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T Oka

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PubMed1992

[An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitation of the major allergen from Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen, Cry j I, using monoclonal antibodies].

We have developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using two anti-Cry j I monoclonal antibodies (KW-S10 and KW-S131) for the quantitation of the major allergen from Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria Japonica) pollen, Cry j I. Polystyrene microplates coated with KW-S131 were incubated with pollen allergen extracts. Cry j I, which bound to the antibody, was detected with alkaline phosphatase-conjugated KW-S10 using chromogenic enzyme substrate. Cry j I could be measured in concentration of between 0.16 and 2.5 ng/ml by this assay. Intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were 1.1-3.5% and 0.9-4.6%, respectively. This assay was considered that it was specific for Cry j I of Japanese cedar pollen because it didn't react with allergens of hinoki (Chamaecypairs obtusa) pollen which have antigenicity in common to Japanese cedar pollen. This assay would be useful for the standardization of Japanese cedar pollen allergen extracts.

Allergens↗
PubMed1992

[The effect of portal venous drainage on graft survival and function in rat whole pancreaticoduodenal transplantation].

A whole pancreaticoduodenal transplant model with portal venous drainage was achieved in the rat, and effect of venous drainage from pancreas grafts into the portal vein on the functional graft survival and long-term glucose metabolism was investigated. In allogeneic series between ACI (RT1a) donors and streptozotocin-induced diabetic Lewis (RT1l) recipients (nonfasting plasma glucose greater than or equal to 400 mg/dl), the mean survival time of pancreas transplants determined by recurrent hyperglycemia (greater than or equal to 200 mg/gl) in rats with portal venous drainage (PV-group: 8.9 +/- 1.3 days) was slightly longer than that in rats with systemic venous drainage (SV-group: 8.3 +/- 0.9 days), but statistically insignificant. In the syngeneic series using Lewis rats, K-values (%/min) in IV-GTT at 1, 2 and 3 months after pancreas transplantation were, respectively, 1.5 +/- 1.0, 2.0 +/- 0.6 and 2.3 +/- 0.7 in PV-group, and 1.2 +/- 0.3, 1.2 +/- 0.4 and 1.8 +/- 0.5 in SV-group. Peripheral IRI (microU/ml) levels before glucose load were higher in both groups (PV-group, 15.1 +/- 10.5: SV-group, 22.8 +/- 16.2) at 3 months than in normal control (7.9 +/- 1.6: p greater than 0.05). These results indicate that the portal venous drainage in pancreas transplants has no remarkable profit in graft survival and that it can provide more physiological glucose control but cannot normalize insulin concentration.

Animals↗
PubMed1992

[Renal arteriovenous fistula detected 25 years after nephrolithotomy: a case report].

We report a case of intrarenal arteriovenous fistula (AVF) with macroscopic hematuria detected after nephrolithotomy performed 25 years previously. The present case, successfully treated by transcatheter embolization with steel coils, is the eighth case of postnephrolithotomy AVF reported in English and Japanese literatures. The necessity of renal arteriography in patients with postoperative massive hematuria is stressed.

Arteriovenous Fistula↗
PubMed1992

[Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall preoperatively suspected as urachal tumor: a case report].

A case of desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall which was preoperatively suspected as urachal tumor is presented. The patient was a 56-year-old man, who was referred to our clinic for further examination of the mass detected incidentally in the ventral region of the urinary bladder by computed tomography. Ultrasonography showed that the mass had a heterogenous and hypoechogenic content. An urachal tumor was suspected and surgery was performed to remove the tumor. During the operation we found that the tumor was completely separated from the urinary bladder and that it had originated from the left rectus abdominal muscle. The pathological diagnosis was desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall. Since urachal tumor has no characteristic findings on the imaging examinations, it is difficult to differentiate desmoid tumor of the lower abdominal wall from urachal tumor, preoperatively.

Abdominal Neoplasms↗
PubMed1992

Infantile multilocular renal cyst.

A case of a Japanese 14-month-old male infant with multilocular renal cyst is presented. He was admitted with a chief complaint of an abdominal mass. Although clinically and radiographically multilocular renal cyst in the right kidney was suspected, total nephrectomy was performed because of extreme difficulty of partial nephrectomy and impossibility of complete neglect of malignant cystic tumor. Microscopically, immature glomeruloid tissue, primitive tubules, rhabdomyocytes and nerve fibers were noted. The histological diagnosis of multilocular renal cyst with partially differentiated dysplasia was made. Since the first report by Edmunds in 1892, the etiology of multilocular renal cyst has been discussed for years. In our present case, the pathologic findings suggest that multilocular cystic formation in the right kidney might be the result of developmental disturbances.

Humans↗
PubMed1992

[Development of a method to prevent degenerative changes of the vein graft for arterial reconstruction].

Autologous vein graft is frequently used for arterial reconstruction in vascular surgery. Its' long-term patency rate, however, is low because of the degenerative changes of the vein wall. Of the basis of our hypothesis that the degenerative changes are mainly caused by an over-distension of vein wall in arterial system, in this study, autologous vein grafts of rabbit (N = 56) were implanted in the carotid arteries. To prevent overdistension, some of the grafts were covered with prosthesis which was made of microporous, compliant biodegradable polyurethane and were compared with those without prosthesis. The integrity of the architecture of the vein wall covered with prosthesis was well preserved at 6 weeks after implantation, where the biodegradation of prosthesis induced an optimal arterialization of the vein grafts. The results indicate that this method may prevent the degenerative changes of vein wall such as fibrosis and intimal hyperplasia, which would cause poor long-term patency of vein graft used for arterial reconstruction.

Animals↗
PubMed1992

[Primary carcinoma in situ of the upper urinary tract: a case report].

A case of primary carcinoma in situ of the upper urinary tract in a 72-year-old woman is reported. The patient who complained of left lower abdominal pain was referred for a suspicion of left ureteral stone. An excretory pyelogram showed mild left ureteral stricuture at the level of L3, but a stone was not detected in the ureter at the same level. Cytology of voided urine was positive for malignant cells several times. Cystoscopic examination revealed no abnormality in the bladder. Retrograde left pyelogram demonstrated the ureteral stricture and no lesions either of stone or tumor in the ureter. However malignant cells were detected cytologically in the left ureteral catheteral urine. Left total nephroureterectomy with the bladder cuff was carried out under the preoperative diagnosis of carcinoma in situ of the upper urinary tract. Macroscopically, the wall of the ureter at the stenotic level had induration without apparent tumor mass. The pathological diagnosis was transitional cell carcinoma in situ from the renal pelvis to the mid-ureter. The primary carcinoma in situ of the upper urinary tract is rare. To our knowledge, this case is the 26th case reported in the Japanese literature.

Aged↗
PubMed1992

[Clinical application of micro-vibration to autonomic function test].

Microvibration (MV) is the minute vibration observed on surface of the human body. MV on the thenar eminence has been used as an autonomic function test, and is one of the important psychophysiological methods in psychosomatic medicine because the measurement of MV is not invasive. Although the mechanism generating MV has not been definitely clarified, there seems to be two major components, a ballistocardiographic one and a muscular one. The analysis of MV focuses on frequency characteristics. To broaden the clinical application of MV measurement, it is necessary to improve the analyzing method and to develop a way for evaluating MV comprehensively by combining it with other examinations.

Autonomic Nervous System↗
PubMed1992

[Analysis of cell proliferation kinetics and the effects of cisplatin on the cell cycle of human gastric cancer cells by autostage cytofluorometry].

Analysis of both cell proliferation kinetics and effects of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (CDDP) on cell cycle in human gastric cancer cell line (HGC-Y2) by measuring the contents of nuclear DNA, RNA and the Ki-67 antigen using autostage cytofluorometry system was described. In HGC-Y2 cells, RNA content increased during the cell cycle and reached to the maximum at G2/M phase. The results of pulse treatment with CDDP on these cells demonstrated a prolongation of S phase and G2 arrest with increasing of RNA content of these cells. We classified the cells by intranuclear distribution pattern of Ki-67 antigen and thus could identified the cells at G0 and M phases from these classification. The content of Ki-67 antigen was moderate grade at G1 phase and it decreased in the early S phase, then increased gradually during S phase and at the late S phase. It increased rapidly, reaching to the maximum at G2/M phase. After CDDP treatment, the content of Ki-67 antigen increased in the cells in prolonged S phase and in the cells arrested at G2 phase. It was also found that the syntheses of both Ki-67 antigen and RNA were not inhibited by CDDP. These results suggest that the method using autostage cytofluorometry system was useful for the research, on the mechanism of cancer therapy because of making possible to analyze precisely the cell cycle and the influence of anticancer drugs.

Cell Cycle↗
PubMed1992

[Adrenal myelolipoma associated with Cushing's syndrome: a case report].

A 42-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for evaluation of severe hypertension. A right adrenal tumor was revealed by CT scan, and the elevation of cortisol and u-17OHCS was found. We made a diagnosis of adrenal adenoma with Cushing's syndrome and performed right adrenalectomy. However, a small myelolipoma (1.5 mm in diameter) was found beside the cortical adenoma by histopathological examination. Adrenal myelolipoma is not a rare disease now, because it is easily-detected as an incidental by CT scan. The present case of adrenal myelolipoma, however, is interesting and uncommon in its connection with functioning cortical adenoma. Only 3 cases have been previously reported so far in English and Japanese publications. We discuss the etiology of adrenal myelolipoma, and suggest that myelolipoma would develop in the course of regressive or necrotic degeneration of cortical cells by hormonal disorders, stress, circulatory disturbance or other unknown factors.

Adenoma↗
PubMed1992

[Management of airway obstruction using the neodymium-yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser].

The neodymium-yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser (Nd-YAG laser) has proved to be useful therapeutic tool for the management of endobronchial lesions. Between February 1983 and January 1991, 16 patients received endobronchial laser therapy at the Nagasaki University Hospital, 7 patients for tracheal stenosis, and 9 for endobronchial obstruction. In 4 patients with tracheal stenosis, the therapy was performed in an emergency. The type of lesions were lung cancer in 7 patients, thyroid cancer in 3, tracheal tumor (squamous cell carcinoma, and chondrosarcoma) in 2, esophageal cancer in 1, bronchial submucosal tumor in 1, and tracheobronchial tuberculosis in 2. Good symptomatic relief was obtained in 13 patients. One patient died from massive bleeding in the left main stem bronchus. Reobstruction had occurred in 2 patients with cicatricial lesion in right main stem bronchus. In patients with an unresectable malignant lesion, concurrent radiotherapy was needed to prevent the reobstruction.

Aged↗
PubMed1991

Diabetes and glucose transporter gene expression in rat small intestine.

The expressions of Na(+)-dependent glucose transporter (SGLT1) and five facilitative glucose transporter genes (GLUT1-5) in the small intestine of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats were examined by RNA blotting analysis. The transcripts of SGLT1 mRNA gave bands of 4.5 Kilobases (Kb) and 2.8Kb (very faint band). The levels of SGLT1 mRNA were significantly increased in 30- and 60-day STZ rats, but not changed in acute diabetic rats (2- to 10- day STZ rats). The GLUT2 mRNA levels changed in parallel with the D-galactose transport activity, being increased about 4-fold in 5-day STZ rats. The transcripts of GLUT5 mRNA gave three bands of 5.1Kb, 2.8Kb and 2.OKb, whose levels were significantly reduced in 30- and 60-day STZ rats. These results suggest that the facilitative glucose transporter (GLUT2), in addition to the Na(+)-dependent glucose transporter (SGLT1), may play an important role in intestinal glucose transport in diabetic rats.

Animals↗
PubMed1991

D-alanine inhibits methamphetamine-induced hyperactivity in rats.

Bilateral intracerebroventricular injection of D-alanine (200-600 micrograms/rat) antagonized the ability of methamphetamine (1.0 mg/kg s.c.) to induce locomotor stimulation in the rat. In contrast, L-alanine (600 micrograms/rat) failed to affect the behavioral change induced by methamphetamine. The stereoselectivity parallels the potency of these amino acids as agonists for the strychnine-insensitive glycine binding site within the NMDA receptor complex. These results support the view that reduced excitatory amino acidergic neurotransmission may be involved in methamphetamine-induced hyperactivity.

Alanine↗
PubMed1991

Immunohistochemical evidence of urokinase-type plasminogen activator in primary and metastatic tumors of pulmonary adenocarcinoma.

The urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) was used to study 96 cases of lung adenocarcinoma and 49 cases of lymph node metastatic adenocarcinoma. We made use of the immunohistochemistry of paraffinized samples. u-PA was detected in the cytoplasm of tumor cells, and the number of positive cells was higher in patients with T2 or T3 than in those with T1 disease (P less than 0.01). These u-PA-positive tumor cells were more frequent in patients with N2 than in those with N1 disease (P less than 0.01). Such cells were also detected in patients with N1 rather than N0 disease (P less than 0.01). When we compared the frequency of u-PA-positive tumor cells in metastatic lesions with that in primary ones, the former tended to be higher. On the other hand, the frequency of u-PA-positive cells in primary tumors of patients with a recurrence was higher than in those with no recurrence. Thus, u-PA is an important prognostic indicator associated with tumor growth and lymph node spread. If u-PA is detected in a tumor, a recurrence can be expected.

Adenocarcinoma↗