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T Yamane

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PubMed1993

Flow cytometric analysis of G-CSF receptors on normal white cells and leukemic cells.

In treatment of leukemia with granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), the possibility is that G-CSF receptors on leukemic cells lead to activate its proliferation in response to G-CSF. Therefore, it is useful to know the proportions of leukemic cells with receptors for G-CSF. We used flow cytometry to estimate the proportion of such cells and normal granulocytes with G-CSF binding activity. Recombinant human G-CSF was labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate. Granulocytes showed higher binding to the G-CSF than lymphocytes. Leukemic cells obtained from 17 to 21 patients with AML bound specifically to G-CSF, but leukemic cells with lymphoid malignancies did not. Our results showed positive correlation with date obtained by the isotopic G-CSF receptor assay. With this method, leukemic cells need not be isolated; they can be distinguished from lymphocytes or granulocytes on the cytometry screen. Radioisotopes are not needed. It is judged to be practical for the clinical laboratory.

Flow Cytometry↗
PubMed1993

Evaluation of proliferating cells in acute leukemia with antibodies to proliferating cell nuclear antigen and Ki-67 monoclonal antibodies.

The percentage of proliferating leukemic cells was evaluated in 32 patients with acute leukemia; this percentage was measured by flow cytometry and immunostaining with antibodies to proliferating cell nuclear antigen and Ki-67 monoclonal antibodies. In the peripheral blood samples, the mean proportion of cells that stained for proliferating cell nuclear antigen was 10%, the mean proportion of cells that stained for Ki-67 was 12%, and the mean proportion of cells in the S phase was 5.9%; in the bone marrow samples, these means were 15%, 15%, and 10.1%, respectively, all of which were higher than in the peripheral blood samples. There was a correlation between the proportion of cells that stained for proliferating cell nuclear antigen and cells that stained for Ki-67, and there was no correlation between the proportion of cells that stained for proliferating cell nuclear antigen or Ki-67 and the proportion of cells in the S phase.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1993

Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), immunostaining and flow cytometric DNA analysis of renal cell carcinoma.

Nuclear PCNA immunoreactivity is found in the proliferating compartment of normal and tumor cells. The purpose of the present study was to examine immunohistochemical staining of PCNA in renal cell carcinoma and its relationship to tumor grading, flow cytometric DNA analysis and prognosis. The resected kidneys from 81 patients with renal cell carcinoma were used. Anti-PCNA monoclonal antibody was applied to paraffin sections to identify proliferating cells by the SAB technique. The proportion of PCNA-positive cells to negative cells was determined by counting the tumor cells stained by PCNA at 400x magnification and expressed as percentage of positive cells. In parallel with the PCNA immunostaining DNA flow cytometry was performed, using the cell suspension prepared from paraffin sections and stained with propidium iodide. 79 tumors were evaluable for PCNA immunohistochemistry and 54 tumors for DNA flow cytometry. Immunohistochemically, there was no significant difference in percentage of PCNA-positive cells between tumor grades G 1 and G 2 (1.4 +/- 1.3% in G 1 and 1.6 +/- 1.4% in G 2), while G 3 tumors contained high percentage of PCNA positive cells, the mean value being 7.6 +/- 5.3%. The percentage of PCNA-positive tumor cells was found to be correlated with histological grading of tumor and also with the S+G2+M phase fraction and the S phase fraction measured by flow cytometry (p < 0.01). The mean percentage of PCNA-positive tumor cells was higher in aneuploid tumors than in diploid tumors. There was no significant relationship between the percentage of PCNA positive cells and tumor staging. Sixty-one cases were available for survival analysis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Aneuploidy↗
PubMed1993

[Isospora belli infection in a patient with adult T cell leukemia].

A 53-year-old man was hospitalized for the development of watery diarrhea associated with decreased appetite and progressive weight loss and was found to have leukocytosis. The white blood cell count was 14,600/microliters with 66 percent abnormal lymphocytes. Serum anti-HTLV-I was positive and monoclonal insertion of HTLV-I provirus into the atypical cell genome was confirmed with the southern blotting hybridization technique. A diagnosis of ATL was made. Examination of fresh stool specimens revealed Isospora belli (I. belli) oocysts. Initial treatment for I. belli consisted of oral trimethoprim 160mg and sulfamethoxazole 400mg given twice daily for nine days. Diarrhea ceased within 2 days of the start of treatment, but I. belli oocysts were again detected after 20 days. Trimethoprim 160mg and sulfamethoxazole 400mg were reinstituted four times daily for 10 days, and then twice daily for 21 days. The clinical response was again dramatic, with rapid clearance of oocysts from the stool. There has been no recurrence of diarrhea. The patient's leukemia was refractory to chemotherapy; the white blood cell count continued to rise, pneumonia developed, and the patient died. I. belli is a previously unrecognized opportunistic pathogen that must be considered in the clinical setting of chronic diarrhea in patients with ATL.

Animals↗
PubMed1993

[Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma effectively treated with chronic oral etoposide].

A 52-year-old man, who complained of tarry stool and systemic lymphadenopathy, was admitted to our hospital on July 2, 1992. Biopsy showed diffuse large cell lymphoma. Leukocytosis with atypical lymphocytes was not shown in the peripheral blood, but there was an elevated serum LDH level. The man was found to have both HTLV-I antibody and the monoclonal integration of proviral DNA in malignant lymph node cells obtained at biopsy. The diagnosis was lymphoma-type adult T-cell leukemia (ATLL). The chemotherapy regimens of MI-FP, CHOP and modified DHAP were used for the treatment, but were not effective. So, he was treated with etoposide 75 mg orally for 25 days (chronic oral etoposide therapy) and achieved partial remission. This chemotherapy induced myelosuppression with neutropenia, but there was no documented infection. Chronic oral etoposide therapy is an effective regimen for patients with relapse or refractory lymphoma.

Administration, Oral↗
PubMed1993

[An efficient method for quantification of Helicobacter pylori in biopsy specimen using PCR].

A procedure for the detection and quantification of Helicobacter pylori in gastrointestinal tissue biopsy specimens by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is presented. This method provides an accurate quantitative and sensitive measurement of the amount of H. pylori in the gastrointestinal tract without cultivation of this microorganism. We have used 30 cycles of PCR in the presence of 3.5mM Mg++ and demonstrated that the DNA content of one H. pylori cell is 0.0076pg. Using this approach, we analyzed samples of gastrointestinal tissue biopsies from 10 patients with various gastrointestinal disorder. Each of these patients had detectable H. pylori at levels ranging from 0.10 to 60.61 cells for each tissue cell. This new technique thus provides a useful way to detect H. pylori in gastrointestinal tissue biopsy specimens.

Adult↗
PubMed1993

Effective treatment of mice with type II collagen induced arthritis with lethal irradiation and bone marrow transplantation.

We examined the effects of irradiation followed by bone marrow transplantation (BMT) on type II collagen induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. Either before or after the onset of arthritis, the mice were irradiated at levels lethal to cells, then given bone marrow cells from normal syngeneic or allogeneic mice. The BMT, especially allogeneic BMT, blocked the induction of CIA when administered before the onset of arthritis. When administered after CIA had begun, progression of the arthritis was significantly suppressed by allogeneic BMT.

Animals↗
PubMed1992

Identification of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase and endogenous substrate of Fusarium oxysporum.

Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation and cross-reactivity between anti-rat brain Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMK) antibody and partially purified CaMK from Fusarium oxysporum were detected in the component of high-molecular mass (M(r) greater than 100,000). In vitro, Ca2+/CaM-dependent phosphorylation of only a 16-kDa protein was detected. The 16-kDa protein was localized in the membrane fraction. Amino acid sequence of one of the peptides derived from partial hydrolysis of the 16-kDa protein had a high homology (65.5%) with the bovine transducin beta chain. It is assumed that the 16-kDa protein is an endogenous substrate of F. oxysporum CaMK.

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed1992

Gallbladder mucosa ornithine decarboxylase activity is increased in patients with anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary duct.

Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity, which seems to increase in premalignant lesions, was studied in gallbladder mucosa from 32 patients with or without anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary duct (AAPBD). Mucosal ODC activity was significantly increased in 17 patients with AAPBD compared with 15 control subjects with normal biliary anatomy. Among the 17 patients with AAPBD, ODC activity was significantly increased in 7 in whom the major pancreatic duct joined the common bile duct (P-C type) compared with 8 in whom the common bile duct joined the pancreatic duct (C-P type). The increased ODC activity in gallbladder mucosa suggests that patients with the P-C type of AAPBD may have an increased risk of gallbladder cancer. These results are consistent with recent clinicopathologic studies of AAPBD that have demonstrated an association between AAPBD and biliary tract malignancy. Determination of the mechanism that induces mucosal ODC activity may provide a clue to the pathogenesis of gallbladder carcinoma in patients with AAPBD.

Adult↗
PubMed1992

Prophylaxis with carbon-adsorbed mitomycin against peritoneal recurrence of gastric cancer.

Attempts to prevent peritoneal carcinomatosis after surgery for gastric cancer by intraperitoneal administration of anticancer drugs have not been successful, largely because the drugs are not retained in the peritoneal cavity. We have assessed the prophylactic efficacy of a delayed-release preparation--mitomycin adsorbed onto activated charcoal (M-CH). 50 patients with gastric cancer and serosal infiltration were randomly assigned intraperitoneal treatment with M-CH (50 mg mitomycin intraoperatively) or no anticancer prophylaxis (control). Survival rates for the 3 years of follow-up were significantly higher among the 24 M-CH recipients (1 was lost to follow-up) than among the 25 controls (p less than 0.01). There were significant differences in survival between the groups at 1.5 years after randomisation (difference 34.6% [95% confidence interval 8.5-60.8%]; p less than 0.01) and at 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 years (41.7% [14.2-69.1%]; p less than 0.005). The concentration of mitomycin was significantly higher in peritoneal exudate than in plasma for 24 h after drug administration. Side-effects were slight and well tolerated. Thus, peroperative intraperitoneal treatment with M-CH seems to improve survival after gastrectomy for gastric cancer, presumably by a prophylactic effect on peritoneal recurrence.

Adsorption↗
PubMed1992

In vitro and in vivo activities of KRM-1648, a newly synthesized benzoxazinorifamycin, against Mycobacterium marinum.

The in vitro and in vivo activities of KRM-1648, one of the newly synthesized benzoxazinorifamycins, against M. marinum were compared with those of rifampin. The MIC values of KRM-1648 determined by the agar dilution method on 7H11 medium against 10 strains of M. marinum were 32-128 times and even more below those of rifampin. In an in vivo experiment, KRM-1648 was markedly effective in terms of the incidence of gross skin lesions and the number of CFUs in the lungs and spleen. Its efficacy was much greater than that of rifampin.

Animals↗
PubMed1992

The effects of hyperthermia on the spinal cord.

This study was conducted to obtain information about the critical temperature of the spinal cord in hyperthermia produced by radiofrequency waves applied to the spine. The first component of the spinal cord evoked potential was analyzed as an indicator of spinal cord function. The spinal cords were heated by radiofrequency waves to a maximum of 47 degrees C momentarily or for 30 minutes. The temperatures were measured with a thermosensor in the epidural space. In momentary heating, the reductions in amplitude were almost parallel with the increases in temperature. In maintained heating for 30 minutes, at 44 degrees C and below, the amplitudes decreased by one-quarter to three-quarters of the control value in the first 5 minutes and recovered to over three-quarters of the control value in 30 minutes. The amplitudes returned to almost the control value after restoration of normal spinal cord temperatures. At 45 degrees C and above, however, the amplitudes were prominently reduced or disappeared in the first 5 minutes and remained depressed during the remainder of the heating. On normalizing the temperature, the amplitudes did not return to the control value. These results suggest that 44 degrees C in the epidural space is the highest tolerable temperature for normal spinal cord function.

Animals↗
PubMed1992

Chemotherapeutic efficacy of a newly synthesized benzoxazinorifamycin, KRM-1648, against Mycobacterium avium complex infection induced in mice.

Newly synthesized benzoxazinorifamycin, KRM-1648, was studied for its in vivo anti-Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) activities. When the MICs were determined by the agar dilution method with Middlebrook 7H11 agar medium, KRM-1648 exhibited similarly potent in vitro antimicrobial activities against the MAC isolated from AIDS and non-AIDS patients, indicating possible usefulness of KRM-1648 against AIDS-associated MAC infections. KRM-1648 exhibited potent therapeutic activity against experimental murine infections induced by M. intracellulare N-260 (virulent strain) and N-478, which has much weaker virulence. Similarly, KRM-1648 exhibited an excellent therapeutic efficacy against M. intracellulare infection induced in NK-cell-deficient beige mice (as a plausible model for AIDS-associated MAC infection), in which a much more progressed state of gross lesions and bacterial loads at the sites of infection were observed. When the infected beige mice were killed at weeks 4 and 8, obvious therapeutic efficacy was seen on the basis of reduction in the incidence and degree of lung lesions and bacterial loads in the lungs and spleen with infections due to M. intracellulare N-241, N-256, and N-260. In this case, the efficacy was the highest in N-260 infection, followed by strain N-241. When mice were observed until infection-induced death, survival time of the infected beige mice was found to be prolonged by KRM treatment. However, KRM-1648 was not efficacious in suppressing the progression of pulmonary lesions and the increase in bacterial loads at the sites of infection, including lungs and spleen, at the late phase of infection. This may imply some difficulty with chemotherapy for AIDS-associated MAC infection, even with KRM-1648 treatment, which has excellent in vitro and in vivo anti-MAC activities, as shown in present study.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1992

Synthesis of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-Co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) from Methanol and n-Amyl Alcohol by the Methylotrophic Bacteria Paracoccus denitrificans and Methylobacterium extorquens.

Strains of two types of methylotrophic bacteria, Paracoccus denitrificans and Methylobacterium extorquens, synthesized the copolyester poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) when methanol and n-amyl alcohol were added together to nitrogen-limited medium. The composition of the copolyester differed considerably between the two strains: the copolyester from P. denitrificans was comparatively rich in 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV). The 3HV content of the copolyester synthesized by this strain increased with increasing concentrations of n-amyl alcohol. Its maximum content was 91.5 mol% under the conditions used. In M. extorquens, the maximum 3HV content was limited to 38.2 mol%. Since n-amyl alcohol served as a substrate for a standard methanol dehydrogenase, the enzyme was proposed to oxidize both methanol and n-amyl alcohol in the first step of copolyester synthesis from these substrates by methanol-grown cells.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1992

Palm carotene inhibits tumor-promoting activity of bile acids and intestinal carcinogenesis.

The effects of palm carotene on chemical carcinogenesis was studied. Palm carotene suppressed mouse epidermal ornithine decarboxylase activity induced by glycocholic acid. In a two-stage mouse epidermal carcinogenesis experiment using 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene as the initiator, glycocholic acid as the 1st stage promoter, and mezerein as the 2nd stage promoter, palm carotene inhibited the promoting activity of glycocholic acid. Furthermore, in N-ethyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine-induced mouse duodenal carcinogenesis, 0.05% of palm carotene given in drinking water decreased the percentage of tumor-bearing mice significantly.

9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene↗
PubMed1992

Synthesis and biological activity of 5'-aminobenzoxazinorifamycin derivatives.

Benzoxazinorifamycin reacted with various secondary amines to yield various 5'-substituted aminobenzoxazinorifamycin derivatives. The derivatives exhibited potent activities against gram-positive bacteria and mycobacteria. The antimicrobial activities of these compounds against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium intracellulare were superior to those of rifampicin. Some of these compounds showed good plasma levels after oral administration in rats.

Animals↗
PubMed1992

Hemodynamic changes due to afterload reduction as a predictor of exercise capacity in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Sixteen patients with dilated cardiomyopathy were examined hemodynamically in order to clarify the relationship between the exercise capacity and the effects of afterload reduction at rest using supine graded bicycle exercise testing before and after sublingual administration of 10 mg nifedipine. 1) The integration of work loads was weakly correlated with the stroke index (r = 0.64), heart rate (r = -0.58) and plasma norepinephrine concentration at rest (r = 0.49), but not with the left ventricular ejection fraction, cardiac index, pulmonary arterial diastolic pressure or the mean arterial pressure at rest. 2) Changes in stroke index and heart rate after administration of nifedipine correlated well with the integration of work loads (r = -0.84, r = 0.81, respectively). Thus, in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy changes in stroke volume and heart rate due to afterload reduction at rest were better predictors of exercise capacity than the baseline left ventricular hemodynamic parameters.

Adult↗