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T Muto

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At least 487 records · Page 27Linked to original sources
PubMed1990

Evaluation of viral myocarditis in children by radionuclide method.

Evaluation of viral myocarditis is essential for the clinician to assess the prognosis. In this study, Tl-201 myocardial scintigraphy and Tc-99m gated cardiac blood pool scan were performed in 16 patients with myocarditis diagnosed by clinical symptoms and laboratory findings and these nuclear medicine techniques were followed up for 5 years. Exercise Tl-201 scintigraphy using a bicycle ergometer was performed in 8 patients by SPECT imaging. There were mild to severe persistent defects found in all cases (100%), but pressure rate products showed normal response. The Tl-201 defect ratio improved gradually, but did not change significantly. In the resting Tl-201 image one of 16 patients showed severe multifocal defects. LVEF increased significantly from 1 year to 5 years after onset, while RVEF measured by gated blood pool scans showed slight increases 3 years to 5 years after diagnosis. It was concluded that myocardial perfusion improved only incompletely. Cardiac function (LVEF and RVEF) improved gradually, and pressure rate products were normal. Myocarditis should therefore be followed up in order to assess the prognosis; moreover, the relationship of myocarditis to dilated cardiomyopathy needs to be further studied.

Child↗
PubMed1990

[O5-antigenic classification of Salmonella typhimurium isolated from outbreaks of Salmonella enteritis].

S. typhimurium (STM) were isolated from outbreaks of Salmonella enteritis and were studied for their reactivity to monoclonal antibody TMY1 specific for Salmonella O5-antigen with the following results; By using the bacterial agglutination test with TMY1, STM were classified into O5-antigenic molecule positive and negative (copenhagen type) strains, suggesting the usefulness of TMY1 as an exquisite epidemiologic tool for Salmonella enteritis.

Antigens, Bacterial↗
PubMed1990

Microspectrophotometric DNA analysis in ulcerative colitis with special reference to its application in diagnosis of carcinoma and dysplasia.

The deoxyribonucleic (DNA) content was measured by microspectrophotometry in 100 specimens from 60 patients with ulcerative colitis, including six patients in whom the colitis was associated with carcinoma. Some 23 of 30 (77%) specimens of dysplastic tissue showed aneuploidy or polyploidy, whereas 50 of 53 (94%) specimens of non-dysplastic tissue showed diploidy. The difference was statistically significant (p less than 0.001). Polyploidy was often observed in non-dysplastic mucosa from patients who had carcinoma or dysplasia. In the non-dysplastic patients all samples of inflamed tissue showed diploidy. Some 10% of samples without inflammation, however, also showed polyploidy. A good correlation was found between the frequency of polyploid cells and the grade of dysplasia. Microspectrophotometric measurement of DNA content proved useful in the assessment and diagnosis of dysplasia in ulcerative colitis and could be considered for screening high risk patients.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Health risk assessed by temporal course of weight gain.

Health risks induced by the temporal course of weight gain were studied. Of 1,627 male company employees, 437 subjects were selected as follows. The criteria for eligibility were: 1) A subject must have undergone more than 20 health checkups. 2) The subject's weight gain since adolescence must have exceeded 7 kilograms. Four hundred and thirty-seven subjects were selected using these criteria. The average subject's age was 46.2 +/- 5.1 (Mean +/- S.D.) years. Subjects were classified into 3 groups according to the rate of weight gain. As a result, 167 were classified as the rapid weight-gain group (defined as a weight gain of more than 5 kilograms per 5 years), 212 were designated as the moderate weight-gain group (less than 5 kilograms per 5 years) and 58 were assigned to a miscellaneous group (temporal weight loss during the observation period). This miscellaneous group was excluded from further analysis. Comparison between the rapid and moderate weight-gain groups indicate that the prevalence of abnormal fasting blood glucose levels was significantly higher in the rapid weight-gain group than in the moderate group (p less than 0.01). The Mantel-Haenszel overall odds ratio adjusted for the current relative body weight for the abnormal fasting blood glucose level was 2.86 (95% C.I.: 1.35-6.06). To determine the factors related to the occurrence of abnormal fasting blood glucose levels, stepwise logistic regression was performed by selecting the rate of weight gain, age, weight gain amount and current relative body weight as independent variables. Age and rate of weight gain were shown to be significant variables in abnormal fasting blood glucose levels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Adult↗
PubMed1990

No adverse effects of lead on renal function in lead-exposed workers.

A cross-sectional study was performed on 165 male lead-exposed workers to clarify the quantitative relationships between less severe exposure to lead and its effects on renal function in 1985. Mean and range of blood lead concentration (Pb-B) were 36.5 micrograms/dl and 6-73 micrograms/dl, respectively. Duration of lead exposure was 0.1 to 26.3 years. No lead-related changes were detected in serum creatinine concentration, beta-2 microglobulin in urine, creatinine clearance, beta-2 microglobulin clearance, and uric acid clearance. Twenty of the 165 workers had been exposed to lead for more than 10 years with mean duration of 21.0 years. Average concentrations of Pb-B in each individual during 1972 to 1984 were 26.1-66.6 micrograms/dl. Renal function indices of these 20 workers were not different from those of remaining lead-exposed workers whose lead exposure duration were 10 years or less. These results suggest that long-term less severe exposure to lead up to 70 micrograms/dl of Pb-B may not cause adverse effects on renal glomerular function and proximal tubular function.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

erbB-2 gene expression in colorectal cancer.

The expression of the erbB-2 gene product was studied immunohistochemically on 38 normal colonic mucosae, 14 adenomas and 44 colon cancers, with the use of two anti-erbB-2 antibodies, a rabbit polyclonal antibody specific for the intracellular domain and a mouse monoclonal antibody specific for the extracellular domain. Normal mucosae and adenomas were not stained. Five cases (11%) of colon cancer were positive with the polyclonal anti-erbB-2 antibody, while only one case was positive with the monoclonal antibody. Most of the positive cases were in Dukes C stage. The rare overexpression of the erbB-2 protein in colon cancer seems to indicate a minor role for the gene in colorectal tumorigenesis.

Adenoma↗
PubMed1990

[Treatment of a refractory chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw].

Two cases of refractory chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw were presented, the first in a patient with pycnodysostosis, the second that had been receiving radiotherapy. Both cases were primary chronic osteomyelitis with a markedly protracted course of recovery, in spite of the antibiotic and local irrigation therapy. However the lesion was cured by the removal of sequesters and granulation tissues without radical treatment such as a decorticotomy. Radical surgery, decortication, is an effective procedure in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw, but treatment with the surgical procedures which remove only the necrotic bones and granulation tissues followed by antibiotic therapy is also possible.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

[An epidemiological study of health behavior and health consciousness in smoking behavior modification].

Among health enhancement activities which have been promoted at various worksites smoking cessation is the most common but is seldom very successful. Smoking cessation programs have almost always neglected individual background factors. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the factors critical to behavior modification with respect to smoking cessation at worksites. Five hundred and sixty-five chemical factory workers responded to questionnaires on their smoking behavior lifestyle, drinking habits, opinions on smoking, opinions on quitting smoking, knowledge about the effects of smoking on health, and type A behavior pattern. Two hundred thirty two male smokers (age 20-58) were chosen for the smoking cessation program, which was administered during the periodical health examinations. One year after receiving the anti-smoking education their smoking behaviors were again surveyed. Fifteen employees had quit smoking and 79 had reduced consumption by more than 10 cigarettes per day. A principal component analysis was performed in order to extract factors from the numerous items on the questionnaire. Principal component scores were compared between the group that had stopped smoking or had cut back by more than 10 cigarettes per day (Responsive Group) and the rest of the smokers (Unresponsive Group). Principal component scores, which appear to be related to levels of individual health consciousness and levels of regular exercise, were significantly higher in the responsive group than in the unresponsive group. No significant differences were noted between the two groups for principal component scores for knowledge of effects of smoking on health, drinking habits, opinions on smoking, opinions on quitting smoking, and type A behavior.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Adenocarcinoma arising in Barrett's esophagus after total gastrectomy.

A 64-yr-old Japanese male who underwent a partial gastrectomy for a duodenal ulcer at the age of 21, a total resection of the remnant stomach for a stomal ulcer at age 25, and in whom Barrett's esophagus was diagnosed at age 47, was found to have a tumor at the distal esophagus and was operated on by thoracic esophagectomy. The tumor was a well to moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma invading down to the muscularis propria. The entire esophageal mucosa in the resected specimen was lined by columnar epithelium. This tumor was thought to derive from the Barrett's esophageal epithelium.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed1990

[A carcinoma of the reconstructed gastric tube after a radical esophageal cancer operation].

Reported are five patients who developed a carcinoma of the reconstructed gastric tube. In 3 of the 5 patients, the esophageal cancer was preceded by a gastric cancer, and the intervals before the gastric cancer was detected were 34, 24, and 60 months. The gastric tube the had been reconstructed by the retrosternal rout was resected with a median sternotomy in cases 1 and 2. In case 3, since a liver and lung metastasis had been detected by routine examination, surgery was not performed. Cases 4 and 5 had an esophageal cancer associated with a simultaneous early gastric cancer located in the lesser curvature of the upper body. Thus, a esophagectomy and a partial gastrectomy were performed. Twenty-eight and 21 months later, respectively, an early gastric cancer was found at the stump of the gastric tube that had been reconstructed by the retrosternal route. Endoscopic laser therapy was subsequently employed for both patients. Because of these findings, the author have concluded that postoperative serial examination of the gastric tube are very important, since cases of a gastric tube cancer are increasing.

Aged↗
PubMed1990

[A case of retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma].

We reported is the histogenesis of a case of a primary retroperitoneal cystadenocarcinoma that was resected surgically in a 42-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital for SLE. On echographic examination, she was found to have a right abdominal tumor and underwent an operation for the complete removal of an abdominal tumor located in the right retroperitoneal cavity. A histological examination of the tumor revealed it to be compatible with a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary. Only four cases of a primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma have been reported in the literature. This rare lesion was studied histopathologically and its histogenesis is discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

Purification and characterization of a fatty-acid-binding protein from the gastric mucosa of rats. Possible identity with heart fatty-acid-binding protein and its parietal cell localization.

Fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) was purified from rat gastric mucosa by successive Sephadex G-75 chromatography, DEAE-cellulose chromatography and HPLC on an RP-2 (Merck) reversed-phase column. The purified stomach FABP migrated as a single band corresponding to an apparent molecular mass of 15 kDa on SDS/PAGE. Stomach FABP appeared to be identical with rat heart FABP, as judged from its electrophoretic mobility, amino acid composition and tryptic peptide map. In addition, the amino acid sequences of two selected tryptic peptides coincided completely with the rat heart FABP sequence deduced from that of cDNA. Stomach FABP showed immunochemical identity with rat heart FABP when tested with an antiserum against rat heart FABP. Immunohistochemically, stomach FABP was specifically stained with anti-(rat heart FABP) serum in parietal cells of the gastric mucosa. The results suggested that the primary structure of stomach FABP is identical with that of rat heart FABP, and showed that stomach FABP is localized in parietal cells of the gastric mucosa.

Amino Acid Sequence↗