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M Mukai

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PubMed1988

Factor from rat liver with antiinvasive potential on rat ascites hepatoma cells.

An acid/ethanol extract of normal rat liver, both in vitro and in vivo, inhibited the invasion by a highly invasive subpopulation of rat ascites hepatoma cells, AH 130 (LC-AH cells). The addition of 10-80 micrograms/ml extract inhibited the formation of penetrated colonies of LC-AH cells underneath the cultured mesothelial cell (M-cell) monolayer. The tumor cells pretreated with the extract showed the diminished colony formation. Preincubation of the extract with plasma membranes prepared from LC-AH cells abolished the effect of the extract, suggesting a binding of the inhibitory entity [tentatively termed as "invasion-inhibiting factor" (IIF)] to the tumor cell surface. The extract did not inhibit the growth of LC-AH cells, but suppressed their directed migration underneath the M-cell monolayer. A concomitant i.p. injection of the extract with LC-AH cells into rats prevented the invasion by tumor cells of the peritoneum and formation of tumor nodules in the peritoneum and mediastinum, indicating that IIF inhibited the tumor cell invasion and metastasis in vivo, as well. Upon ultrafiltration and gel fractionation, about 60% of IIF activity was recovered in the fraction corresponding to the molecular weight in the range of Mr 3000-4000. This activity was heat-stable at 100 degrees C at neutral pH but labile at acidic pH and was inactivated by the treatment with pronase. The rest of the activity of IIF was found in the fraction of more than Mr 25,000.

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PubMed1988

Disparate difference in preload reserve between myocardial hypertrophy due to essential hypertension and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

To investigate the left ventricular preload reserve in essential hypertensives, the legs-up procedure was performed and the data were compared with those in patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and in normal subjects. Stroke volume index and the following systolic time intervals were measured before and after the legs-up procedure: left ventricular ejection time, pre-ejection period and the ratio of pre-ejection period to left ventricular ejection time (PEP/ET). No changes in blood pressure, heart rate or plasma catecholamine levels were noted before and after the legs-up procedure in all groups. A shortening in the pre-ejection period, a prolongation of ejection time, a decrease in the PEP/ET ratio and an increase in the stroke volume index were observed in essential hypertensives and in normal subjects. However, the changes in these parameters were not observed in patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The legs-up procedure is known to increase left ventricular end-diastolic volume. These results suggest that myocardial hypertrophy due to essential hypertension preserves the same preload reserve as in normals, but hypertrophic cardiomyopathy does not.

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PubMed1988

Cerebral and myocardial infarction induced by nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with ovarian cancer: report of a case.

A 40-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of left hemiplegia. She was affected with myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction. Echocardiogram revealed that the aortic and mitral valves had thick and uneven echoes suggesting vegetations. Judging from the finding that repeated blood cultures were negative, we had considered in her lifetime that myocardial and cerebral infarctions were due to embolization associated with nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE). At autopsy, histological diagnosis was made as ovarian cancer with disseminated intravascular coagulation. From the clinical course and the histological findings, we diagnosed this patient as NBTE.

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PubMed1988

[Effect of combined use of radiation and twice intratumor administration of OK-432 at one week intervals against a murine fibrosarcoma (NFSA)].

Effect of combination use of radiation and multiple administration of OK-432 was studied using a radio-resistant and weakly immunogenic murine fibrosarcoma (NFSa) originated spontaneously in a C3H female mouse. Mice implanted the tumor in the leg were locally irradiated with 40 Gy of gamma rays and locally administered total 8 KE of OK-432. The first group was given 1 KE daily for 8 days, 2 KE every other day in the 2nd group, 4 KE at 1 week interval in the 3rd group and 8 KE immediately after irradiation in the 4th group. The tumor volume at day 19 after irradiation was compared. The tumor growth inhibitory effect was observed in the 3rd group (p less than 0.01) and 4th group (p less than 0.05) compared to the group given radiation alone. This effect was seen at even more smaller dose of OK-432 as 0.5 KE by 2 times administration at 1 week interval. The effect of route of OK-432 administration was studied comparing the tumor volume at day 22. OK-432 was given 2 times at 1 week interval. A significant difference was seen in the group given OK-432 locally compared to the control group given radiation alone (p less than 0.001). There were no significant differences between the groups given OK-432 by the routes of i.p., s.c. i.v. and the control group. TCD50 value was examined giving OK-432 4 KE on the day and 2 KE on day 7 after irradiation. TCD50 value in the group treated with irradiation alone was 83.5 (79.6-87.4) Gy and the group given combination therapy with OK-432 was 60.7 (55.9-65.4) Gy. Two times OK-432 administration at 1 week interval appears to potentiate the radiation response by about 23 Gy.

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PubMed1988

Iodine-131 therapy for parotid oncocytoma.

We present a rare case of a patient with coexisting parotid oncocytoma and chronic thyroiditis who received two therapeutic doses of [131I]iodide for a recurrent oncocytoma (oxyphilic granular cell adenoma), resulting in a definite reduction in tumor volume. We suggest that radioiodine therapy for a recurrent oncocytoma is an effective form of tumor therapy.

Adenoma↗
PubMed1987

Macrophage potentiation of invasive capacity of rat ascites hepatoma cells.

In vitro and in vivo invasive capacities of rat ascites hepatoma cells (AH 130) that had been cultured on the feeder layers of rat macrophages were examined. The in vitro invasive capacity of the tumor cells was measured by their ability to form tumor cell colonies underneath cultured mesothelial cell monolayers; in vivo invasive capacity was examined by the implantation of the tumor cells into the rat peritoneal cavity. When the tumor cells were precultured on a macrophage feeder layer, the in vitro invasive capacity of the tumor cells increased almost 10 times as much as that of uncocultred control cells. The cocultured tumor cells, when implanted in rat peritoneal cavity, infiltrated extensively in the peritoneum and formed many tumor nodules and enlarged metastatic lymph nodes. Implantation of the uncocultured tumor cells did not develop any macroscopically detectable nodules. The effect of macrophages was reversed by subculturing the cocultured tumor cells without macrophages. Treatment of the tumor cells with the medium conditioned by macrophage culture did not result in the increase in invasive capacity. Almost 50% of the macrophage-mediated enhancement of the in vitro invasive capacity was inhibited by the simultaneous addition of superoxide dismutase and catalase at the time of tumor cell-macrophage coculture.

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PubMed1987

Heterotransplantation of mixed mesodermal tumor cells in nude mouse--histology of metastatic foci.

The mixed mesodermal tumor has an admixture of carcinoma and sarcoma. The HIRS-BM tumor cell line, derived from the mixed mesodermal tumor, was transplanted into the peritoneal cavity of BALB/c nude mice, and the metastatic foci were examined histologically and karyologically. The HIRS-BM cells produced mixed mesodermal tumors (admixture of adenocarcinoma and rhabdomyosarcoma) resembling the original tumor. The normal interstitial tissue was not present on the boundary of the sarcoma and carcinoma. These results support the combination theory as the cause of mixed mesodermal tumor.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed1987

Bilateral ovarian hemangiomas associated with diffuse hemangioendotheliomatosis: a case report.

A patient who had disseminated vascular tumors involving the bilateral ovaries, bilateral lungs and pleura, pericardium, and mediastinum is reported. The tumors were histologically of the capillary, and partly the cavernous, type of hemangioma. However, endothelial cell growth was prominent in some areas, especially in the lung, and the histology of the lung tumor resembled epithelioid hemangioendothelioma or intravascular bronchiolo-alveolar tumor (IVBAT). In the endocardium of the right atrium, an endothelial tumorous projection was observed, and there were tiny foci of tumor cell nests in the abdominal venous wall. Small lymphangiomas were also found in the subcapsular region of the spleen. These findings suggest that there had been an abnormal proliferation of systemic endothelial cells and that tumors of endothelial cell origin with diverse histological patterns developed with this condition as a background. The autopsy finding of fibrin thrombi in multiple organs as well as laboratory data including thrombocytopenia suggest that this case belongs to the "Kasabach-Merritt syndrome."

Adult↗
PubMed1987

[Immunohistochemistry of soft tissue sarcoma].

The use of immunohistochemical procedures has been especially marked in the diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma and such procedures have become widely used. The necessity of using immunohistochemical procedures as a diagnostic tool is thus increasing, but there are some problems and points that should be borne in mind, together with the attendant advantages, when making a practical immunohistochemical diagnosis. Selection of antibodies: It is important to make a careful check of a commercially available antibody in terms of the grade of antibody quality. Specificity of antibody: The pathologist should remember that proteins such as alpha-1-antitrypsin and S-100 protein are present not only in one type of cell but also in several other types. Since mast cells often present in soft tissue sarcoma frequently show positive findings, these findings should not be interpreted as a positive indication of the presence of tumor cells. Patients with negative findings should be diagnosed carefully. In the assessment of intermediate filaments, it is necessary to perform pretreatment with trypsin. There are limitations in differentiation from cancer and the evaluation of whether the lesion is benign or malignant. Since immunohistochemical procedures are very effective for diagnosing heterogeneous tumors (Triton tumor, etc.), they should be actively applied for this purpose.

Diagnosis, Differential↗
PubMed1987

[Production of monoclonal antibody against a newly established human endometrial cancer cell line SNG-II].

A cell line designated SNG-II was established from the operation specimen of human endometrial adenocarcinoma, and by means of an immunization procedure using intact SNG-II cells, a monoclonal antibody (Mab) named MSN-1 which reacts immunohistochemically with endometrial cancers was obtained. The cell line grew well without interruption for over 5 years, and, SNG-II cells produced tumors of cell differentiated adenocarcinoma in nude mice. The modal chromosomal number was diploid without a marker chromosome. The production of human chorionic gonadotropin and its beta-subunit, CA-125, tissue polypeptide antigen, and placental proteins such as PP6 and PP7 in SNG-II was confirmed. MSN-1 was of IgM subclass. As the antigenic reactivity was unchanged by trypsin treatment, but lost by periodic treatment, it was suggested that the antigen corresponding to MSN-1 was a carbohydrate sequence. Immunohistochemically MSN-1 reacted with about 70% cases of endometrial adenocarcinoma, but seldom with normal endometrium. Furthermore, the staining pattern of MSN-1 was different in benign cells from that in malignant cells: only the luminal surface of the normal endometrium was positive, whereas the cytoplasma was also stained in many of adenocarcinoma cells.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed1987

[Establishment of an experimental model for tumor cell invasion and potentiation and inhibition of the invasive capacity].

Seeding of rat ascites hepatoma cells (AH 130) on cultured mesothelial cell monolayers resulted in the penetration of single tumor cells and subsequent formation of tumor cell colonies underneath the monolayers. Determination of the number of colonies facilitated quantitative estimation of the in vitro invasive ability, which corresponded well with the in vivo invasive capability of the tumor cells. Preculture of AH 130 cells with macrophages greatly potentiated both the in vitro and in vivo invasive capacities of the tumor cells. This potentiation seems to be mediated by certain species of active oxygen radicals generated by macrophages. Acid/ethanol extract of normal rat liver inhibited both the in vitro and in vivo invasion by the tumor cells. The inhibiting entity in the extract was heat-stable and had a molecular weight in the range of 3.5-10 Kd. It did not suppress tumor cell attachment to mesothelial cell layers, or inhibit tumor cell growth, but selectively impaired the penetration step of the tumor cell invasion through its binding to the tumor cell surface.

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PubMed1986

Small cell carcinoma (non-oat cell type) of the esophagus concomitant with invasive squamous cell carcinoma and carcinoma in situ. A case report.

A case of double primary invasive carcinoma of the esophagus, consisting of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma and non-oat cell small cell carcinoma without squamous differentiation, is presented. This is the first reported case of a double or multiple primary invasive carcinoma of the esophagus in which one component is small cell carcinoma (oat cell or non-oat cell). Furthermore, the mucosal epithelium around the non-oat cell small cell carcinoma revealed multiple dysplasia and carcinoma in situ. These lesions were definitely separated from the invasive carcinoma and from each other. The results suggest that pure non-oat cell small cell carcinoma of the esophagus without squamous differentiation is derived from the esophageal squamous epithelium, and is a variant of squamous cell carcinoma.

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PubMed1986

High frequency of class 3 allele in the human insulin gene in Japanese type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients with a family history of diabetes.

The restriction fragment length polymorphism in the 5' flanking region of the human insulin gene was studied in 155 nonobese Japanese subjects. The subjects consisted of 36 Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients with a family history of diabetes mellitus, 42 Type 2 diabetic patients without a family history of diabetes, 42 Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients, and 35 healthy volunteers who served as control subjects. It was demonstrated that, in Japanese healthy subjects and diabetic patients, the incidence of the insertion into 5' flanking region of the insulin gene was found to be significantly lower (p less than 0.05) than those in Caucasians and other races already investigated. Even though the class 3 gene allelic frequency in Type 2 diabetic patients without a family history of diabetes (0.060) was not higher than that in healthy subjects (0.014), in nonobese Type 2 diabetic patients with a family history of diabetes the allelic frequency of the inserted class 3 gene (0.111) was found to be significantly higher (p less than 0.02) than that in control subjects. These data suggest that the insulin gene polymorphism relates to the aetiology of diabetes mellitus.

Adult↗
PubMed1986

Superoxide radical potentiates invasive capacity of rat ascites hepatoma cells in vitro.

Effect of superoxide radical (O2-) produced extracellularly by hypoxanthine (HX) and xanthine oxidase (XO) on invasive capacity of rat ascites hepatoma cells was studied. Invasive capacity was estimated in vitro by counting the number of tumor cell colonies penetrated underneath cultured mesothelial cell monolayer. When the tumor cells had been treated with non-toxic doses of HX and XO, the formation of penetrated colonies increased with increasing concentrations of XO. This increment was completely inhibited by scavengers of active oxygen radicals, superoxide dismutase (SOD) in combination with catalase (CAT) added simultaneously at the time of HX-XO treatment.

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