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M Shiota

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PubMed1990

[Production and secretion of BSF2/IL6 in a case of hairy cell leukemia with polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia].

A 55-year-old woman was first seen in October 1986, because of splenomegaly, moderate anemia and leukocytosis. The hemoglobin was 8.8 g/dl, platelet count 24.4 X 10(4)/microliters, and the white cell count 23,800/microliters with 73% atypical lymphoid cells. The bone marrow nucleated cell count was 99,000/microliters with 36% lymphoid cells. These atypical lymphoid cells showed hairy appearance under phase-contrast microscopy, and were positive for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase. These cells showed the surface phenotype of CD10, CD19, CD20, Leu M5, HCM, and IgG K. Biochemical data revealed marked polyclonal hypergammagloburinemia (PHG) of IgG type (IgG 8756 mg/dl). To elucidate the mechanism of the PHG, we investigated whether hairy cells produce interleukin 6 (IL-6) and express IL-6 receptor. The culture supernatant of these hairy cells increased 3H-thymidine uptake of a IL-6 dependent hybridoma clone (MH60) in a dose-dependent manner. These cells were stained with anti-IL-6 antibody using immuno-cytochemical technique. Our results suggested that these hairy cells produce and secrete IL-6. Immunocytochemical staining with anti IL-6 receptor antibody and the binding assay with 125I-labelled recombinant IL-6 revealed that these cells express little or no receptors for IL-6. It was therefore suggested that IL-6 produced by hairy cells in this case is not an autocrine growth factor for these cells but may play a role in development of PHG by stimulating normal B lymphocytes to produce an excessive amount of immunoglobulin.

B-Lymphocytes↗
PubMed1989

Porencephaly and hydranencephaly: a neuropathological study of four autopsy cases.

Four autopsy cases of porencephaly and hydranencephaly were evaluated clinico-pathologically. The patients showed profound mental retardation, convulsive seizures and spastic quadriplegia. The life spans were much shorter in the hydranencephalic cases. Pathologically, the cerebral cortex in the vicinity of the parenchymal defects often showed an abnormal cytoarchitecture, which appeared to be closely correlated with superficial glial proliferation. Several neurofibrillary tangles were found in the nucleus basalis of Meynert and the locus ceruleus in a 23-year-old porencephalic patient, and so-called grumose degeneration of the dentate nucleus in three patients, including a 2-month-old hydranencephalic boy. It is suggested that extensive cerebral defects may cause neuronal degeneration of the subcortical nuclei.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

Gluconeogenesis in perfused livers from dexamethasone-treated chickens.

Gluconeogenesis was studied in hemoglobin-free perfused livers from chickens that had received daily injections of dexamethasone sulfate for 5 days. Dexamethasone increased to approximately 160% the level of plasma glucose and doubled the content of hepatic glycogen in fed chickens. In the isolated perfused livers from chickens starved for 48 h after the last dexamethasone injection, the rates of production of glucose from lactate decreased by approximately 30% and biphasic changes in glucose production from fructose proceeded in parallel with biphasic changes in the production of lactate and pyruvate. Quinolinate had no effect on gluconeogenesis in both groups. NH4Cl markedly inhibited the production of glucose from pyruvate-lactate mixtures in dexamethasone-treated chickens but stimulated in controls. Aminooxyacetate reversed the effects of NH4Cl in dexamethasone-treated chickens. The data presented provide evidence indicating that the reaction of mitochondrial alanine aminotransferase plays an important role in the regulation of the hepatic gluconeogenesis in dexamethasone-treated chickens.

Alanine Transaminase↗
PubMed1989

[Nutritional assessment of severely retarded children and adults].

The nutritional status was assessed with physical and biochemical parameters on 39 severely retarded children and adults, 17 males and 22 females, ranging from 6 to 40 years of age. In the anthropometric measurements, a majority of the cases showed short stature, light body weight, decreased triceps skinfold thickness and decreased mid-upper arm muscle circumference. The analysis of serum amino acids showed decreases of the sum of essential amino acids, the sum of branched chain amino acids, the ratio of the sum of essential amino acids to the sum of nonessential amino acid, and the ratio of the [methionine + tryptophan] to [valine + lysine + threonine]. The levels of prealbumin and transferrin in the serum were within normal limits. Other biochemical parameters were lower limits, including total protein, albumin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, phospholipid and total lipids in the serum. In addition, the level of fasting blood glucose tended to be low, and levels of serum free fatty acid were markedly different between before and after breakfast. These results suggest the presence of nutritional disturbances in most of severely retarded children and adults.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

Ca2+-dependent activation of the malate-aspartate shuttle by norepinephrine and vasopressin in perfused rat liver.

The role of Ca2+ in stimulation of the malate-aspartate shuttle by norepinephrine and vasopressin was studied in perfused rat liver. Shuttle capacity was indexed by measuring the changes in both the rate of production of glucose from sorbitol and the ratio of lactate to pyruvate during the oxidation of ethanol. (T. Sugano et al. (1986) Amer. J. Physiol. 251, E385-E392). Asparagine (0.5 mM), but not alanine (0.5 mM) decreased the ethanol-induced responses. Norepinephrine and vasopressin had no effect on the ethanol-induced responses when the liver was perfused with sorbitol or glycerol. In the presence of 0.25 mM alanine, norepinephrine, vasopressin, and A23187 decreased the ethanol-induced responses that occurred with the increase of flux of Ca2+. In liver perfused with Ca2+-free medium, asparagine also decreased the ethanol-induced responses, but norepinephrine and vasopressin had no effect. Aminooxyacetate inhibited the effects of norepinephrine, A23187, and asparagine. Regardless of the presence or absence of perfusate Ca2+, the combination of glucagon and alanine had no effect on the ethanol-induced responses. Norepinephrine caused a decrease in levels of alpha-ketoglutarate, aspartate, and glutamate in hepatocytes incubated with Ca2+. The present data suggest that the redistribution of cellular Ca2+ may activate the efflux of aspartate from mitochondria in rat liver, resulting in an increase in the capacity of the malate-aspartate shuttle.

Alanine↗
PubMed1988

Gluconeogenesis in perfused chicken kidney. Effects of feeding and starvation.

1. Starvation for 48 hr doubled the rate of gluconeogenesis from lactate and pyruvate in perfused chicken kidney, but did not change the rate of production of glucose from malate, succinate, or alpha-ketoglutarate. 2. Amino-oxyacetate and D-malate inhibited the production of glucose from lactate and from pyruvate by 55% in each case. Quinolinate reduced the production of glucose from lactate and from pyruvate by 50% in both fed and starved chickens, but had no effect on the production of glucose from intermediates in the citric acid cycle. 3. Starvation increased the rate of formation of mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate from pyruvate, but had no effect on the rate of formation of mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate from malate.

Animals↗
PubMed1988

Effect of norepinephrine on consumption of oxygen in perfused skeletal muscle from cold-exposed rats.

The effect of norepinephrine on the consumption of O2 was studied in the skeletal muscle in the perfused hindlimbs of rats that had been kept at 4 degrees C for 5-25 days. 1) Basal rates of consumption of O2 and release of lactate were not affected by exposure to cold. 2) The stimulation of consumption of O2 by norepinephrine increased in the perfused hindlimbs of rats exposed to cold for 10-25 days, with a maximum stimulation at 20 days. The response to norepinephrine decreased markedly in hindlimbs perfused with propranolol or phentolamine. Phenylephrine, in the presence of 0.5 nM isoproterenol, stimulated the consumption of O2 at concentrations as low as 0.5 microM, with a maximum at 5 microM, in hindlimbs from the group exposed to cold for 20 days. 3) Ouabain inhibited the stimulation of consumption of O2 by norepinephrine. Norepinephrine caused a net release of K+ in control muscle but a net uptake of K+ by muscle from the group exposed to cold for 20 days. The results suggest that the calorigenic responsiveness to norepinephrine increases in skeletal muscle during acclimation of the rat to the cold, both alpha- and beta-adrenergic actions are involved in the calorigenic effects of norepinephrine, and the increased activity of the Na+-K+ ATPase under the influence of norepinephrine may be involved in the calorigenic action of norepinephrine on the skeletal muscle of cold-acclimated rats.

Acclimatization↗
PubMed1988

Effects of cold exposure on inhibition by isoproterenol of release of alanine in the rat.

The effects of isoproterenol on the release of alanine during perfusion with pyruvate and valine were studied in perfused hindlimbs from rats that had been kept for 5 or 20 days at 4 degrees C. In hindlimbs perfused with Krebs bicarbonate buffer in a flow-through mode, the rate of release of alanine during perfusion with 2 mM pyruvate plus 5 mM valine was 250 nmol.min-1.leg-1, a rate that is comparable with that reported in hindlimbs perfused with complex medium. Neither the pyruvate-stimulated nor valine plus pyruvate-stimulated rates of release of alanine changed after 20 days of exposure to cold. Isoproterenol inhibited the release of alanine during perfusion with pyruvate, with valine, and with valine plus pyruvate in hindlimbs from a control group of rats. However, in hindlimbs from cold-exposed groups, isoproterenol failed to inhibit the release of alanine during perfusion with valine plus pyruvate and stimulated the release of alanine during perfusion with valine. Aminooxyacetate inhibited the effects of valine, pyruvate, and isoproterenol. The results obtained suggested that cold exposure decreases the responses to isoproterenol of the mechanism of alanine release and causes an increased supply of alanine to the liver.

Alanine↗
PubMed1988

[Clinical and experimental study on reconstruction after pancreatectomy--Part II. Myoelectric activity of small intestine after pancreatoduodenectomy].

The aim of the study was to investigate the intestinal motility on I-type of reconstruction (e.g. Imanaga procedure) and II-type of reconstruction (e.g. Whipple procedure) following pancreatoduodenectomy in conscious dogs by chronically implanted electrodes along the reestablishing small intestine. During fasting, the interdigestive myoelectric complexes (IMCs) were initiated at a variety of electrode sites in either type of reconstruction. Seventy-six percent of the IMCs which were recorded in I-type dogs were propagated in sequence aborad. On the other hand, in II-type dogs, only 49% of the IMCs was propagated aborad. Furthermore the IMC cycles were more irregular in II-type dogs than in I-type dogs. After a meal, a characteristic fed pattern was induced in I-type dogs, whereas in II-type dogs the response of the small intestine to a meal was suppressed. This study shows that the intestinal myoelectric activity after pancreatoduodenectomy is more markedly disturbed in II-type of reconstruction than in I-type of reconstruction. Such disturbance of the intestinal activity may be a cause of postoperative malnutrition.

Anastomosis, Surgical↗
PubMed1988

[Clinical and experimental study on reconstruction after pancreatectomy--Part I. Cholangitis and its relationship to reconstruction].

The purpose of the present study is to clarify pathogenesis of cholangitis after pancreatectomy. The clinical study consisted of follow-up survey and hepatobiliary scintigraphy for the patients with type-I reconstruction (e.g. Imanaga procedure) and type-II reconstruction (e.g. Child procedure) after pancreatoduodenectomy. The experimental study was performed in dogs by creating three types of biliary reconstruction, namely, cholecystoduodenostomy (C-D), cholecystojejunostomy (C-J) and Roux-Y cholecystojejunostomy (R-Y). In the follow-up survey, cholangitis occurred in 19.0% of 21 type-I patients and in 33.3% of 18 type-II patients. In the hepatobiliary scintigraphy, type-I demonstrated smooth transit of bile along the reestablishing intestine. Type-II, on the other hand, showed marked stagnation of bile in the excluded loop, which could even trigger cholangitis. The experimental study showed that the results obtained from R-Y were no better than those obtained from C-D and C-J with respect to prevention of cholangitis based on histological, biochemical and bacteriological point of view. These studies suggest that type-I reconstruction carries little risk of causing cholangitis, whereas type-II reconstruction is not effective in preventing cholangitis.

Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y↗
PubMed1987

Distribution of glycolysis and gluconeogenesis in perfused chicken kidney.

Regional metabolism of glucose in chicken kidneys was studied in kidneys perfused with either an arterial system or a portal system. Provided that kidneys were perfused with oxygenated buffer solution at a flow rate of 5 ml/min per gram of kidney in both perfusion systems, oxygenation of the kidney was achieved, as judged by the rates of O2 uptake and the formation of lactate, gluconeogenesis, and the ratio of lactate to pyruvate. The rate of formation of lactate and pyruvate during glucose metabolism, in the presence or absence of KCN, was markedly higher with the arterial system than with the portal system. The rate of gluconeogenesis was equal with both perfusion systems but the rate was modulated by the type of substrate used. With succinate as substrate, ouabain inhibited glucose production and O2 uptake in both perfusion systems. With lactate and pyruvate as substrate, ouabain had no effect on glucose production in both perfusion systems, whereas the inhibition of O2 uptake by ouabain was greater with the arterial system than with the portal system. From the viewpoint of the accepted morphological components of the blood supply, these results suggest that chicken renal gluconeogenesis occurs in the cortex and that glycolysis occurs in medullary structures.

Aerobiosis↗
PubMed1986

Characteristics of rat hindlimbs perfused with erythrocyte- and albumin-free medium.

The isolated rat hindlimb was perfused with Krebs-bicarbonate buffer without erythrocytes and albumin in a flow-through mode at 32 degrees C, and the viability and metabolic characteristics of perfused skeletal muscle were examined. 1) With the flow rate at 15 ml X min-1 X leg-1, glucose and O2 uptake, lactate release, lactate-to-pyruvate ratio in effluent, and tissue creatine phosphate and adenine nucleotides remained constant at rest during perfusion for 90 min. The twitch tension changed little over perfusion. 2) When the leg was stimulated at a frequency below 0.5 Hz, the standard flow rate adequately delivered O2 to the perfused leg. Sciatic nerve stimulation enhanced glucose uptake in the absence of insulin. 3) The stimulatory effect of insulin on glucose uptake was observed with a concentration as low as 0.1 mU/ml, and maximal effect was at approximately mU/ml, with a nearly eightfold increase in glucose uptake. 4) Epinephrine and isoproterenol at a concentration of 0.5 nM stimulated lactate release, with maximal effect at 5 nM. The response to catecholamines was reversible and reproducible with a single preparation during the perfusion period of 120 min. The results indicated that the perfusion of hindlimb with a hemoglobin- and albumin-free medium is a convenient and reliable tool for the biochemical investigations of the integral function of hindlimb skeletal muscle.

Adenine Nucleotides↗
PubMed1985

Comparison of beta-glucan structures in a cell wall mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the wild type.

A mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae defective in the cell wall beta-glucan structure was obtained. The mutant cells are extremely sensitive to (beta 1-3)-glucanase digestion and mild alkali treatment. Structural analysis revealed that the alkali-insoluble, skeletal glucan from wild type cells contains two components, a (beta 1-3) linked glucan with a laminated structure, and a highly branched glucan containing predominantly (beta 1-6) linkages. The mutant cells lack the latter component.

Cell Wall↗
PubMed1985

Effect of norepinephrine on gluconeogenesis in perfused livers of cold-exposed rats.

The effects of norepinephrine and glucagon on gluconeogenesis were studied in hemoglobin-free perfused liver from rats kept for 1-20 days at 4 degrees C. When rats were starved for 24 h at 4 degrees C, the plasma glucose level of rats exposed to cold for 5, 10, and 20 days was significantly higher than that of rats for 1 day, but hepatic glycogen decreased to the same level in all groups. In the isolated perfused liver, basal rates of oxygen consumption and glucose production increased slightly through 5 days of cold exposure and returned to control levels after 20 days of cold exposure. The rates of glucose production from lactate, pyruvate, sorbitol, and glycerol increased by 20-30% after 5 days of cold exposure. The stimulation of gluconeogenesis from these substrates by norepinephrine and phenylephrine increased markedly at all time periods from 1 to 20 days in the cold, with a maximum at 5 days. The stimulation of glycogenolysis by norepinephrine was not affected by cold exposure. The response to catecholamines decreased markedly in liver perfused with calcium-free medium and/or with phentolamine. The stimulation of gluconeogenesis by glucagon increased only in rats exposed to cold for 20 days. The results obtained suggest that the stimulation of hepatic gluconeogenesis by cold is due to an alpha-adrenergic response, and the activation occurs beyond the interaction of norepinephrine with its receptor.

Acclimatization↗