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S Yoshimoto

Publications and source records attributed to S Yoshimoto.

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Heterotransplantation and maturation of a chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line (KCL-22) in vivo.

Heterotransplantation was performed to study the maturational capacity of a new Ph1 chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line (KCL-22). Five million KCL-22 cells of undifferentiated blasts were implanted intraperitoneally into 15 immunosuppressed newborn hamsters. Of the 15 hamsters, 10 that survived developed granulocytic tumors 16-61 days after implantation. The tumor cells were composed of a mixed population of undifferentiated blasts, neutrophils, and eosinophils and had a human female karyotype with double Ph1 chromosomes identical to that found in the KCL-22 cell line used for transplantation. These findings indicate that Ph1 chromosome-positive cells can be induced to mature along the neutrophil-eosinophil lineage after growth in the heterologous hosts.

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Infectious transmission of human T-cell leukemia virus to animals.

An human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV)-producing cell line (Ra-1) was established from rabbit lymphocytes by co-cultivation with lethally irradiated MT-2 cells. Ra-1 cells were inoculated intravenously into a Japanese monkey and rabbits. All animals responded with the production of antibodies to HTLV. Lymphocytes from the seroconverted animals were grown in the presence of T-cell growth factor (TCGF) or co-cultured with lymphocytes from seronegative healthy persons. The TCGF-grown cells, which were chromosomally of the recipient type, expressed HTLV antigens and particles. The co-cultures gave rise to human T-cell lines which also harbored HTLV antigens and particles. Blood transfusion from the infected rabbits resulted in the seroconversion of the recipient rabbits. HTLV-producing lymphoid cell lines were established from some of the transfused rabbits. The recipient origin of these cell lines was determined by chromosome analysis. It was possible to serially transmit HTLV by blood transfusion in rabbits. Thus, these animals offer promise as a laboratory model for HTLV infection.

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Bulimia nervosa complicated by deficiency of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors.

A 28-year-old woman manifested a hemorrhagic tendency caused by a deficiency of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors. Her condition was diagnosed as bulimia nervosa in view of a previous history of anorexia nervosa and episodes of self-induced vomiting and purging. There were no remarkable lesions in her alimentary system. In treatment of bulimia nervosa, attention should be given not only to the loss of body fluids and electrolytes, but also to the possibility of a deficiency of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors.

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