumor and normal liver to the hyperthermia.

Animals↗
PubMed1988

[Accumulation of lipiodol in hepatocellular carcinoma after transarterial chemoembolization with 5 FU-lipiodol-emulsion].

The selective accumulation of 5FU-Lipiodol-Emulsion (5 FU-Lp-E) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been pathologically studied in 31 patients following hepatectomy. Twenty-five out of 31 cases were treated with intrahepatic arterial infusion of 5 FU-Lp-E before the operation and six cases served as a control. The treated group consisted of 20 cases with expansive type, two cases with infiltrative type and three with mixed type of HCC according to Nakashima's classification. The resected specimens were examined by CT, soft X-ray and histology. A retention rate of Lipiodol (Lp) over 75% in the main tumor was seen in 16 patients (64%). The tumors were all smaller than 7.5 cm in diameter, and 14 out of 16 cases were expansive type. On the other hand, a necrotic rate of over 20% in the main tumor possibly due to the therapeutic effect of 5 FU-Lp-E was observed in 15 patients (60%), and 14 out of 15 cases were expansive type. Moreover, a necrotic rate of more than 90% in the main tumor was demonstrated in five cases. All were expansive type of HCC with thick capsule. On histological examination, Lp generally remained more selectively in blood vessels and/or sinusoid-like space in tumor tissues than in any other tissues. As noticed in patients with widespread necrosis of HCC, Lp accumulated more selectively in necrotic tissues than in viable tissues of the tumor. Therefore, it was suggested that transarterial chemoembolization with 5 FU-Lp-E can be more effective in the expansive type than in other types of HCC, and that some expansive types of HCC, especially smaller than 7.5 cm in diameter, might undergo almost complete necrosis by this method.

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular↗
PubMed1987

Strongyloides ratti: formation of protection in rats by excretory/secretory products of adult worms.

Formation of a marked protective immunity against the challenge infection was found in the rats immunized with excretory/secretory (ES) products of Strongyloides ratti adult worms. Immunization by intraduodenal injection of ES products reduced both the fecal egg counts and the adult worm burden by subcutaneous inoculation of infective larvae and by an intraduodenal implantation. The duration of parasitism in the immunized rats, however, was not shortened compared with that of control rats. The normal migration of subcutaneously challenged larvae was not affected by ES product immunization. Intestinal mastocytosis occurred according to the appearance of adult worms in the small intestine of the immunized rats earlier than it did in controls. This result suggests that mastocytosis is involved in the induction of protection by ES products of S. ratti adult worms.

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PubMed1987

Chromosomes of Onchocerca volvulus (Spirurida: Onchocercidae): a comparative study between Nigeria and Guatemala.

Chromosomes of Nigerian Onchocerca volvulus were compared with those of Guatemalan O. volvulus. Both parasites had basically the same chromosomal construct (2n = 8, XY type). Autosomes consisted of a pair of large and two smaller pairs. Sex chromosomes were made up of medium sized X chromosome and very small Y chromosome. It was not possible to infer the position of the centromeres.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

Specific serodiagnosis with adult Onchocerca volvulus antigen in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

The cross-reactivity of the blood from onchocerciasis, loiasis, and dipetalonemiasis was tested by a micro-ELISA technique, utilizing adult Onchocerca volvulus antigen and blood samples taken on filter paper. The average ELISA values (OD at 500 nm) were as follows: 0.58 in persons with O. volvulus microfilariae (n = 81), 0.49 in microfilariae-negatives from the same endemic area (n = 39), 0.15 in dipetalonemiasis (n = 27), and 0.25 in loiasis (n = 12), while those of 65 Dipetalonema perstans-negative people were markedly low (average 0.14) and that of 22 Loa loa-negatives, 0.22, respectively. This ELISA could successfully differentiate onchocerciasis from dipetalonemiasis and loiasis.

Adolescent↗