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S Imai

Publications and source records attributed to S Imai.

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PubMed1985

Horizontal transmission of the mouse mammary tumor virus in cage mates of the same and opposite sex of low and high mammary cancer strain mice.

Horizontal transmission of mouse mammary tumor virus (MTV) was investigated in cage mates of the same and opposite sex of low (BALB/c) and high mammary cancer strains (DD/Tbr, SHN and GR). By MTVp27 and MTVgp52 radioimmunoassay, MTV antigen expression was found in the salivary glands, mammary glands and secondary male genital organs of the MTV-free BALB/c strain. Infectivity and oncogenicity were also found in DDf or BALB/c mice by inoculating extracts of salivary gland and/or seminal vesicle in high mammary cancer strains. It is suggested that the primary source of the infectious agent in cases of caged animals of the same sex is saliva, while the primary source in cases of caged animals of the opposite sex is the seminal fluid, although additional infection through saliva cannot be ruled out in the latter case.

Animals↗
PubMed1985

Cardiovascular and respiratory effects of antiarrhythmic drugs on conscious beagles.

Cardiovascular effects of antiarrhythmic drugs and their effects on the respiratory rate were examined in conscious beagles. Disopyramide, 1.5 mg/kg i.v., increased the blood pressure and decreased the heart rate, but higher dose of 5 mg/kg i.v. increased both. Disopyramide showed no central nervous side effects. Procainamide, 20 and 60 mg/kg i.v., increased the blood pressure and heart rate without changing the respiratory rate. A higher dose (60 mg/kg i.v.) of procainamide induced vomiting. Lidocaine, 2 and 6 mg/kg i.v., and phenytoin, 3 and 10 mg/kg i.v., simultaneously increased the blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate accompanied by excitement, and with a higher dose (6 mg/kg i.v.) of lidocaine, by convulsions. Verapamil, 0.1 and 0.3 mg/kg i.v., induced tachycardia without serious neurological effects. In conscious healthy dogs cardiovascular depressant actions of antiarrhythmic drugs could only rarely be observed.

Animals↗
PubMed1985

Mechanism of the hypotensive effect of a new beta-adrenergic blocking drug, arotinolol (S-596) in anesthetized rabbits.

The mechanism of the hypotensive effect of arotinolol (dl-2-(3'-t-butylamino-2'-hydroxypropylthio)-4-(5'-carbamoyl-2'-th ienyl) thiazole hydrochloride, S-596), a new beta-adrenergic blocking drug with a weak alpha-adrenergic blocking activity, was studied in anesthetized rabbits. Intravenously administered arotinolol produced hypotension at doses above 3 micrograms/kg. Postganglionic renal nerve impulses (RNI) were effect-dependently at doses of 3 and 30 micrograms/kg but augmented after 300 micrograms/kg of arotinolol. The effects of the lower doses of arotinolol were similar to those of clonidine or propranolol, while the effects of the higher doses were similar to those of nitroprusside or phentolamine. The regression line representing the relation between the per cent change of the resting blood pressure and that of the numbers of RNI produced by the lower doses of arotinolol coincided with that of propranolol. Arotinolol blocked the pressor response to phenylephrine but not that to noradrenaline. Administration of arotinolol via the carotid artery produced a hypotension and a concomitant decrease of the numbers of RNI at doses of 3 to 30 micrograms/kg. The above results suggest that the hypotension produced by lower doses of arotinolol was attributable to a decreased sympathetic nervous activity, as is the case with propranolol, while the hypotension by higher doses was peripheral in origin, occurring as a consequence of the blocking effect on the alpha 1-adrenoceptor.

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists↗
PubMed1985

[A case report of tubular adenoma of the breast].

Pure adenoma of the breast was seen in a 34-year-old Japanese woman. On examination, there was a firm, movable, nontender mass, 2.0 cm in diameter, in the upper outer quadrant of the left breast. The xeromammographic and macroscopical diagnosis was fibroadenoma. Histological examination, however, identified pure tubular adenoma of the breast. This was reported herein because of its extreme rarity.

Adenofibroma↗
PubMed1985

[Left ventricular diastolic properties in dilated cardiomyopathy, transmural myocardial infarction, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy].

Left ventricular (LV) diastolic properties in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), transmural myocardial infarction (TMI), and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) were evaluated. Radionuclide angiography and M-mode echocardiography were performed for 11 cases of DCM, 40 cases of TMI, 21 cases of HCM, and nine normal control subjects. In DCM, the peak filling rate (PFR) and filling fraction (FF) were significantly reduced, but the time to the peak filling rate (TPFR) was not prolonged. In TMI, both the PFR and FF were significantly reduced. Moreover, the TPFR was significantly prolonged in TMI as compared to DCM. Although depression of the PFR in HCM was not apparent, prolongation of the TPFR in HCM was marked. In DCM, there was good correlation between the PFR and left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) (r = 0.71, p less than 0.03). In TMI, there was a good correlation between the TPFR and the standard deviation of the LV phase angle histogram (SDP), indicating LV asynergy (r = 0.589, p less than 0.005). In HCM, both the FF and PFR correlated inversely with the LV wall thickness (r = -0.74, p less than 0.008; r = -0.581, p less than 0.03, respectively). These results indicate that various factors affect LV diastolic properties in heart disease, and that radionuclide angiography is a valuable technique for evaluating LV diastolic function.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1984

Clinical application of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) upon orthodontic tooth movement.

Chemically produced prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) was administered in clinical cases of orthodontic tooth movement. In the first phase, lingual arch springs were applied on both sides of the maxilla to upper first premolars which were scheduled for extraction. One side received submucosal injections of PGE1 and the other received vehicle injections. The rate of tooth movement in the buccal direction approximately doubled on the side of several PGE1 injections as compared to the control side. In the second phase, the PGE1 injections were applied in canine-retraction cases for up to 3 weeks in first-premolar-extraction cases. The rate of distal canine movement was almost double on the side receiving PGE1 injections as compared to the vehicle-injected side. In the third phase, the PGE1 injections were applied on routine canine retraction in first-premolar-extraction cases. The rate of distal canine movement was almost 1.6-fold on the side of PGE1 injections as compared to the vehicle-injected side. Throughout this study, no side effects were observed macroscopically in the gingiva and roentgenographically in the alveolar bone, except for a slight pain reaction consistent with orthodontic tooth movement.

Alprostadil↗