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S Hirose

Publications and source records attributed to S Hirose.

At least 595 records · Page 33Linked to original sources
PubMed1988

[Combined valvular disease with the scimitar triad: a case report].

A case of combined valvular disease with the scimitar sign is reported. A 48-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for treatment of congestive heart failure due to combined valvular disease following an upper respiratory infection. Chest radiography revealed hypoplasia of the right lung, dextroposition of the heart and a curved vascular opacity adjacent to the right cardiac border having the appearance of a scimitar sign. The latter was better demonstrated by chest tomography. A lung scan showed a marked decrease in perfusion of the right lung. A CT scan of the thorax revealed hypoplasia of the right lung, dextroposition of the heart and an abnormal, curved and thickened right pulmonary vein which drained into a markedly enlarged left atrium. Right heart catheterization demonstrated elevated pressures in the right side of the heart. However, no shunt was demonstrated. A pulmonary angiogram revealed an anomalous pulmonary vein, having the appearance of a scimitar sign draining normally into the left atrium. Only five cases like the present case have been reported in the world literatures. The results in the present case indicate that patients with radiological evidence of the scimitar syndrome should be examined using computed tomography of the chest to rule out the "pseudoscimitar sign."

Electrocardiography↗
PubMed1988

Effect of a new antirheumatic drug (CGS10787B) on antibody formation and delayed-type hypersensitivity in BALB/c mice.

The effect of CGS10787B on antibody formation and cell-mediated (delayed-type) hypersensitivity in BALB/c mice was examined by using the haemolytic plaque-forming cell assay and the delayed-type footpad reaction with the assay of T-cell subsets. CGS10787B at doses of 5, 25 and 100 mg/kg p.o. enhanced spleen haemolytic plaque-formation on day 4, and spleen rosette-formation on day 5 after immunization. In the assay of T-cell subsets, CGS10787B at the dose of 100 mg/kg reduced the Lyt-23 positive cell subset. In type III hypersensitivity, CGS10787B at doses of 5, 25 and 100 mg/kg p.o. for 6 days reduced dose-relatedly the footpad swelling of the immunized mouse. In type IV hypersensitivity, CGS10787B at doses of 5, 25 and 100 mg/kg p.o. for 6 days diminished dose-dependently the footpad swelling augmented by cyclophosphamide pretreatment. In the assay of T-cell subsets, CGS10787B at doses of 25 and 100 mg/kg increased the Thy-1 positive cell subset. These findings suggest that CGS10787B has an influence on the immune systems, acting on the function of T lymphocytes as well as on the inflammatory process in immunized animals.

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PubMed1987

Identification of the primary translation product of atrial natriuretic peptide receptor mRNA in a cell-free system using anti-receptor antiserum.

The primary translation product of mRNA encoding atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) receptor has been shown to have an Mr of 58,000. Poly(A)+ RNA was isolated from the bovine kidney and lung and translated in a rabbit reticulocyte lysate system containing [35S]methionine. Immunoprecipitation of the labeled translation products, followed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and fluorography, identified a 58-kDa protein as the primary translation product which is the unglycosylated precursor to be processed to the glycosylated mature 70-kDa form found in the plasma membranes. The result lends strong support to our previous proposal that mature ANP receptor is composed of two disulfide-linked 70-kDa subunits, eliminating the possibility that the two 70-kDa subunits arise from a larger 140-kDa precursor by proteolytic cleavage.

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PubMed1987

Class-specific regulation of anti-DNA antibody synthesis and the age-associated changes in (NZB x NZW)F1 hybrid mice.

Investigations of regulatory helper and suppressor T cells in the in vitro anti-DNA antibody synthesis in NZB x NZW (B/W) F1 hybrid mice were initiated by the development of an in vitro system in which G10-passed B cells from B/W F1 mice were cocultured with mitomycin C-treated T cells in the presence of Con A and either in the presence or in the absence of LPS. It was revealed that each IgG and IgM anti-DNA antibody synthesis was under the regulation of separate L3T4+ helper and Ly-2+ suppressor T cells. The function of these class-specific regulatory T cells was age-dependent. Although the helper effect of L3T4+ T cells on IgG antibody synthesis increased, the effect of L3T4+ T cells on IgM antibody production decreased in B/W F1 mice with aging. The IgG anti-DNA antibody production in the cocultures of L3T4+ T cells and B cells was suppressed by addition of Ly-2+ T cells from young but not aged B/W F1 mice, whereas the production of IgM anti-DNA antibodies was suppressed by Ly-2+ T cells from aged but not young B/W F1 mice. We also found that although IgM anti-DNA antibody-producing B cells were already present in 2-mo-old mice, B cells producing IgG antibodies under the influence of L3T4+ T cells appeared in mice at 7 mo of age. These data clearly indicate that separate class-specific regulatory T cells are involved in the production of IgM and IgG anti-DNA antibodies and that the total serum level of the antibodies is reflected by both their age-associated changes and the generation of antibody-forming B cells in B/W F1 mice.

Aging↗
PubMed1987

Purification of atrial natriuretic peptide receptor from bovine lung. Evidence for a disulfide-linked subunit structure.

The receptor for atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) was purified to apparent homogeneity from bovine lung by a combination of detergent extraction, ammonium sulfate precipitation, and affinity chromatography on ANP-Affi-Gel 10. The Mr of the purified receptor is about 140,000 as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. After reduction, the protein migrated as a single band with an Mr near 70,000. NH2-terminal sequence analysis of the purified material revealed only one sequence, indicating that the ANP receptor is composed of two probably identical subunits held together by disulfide bond(s), although it remains possible that one of the subunits is blocked at the NH2 terminus. Antibody was produced to the nonreduced Mr = 140,000 species and shown to interact with detergent-solubilized forms of the lung and kidney ANP receptor.

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PubMed1987

Brefeldin A arrests the intracellular transport of a precursor of complement C3 before its conversion site in rat hepatocytes.

The effects of brefeldin A on intracellular transport and posttranslational modification of complement C3 (C3) were studied in primary culture of rat hepatocytes. In the control culture C3 was synthesized as a precursor (pro-C3), which was processed to the mature form with alpha- and beta-subunits before its discharge into the medium. In the presence of brefeldin A the secretion of C3 was strongly blocked, resulting in accumulation of pro-C3. However, after a prolonged interval the mature form of C3 was finally secreted. The results indicate that brefeldin A impedes translocation of pro-C3 to the Golgi complex where pro-C3 is converted to the mature form, but not its proteolytic processing, in contrast to the effects of monensin and weakly basic amines.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

Down-regulation of atrial natriuretic peptide receptor and cyclic GMP response in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells.

Treatment of cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells with human atrial natriuretic peptide (hANP) or Met(O)12hANP caused a similar and marked reduction (approximately 80%) of ANP receptor number (down-regulation). A second challenge with hANP stimulated the accumulation of intracellular cGMP in the down-regulated cells to the same extent as in control cells. These data suggest that ANP receptor sites are functionally heterogenous, the more abundant site being uncoupled from guanylate cyclase but susceptible to down-regulation.

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PubMed1987

Angiography with fluorescein-labeled dextrans in a primate model of uveitis.

Sequential fluorescein angiography, using fluorescein-labeled dextran molecules of several different sizes, was carried out in monkeys with intraocular inflammation induced with interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein. The vascular leakage seen with the dextrans was compared with that seen with standard fluorescein sodium angiography. The angiograms demonstrated that different-sized leaks appear in the retinal vessels in adjacent areas during the course of the inflammation. Most retinal vessels leaked only fluorescein sodium and no dextran of any size, suggesting that it is the unbound fluorescein that leaks out of these vessels and not fluorescein bound to plasma albumin. It was not possible to tell by clinical examination which areas would leak the larger-molecular weight tracers. Ultrastructural studies of the veins leaking the dextrans revealed areas of abnormal endothelial tight junctions, whereas the tight junctions were normal in areas where leakage occurred with fluorescein alone.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

Immunological aspects of the anemia of rheumatoid arthritis.

In order to investigate the cause of the anemia concomitant with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we examined, using the erythroid colony assay of human bone marrow colony-forming units-erythroid (CFU-e) and burst-forming units-erythroid (BFU-e), the effects of the patients' serum and peripheral blood T lymphocytes on the CFU-e-derived colonies. The counts of erythroid colonies of RA patients were markedly lower than those of human control subjects [CFU-e: control 152.9 +/- 30.6 (n = 19), RA 51.1 +/- 13.6 (n = 7), t = 7.66567, p less than 0.01; BFU-e: control 25.2 +/- 5.9 (n = 5), RA 12.6 +/- 2.6 (n = 7), t = 4.574, p less than 0.01]. The serum from two out of seven RA patients slightly inhibited the formation of CFU-e-derived colonies of human control subjects (t = 2.31, 0.05 less than p less than 0.1); however, the serum from the other five RA patients did not significantly inhibit human control erythroid colony formation as compared with human control serum (t = 0.981, 0.3 less than p less than 0.4). On the other hand, peripheral blood T lymphocytes of the patients markedly inhibited the formation of CFU-e-derived colonies of the control subjects as compared with peripheral blood T lymphocytes from human control subjects (t = 4.24, p less than 0.01). The above-mentioned results suggest that the peripheral blood T lymphocytes of RA patients might play a role as one of the causes of the concomitant anemia of RA patients.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

Congenital central alveolar hypoventilation (Ondine's curse): a case report and review of the literature.

Congenital central alveolar hypoventilation (C-CAH), so called Ondine's curse, is known to be quite a rare neuropathology that has been reported in only 23 cases to date. C-CAH was diagnosed in a 2-year-5-month-old infant. In the treatment of C-CAH, we implanted a right unilateral diaphragm pacemaker in the infant and his respiratory status was remarkably improved after diaphragm pacing. Twenty-three reported cases of this disorder are reviewed in the literature.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1987

The Leu-1 B-cell subpopulation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Ly-1-B cells have been shown to be elevated in autoimmune mice, especially NZB, and to secrete IgM autoantibody, suggesting that Ly-1 B cells may participate in autoimmune diseases. In this study, B-cell populations carrying Leu-1, a human T-cell surface molecule homologous to mouse Ly-1 (Leu-1 B), were examined by dual fluorescence flow cytometry, in peripheral blood lymphocytes taken from patients suffering from various autoimmune disease. These B cells were shown to be present at a significantly high percentage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. There was no significant correlation among the incidence of Leu-1 B cells, rheumatoid factor (RF) titers, and the amount of IgM production in vitro. There was, however, a significantly high incidence of Leu-1 B cells in RA patients with a high RF titer (greater than 5 X 2(13), suggesting that these B cells in RA may play an important role in IgM RF production in vivo.

Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte↗
PubMed1987

Specificity of anti-polynucleotide monoclonal antibodies from human-human hybridomas.

Nine human-human hybridoma clones, secreting monoclonal antibodies reactive with nucleic acids, were generated by fusing with lymphocytes of lung cancer or systemic lupus erythematosus patients. These hybridoma antibodies were classified into 5 types, in terms of reactivities with DNA, RNA, various synthetic nucleic acids and cardiolipin. Hybridoma clone SU-1 secreted antibody reacting with dsDNA, ssDNA and RNA (type I). Clone HL-321 did not react with these, but with poly (dT), poly (I) and poly (G) (type II). Clone HL-349 was reactive with almost all nucleic acids tested and also with cardiolipin (type III). Clones HF-4, HF-7, HB-7 and HL-259 reacted with ssDNA, poly (A), poly (G) and cardiolipin, but not with RNA (type IV). HB-5 and SH-9 antibodies were reactive only with poly (dT) (type V).

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗
PubMed1987

Unique cell surface phenotypes of proliferating lymphocytes in mice homozygous for lpr and gld mutations, defined by monoclonal antibodies to MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr T cells.

In mice bearing the autosomal recessive gene of either lpr or gld, generalized T-cell proliferation and autoimmunity occurs. The surface antigen profiles of these proliferating cells were analyzed using two-color flow cytometry analysis with two newly established rat monoclonal antibodies (ALP-1, ALP-2) directed to lpr cells. The Lp-1 antigen, defined by ALP-1, is expressed exclusively on approximately one-half of proliferating lpr and gld lymph node cells. The Lp-2 antigen, like B 220, is expressed on 80-90% of lpr and gld lymph node cells, the cells in B-cell lineage and a small population of Ly-2+ T cells from normal mice. Thus, the lpr and gld lymph node cells were classified into three subsets, Lp-1+/Lp-2+, Lp-1-/Lp-2+ and Lp-1-/Lp-2-. After stimulation with Con A or a combination of IL-2 and phorbol ester, a small population of T cells from normal mice became Lp-1+. The same treatment increased Lp-2+/Ly-2+ and induced Lp-2+/L3T4+ T-cell populations. Therefore, it seems likely that these phenotypically unique T cells are generated at some stage during the proliferation and differentiation of certain normal T-cell subpopulations. The aberrant T cells in mice with lpr and gld mutations may even be normal regulatory T cells, if they are not proliferating abnormally.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

Uveitis induced in primates by IRBP: humoral and cellular immune responses.

In a previous publication, we have reported that immunization with bovine interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) produces severe uveitis in monkeys. The present study further examined the uveitogenicity of IRBP and analysed the immune responses in the immunized monkeys. Uveitis developed in monkeys immunized with bovine IRBP at doses as low as 10 micrograms Kg-1 body wt. In contrast, no disease was detected in monkeys immunized with monkey IRBP at the total dose of 100 micrograms Kg-1. Serum antibodies were measured in the immunized monkeys by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, while cellular immunity was determined by skin hypersensitivity and the lymphocyte mitotic reaction in culture. No humoral or cellular immune responses were detected in monkeys immunized with monkey IRBP. Monkeys immunized with bovine IRBP produced antibodies which cross-reacted well with monkey IRBP. On the other hand, these monkeys did not react with monkey IRBP by skin hypersensitivity and their lymphocytes responded in culture to this protein only when tested by a highly sensitive procedure. In contrast, significant responses of the same cells to bovine IRBP were obtained at all tested conditions. These data are interpreted to suggest that the pathogenic cellular immune responses in vivo detect cross-reactivity with this autologous ocular antigen more efficiently than most conventional laboratory tests.

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